Tim Bowness recently announced the release of his third
solo album, 'Stupid Things That Mean The World', for release on the 17th July
2015. A year on from the acclaimed Abandoned Dancehall Dreams, Bowness returns
with this powerful and eclectic new record, and can now reveal the first track
to be taken from it, in the form of a video. 'The Great Electric Teenage Dream'
is the opening track from the album.
You can watch the video here exclusively on PopMatters.
Tim had this to say about the track:
"This is the opening track from Stupid Things That
Mean The World, though it was one of the last pieces to be completed for the
album. It's partly rooted in some powerful drum patterns Pat Mastelotto
recorded in 2013, but most of the song came together in one late night live session
at NAM Studios in February this year. Subsequently, Colin Edwin, Andrew Booker
and Bruce Soord made some additions that helped build the tension in the song
further. Stephen Bennett - who I co-wrote the song with - created the
video, which has a nice 'retro-future' theme running through it that
complements some of the ideas in the lyric."
Produced by Bowness and mixed by The Pineapple Thief's
Bruce Soord (who also adds some choice guitar parts), 'Stupid Things That Mean
The World' features a core of Bowness along with members of the No-Man live
band (Stephen Bennett, Michael Bearpark, Andrew Booker) and Colin Edwin
(Porcupine Tree), augmented by contributions from Peter Hammill, Phil
Manzanera, Pat Mastelotto (King Crimson), Anna Phoebe, David Rhodes (Peter
Gabriel, Kate Bush, Scott Walker), and Rhys Marsh. As on Abandoned Dancehall
Dreams, Classical composer Andrew Keeling, best known for his work with The
Hilliard Ensemble, Evelyn Glennie and Robert Fripp, provides striking string
arrangements. The album was mastered by The Pineapple Thief's Steve Kitch.
The beautiful artwork for the album was once again done by
I Monster's Jarrod Gosling, and you can see that below. The album will be
available as Double CD Media book featuring a companion disc of alternate mixes
and demos (including an unreleased No-Man demo from 1994), as well as a gatefold
vinyl LP with CD & digital download.
The album is available to pre-order through Burning Shed,
where people who purchase the album will receive a 5.1 flac download of the
audio as well as a signed postcard: https://www.burningshed.com/store/noman/
Abandoned Dancehall Dreams was released last year to
critical acclaim, with Classic Rock calling it a 'cinematic, contemporary classic'
and Prog Magazine naming it 'arch art-progger Bowness's masterpiece.' The album
also reached the top 20 of the UK rock album charts upon release, and was
subsequently included in Prog Magazine's critics' choice top 20 of 2014.
Tim Bowness is primarily known as vocalist/co-writer with
the band No-Man, a long-running collaboration with Steven Wilson (Porcupine
Tree). In addition to releasing six studio albums and a documentary DVD with
No-Man, Tim has worked with popular Italian artist Alice, Robert Fripp, Hugh
Hopper (Soft Machine), OSI and Roxy Music's Phil Manzanera (amongst many
others), and is a member of the bands Henry Fool and Memories Of
Machines.
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