(2022) Tim Bowness - Butterfly Mind [Limited Edition]

Review:
Coming 40 years after he first started performing in bands in his native North West of England, Butterfly Mind is the most surprising release yet from Tim Bowness. From the short, sharp shocks of Always The Stranger and Only A Fool to the long-form ambition of the sensuous Dark Nevada Dream, the cinematic Electro-Ballroom of Glitter Fades and the dystopian paranoia of Say Your Goodbyes Parts 1 and 2, Butterfly Mind delivers a thrilling fusion of Art Rock invention, Post-Punk energy and epic soulful ballads. Tim’s seventh solo album features the stellar rhythm section of Richard Jupp (in his first major session since leaving Elbow) and Nick Beggs alongside a spectacular guest list including Ian Anderson (Jethro Tull), Dave Formula (Magazine), Peter Hammill (Van Der Graaf Generator), Martha Goddard (The Hushtones), Gregory Spawton (Big Big Train), Mark Tranmer (The Montgolfier Brothers / GNAC), Saro Cosentino (Franco Battiato), Italian Jazz musician Nicola Alesini, US singer Devon Dunaway (Ganga), Stephen W Tayler (Kate Bush) and, marking his first studio work with Tim for nearly three decades, former No-Man violinist Ben Coleman. — rastilho.com

Track List:

Disc 1 - Butterfly Mind (Limited Edition) [Original Mix]
01 - Say Your Goodbyes Part 1
02 - Always The Stranger
03 - It's Easier to Love
04 - We Feel
05 - Lost Player
06 - Only a Fool
07 - After The Stranger
08 - Glitter Fades
09 - About The Light That Hits The Forest Floor
10 - Dark Nevada Dream
11 - Say Your Goodbyes Part 2

Disc 2 - Butterfly Mind (Limited Edition) [Alternate Mix - Demos - Outtakes]
01 - Say Your Goodbyes Part 1 (alt mix)
02 - Always The Stranger (alt mix)
03 - It's Easier to Love (alt mix, with Nick Beggs on bass)
04 - We Feel (alt mix)
05 - Lost Player (alt mix)
06 - Only a Fool (alt mix, with Ben Coleman on violin)
07 - After The Stranger (alt mix , extended)
08 - Glitter Fades (alt mix)
09 - About The Light That Hits The Forest Floor (alt mix, with Brian Hulse on guitars)
10 - Dark Nevada Dream (alt mix)
11 - Say Your Goodbyes Part 2
12 - Clearing Houses (outtake, with Ian Anderson on flute and tin whistle)
13 - Always The Stranger (raw, original demo)
14 - Lost Player (primitive, original demo)


Media Report:
Genre: art rock, chamber pop
Country: Cheshire, England, UK
Format: FLAC
Format/Info: Free Lossless Audio Codec
Bit rate mode: Variable
Channel(s): 2 channels
Sampling rate: 44.1 KHz
Bit depth: 16 bits
Compression mode: Lossless
Writing library: libFLAC 1.2.1 (UTC 2007-09-17)


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