Diana Rogerson

Long-time Nurse With Wound collaborator (and Steven Stapleton's former partner), Diana Rogerson has put out a number of brilliant solo albums over the years (her albums "The Inevitable Chrystal Belle Scrodd Record" and "Belle De Jour," both released under the alias Chrystal Belle Scrodd, have been prized possessions in my vinyl collection for several decades). Those who are only casually familiar with NWW and its many contributors might not realize that. In fact, Ms. Rogerson deserves a lot more credit than she has received, in my opinion, for both her solo work and NWW contributions. Her most recent solo outing "blue bottle in a jam jar," released as a digital album on Bandcamp in 2021, is a case in point. An album that is beautiful and strange, humorous and unsettling in the best possible way (on par with the best NWW, or Diana's previous Chrystal Belle Scrodd albums) was released with little fanfare and virtually no critical attention. A damn shame considering how good it is!

Diana's collaborators on this album deserve mention. Someone named Zimmerman plays "musical instruments" on track 1 and "sounds" on all other tracks. I could take a guess at who Zimmerman might be, but I won't. At any rate, nice job Zimmerman! The other major collaborator (strangely uncredited anywhere on the album), is irr. app. (ext.)'s Matt Waldron. Matt's production work is unmistakable to anyone familiar with irr. app. (ext.) and certain more recent Nurse With Wound releases. A lot of what makes this particular album work is Matt's skilled hand in production so kudos to Matt as well! Oh yes, and the cover art is also by Mr. Waldron (nice!).

What more can I say? Go buy this damn album!

https://dianarogerson.bandcamp.com/album/blue-bottle-in-a-jam-jar

- W.A.Davison

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