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 Spacemen 3 and Bark Psychosis. This was led by the Housewives Hooked on Heroin single, a taster for the Wild Opera album which followed that autumn.
Most of the album had emerged from a series of semi-spontaneous improvisations recorded over a few hours, rather than planned-out attempts at songwriting. The raw results of three such sessions appeared on the album.
The title track itself is unlisted and appears as a 'hidden' bonus track.

''Dry Cleaning Ray''

One of the Wild Opera tracks -"Dry Cleaning Ray"- was released as a single in 1997. It also spawned the Dry Cleaning Ray mini-album. Dry Cleaning Ray presented reworked Wild Opera material, Gainsbourg covers, remixes, and instrumental moments. It also offered new songs such as "Sicknote."

Track listing

CD1 – ''Wild Opera''

Same as original release.

CD2 – ''Dry Cleaning Ray'' with bonus tracks

Personnel

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