In the Nursery
In The Nursery are a neo-classical electronic band, known for their cinemat… Read Full Bio ↴In The Nursery are a neo-classical electronic band, known for their cinematic sound. As a result, they have provided soundtracks to a variety of TV programmes and films, and are known for their rescoring of films.
Twin brothers Klive and Nigel Humberstone and Anthony Bennett formed this Sheffield, England-based band in 1981. The trio were originally associated with the UK's industrial music scene, releasing the six-track When Cherished Dreams Come True in June 1983. The "Witness (To A Scream)" single and Sonority EP followed before the band moved to the Sweatbox label for the fearsome Temper EP.
The full-length Twins was recorded without the departed Bennett at Bradford's Flexible Response Studio. The album adopted a more subtle approach by favouring theatrical atmospherics over industrial clatter. Multi-lingual vocalist Dolores Marguerite C made her debut on the Trinity EP adding French narration to "Elegy'. Dolores and military-styled percussionist Q were added to the line-up on the subsequent Stormhorse, the soundtrack to an imaginary film that provided the cinematic blueprint for all their future recordings.
The quartet's final recording for Sweatbox, 1988's Köda, completed the transition to a classical instrumental sound and utilised computer sequencing in the recording process for the first time. Following the collapse of Sweatbox the band moved to Third Mind Records to complete the delicate L'Esprit. The album was recorded with engineer Steve Harris who had contributed to Köda and would feature on all the band's subsequent releases up to 1995.
Sense and Duality were followed by a logical progression to real soundtrack work on 1993's psychological drama An Ambush Of Ghosts. Their music has featured in Beowulf, The Aviator, Interview With The Vampire, Streetfighter II and The Rainmaker as well as the La Femme Nikita TV series.
Since 1996, and parallel to their studio works, ITN have developed their Optical Music Series, new scores for classic silent films, new scores for silent classics The Cabinet Of Doctor Caligari, Asphalt and Man With A Movie Camera, A Page of Madness, Electric Edwardians and The Passion Of Joan of Arc and The Fall of the House of Usher.
Anatomy Of A Poet, a concept album about the creative psyche, featured author Colin Wilson reciting romantic poetry against a lush backdrop of strings, and also included a cover version of Scott Walker's "Seventh Seal". A retrospective compilation of their work was the first release on their own ITN Corporation label. Further concept albums have included Deco (inspired by the Art Deco movement), the ambitious Lingua, an exploration of language featuring vocal contributions from around the world, and Era.
The Humberstones have also recorded more dance-orientated material under the Les Jumeaux moniker, and as such were involved in pre-production work on Sabres Of Paradise's classic techno anthem "Smokebelch" and remixed "Haunted Dancehall".
IN THE NURSERY’s recent albums include ‘Blind Sound’ and ‘The Calling ‘ their thematic soundtrack featuring author Simon Beckett.
The band have a number of ongoing projects including ‘Aprirsi’, creating binaural soundscapes for dementia patients.
Twin brothers Klive and Nigel Humberstone and Anthony Bennett formed this Sheffield, England-based band in 1981. The trio were originally associated with the UK's industrial music scene, releasing the six-track When Cherished Dreams Come True in June 1983. The "Witness (To A Scream)" single and Sonority EP followed before the band moved to the Sweatbox label for the fearsome Temper EP.
The full-length Twins was recorded without the departed Bennett at Bradford's Flexible Response Studio. The album adopted a more subtle approach by favouring theatrical atmospherics over industrial clatter. Multi-lingual vocalist Dolores Marguerite C made her debut on the Trinity EP adding French narration to "Elegy'. Dolores and military-styled percussionist Q were added to the line-up on the subsequent Stormhorse, the soundtrack to an imaginary film that provided the cinematic blueprint for all their future recordings.
The quartet's final recording for Sweatbox, 1988's Köda, completed the transition to a classical instrumental sound and utilised computer sequencing in the recording process for the first time. Following the collapse of Sweatbox the band moved to Third Mind Records to complete the delicate L'Esprit. The album was recorded with engineer Steve Harris who had contributed to Köda and would feature on all the band's subsequent releases up to 1995.
