Julia Adamson (also known as Julia Nagle from 1988 to 2006) (born September 30, 1960 in

Peterborough, Ontario Peterborough ( ) is a city on the Otonabee River in Ontario, Canada, about 125 kilometres (78 miles) northeast of Toronto. According to the 2021 Census, the population of the City of Peterborough was 83,651. The population of the Peterborough ...

) is a Canadian composer, musician and current label manager of Invisiblegirl Records.Simpson, Dave (2009) ''The Fallen'', Canongate Books, }, p. 4, 223, 224 In 1967 her family moved to

Manchester Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of City of Salford, Salford to ...

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Biography

In 1971, she sang in

St Winifred's School Choir St Winifred's School Choir, from St Winifred's Roman Catholic Primary School in Stockport, England, was a choir of children whose single entitled " There's No One Quite Like Grandma" in 1980 became that year's British Christmas number one singl ...

on the school's first album of modern hymns. In 1977, Adamson played guitar in the punk group Blackout, alongside James Fry, Tony Ogden, and Gordon King. Fry, Ogden, and King went on to form

World of Twist World of Twist were an English indie pop band, formed in Sheffield in 1985. History The original line-up of the band consisted of James Fry (vocals), Andrew Hobson (bass guitar), Gordon King (guitar), Tony Ogden (drums), Rory Conolly (saxophon ...

and

Earl Brutus Earl Brutus were a British indie rock band that emerged in the 1990s. They were formed in 1993 by Nick Sanderson, Rob Marche (formerly of JoBoxers and If?), Jamie Fry (formerly of World of Twist) and Stuart Boreman. Boreman left after the rele ...

. A 2022 book by King
''When Does the Mind-Bending Start?: The Life and Times of World of Twist''
includes memories of Blackout. She played synthesiser with early electronica band Illustration in 1979 whose members were Tony Harrison (Lead Vocals) Timm Johnson (Guitar/Synthesiser) Paul Lancaster (Bass) and

Morgan King Morgan King (born 28 March 1961) is an English singer, songwriter, record producer and photographer. Musical career Born in Spitalfields, London, King's musical career began in 1979 as drummer for Manchester band Illustration, who were subse ...

(Drums). Their track "Tidal Flow" was included on the classic record ''

Some Bizzare Album ''Some Bizzare Album'' is the first album issued by Some Bizzare Records. It was released in 1981 as a sampler of the label's musical ethos. The acts were not signed exclusively to the label at the time. Information The album consisted of tracks b ...

'' on

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run by

Stevo Pearce Stephen John Pearce, commonly known as Stevo (born 26 December 1962), is a British record producer and music industry executive, best known as the owner of indie record label Some Bizzare Records. Biography He was born in Dagenham, Essex, Engl ...

. The group toured with

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and

Pink Military Pink Military (originally Pink Military Stand Alone) were a post-punk band from Liverpool. Led by former Big in Japan singer Jayne Casey, other band members included former Deaf School drummer Tim Whitaker, guitarist Martin Dempsey who also pl ...

. In 2020 they were included on compilation "The Tears of Technology" on Ace Records with track "Tidal Flow" and in 2022 on compilation albu
"Prophecy & Progress"
on Peripheral Minimal Records with track "Dimensions of Design". A book by Wesley Doyle titled "Conform to Deform" planned for 2023, where Illustration are interviewed about "The Some Bizzare Album". Adamson worked as personal assistant to record producer

Martin Hannett James Martin Hannett (31 May 1948 – 18 April 1991), initially credited as Martin Zero, was an English record producer, musician and an original partner/director at Tony Wilson's Factory Records. Hannett produced music by artists including Joy ...

from 1981 until 1983. A book by Audrey Golden titled "Factory Women" is planned for May 2023, wherein she is interviewed about

Factory Records Factory Records was a Manchester-based British independent record label founded in 1978 by Tony Wilson and Alan Erasmus. The label featured several important acts on its roster, including Joy Division, New Order, A Certain Ratio, the Durutt ...

. She was employed as a tape op and sound engineer at Yellow Two and

Strawberry Studios Strawberry Studios was a recording studio in Stockport, England. Founded in 1968, it operated until the early 1990s. Formation The facility was originally called Inter-City Studios and located above a music store in the town centre. In early 1 ...

in Stockport from 1984 to 1990. While working at Yellow Two and

recording studios, she played guitar, synthesiser and programmed computers in group What?Noise from 1986 until 1991. She contributed to album ''Fat'' and 12" vinyl EP ''Vein''. What?Noise toured in the UK and recorded at the studios where they worked as sound technicians. Pelly, Jenn (2013)
Peter Hook Talks Plans for Joy Division, New Order Tapes Rescued From Trash
,

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, August 28, 2013. Retrieved March 17, 2018Youngs, Ian (2013)
Joy Division tapes 'saved from skip'
,

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, August 15, 2013. Retrieved March 17, 2018 At the closure of Strawberry studios in 1991 Adamson helped to rescue a number of copy-master tapes from destruction (they were thrown in a skip outside the building). There were a number of tapes that included recordings by

and other artists. She was a member of the Fall between 1995 and 2001, playing keyboards, guitar, vocals and computers.Thompson, Dave (2003) ''A User's Guide to The Fall'', Helter Skelter, , pp. 140 et seq She contributed to albums ''The Twenty Seven Points'', '' The Light User Syndrome'', '' Levitate'', ''The Post Nearly Man'', '' The Marshall Suite'' and ''

The Unutterable ''The Unutterable'' is the 21st album by English rock band the Fall, released in 2000. It was recorded with much the same lineup as had appeared on the group's previous album, 1999's ''The Marshall Suite'' (although Kazuko Hohki—the singer fr ...

''. She and

Mark E Smith Mark Edward Smith (5 March 1957 – 24 January 2018) was an English singer, who was the lead singer, lyricist and only constant member of the post-punk group the Fall. Smith formed the band after attending the June 1976 Sex Pistols gig at the ...

contributed to songs by

Elastica Elastica were an English rock band formed in London in 1992 by ex-Suede members Justine Frischmann and Justin Welch. The band was stylistically influenced by punk rock, post-punk and new wave music. The band's members changed several times, ...

and performed at the 'Sacred and Profane' themed Meltdown Festival hosted by

Nick Cave Nicholas Edward Cave (born 22 September 1957) is an Australian singer, songwriter, poet, lyricist, author, screenwriter, composer and occasional actor. Known for his baritone voice and for fronting the rock band Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, C ...

in 1999. Adamson toured extensively with the Fall. In 2006, Adamson launched Invisiblegirl Records and Invisible Girl Music Publishing, with over 30 releases to date. Invisible Girl Music includes an expanding publishing catalogue of original songs from the singer-songwriters on her record label.

References

External links

Invisiblegirl.co.uk
website.
Julia Nagle/Adamson Discography
{{DEFAULTSORT:Adamson, Julia 1960 births Living people Musicians from Manchester Musicians from Peterborough, Ontario English people of Canadian descent English keyboardists English women guitarists English guitarists Canadian rock keyboardists Canadian rock guitarists Canadian expatriates in England The Fall (band) members Women keyboardists 20th-century Canadian women musicians 20th-century English women musicians

Biography

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