Bill Nelson

Bill Nelson is an English musician, songwriter, and producer, best known as the founder of the rock band Be-Bop Deluxe. He has pursued a prolific solo career, exploring genres such as art rock, ambient, and electronic music.

Releases

Northern Dream
Northern Dream
Sounding the Ritual Echo (Atmospheres for Dreaming)
Sounding the Ritual Echo (Atmospheres for Dreaming)
Das Kabinet (The Cabinet of Doctor Caligari)
Das Kabinet (The Cabinet of Doctor Caligari)
The Love That Whirls (Diary of a Thinking Heart)
The Love That Whirls (Diary of a Thinking Heart)
Chimera
Chimera
Chamber of Dreams (Music From the Invisible Exibition)
Chamber of Dreams (Music From the Invisible Exibition)
Trial by Intimacy (The Book of Splendours)
Trial by Intimacy (The Book of Splendours)
Getting the Holy Ghost Across
Getting the Holy Ghost Across
On a Blue Wing
On a Blue Wing
Ecclesia Gnostica (Music for the Interior Church)
Ecclesia Gnostica (Music for the Interior Church)
Chance Encounters in the Garden of Lights
Chance Encounters in the Garden of Lights
Heartbreakland
Heartbreakland
A Catalogue of Obsessions
A Catalogue of Obsessions
The Summer of God’s Piano
The Summer of God’s Piano
Pavillions of the Heart and Soul
Pavillions of the Heart and Soul
Nudity
Nudity
Das Kabinet (The Cabinet of Dr Caligari) / La Belle et la Bete (Beauty and the Beast)
Das Kabinet (The Cabinet of Dr Caligari) / La Belle et la Bete (Beauty and the Beast)
Chimes and Rings
Chimes and Rings
Details
Details
Chamber of Dreams (Music From the Invisibility Exhibition)
Chamber of Dreams (Music From the Invisibility Exhibition)
Altar Pieces
Altar Pieces
Demonstrations of Affection
Demonstrations of Affection
Luminous
Luminous
Blue Moons and Laughing Guitars
Blue Moons and Laughing Guitars
Crimsworth (Flowers, Stones, Fountains and Flames)
Crimsworth (Flowers, Stones, Fountains and Flames)
Practically Wired…or How I Became Guitar Boy
Practically Wired…or How I Became Guitar Boy
Culturemix With Bill Nelson
Culturemix With Bill Nelson
After the Satellite Sings
After the Satellite Sings
Buddha Head
Buddha Head
Electricity Made Us Angels
Electricity Made Us Angels
Deep Dream Decoder
Deep Dream Decoder
Magnificent Dream People
Magnificent Dream People
Weird Critters
Weird Critters
Whistling While the World Turns
Whistling While the World Turns
Noise Candy: A Creamy Centre in Every Bite!
Noise Candy: A Creamy Centre in Every Bite!
Astral Motel
Astral Motel
The Romance of Sustain, Volume 1: Painting With Guitars
The Romance of Sustain, Volume 1: Painting With Guitars
Plaything
Plaything
Whimsy
Whimsy
Luxury Lodge
Luxury Lodge
Wah‐Wah Galaxy
Wah‐Wah Galaxy
Custom Deluxe
Custom Deluxe
Satellite Songs
Satellite Songs
Dreamland to Starboard
Dreamland to Starboard
Rosewood, Volume 2
Rosewood, Volume 2
The Alchemical Adventures of Sailor Bill
The Alchemical Adventures of Sailor Bill
Quit Dreaming and Get on the Beam
Quit Dreaming and Get on the Beam
Orpheus In Ultraland
Orpheus In Ultraland
Rosewood: Ornaments and Graces for Acoustic Guitar, Volume One
Rosewood: Ornaments and Graces for Acoustic Guitar, Volume One
Neptune’s Galaxy: The Sailor Bill Companion
Neptune’s Galaxy: The Sailor Bill Companion
Return to Jazz of Lights
Return to Jazz of Lights
Arcadian Salon
Arcadian Salon
And We Fell Into a Dream
And We Fell Into a Dream
Gleaming Without Lights
Gleaming Without Lights
