Tim Bowness / Abandoned Dancehall Dreams

Tim Bowness of art-pop duo No-Man will issue Abandoned Dancehall Dreams, a new solo record, later next month.

Produced with No-Man partner (and celebrated 5.1 remixer) Steven Wilson, the album features contributions from an impressive array of talent including Pat Mastelotto (King Crimson), Colin Edwin (Porcupine Tree), Anna Phoebe (Trans-Siberian Orchestra) and members of the No-Man live band. Abandoned Dancehall Dreams was also mastered by Pink Floyd engineer Andy Jackson.

Our sneak preview of The Warm Up Man Forever suggests an exciting long-player. The track features heavy tribal drumming, a great string arrangement, wistful lyrics and towards the end a ferocious Taxman-esque guitar solo (courtesy of No-Man’s Mike Bearpark).

The new release is available as a double-CD edition, which features remixes and alternates on the second disc, as well as a gatefold vinyl edition (which also comes with CD of the 8-track album). A very limited white vinyl has unfortunately already sold out already!

Abandoned Dancehall Dreams will be released on 23 June 2014 and can be pre-ordered from the Burning Shed online store.

• Pre-order Gatefold Vinyl+CD
• Pre-order 2CD Deluxe Edition

Track listing

2CD Media Book Edition

Disc 1: Abandoned Dancehall Dreams:

• 1. The Warm-Up Man Forever (4.06)
• 2. Smiler At 50 (8.19)
• 3. Songs Of Distant Summers (5.02)
• 4. Waterfoot (4.14)
• 5. Dancing For You (5.59)
• 6. Smiler At 52 (4.05)
• 7. I Fought Against The South (8.51)
• 8. Beaten By Love (3.28)

Disc 2: Abandoned Dancehall Mixes and Outtakes

• 1. There Were Days (Smiler At 52, Grasscut mix) (4.53)
• 2. Sounds Of Distant Summers (Songs Of Distant Summers, Richard Barbieri mix) (5.31)
• 3. Singing For You (Dancing For You, UXB mix) (4.42)
• 4. Abandoned Dancehall Dream (2.25)
• 5. The Sweetest Bitter Pill (3.51)
• 6. The Warm-Up Man Forever (band version) (4.15)
• 7. Songs Of Distant Summers Part 1 (band version) (4.55)
• 8. Songs Of Distant Summers Part 2 (band version) (3.59)

Gatefold Black vinyl LP+ single CD

Side 1:

• 1. The Warm-Up Man Forever (4.06)
• 2. Smiler At 50 (8.19)
• 3. Songs Of Distant Summers (5.02)
• 4. Waterfoot (4.14)

Side 2:

• 1. Dancing For You (5.59)
• 2. Smiler At 52 (4.05)
• 3. I Fought Against The South (8.51)
• 4. Beaten By Love (3.28)