No Man Is An Island
No-Man - Heaven Taste [PUU-43 FIN 2016 24-Bit 176.4kHz FLAC]
No-Man were an arty ambient trip-hop ensemble assembled by multi-instrumentalist Steven Wilson and vocalist Tim Bowness, backed by former Japan members Mick Karn, Steve Jansen and Richard Barbieri, accompanied by violinist Ben Coleman.
A twenty-one minute version of their dreamscape piece Heaven Taste first appeared on their Painting Paradise EP, released on One Little Indian Records back in 1993. In 2016, Wilson remixed and edited the track exclusively for unusually named Finnish label Puu Records, with an additional remix by Finnish composer Lassi Lehto using his Jimi Tenor alter-ego.
For me, it is all about Karn's virtuoso fretless bass and Barbieri's unique style of electronic soundscapes, some of which from this track were to find their way onto Porcupine Tree's extensive floydian opus The Sky Moves Sideways in 1994.
A1 Heaven Taste (Original Mix Edit By Steven Wilson)
B1 Heaven Taste (Remix By Jimi Tenor)
https://mega.nz/file/6BBWBKoD#SsZfNnDNYCO5Ls87vT96PNwrV2kD1LzzJ99HcfwLeuQ
ReplyDeleteFantastic!
ReplyDeleteI love the 'extensive floydian' aspects of No-Man and Porcupine Tree, which is what attracted me to Wilson's work in the first place. I stayed for the rest, all of which I love - especially his most recent solo work. If you can manage a bit more 'floydian excess' - I point you to the mosgt excellent Norwegian band, Airbag (presumably named for the Radiohead song, but otherwise bearing little relation to them; they owe far more to Gilmopur et al). Their 2016 Opus, "Disconnected", in particular is quite lovely.
ReplyDeleteMany Many Thanks - Will enjoy this so much ;-)
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