{"id":321,"date":"2017-10-10T21:18:00","date_gmt":"2017-10-10T20:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.artsrainbow.com\/coventrygigs\/2017\/10\/10\/tim-bowness-blue-orange-theatre-birmingham-30-september\/"},"modified":"2017-10-10T21:18:00","modified_gmt":"2017-10-10T20:18:00","slug":"tim-bowness-blue-orange-theatre-birmingham-30-september","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artsrainbow.com\/coventrygigs\/2017\/10\/10\/tim-bowness-blue-orange-theatre-birmingham-30-september\/","title":{"rendered":"Tim Bowness, Blue Orange Theatre, Birmingham – 30 September"},"content":{"rendered":"
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It is not often I can say that I have attended a gig where not one song performed throughout the entire evening has been from a latest release. <\/p>\n

But then this is Tim Bowness who, in terms of performing, is a kind of enigma to me. His gigs are few and far between, you don\u2019t quite know what to expect. But what you can rely on is that the whole event will be a mixture of enjoyment and intensity and performed alongside a band that has wonderful dexterity. <\/p>\n

Tim Bowness is probably best known as vocalist and co-writer with No-Man, a long-running collaboration with Steven Wilson of Porcupine Tree. And despite the lack of new material on offer this evening this was an almost faultless performance that left you feeling drained. <\/p>\n

The gig itself formed part of a weekend of music and chat called the \u2018Seventh Wave Electronic Music Festival\u2019 and this particular evening was divided into to two sets. And accordingly the first set was totally taken up by a 30 minute plus layered, textured and improvised piece. <\/p>\n

Opening up on a loop of Tim\u2019s voice you really couldn\u2019t slacken off the concentration levels for a second as each of the band namely Michael Bearpark on guitar, Andrew Booker on drums, Colin Edwin bass and Stephen Bennett keyboards displayed their individual and almost telepathic like skills throughout. It was absolutely sublime and spell-binding. <\/p>\n

After a short break the band reappeared and treated the audience to the more familiar format of a song set. The tunes included an opening number of \u2018The Great Electric Teenage Dream\u2019 from the \u2018Stupid Things That Mean the World\u2019 album and \u2018Dancing for You\u2019 from the \u2018Abandoned Dancehall Dreams\u2019 album. <\/p>\n

Inevitably the No-Man catalogue was also dipped into by way of \u2018All the Blue Changes\u2019, \u2018Wherever There is Light\u2019 and \u2018Mixtaped\u2019 amongst others. <\/p>\n

But I guess the surprise of the evening went to \u2018Days Turn into Years\u2019 from the Bowness\/Peter Chilvers collaboration album \u2018California, Norfolk\u2019. <\/p>\n

And while on the subject of Bowness and Chilvers, a long awaited follow-up to \u2018California, Norfolk\u2019 is almost complete and will hopefully see light of day during 2018. <\/p>\n

All in all 2017 has been a good year for Tim. His latest release \u2018Lost in the Ghost Light\u2019 has at long last seen him get the long overdue recognition he so richly deserves. This includes conducting more interviews than ever done previously and even seeing the artwork for his record gaining national attention by being awarded \u2018Album Cover of the Year\u2019 at the recent progressive music awards ceremony. <\/p>\n

And all this has given rise to an interest in Plenty, the band Tim was a member of, pre No-Man and during the 1980s. In fact, two Plenty tracks made their way into early No-Man shows and one song – along with Days in the Trees – was part of the reason No-Man got signed to the One Little Indian label back in 1991. <\/p>\n

16 of those tracks written in the 1980s have been reworked and re-recorded with all involved excited and very pleased with the results. This too will be released during 2018 if not sooner. Due to being in the autumn of life I don\u2019t like using phrases that appear to waste time away but being honest\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 I cannot wait. <\/span><\/p>\n

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