Flowers At The Scene Tim Bowness

• 1 I Go Deeper 04:15
• 2 The Train That Pulled Away 04:04
• 3 Rainmark 04:15
• 4 Not Married Anymore 03:30
• 5 Flowers at the Scene 03:04
• 6 It's the World 03:03
• 7 Borderline 03:45
• 8 Ghostlike 05:08
• 9 The War On Me 03:47
• 10 Killing to Survive 03:59
• 11 What Lies Here 04:00
• Total Runtime 42:50

Info for Flowers At The Scene

Against a backdrop of propulsive Art Rock, heartbreaking ballads and more, Tim Bowness distinctively delivers cinematic storytelling and disarmingly direct confessional lyrics on his strongest solo album to date.

Representing the duo of Tim Bowness and Steven Wilson’s first joint production in over a decade, the album features stunning performances from an extraordinary cast of players including Peter Hammill (Van Der Graaf Generator), Andy Partridge (XTC), Kevin Godley (10cc), Colin Edwin (Porcupine Tree), Jim Matheos (Fates Warning/OSI), David Longdon (Big Big Train), co-producer Brian Hulse (Plenty), Australian trumpeter Ian Dixon, and drummers Tom Atherton and Dylan Howe. The Curator, David K Jones, violinist Fran Broady and Charles Grimsdale also guest.

“Lost In The Ghost Light – which was always intended as a one-off – felt like a perfect conclusion to a particular way of writing and working. In the wake of that, Flowers At The Scene very much feels like a press reset.

It was an exciting project to put together and it was great working closely with old sparring partners, Brian Hulse and Steven Wilson. Steven was initially brought in to mix the album, but very quickly he was doing far more and developing production ideas alongside Brian and I. Listening to pieces such as Not Married Anymore, Borderline and The War On Me, we both felt that the project had more than a hint of the spirit of no-man and it became obvious that this was a no-man co-production rather than a Bowness/Wilson one.

Elsewhere, the likes of Fates Warning’s Jim Matheos, Colin Edwin, Dylan Howe and Tom Atherton delivered some incredible performances and it was a delight to get Peter Hammill, Kevin Godley, Andy Partridge and David Longdon involved.

Peter and Kevin were two of my favourite singers growing up and I’ve been a long-term fan of XTC, so it was genuinely a thrill to hear their excellent contributions.”

Mixed by Steven Wilson and mastered by Steve Kitch (The Pineapple Thief), the album’s poignant artwork is by Jarrod Gosling.

Tim Bowness, vocals, synthesizer
Peter Hammill (Van Der Graaf Generator), vocals
Andy Partridge (XTC), vocals
Kevin Godley (10CC), vocals
Colin Edwin (Porcupine Tree), bass
Jim Matheos (Fates Warning/OSI), guitars
David Longdon (Big Big Train), vocals, flute
Brian Hulse (Plenty), guitars, synthesizer, keyboards, drum programming
Fran Broady, violin
Ian Dixon, trumpet
David K Jones (Plenty), bass
Tom Atherton, drums
Dylan Howe, drums
Charles Grimsdale, drums

Tim Bowness
Born and brought up in the North West of England, Tim Bowness started his music career in the early 1990s and is primarily known as vocalist/co-writer with the band No-Man, a long-running collaboration with Steven Wilson (Porcupine Tree etc).

In addition to releasing six studio albums and a documentary DVD with No-Man, Tim has worked with popular Italian artist Alice, Mercury Prize nominated Banco De Gaia, Robert Fripp, Peter Hammill and Roxy Music's Phil Manzanera (amongst many others). He has recorded for labels including InsideOutMusic, Kscope, Mascot, Probe Plus, One Little Indian and Sony/Epic 550.

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