Nirosta Steel
Intimate mutant disco assembled from four decades of unfinished songs
Based in Champaign, United States · From Scotland
Steven Hall moves between softly sung bedroom confessionals, jangling or improvised guitar, programmed drums, round disco bass, keyboards, harmonica and occasional field recordings. The set is likely to draw heavily from My Skyscraper, where Paradise Garage propulsion sits beside minimalist sketches and exposed folk songwriting.
More about Nirosta Steel
Hall moved from Scotland into downtown New York’s early-1980s art and music network, becoming Arthur Russell’s friend, neighbour and close collaborator. He later played in Arthur’s Landing and founded Buddhist Army; ULYSSA’s excavation of his tape archive finally placed his own songwriting at the centre of that history.
A story
After My Skyscraper found a new audience in 2026, Hall was able to quit driving for Uber.
Playing
- 2026-11-04 19:30 · Pitchfork Paris · Main Room · Main Room
Labels
Start here
- My Skyscraper (2026) · ULYSSA
The essential 17-track map of Hall’s disco, folk and private tapes. - Cool Fire (2014) · Buddhist Army
An intimate 1999 Taiwan performance exposing the songs beneath the production. - Some Say (2013) · Wilde Calm Records
A 1985 Arthur Russell production joining soft vocals to skeletal disco.
Worked with
- Arthur Russell friend and collaborator; co-wrote and produced archival material
- Jim Shum co-produced and engineered Cool Fire
- Arthur’s Landing band member reworking Arthur Russell’s catalogue
For fans of
Arthur Russell, Dinosaur L, Brian Eno, David Byrne, Rat HeartOfficial links
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