Tim Bowness recently announced the release of his third solo album, 'Stupid Things That Mean The World', for release on the 17th July 2015 and he can now confirm the first live dates in support of it. Two UK dates have been confirmed as well as an appearance at Polish festival Ino Rock. Support on the two UK shows comes from Improvizone.
The full details are below:
25th August ' The Louisiana, Bristol, UK
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26th August ' Boston Music Room, London, UK
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29th August ' Ino Rock Festival, Poland
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He is also pleased to reveal the second track to be taken from the album, and you can view a lyric video for the track 'Press Reset' here:
https://youtu.be/UK2Ok3WEa54
German fans can watch the video here:
https://www.muzu.tv/tim-bowness/press-reset-lyric-video-video/2435332/
Tim had this to say: "Press Reset was one of the first songs I wrote for Stupid Things That Mean The World and it was something that felt different immediately. The band fleshed out my demo and produced some really interesting and powerful performances (from Colin Edwin's atmospheric Ebow bass parts to Andrew Booker's inventive drum patterns and the very direct guitar contributions from Bruce Soord).
Lyrically, the song deals with a person on the verge of escaping from the pressures of their life.
The almost 'Ambient' lyric video is by We Do Band Stuff and I think it's something that's all the better for its stylish simplicity."
A year on from the acclaimed Abandoned Dancehall Dreams, Bowness returns with this powerful and eclectic new record, and recently he revealed the first track to be taken from it. 'The Great Electric Teenage Dream' is the opening cut from the album, and you can watch the video here:
https://youtu.be/bqpqBvKZrXY
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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