Secret Club for Members Only
Secret Club for Members Only
Illuminated at Dusk
Illuminated at Dusk
Silvertone Fountains
Silvertone Fountains
Mazda Kaleidoscope
Mazda Kaleidoscope
Golden Melodies of Tomorrow
Golden Melodies of Tomorrow
Clocks & Dials
Clocks & Dials
Here Comes Mr Mercury
Here Comes Mr Mercury
Fancy Planets
Fancy Planets
Theatre of Falling Leaves
Theatre of Falling Leaves
The Dream Transmission Pavilion
The Dream Transmission Pavilion
Non‐Stop Mystery Action
Non‐Stop Mystery Action
Picture Post
Picture Post
Modern Moods For Mighty Atoms
Modern Moods For Mighty Atoms
Fables and Dreamsongs: A Golden Book of Experimental Ballads
Fables and Dreamsongs: A Golden Book of Experimental Ballads
Captain Future’s Psychotronic Circus
Captain Future’s Psychotronic Circus
Fantasmatron
Fantasmatron
Model Village
Model Village
Signals From Realms of Light
Signals From Realms of Light
Hip Pocket Jukebox
Hip Pocket Jukebox
Songs of the Blossom Tree Optimists
Songs of the Blossom Tree Optimists
The Last of the Neon Cynics
The Last of the Neon Cynics
Joy Through Amplification (The Ultra-Fuzzy World of Priapus Stratocaster)
Joy Through Amplification (The Ultra-Fuzzy World of Priapus Stratocaster)
Return to Tomorrow: These Tapes Rewind: Volume One
Return to Tomorrow: These Tapes Rewind: Volume One
The Palace of Strange Voltages
The Palace of Strange Voltages
The Dreamshire Chronicles
The Dreamshire Chronicles
Blip!
Blip!
The Tremulous Doo-Wah Diddy: Blip! 2
The Tremulous Doo-Wah Diddy: Blip! 2
Albion Dream Vortex
Albion Dream Vortex
The Sparkle Machine: Several Sustained Moments
The Sparkle Machine: Several Sustained Moments
Pedalscope: Music Created for the Film ‘Velorama’
Pedalscope: Music Created for the Film ‘Velorama’
Fantastic Guitars
Fantastic Guitars
Stereo Star Maps
Stereo Star Maps
Shining Reflector
Shining Reflector
Quiet Bells
Quiet Bells
Swoons and Levitations: Musical Magic From Fantasmo’s Soundarium
Swoons and Levitations: Musical Magic From Fantasmo’s Soundarium
The Years
The Years
Plectrajet: Painting With Guitars, Volume Two
Plectrajet: Painting With Guitars, Volume Two
Electric Atlas
Electric Atlas
Loom: Astroloops, Volume 2
Loom: Astroloops, Volume 2
Perfect Monsters
Perfect Monsters
Special Metal
Special Metal
All That I Remember
All That I Remember
New Northern Dream
New Northern Dream
Six String Super Apparatus: Painting with Guitars, Volume 3
Six String Super Apparatus: Painting with Guitars, Volume 3
The Awakening of Dr Dream
The Awakening of Dr Dream
Kid Flip & The Golden Spacemen
Kid Flip & The Golden Spacemen
Luxury Wonder Moments
Luxury Wonder Moments
Songs for Ghosts
Songs for Ghosts
The Unrealist
The Unrealist
That Old Mysterioso
That Old Mysterioso
Drive This Comet Across the Sky
Drive This Comet Across the Sky
Dynamos and Tremolos
Dynamos and Tremolos
Auditoria
Auditoria
The Last Lamplighter
The Last Lamplighter
Stand By: Light Coming…
Stand By: Light Coming…
New Vibrato Wonderland
New Vibrato Wonderland
Mixed Up KidNo artwork
Mixed Up Kid
Electra (In Search of the Golden Sound)
Electra (In Search of the Golden Sound)
Marvellous Realms
Marvellous Realms
Stupid/Serious
Stupid/Serious
All the Fun of the Fair
All the Fun of the Fair
Starlight Stories
Starlight Stories
Juke Box For Jet Boy
Juke Box For Jet Boy
Powertron
Powertron

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