“Fontana,” lead track of “Caliban & The Chrome Harmonium,” the piano/keyboard instrumental album recorded circa 1992-2000. (mp3 attached)
“Caliban” originally released to only a few (literally) individuals, later to become more accessible.
Given Nelson’s volume of productivity, I tend to carve off the tracks I want to hear all the time and to disrespect albums as wholes.
“Caliban” is an album I would never disturb, reduce, or redistribute.
Utterly coherent and absolutely different from any other Nelson creation. A complete embrace of minimally-adorned, transfixing melodies, delivered with great feeling and nuance by Nelson as keyboardist.
“Caliban” is so playful and so moving in its frequent turns, and it is as ambitiously “naked” as Nelson ever allowed himself to be, arguably.
I hold it close and play it frequently, end to end.
'Longing for Light' - from Mixed Up Kid. Difficult album to summarise, Mixed Up Kid. A complex and very satisfying listen. This is a superb track to conclude it, imo.
I like the more complex/difficult albums, the good in them seem to emerge slowly yet very convincingly. I found this with New Vibrato Wonderland, which has become one of my favourites, along with the massive My Private Cosmos.
Ok, this is sort of a stretch, as it is not a Bill track, but he did produce it and played on the album. Think of it as a Channel Light Vessel prequal. Our Man in Havana on The Familiar by Roger Eno and Kate St John.
The Impatient Hour
Space Country Loop from Astroloops
Greetings from Surf Guitar Island from Picture Post
Lazy Loop
Beauty In A Sparkly Bra
Dada Guitare
Night Boats Pass Beneath The Stars ✨ 🛥️
My Giddy Levitation from Studio Cadet
The Glass Breakfast
Skylark’s Rise
Meteor Bridge (Blip No 5) from Blip!
Forever Orpheus from Chamber Of Dreams
Drive Shaft from Powertron
The Sleep of Hollywood from The Summer of God’s Piano
A Bird Of The Air Shall Carry Thy Voice from Chance Encounters In The Garden Of Lights
“Fontana,” lead track of “Caliban & The Chrome Harmonium,” the piano/keyboard instrumental album recorded circa 1992-2000. (mp3 attached)
“Caliban” originally released to only a few (literally) individuals, later to become more accessible.
Given Nelson’s volume of productivity, I tend to carve off the tracks I want to hear all the time and to disrespect albums as wholes.
“Caliban” is an album I would never disturb, reduce, or redistribute.
Utterly coherent and absolutely different from any other Nelson creation. A complete embrace of minimally-adorned, transfixing melodies, delivered with great feeling and nuance by Nelson as keyboardist.
“Caliban” is so playful and so moving in its frequent turns, and it is as ambitiously “naked” as Nelson ever allowed himself to be, arguably.
I hold it close and play it frequently, end to end.
The Dream Dance Of Jane And The Somnambulist from Das Kabinett (The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari)
Loose Clippings from Powertron
Celestrum from Starlight Stories
Ghost Of Gilded Rain from Dreamland To Starboard
Standing In A Starlit Room from Starlight Stories ✨
Beams Of Light from All The Fun Of The Fair
The Man Who Was Tomorrow from Captain Future's Psychotronic Circus
Tony Goes to Tokyo
Shadow Garden
Radio Control from The Jewel
Velorama Pastoral from Pedalscope 🚴
Domain Of Echo - Stupid Serious
Red Planet Blues (The Ritual Transfiguration Of Spaceman Albert Fitzwilliam Digby) - Here Comes Mr Mercury
😎
Super Noodle Number One - Orpheus In Ultraland
'Longing for Light' - from Mixed Up Kid. Difficult album to summarise, Mixed Up Kid. A complex and very satisfying listen. This is a superb track to conclude it, imo.
Stereo Star Map Number One from Stereo Star Maps
Saturn's Groove - from 'Mixed Up Kid'. What a great track! 😎
The Mysterious Bath
god bless yess im off tomorrow
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Daily Bells
Koolerator from Swoons and Levitations. This is a great album all the way around.
'I Always Knew You Would Find Me'........isn't this just a great piece of music that makes you feel good when you play it ? Love it!
Windmill Interlude 😍
Coastal Starlight
Here Comes Mr. Mercury
Spinning Planet...Loved it on the 'Flashlight Dreams' DVD..
The Day That Came And Went
Art Deco Dance from Dazzlebox
Bill, to my eyes, the Washburn EA36 is an Art Deco statement. Do you remember if this guitar was by any chance used in the creation of this tune? 😊
The Nebulous Adventures of Newton Kyme
. . . it pauses and ponders . . . it gives the listener a feeling of not quite being lost in a place not quite unknown.
Ok, this is sort of a stretch, as it is not a Bill track, but he did produce it and played on the album. Think of it as a Channel Light Vessel prequal. Our Man in Havana on The Familiar by Roger Eno and Kate St John.