Andrew Weatherall has carved out a well-respected career in British techno. As a producer moving from the sounds of Madchester to downbeat to experimental techno through the '90s, Weatherall could've easily ridden the big beat or high-profile-DJ waves at the end of the decade, choosing instead to pursue, and in many ways define, a more cutting-edge, IDM approach.

He participated in two big-name collaborations which would appear on Warp Records, beginning early on in the label's now highly respected run and remains one of the world's most dedicated and top DJs.

Weatherall founded a fanzine called Boys Own in the late '80s and soon established himself as a leading DJ in London's acid house scene. That association led to Weatherall remixing New Order's "Worlds in Motion" and, along with Paul Oakenfold, the Happy Mondays' "Hallelujah." Primal Scream, which at the time was a middling band on Creation's roster, sought out Weatherall for what would become the Top 20 single "Loaded" and production on the groundbreaking Screamadelica. The overwhelming success of Screamadelica led to Weatherall's place as one of the U.K.'s top remixers and producers.

After a stint DJing on London's influential KISS-FM, he ran two clubs in London, and in 1993 worked fairly extensively with techno-pop act One Dove. That same year, Weatherall formed the Sabres of Paradise with Jagz Koomer and Gary Burns, who released a series of pioneering, ambient experimental techno singles and EPs on Weatherall's Sabrettes label. He went on to produce and remix several tracks by Beth Orton and, in 1996, form the Two Lone Swordsmen with Keith Tenniswood and the Emissions Audio Output label.

After working again with Primal Scream to produce the track "Trainspotting" for the movie of the same name, in 1999 Weatherall mixed the third volume of the Heavenly Presents: Live at the Social series. The disc showcased, as had become the norm, his finger-on-the-pulse awareness of electronic music both old and new, proving that a decade of work in the semi-spotlight had in no ways dulled his senses.

2000-2001 saw two more mix records from Weatherall, as he and Tenniswood began the decade focused on DJing across the globe. Stating in a 2000 interview with NME that "dance culture now is the predominant pop culture, and sometimes pop culture annoys me," Weatherall - as a DJ, producer, and collaborator - continues to shape the more progressive landscape of British electronic music.

In the Sci.Fi.Lo.Fi series Weatherall brings with him his trademark psychabilly record box and provides a mix spanning several decades from the 50’s up through the 80’s to the present day. As he and Keith Tenniswood issue an eagerly anticipated new Two Lone Swordsmen album entitled ‘Wrong Meeting’, Andrew delivers this exclusive Sci.Fi.Lo.Fi mix to complement the new material.

Mixed entirely on vinyl, Weatherall puts together the songs that influenced the new TLS album. “It’s a lot of the tracks I was listening to whilst making Wrong Meeting, & it’s also kind of the first two hours of Wrong Meeting the club condensed into about an hour.” he says. Be prepared for a musical journey through genres from northwest grease, punk & rock n roll to sixties psychadelica, post-punk & hard rock.

With artists such as Gene Vincent, Link Wray, Johnny Burnette and The Strangeloves’ sensational ‘I Want Candy’, Weatherall looks back to some classics from the 50’s and 60’s & mixes these with more obscure numbers from the same generation such as the opening track, ‘Rock n Roll Radio’ from Joe Boot And The Fabulous Winds. Progressing through the decades, there are some esoteric classics & exclusives from T Rex, Primal Scream & The Fall as the mix kicks up some punky attitude. Concluding the album, Weatherall delivers a prime cut of his own. ‘Feathers’, from 2006’s ‘The Bullet Catcher’s Apprentice’, the 1st album under Andrew’s own name = classic Weatherall at his best.

Andrew tells us, “Go to the past, but look to the future, don’t get bogged down in the present.  It’s about distilling the essence, be it from the 50s or the present day.” You almost definitely won’t hear another CD like this all year. The CD comes with exclusive artwork from the mind of Andrew himself, brought to life by Crimpton Fury & The Headless Truth. Described as “B-movie sci-fi crossed with the sin and sleaze paperbacks of the 50’s and 60’s”, the album is guaranteed to look as unique as it sounds.

You can catch Andrew Weatherall: Saturday 19 Jan @ Artrage - The Bakery. Click here for more info.