Flowermouth

Infobox Album |
Name = Flowermouth
Type = Album
Artist = No-Man


Recorded = September, 1993 to December, 1993
Released = April, 1994
Genre = Trip hop, Dream pop, Art rock
Length = 57:26
Label = One Little Indian
Producer = Tim Bowness, Steven Wilson
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:az6tk6rxqkrk link]
*"Brum Beat" Rating|3|5 [http://no-man.co.uk/press/record%20reviews/reviews-flowermouth.htm link]
*"Daily Mail" rating|3|5 [http://no-man.co.uk/press/record%20reviews/reviews-flowermouth.htm link]
*"Melody Maker" (favourable) [http://www.no-man.co.uk/recordings/wildopera-reviews.html#melodymaker link]
*"NME" rating-10|3 [http://www.no-man.co.uk/recordings/flowermouth-reviews.html#newmusicalexpress link]
Last album = "Loveblows & Lovecries - A Confession" (1993)
This album = "Flowermouth" (1994)
Next album = "Wild Opera" (1996)

"Flowermouth" is the second studio album by British duo No-Man, released on April, 1994 on the One Little Indian Records label, and subsequently reissued on September, 1999 by 3rd. Stone Ltd, and in a deluxe format by Snapper Music in February 2005.

"Flowermouth" was considered the band's most ambitious album to date, and remains a fan favourite. Despite being the band's best selling release, it was obvious by now that No-Man couldn't continue along the path which their record company wanted them to follow. Following Flowermouth's release, No-Man parted company with both One Little Indian in Britain and Epic/Sony in the US.

Long-term band member Ben Coleman had left prior to the album's release and by 1994, the band had effectively retired from live performance.

Considered a vitally important evolution, the album realised the expansive promise of the band's earlier material. Combining dream pop, art rock and moody minimalism, with an epic orchestral scope, "Flowermouth" was well served by the guest performances of Japan/Rain Tree Crow's Jansen and Barbieri, King Crimson's Robert Fripp and Mel Collins, jazz trumpeter Ian Carr and eerie Dead Can Dance singer Lisa Gerrard.

The original One Little Indian version of "Flowermouth" features several slightly different mixes to the ones featured on the later reissues.

Track listing

#"Angel Gets Caught In The Beauty Trap" - 10:34
#"You Grow More Beautiful" - 5:27
#"Animal Ghost" - 6:11
#"Soft Shoulders" - 3:58
#"Shell Of A Fighter" - 7:50
#"Teardrop Fall" - 4:39
#"(Watching) Over Me" - 4:47
#"Simple" - 7:02
#"Things Change" - 7:35

Credits

*Tim Bowness - vocals, words
*Steven Wilson - instruments

with:

*Richard Barbieri - electronics (5)
*Ian Carr - trumpet (1)
*Ben Coleman - violins (1,3,4,5,6,7), electric violin (9)
*Mel Collins - soprano saxophone (1), flute (3,6)
*Robert Fripp - guitar (1,3,5,6,8), frippertronics (1,5,8,9)
*Lisa Gerrard - voice sample (8)
*Steve Jansen - percussion (7)
*Chris Maitland - drums (1,9), percussion (1,3)
*Silas Maitland - fretless bass (1)