What is Nimheil?

Nimheil is the sonic project of myself, Pàdraig MacIain. A visceral exploration of soundscapes and textures, that can be seen as industrialized dark-ambient littered with fragments of noise. Night-mare realms and visions of chthonic places are given an audible form. I use the isolation of my home town of Perth, Western Australia as part of my inspiration, portraying its occasional loneliness.

As a point of interest the word Nimheil is a Gàidhlig (Scottish Gaelic) word, and it is pronounced NEEV-ayl with the emphasis on the first syllable.

I also have a great interest in the occult, including Thelema. I am also a devout Sinnsreachd Gael, which rarely conflicts with his other interests.

Influences and Inspiration

There are a number of bands (at times too many to list) that have both inspired and influences the creation of the Nimheil project:

Einstuerzende Neubauten, SPK, Atrax Morgue, Raison d'Etre, Blacklung, Sielwolf, Lustmord, Mortiis, In The Nursery, Nurse With Wound, Coil, Caul, In Slaughter Natives, Arcana, Xingu Hill, Gruntsplatter, Death in June, Current 93, NON, Throbbing Gristle, Liquid Morphine, Ghoul Detail, Merzbow, Morthond, Blood Box, Lull

She also prophesied the end of the world, foretelling every evil that would occur then, and every disease and every vengeance; and she chanted the following poem:

"I shall not see a world
Which will be dear to me:
Summer without blossoms,
Cattle will be without milk,
Women without modesty,
Men without valor.
Conquests without a king . . .
Woods without mast.
Sea without produce. . . .
False judgements of old men.
False precedents of lawyers,
Every man a betrayer.
Every son a reaver.
The son will go to the bed of his father,
The father will go to the bed of his son.
Each his brother's brother-in-law.
He will not seek any woman outside his house. . . .
An evil time,
Son will deceive his father,
Daughter will deceive . . ."

External Comments, Interviews and Reviews

Interview at Heathen Harvest (Aug 2007)
Collaboration with Kenji Siratori (2006)
Interiew by Galactica Publishing (2006)

Copyright © 2003-2007 Padraig MacIain / Nimheil / Uncomfortable Records

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