Marty Willson-Piper

The guitarist and songwriter for the Cathedral, Marty Willson-Piper has recorded several solo albums, a few of which were released in the us. Art Strike (1988), his initial, includes six monitors in the Australian-only In Representation. Rhyme (1989) and Spirit Level (1992) also have made an appearance on Rykodisc. Willson-Piper spent the rest of the 10 years concentrating on his Cathedral duties before time for solo documenting with 2000’s GOING OUT in Heaven. A blue-ribbon collaborator, Willson-Piper also moonlighted in several notable rings (including Cinerama, ABOUT Eve, as well as the Saints), in addition to working alongside performers as different as Tom Verlaine and Aimee Mann. His Noctorum aspect task (with longtime friend Andy “Dare” Mason) spawned two produces in the middle- to past due 2000s and an appearance on the Dusty Springfield tribute record. Three live recordings also noticed the light within the 2000s, with pieces documented on the Knitting Stock, Fine Series Cafe, as well as other Aspect. By 2008, Willson-Piper acquired another album’s worthy of of solo materials prepared for the studio room, and he released his 6th solo work, Nightjar, in ’09 2009.