NO-MAN
House Keeping: The OLI Years /Swagger ONE LITTLE INDEPENDENT/BURNING SHED
Consummate collection of Wilson and Bowness’ youthful yearnings.
Now that both Steven Wilson and Tim Bowness have adoring audiences, it’s hard to explain why No-Man seemed so out-of-step as the 90s began. Although the industry and press were generally more open to innovators and misfits during that era, they never quite found a home. Rave reviews couldn’t keep their label investing indefinitely, but the benefit of hindsight allows us to hear the young No-Man’s foresight. It would become de rigeur to blend artrock with dance grooves, or fashion romantic confessionals which veiled the angst amid panoramic soundscapes.