Tracklist
| 1 | From Nursery To Misery – The Oak Tree | |
| 2 | From Nursery To Misery – The Fatal Bite | |
| 3 | From Nursery To Misery – Age Of Destiny | |
| 4 | From Nursery To Misery – Dust | |
| 5 | From Nursery To Misery – Kill Your Dancing Dreams (Part 2) | |
| 6 | From Nursery To Misery – Phoenix Dragon | |
| 7 | From Nursery To Misery – Primitive Lands | |
| 8 | From Nursery To Misery – Dreaming Of You | |
| 9 | From Nursery To Misery – Desire | |
| 10 | From Nursery To Misery – Be Patient Child | |
| 11 | From Nursery To Misery – Insight | |
| 12 | From Nursery To Misery – The Ritual | |
| 13 | From Nursery To Misery – The Enemy Is Listening |
From Nursery to Misery were three teenagers who grew up together on the same street in Basildon, Essex. Formed in 1987, the band was comprised of vocalists (and identical twins) Gina and Tina Fear, along with keyboard player and producer Lee Stevens. Lee invited the twins to over to record some music with him, suggesting they try singing over some instrumentals he had written and recorded on a newly purchased 4-track. They played a sum total of four gigs before splitting in 1991. Their recorded output, however, was relatively prodigious, with the band appearing on over 22 compilations, as well as self-releasing two album-length tapes ‘The Oak Tree’ (1989), and ‘Equilibrium’ (1990), and a split EP with Germany’s Nostalgie Eternelle, ‘Art is the Tool’ (1990). All these releases were home-produced, hand-made cassettes distributed and swapped via the Mail Art scene.
‘Pixies In The Woods’ is a 13-track career spanning compilation including three previously unreleased tracks. Tracks range from no-fi synth pop overlaid with ethereal, child-like vocals, to audio collages of animal noises and harrowing, double-speed monologues. Lee’s expansive synth productions, informed by the Blade Runner soundtrack, early electro records, and 4AD acts like Dead Can Dance, provided a rich, spacious platform for Gina and Tina’s sung-spoken introspective lyrics. Their songs are disarmingly direct and unfiltered, the product of three self-confessed misfits exploring difficult, often intensely personal issues. As the band says, they just wanted to make pop music and FNTM is what came out.
All songs have been remastered for vinyl by George Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley. The record is housed in a custom made jacket designed by Eloise Leigh, featuring a lavender tinted photograph of Gina and Tina. Each copy includes a glossy 8x11” photo of the twins as well as a 2-sided 18 x 24” fold-out poster with lyrics, artwork, and press clippings from the band’s archive. Also included is an essay by filmmaker Matthew Reed, who made a short film on FNTM in 2015.