Early years of No-Man re-released in several formats

[Rissan]

On the 26st of Janury Burning Shed will be releasing the early years of No-Man in several formats:

Housekeeping is a comprehensive remastered collection of No-Man’s output for the OLI (One little Indian) label between 1990-1994.

Featuring the band's first two albums Loveblows & Lovecries (1993) and Flowermouth (1994), along with the singles compilation Lovesighs (1992), the deluxe 5CD Earbook also contains outtakes, alternate versions and the band’s sessions for BBC radio from the period (which reveal a very different, more visceral, side to the band’s output).

Formed by Tim Bowness and Steven Wilson, the band also included violinist Ben Coleman and the albums featured notable appearances by Mick Karn and Steve Jansen (Japan/Rain Tree Crow), Robert Fripp, Ian Carr, Lisa Gerrard (Dead Can Dance), and soon to be Porcupine Tree members Richard Barbieri, Chris Maitland and Colin Edwin.

Containing driving Electronic Pop music, epic Ambient Rock suites and emotive groove-enhanced ballads, Housekeeping is a lovingly compiled tribute to the creative anomaly that is (and was) No-Man.

Designed by Carl Glover, the hardback book includes essays by Matt Hammers (author of No-Man blog, All The Blue Changes), Tim Bowness and Steven Wilson, alongside rare photos and memorabilia.

Comes with an exclusive signed art print.

A companion release to Housekeeping, Swagger chronicles the period after the initial, wildly eclectic Tim Bowness / Steven Wilson studio experiments of 1987 and 1988, and prior to No-Man signing its first record deal in 1991.

It mostly captures the band making a propulsive Electro-Rock music and forging a fresh and more flamboyant identity courtesy of new recruit, virtuoso violinist Ben Coleman.

Featuring Steven Wilson's guitar playing to the fore and Tim Bowness’s ‘before voice’, Swagger contains 45 minutes of music - 6 unreleased songs and 3 early versions of pieces that ended up on later releases - and showcases a hungry band making its alternate universe debut album.

CD edition. A Burning Shed exclusive.

Here is the link to the No-Man page at Burning Shed: https://burningshed.com/index.php?route ... egory=true

[Uvox]

prog forums seem to be best to discuss this style --
like this one --
https://www.progarchives.com/forum/

[Aevion93]

I guess they're not strictly new wave, but they're not too far removed from the sort of artists discussed here are they? Plus prog sounds more like their later work and even more so like Porcupine Tree.

Either way, definitely excited for this set.

[Chuck50]

Does Uvox think he is some kind of elder-statesman or a moderator now?
No-Man is related to this forum.
Most of the stuff you post is low quality and common.
This might be a direct coloration to your overall knowledge of this genre of music.
Please don't "re-direct" someone on the level of Rissan as far as knowledge and contribution to this forum.

[Rissan]

prog forums seem to be best to discuss this style --
like this one --
https://www.progarchives.com/forum/

Hi Uvox sorry to say, but their Swagger demo is considered to be Synthpop and dates to 1989.

The Housekeeping Box Set is Art Rock, Pop Rock and Ambient.

With thir earlier incarnations No Man is An Island Except For The Isle Of Man, followed by No Man Is An Island the band made Prog Rock. But at the end of the eighties they went from Synthpop to Art Rock.

I think you are confusing them with Porcupine Tree the other band of Steven Wilson. That band was formed after No-Man to showcase Steven's progressive side.

So to my opinion they totally fit in here.

[Aevion93]

I almost forgot, they even returned to a synthpop style with their last album, the brilliant "Love You To Bits".

[Uvox]

Hi Uvox sorry to say, but their Swagger demo is considered to be Synthpop and dates to 1989.

The Housekeeping Box Set is Art Rock, Pop Rock and Ambient.

With thir earlier incarnations No Man is An Island Except For The Isle Of Man, followed by No Man Is An Island the band made Prog Rock. But at the end of the eighties they went from Synthpop to Art Rock.

I think you are confusing them with Porcupine Tree the other band of Steven Wilson. That band was formed after No-Man to showcase Steven's progressive side.

So to my opinion they totally fit in here.

yes, probably, Mr. Wilson has so many bands behind him. What's more amazing, they are formed in 1986 - I was sure they are from 2000s....

Can you ask your guarding dog not to bark so loudly at low quality and common stuff uploaders??

[Uvox]

they even returned to a synthpop style with their last album, the brilliant "Love You To Bits".

Had a listen after your note.
Well, similar to David Gilmour's SPHERES experiments with Orb.

[Fred80s]

Wonderful track I first heard on the Lost But Not Forgotten series.

[Chuck50]

"Can you ask your guarding dog not to bark so loudly at low quality and common stuff uploaders??"

I'm sorry Uvox, it was a little insensitive of me to make that comment about common and low quality uploaders.
I should realize that people are at different levels of the spectrum with knowledge; technical and informational.
Thanks for providing the remedial cohort with your level of pedestrian support and knowledge.


(guarding dog positions still available - inquire within)

[Uvox]

I'm sorry Uvox

No problem, wish you all the luck and many top quality downloads throughout the web this year))