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Bill Nelson – The Love That Whirls (Diary Of A Thinking Heart)
Bill Nelson
The Love That Whirls (Diary Of A Thinking Heart)
Style: Electronic
Label: Mercury Records
Catalog Number: PVC 101
Released: 1982, 80's
On The Love That Whirls (Diary Of A Thinking Heart), the wildly creative force of Be Bop Deluxe founder Bill Nelson is on full display with the artist playing virtually all instruments on the album’s near 40 tracks. Very likely inspired by Japan and Yellow Magic Orchestra, the album features highly polished production and a bright, modern synthetic sound crafted with state of the art technology including drum machines, synthesizers, and sequencers. Nelson’s signature e-bow guitar is, of course, also very present here and sits perfectly inside the synth textures playing off the electronic percussion, white noise, and vibra-slap. On the classic title, Nelson explains, “It’s actually based on a fact, rather than a poetic fantasy. It has two direct connections…the first is to the ‘whirling dervishes.’ These are Sufi dancers who use the whirling dance as a form of prayer and worship. They are taught to love everything and their whirling dance is an expression of that love and a means of attaining divine ecstasy. Hence ‘The Love That Whirls.’
Recommended – Full Listen
Tags: Ambient / Cult Classic / Experimental
Tracklist:
A1 Empire Of The Senses
A2 Hope For The Heartbeat
A3 Waiting For Voices
A4 A Private View
A5 Eros Arriving
A6 The Bride Of Christ In Autumn
B1 When Your Dream Of Perfect Beauty Comes True
B2 Flaming Desire
B3 Portrait Of Jan With Flowers
B4 The Crystal Escalator In The Palace Of God Department Store
B5 Echo In Her Eyes (The Lamps Of Oblivion)
B6 The October Man
C1 Overture
C2 The Family
C3 Sisters And Sedan Chairs
C4 In The Forest Of Storms
C5 The Castle
C5A The Gates
C5B The Corridor
C5C The Great Wall
C5D Dreams (The Merchant Sleeps)
C6 The Rose And The Beast
C7 Magnificient (The White Horse)
C8 Beauty Enters The Castle
C8A The Door
C8B The Mirror
C8C Candelabra And Gargoyles
C9 Beauty And The Beast
D1 Transition No. 1
D2 Transition No. 2
D3 The Hunt
D4 The Gift
D5 The Garden
D6 Transition No. 3
D7 Transition No. 4
D8 The Tragedy
D9 Transition No. 5
D10 The Enchanted Glove
D11 Tears As Diamonds (The Gift Reverse)
D12 The Beast In Solitude
D13 The Return Of Magnificient
D14 Transition No. 6 (The Journey)
D15 The Pavilion Of Diana
D16 Transformation No. 1
D17 Transformation No. 2
D18 The Final Curtain
Credits:
Artwork [Disk A & B, Cover] – Bill Nelson, David Claridge, Sheila Rock
Composed By, Recorded By – Bill Nelson (tracks: C1 to D18)
Drums – Bogdan Wiczling (tracks: B6)
Engineer – Bill Nelson (tracks: A1 to B6), John Leckie, Mick Robson, Pat Moran, Ted Sharp
Lyrics By, Music By, Performer, Vocals – Bill Nelson (tracks: A1 to B6)
Mastered By – Bill Nelson (tracks: A1 to B6), Ray Staff
Vibraslap – Jan Nelson (tracks: A1)
