Trial by Intimacy (The Book of Splendours)

Album by Bill Nelson

Trial by Intimacy (The Book of Splendours) by Bill Nelson is a box set consisting of four LPs, showcasing his experimental and ambient music explorations. The collection delves into themes of introspection and creativity, featuring instrumental tracks that highlight Nelson's innovative approach to sound and composition.
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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    Antennae Two
    0:42
  2. 2.
    Transmission (N.B.C. 97293)
    3:45
  3. 3.
    The Sleep of Hollywood
    1:36
  4. 4.
    The Celestial Bridegroom
    2:56
  5. 5.
    Under the Red Arch
    3:06
  6. 6.
    Orient Pearl
    2:22
  7. 7.
    Sacrament
    2:40
  8. 8.
    Falling Blossoms
    2:55
  9. 9.
    The Difficulty of Being
    0:51
  10. 10.
    Zanoni
    1:58
  11. 11.
    The Chinese Nightingale
    1:19
  12. 12.
    Tantra
    1:33
  13. 13.
    Soon September (Another Enchantment)
    1:48
  14. 14.
    Rural Shires
    2:46
  15. 15.
    Perfidio Incanto
    1:16
  16. 16.
    The Lost Years
    2:26
  17. 17.
    The Charm of Transit
    3:42
  18. 18.
    Night Thoughts (Twilight radio)
    1:24
  19. 19.
    Wysteria
    0:40
  20. 20.
    Swing
    2:23
  21. 21.
    Snowfall
    2:00
  22. 22.
    Realm of Dusk
    2:57
  23. 23.
    Over Ocean
    1:26

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    The Blazing Memory of Innuendo
    2:15
  2. 3.
    Into the Luminous Future
    2:15
  3. 4.
    A Dip in the Swimming Pool Reactor
    2:33
  4. 5.
    Tomorrowland (The Threshold of 1947)
    3:12
  5. 6.
    Listening to Lizards
    2:26
  6. 7.
    My Endless Torsion
    2:01
  7. 8.
    Sublime Perversion
    1:22
  8. 9.
    Eros in Autumn
    1:13
  9. 10.
    Sleeplessness
    6:08
  10. 11.
    The Latest Skyline
    1:16
  11. 12.
    Train of Thought
    3:24
  12. 13.
    Parks and Fountains, Clouds and Trees
    2:52
  13. 14.
    The Golden Bough
    3:34
  14. 15.
    Forever Orpheus
    1:44
  15. 16.
    In Arcadia
    2:11
  16. 17.
    Sentimental
    1:59
  17. 18.
    Autumn Fires
    2:16
  18. 19.
    Wild Blue Yonder
    1:03

Disc 3

  1. 3.
    Gift of the August Tide
    2:34
  2. 4.
    Loving Tongues
    4:02
  3. 5.
    Blue Nude
    1:34
  4. 6.
    In the Realm of Bells
    2:07
  5. 7.
    Your Nebulous Smile
    2:38
  6. 8.
    The Glance of a Glittering Stranger
    1:22
  7. 9.
    Another Kiss for Your Slender Neck
    2:05
  8. 10.
    The Warmth of Women's Eyes
    1:19
  9. 11.
    Seduction (Ritual With Roses)
    2:45
  10. 12.
    Dreamed Embraces
    0:46
  11. 13.
    Herself With Her Shadow
    0:27
  12. 14.
    The Exquisite Corpse
    0:52
  13. 15.
    Ardent Hands
    1:02
  14. 16.
    Her Laughing Torso
    0:51
  15. 17.
    Migrating Angels
    1:20
  16. 18.
    Les Amoreux
    2:46
  17. 19.
    Meshes of the Afternoon
    0:53
  18. 20.
    Mountains of the Heart
    2:04
  19. 21.
    Willow Silk
    2:09
  20. 22.
    Tender Encounters (States of Grace)
    1:51
  21. 23.
    Melancholia
    2:45
  22. 24.
    The Eternal Female
    2:53

Disc 4

  1. 4.
    Sex Party Six
    4:41
  2. 5.
    Wider Windows for the Walls of the World
    2:12
  3. 6.
    Time in Tokyo
    3:01
  4. 7.
    Happily Addicted to You
    1:00
  5. 8.
    Snakes With Wings
    2:06
  6. 9.
    The Boy Pilots of Bangkok
    2:25
  7. 10.
    Erotikon
    1:45
  8. 11.
    Birds in Two Hemispheres
    1:43
  9. 12.
    Windmills in a World Without Wind
    2:19
  10. 13.
    Love's First Kiss
    1:38
  11. 14.
    Initiation of the Heart's Desire
    1:59
  12. 15.
    Edge of Tears
    1:46
  13. 16.
    Test of Affection
    2:25
  14. 17.
    Words Across Tables
    1:46
  15. 18.
    A Promise of Perfume
    3:05
  16. 19.
    This Dangerous Age
    2:01
  17. 20.
    The Glass Breakfast
    1:49
  18. 21.
    Talk Technique
    2:08
  19. 22.
    The Last Summer for Dancing
    2:06
  20. 23.
    View From a Balcony
    1:51

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