Written and recorded between Autumn 2007 and Spring 2008, Schoolyard Ghosts is No-Man's sixth official studio album and its first since 2003's Together We're Stranger.
A distinctive combination of beautifully detailed songwriting, haunting melodies and inventively cinematic production, Schoolyard Ghosts sees No-Man’s core duo of Tim Bowness and Steven Wilson expanding the band's sonic palette by collaborating with, amongst others, Californian pedal steel ace Bruce Kaphan, saxophonist/flautist Theo Travis, drummers Pat Mastelotto and Gavin Harrison, and the London Session Orchestra (arranged by Dave Stewart).
Featuring the sweetly hypnotic Wherever There Is Light, the warped dynamics of Pigeon Drummer, the outsider lament of All Sweet Things, and the subtly evolving explorations of the uplifting 13 minute semi-orchestral epic Truenorth, Schoolyard Ghosts reveals the band taking its accessible and ambitious blend of Post-Rock and Singer-songwriter influences to an even more focused and personalised place than before.
The cd/dvda comes in a lavish digi-pack with booklet and also features a 5.1 mix of the album, a photo gallery and videos for 3 songs.
The 180 grams black vinyl edition includes the album as well as a full side of alternates and edits, and is packed in Tonefloat's trademark heavy duty gatefold picture sleeve with innerbags, with photography and design by Carl Glover.
The colour vinyl edition is a limited run of only 1,000 copies worldwide, pressed on 180 grams double vinyl, and housed in a numbered cardboard slipcase, that also contains a full-colour 16page 12x12inch picture booklet, plus a 7 inch with three exclusive schoolyard ghosts demos, written and recorded by Tim Bowness.
Please note that we have sold out of the bonus CD included with early preorders.
Tracks
cd/dvda
1. all sweet things (6.47)
2. beautiful songs you should know (4.26)
3. pigeon drummer (6.18)
4. truenorth (12.48)
5. wherever there is light (4.21)
6. song of the surf (6.12)
7. streaming (3.32)
8. mixtaped (8.36)
dvda disc also includes a photo gallery and videos for 'all sweet things, 'truenorth' and 'wherever there is light'.
Black / Coloured Vinyl
side 1
1. all sweet things (6.47)
2. beautiful songs you should know (4.26)
3. pigeon drummer (6.18)
side 2
4. true north (12.48)
5. wherever there is light (4.21)
side 3
6. song of the surf (6.12)
7. streaming (3.30)
8. mixtaped (8.35)
side 4 - alternate versions
9. true north part 1 (orchestral) (1.50)
10. true north part 2 (version) (3.37)
11. beautiful songs (version) (4.06)
12. pigeon beater (3.04)
13. song of the surf (duet version) (3.48)
14. true north (video edit) (4.18)
Tim Bowness - Schoolyard Demos 7 inch
(included with limited edition coloured vinyl only)
side 1
1. another winter (2.33)
2. the city sounds (2.44)
side 2
3. ominous dancefloor (4.15)
