Whimsical Wall of Sound

Spinning in my CD Player last night...

In 2003, hot on the heals of Bill Nelson's vast 6 CD Noise Candy release, came Whimsy. This album from the ever-prolific Mr Nelson is a magical set of songs.

Recorded in Bill's digitally upgraded home studio it is a bright and breezy 2CD collection of 40 tracks. There's so much going on in each of them that, at first, it's a little hard to take it all in. Multiple Keyboards and Guitars fly around Bill's vocals and samples and initially it can make your head spin. On subsequent listens however it all sinks in.

From the beauty of songs like 'Slumberlite' and 'Here We Go', through the fun of 'Magnetism Made Me Do It' and 'The Fundamental Blues', all the way to the epic 'Over the Moon' and final cool instrumental 'Close Your Eyes'. This is a great collection of whimsical summery sounds. Nothing too serious and that's fine by me.