''Dry Cleaning Ray'' is a mini-album released by

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Art rock Art rock is a subgenre of rock music that generally reflects a challenging or avant-garde approach to rock, or which makes use of modernist, experimental, or unconventional elements. Art rock aspires to elevate rock from entertainment to an art ...

band

No-Man No-Man are an English art pop duo, formed in 1987 as No Man Is an Island (Except the Isle of Man) by singer Tim Bowness and multi-instrumentalist Steven Wilson. The band has so far produced seven studio albums and a number of singles/outtakes ...

. It was intended to be a companion release to ''

Wild Opera ''Wild Opera'' is No-Man's third studio album which displays art rock, trip hop and dub influences that were developed from improvisatory writing sessions. History In 1996, No-Man announced their return on a new label, 3rd Stone Ltd., home of ...

'' album, compiling reinterpretations and original songs stemming from the ''Wild Opera'' sessions. In keeping with other No-Man releases, several tracks offer other uses of

Steven Wilson Steven John Wilson (born 3 November 1967) is an English musician. He is the founder, guitarist, lead vocalist and songwriter of the rock band Porcupine Tree, as well as being a member of several other bands, including Blackfield, Storm Corrosio ...

's previously released music; in this case, "Jack the Sax" reuses the guitar progression from "Wake as Gun" (on the

Porcupine Tree Porcupine Tree are an English rock band formed by musician Steven Wilson in 1987. During an initial career spanning more than twenty years, they earned critical acclaim from critics and fellow musicians, developed a cult following, and became ...

release '' Insignificance''), while "Sweetside Silver Night" uses a chord progression later reused for ".3" from Porcupine Tree's ''

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''.

Track listing

Musicians

Tim Bowness Tim Bowness (born 29 November 1963) is an English singer and songwriter primarily known for his work as part of the band No-Man, a long-term project formed in 1987 with Porcupine Tree's Steven Wilson. Music career In addition to recording album ...

– vocals, words *

– instruments *Natalie Box – violins (4) * Bryn Jones (Muslimgauze) – remix / reconstruction (6)

References

External links

No-Man's Official WebsiteNo-Man's Fan Site
No-Man albums 1997 EPs {{Progressive-rock-album-stub