▁formed ▁L ' Or ch estre ▁No ir ▁( l ater ▁Orchestra ▁No ir ) ▁in ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 9 0 s ▁to ▁explore ▁classical ▁and ▁sound track ▁composition . ▁His ▁early ▁ 9 0 s ▁collabor ative ▁work ▁with ▁Steven ▁St ap leton ▁of ▁Nur se ▁With ▁W ound ▁produced ▁exceed ingly ▁experimental ▁record ings ▁that ▁are ▁rad ically ▁different ▁from ▁Sol ▁Inv ict us ▁material . ▁This ▁more ▁experimental ▁side ▁to ▁his ▁work ▁can ▁also ▁be ▁seen ▁in ▁the ▁two ▁albums ▁of ▁The ▁Ward ro be ▁( C ups ▁in ▁Cup board ▁and ▁A ▁Sand wich ▁Short ) ▁that ▁he ▁made ▁in ▁collaboration ▁with ▁Andrew ▁L iles ▁who ▁also ▁played ▁with ▁Nur se ▁With ▁W ound . ▁He ▁also ▁played ▁bass , ▁guitar ▁and ▁key boards ▁on ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁studio ▁albums ▁by ▁Current ▁ 9 3 ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁playing ▁with ▁them ▁live . ▁ ▁Ne of olk ▁Although ▁he ▁generally ▁refers ▁to ▁his ▁own ▁work ▁as ▁Sol ▁Inv ict us ▁as ▁folk ▁no ir , ▁W ake ford ▁has ▁long ▁been ▁influ ential ▁in ▁the ▁ne of olk ▁music ▁scene ▁throughout ▁Europe , ▁contrib uting ▁to ▁their ▁development ▁not ▁only ▁through ▁print ▁media ▁and ▁re le asing ▁material ▁on ▁his ▁T urs a ▁label , ▁but ▁also ▁by ▁playing ▁at ▁live ▁shows ▁with ▁various ▁acts ▁he ▁has ▁influenced ▁through ▁Sol ▁Inv ict us ▁or ▁his ▁previous ▁work ▁with ▁Death ▁in ▁June . ▁ ▁Coll abor ations , ▁guest ▁performances , ▁and ▁solo ▁releases ▁( bes ides ▁Sol