Sense and Duality were followed by a logical progression to real soundtrack work on 1993's psychological drama An Ambush Of Ghosts. Their music has featured in Beowulf, The Aviator, Interview With The Vampire, Streetfighter II and The Rainmaker as well as the La Femme Nikita TV series.
Since 1996, and parallel to their studio works, ITN have developed their Optical Music Series, new scores for classic silent films, new scores for silent classics The Cabinet Of Doctor Caligari, Asphalt and Man With A Movie Camera, A Page of Madness, Electric Edwardians and The Passion Of Joan of Arc and The Fall of the House of Usher.
Anatomy Of A Poet, a concept album about the creative psyche, featured author Colin Wilson reciting romantic poetry against a lush backdrop of strings, and also included a cover version of Scott Walker's "Seventh Seal". A retrospective compilation of their work was the first release on their own ITN Corporation label. Further concept albums have included Deco (inspired by the Art Deco movement), the ambitious Lingua, an exploration of language featuring vocal contributions from around the world, and Era.
The Humberstones have also recorded more dance-orientated material under the Les Jumeaux moniker, and as such were involved in pre-production work on Sabres Of Paradise's classic techno anthem "Smokebelch" and remixed "Haunted Dancehall".
IN THE NURSERY’s recent albums include ‘Blind Sound’ and ‘The Calling ‘ their thematic soundtrack featuring author Simon Beckett.
The band have a number of ongoing projects including ‘Aprirsi’, creating binaural soundscapes for dementia patients.
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In the Nursery Lyrics
'Hallucinations?' In my own world In my own world Devoid of all feeling In…
A Rebours Ma passion est ma fin L'histoire de mes folies En souveni…
Allegory Ah, my beloved, fill the Cup that clears Today of…
Anatomy of a Poet Non sum qualis eram bonae sub regano Cynarae Last night, …
Artisans Of Civilisation Too much faith in systems Look too little to men Receive n…
Blueprint Power of form Vision in time Windows drip tears Full of r…
Bombed Walking through my mind Feeling time pass over Listening t…
Byzantium The unpurged images of day recedes; The Emperor's drunken …
Chronicle Me gustaria encontrar el peligro Denudar la vida, en decur…
Corruption Oh do not die, for I shall hate All women so…
Crave I hear the echo of the years I taste the bitter…
Crepuscule Peux-tu Garder mon secret? Dans les Ombres Dans la Nuit …
Duality I push my fingers into my eyes... It's the only thing…
Futurebuild Fall from grace Fall from grace and force my eyes Moment…
Groundloop Fading memories I recall Found my heart, but lost my…
Hallucinations In my own world In my own world Devoid of all feeling In…
Hymn Noir Seeing is believing But I don't know what I'm feeling…
imperfect design Easy to break - hard to wake Better sleep - better…
In Perpetuum This is the tale of the child left behind Of a cheating…
kryptka Ravie de temps Entaurée de fleurs Passion de l’heure …
Lectern deep in the heart all alone laying down awaiting God you…
Love Will Tear Us Apart When routine bites hard And ambitions are low And resentment…
Mallarmé Rien au réveil que vous n'ayez Envisagé de quelque moue Pi…
Mecciano As virtuous men pass mildly away, And whisper to their soul…
Miracle Road I wanted to - be close to you I have no…
Motive We caught the tread of dancing feet, We loitered down the…
Past Glory and I will take your hand and I will comfort you until…
Poema Ha pasado un siglo. Un dìa alguien levantarà una piedra aban…
Precedent Et regardez les fleurs Elles savent ce qu'elles veulent Fl…
Profile 63 And we stand today on the edge of a New…
Qui Mal Comme, comme j'ai dit une fois Long, c'est le…
Red Harvest I have heard the words "Never in all my years" But what…
Resonate La sonnerie Une melodie Les couleurs éclatants encore Me …
silent in time Sullen and bold Silent in time Far up above Deep down bel…
Stone Souls Feel the cold touch of stone Survey the Lord's land of…
tempered wings With open arms we reach the dawn With tempered wings the…
The Seventh Seal Anybody see a knight pass this way? I saw him playing…
vantage Le passé transposé Les matériaux preparés Et je te jure l”…
Woman Désir perdu Un nom connu J\'ai jamais vu... Pourquoi? E…