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Albums Of The Week: Bill Nelson | Marvellous Realms

The Be Bop Deluxe founder muses on life's mysteries on a meditative, aptly titled LP.

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASES:Marvellous Realms emerges from another intensive, almost perpetual, recording session. The studio is my favoured outlet for my creative endeavours, (and perhaps has always been so), especially having now forsaken live performances due to various unwelcome health concerns .

Creating music in my modest home studio is an absolute joy, never a chore. I’m constantly exploring an evolving and very personal universe of sounds, concepts, thoughts and whimsical imaginings. Dreaming whilst awake perhaps, ongoing real time fantasias, embracing both the past and the future with equal enthusiasm.

From the latest batch of 80 or so new recordings comes this album, Marvellous Realms, a meditation on time and impermanence, wonder and mystery, magic and melancholy, all familiar themes to those who are attuned to my music, but with their own peculiar twist and distinctive flavour. So, sit back and enjoy the view, on the musical journey that never ends.”

— Bill Nelson, November 2022