No-Man
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| Background information | ||
| Origin | Hemel Hempstead, Stockton Heath, England |
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| Genre(s) | Art Rock Dream Pop Trip-Hop |
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| Years active | 1987-Present | |
| Website | Official site | |
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| Tim Bowness Steven Wilson |
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| Stuart Bladgen Ben Coleman |
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No-Man is a British duo formed in 1987 as No Man Is An Island (Except The Isle Of Man) by Tim Bowness (from Stockton Heath, Cheshire, born, November 29th, 1963) and Porcupine Tree's Steven Wilson (from Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, born, November 3, 1967).
Over the course of five massively varied albums and several singles/outtakes collections, No-Man has produced a unique body of work that has developed from the band's sample-based proto Trip-Hop origins into something beyond easy categorisation.
After receiving ecstatic press reviews (including Singles Of The Week in Melody Maker, Sounds and Irish music paper, Hot Press), indie top 20 hits and high profile contracts (with One Little Indian, Hit & Run Publishing and Epic/Sony) in the early 1990s, the band has continued to write and evolve throughout its two decade long career.
Recording and re-defining themselves through ever changing and eclectic musical approaches, No-Man has released material via Snapper Music, Materiali Sonori, Third Stone/Adasam and internet label Burning Shed, building up a loyal worldwide cult following drawn to the band's increasingly ambitious sound.
Between 1991-1994, No-Man were managed by Talk Talk's manager Keith Aspden. Mirroring the evolution of artists such as Talk Talk, David Sylvian, Radiohead, Scott Walker and Kate Bush, with each successive release, the band has moved further away from its more conventional Pop/Rock roots.
Included amongst the many artists and guest musicians the band has worked with since the early 1990s are electro-pioneers Scanner, Muzlimgauze and The Shamen, Jazz luminaries Ian Carr and Theo Travis, and the legendary likes of King Crimson personnel, Robert Fripp and Mel Collins, Roger Eno and ex-Japan members, Jansen, Barbieri and Karn.
Drawing from a diverse mix of Chamber Jazz, Minimalist, Singer-songwriter, Progressive Rock, Electro-Pop, Trip Hop and Contemporary Ambient sources for inspiration, No-Man are one of the most difficult to pigeonhole British bands of recent times. Creating an emotive fusion of panoramic soundscapes, cracked ballads and abrasive sonic surprises, it's difficult to predict how the band's music will develop on its future recordings. According to the band's website, a new album is expected sometime in 2008.
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[edit] Discography
[edit] Official Albums
- Loveblows & Lovecries - A Confession (1993)
- Flowermouth (1994)
- Wild Opera (1996)
- Returning Jesus (2001)
- Together We're Stranger (2003)
- New Studio Album (title not available) (2008)
[edit] Compilations/Other
- Lovesighs - An Entertainment (1992) -Mini Album-
- Heaven Taste (1995)
- Flowermix (1995)
- Dry Cleaning Ray (1997)
- Radio Sessions: 92-96 (1998)
- Speak (1999)
- Lost Songs Vol - 1 (2001)
- All The Blue Changes - An Anthology 1988-2003 (2006)
[edit] Singles and EPs
- Colours (1990)
- Days In The Trees (1991)
- Ocean Song (1992)
- Sweetheart Raw (1993) - Mail Order Only
- Only Baby (1993)
- Painting Paradise (1993)
- Taking It Like a Man (1994) - US Only
- Housewives Hooked On Heroin (1996)
- Dry Cleaning Ray (1997) - Vinyl Only Release
- Carolina Skeletons (1998)
- All That You Are (2003)
