Chimera
by Bill Nelson
- Type: EP
- Released: May 1983
- Label: Mercury
- Country: United Kingdom
- Length: 48:17
- Community rating: 3.62/5 from 2 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Extensively exploring highly sophisticated synthesizer arrangements and virtuosic, layered guitar work, this release stands as an absolute highlight of the artist's eclectic solo era. It effortlessly and cleanly bridges the difficult gap between easily accessible, chart-friendly melodies and challenging conceptual experimentation.
Genres
Descriptors: rhythmic, melodic, synth, electronic, polished
Tracklist
- The Real Adventure (4:11)
- Acceleration (3:56)
- Everyday Feels Like Another New Drug (4:38)
- Tender Is The Night (5:09)
- Glow World (4:05)
- Another Day Another Ray Of Hope (5:22)
- Hard Facts From The Fiction Department (3:35)
- Acceleration - Long Version (6:33)
- Acceleration - Dub Version (6:53)
- Acceleration - Short Version (3:49)
Credits
- Die Firma - primary artist, written-by, performer
- Shorty - bass guitar
- Ingmar Helmig - guitar
- Benjamin Hartung - keyboards, rap, lyrics by
- Roger - keyboards
- SST - lacquer cut by
- Fader Gladiator - music by
- Claudia Ebert - other [styling]
- Bill Nelson - Primary Artist, Vocals, Electric Guitar, Synthesizer, Marimba, Bass, Orchestra [Artificial], Noises [Radio/TV Cut-ups], Noises [White Noise], Horns [Synthetic], Drums, Acoustic Guitar, Piano, Drum Machine [Drum Computer], E-Bow
- Yukihiro Takahashi - Drums
- Jan Nelson - Backing Vocals
- Ian Nelson - Saxophone, Saxophone [Solo]
- Preston Heyman - Percussion, Tom Tom
- Mick Karn - Bass Guitar