Recorded in 2016, Powertron has languished in the BN archives for eight years.
A potent collection of twelve pieces that highlight Nelson's prowess and invention as a guitarist.
'Its genesis came whilst recording tracks for ‘The Jewel’ album. Amongst these was a track titled ‘Drive Shaft’ which I considered too brash for ‘The Jewel’, but too good to abandon. I decided to create a suitable album to house ‘Drive Shaft’ and ‘Powertron’ was the result. It’s an album of left-field rock songs, mainly vocal but layered with loud and edgy guitars. It will appeal to those who enjoy the wilder side of my work.' - Bill Nelson
Pre-order for May 3 release.
Was pleasantly surprised to receive my Copy of Powertron on Wednesday!😉
This is a rock album. To my hearing, it's even more of a rock album than, say, Joy Through Amplification: The Ultra-Fuzzy World Of Priapus Stratocaster
This is one of those albums that we should mention to new attenders at this site that are still somehow missing Be Bop Deluxe. No, it doesn't sound like a BBD album, but the comment by aj below is correct - Bill is heard here creating a glorious rock noise with accessible tunes and the sense that the whole process is easy and fun to do.
There are strong blues threads running through the album but never any feeling that Bill is tied up or down by them - throbbing blues riffs still seem to flex and stretch, just giving enough leeway for Bill to play with a little bit more joy and imagination in the gaps created by what may just have been a momentary whim. Drums - occasionally an element that Bill has kept simple and fairly obvious - are varied and included here as a proper part of the creativity. These songs would work so well on a stage with a band that really click together!
Early in this thread I commented that Bill's 'noisy' would be "a bit deeper and more intelligent than everyone else's noisy". I was right. I hadn't expected the bonus of a sheer happy flow of tunes though. A good comparison to this one (though a little rougher around the edges) is the "Special Metal" release (2016, sadly a Bandcamp only item).
I'm very happy with it. Every so often, it's good to hear Bill rock out and enjoy it on the first listen without needing to tune myself in to it over time. A modern-day "blue moons and laughing guitars"!
Today is Bandcamp Friday!
for those who prefer to buy your music digitally...Powertron is now available as a digital download from Bandcamp!
It's here!🎸
Ditto
My copy being unwrapped now 😀👍
Mine just arrived (in Scotland)!
Received a notice that my copy of Powertron has shipped. Very excited! 🙂
Ordered and awaiting! Having just sold my vinyl collection, I'm also working my way through Bill's back catalogue. My credit card is taking a beating.😁
Ordered! Always looking forward to new music from Bill. The wait begins...
Really loving the samples & Django as well! 😍😀
Just saw this...
https://progrockjournal.com/news-be-bop-deluxe-legend-bill-nelsons-unreleased-album-powertron-available-on-may-03-2024/
Every little bit helps.
Hope Bill chimes in 👍💕🙏😊🆕🏴🚌🤷♂️🆒😮🤦⏰❤️👏💗😎✨😞😢☺️🎁😘👋☁️🕺💃😭🤔
This sounds great! 'an album of left-field rock songs, mainly vocal but layered with loud and edgy guitars'... speakin' my language. Alas, I will have to wait for a Bandcamp release. I am just not willing to pay the extra import and handling costs for purchases from out the EU. 😥
Ahhhh... nuthin' like some new BillMusic!
I was just looking through my Bill Nelson collection in order to play something, and came to the website to check some titles from the discography, when I saw this notice. I put it my order, so after some samples it's back to the collection. This day just got better. 😎
This one sounds quite excitingly noisy - but I expect it will also be quite a bit deeper and more intelligent than everyone else's noisy. I've ordered my copy!