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The Blue Nile

NTS aired an episode dedicated to the music of The Blue Nile on 2 August 2024. The Blue Nile has been played over 110 times on NTS, first on 3 November 2013. The Blue Nile's music has been featured on 103 episodes.

The Blue Nile is an alternative/pop band from Glasgow, Scotland, known for their perfectionist work ethic and long gaps between releases.

The music of The Blue Nile is built heavily on synthesizers and electronic instrumentation and percussion, although later works have featured acoustic guitar more prominently. Despite the "coldness" often associated with the use of such electronic instruments, The Blue Nile has managed to create music that is deeply emotional, and a lot of this has to do with the plaintive vocals of lead singer Paul Buchanan, whom critics have often compared to Peter Gabriel. The lyrics are often stream-of-consciousness descriptions of feelings and environments, which heighten the drama of the compositions, which are as much soundscapes as they are songs.

The band was formed when friends Buchanan and Paul Joseph Moore met Robert Bell shortly after graduating from the University of Glasgow in the late 1970s. Their debut album A Walk Across the Rooftops was the result of a request from the Linn Company to test a newly built recording studio!

The rare, later albums - which include acclaimed titles like Hats (1989) - have been released by the Scottish high end hifi company Linn and feature exceptional sound and production values.

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The Blue Nile

NTS aired an episode dedicated to the music of The Blue Nile on 2 August 2024. The Blue Nile has been played over 110 times on NTS, first on 3 November 2013. The Blue Nile's music has been featured on 103 episodes.

The Blue Nile is an alternative/pop band from Glasgow, Scotland, known for their perfectionist work ethic and long gaps between releases.

The music of The Blue Nile is built heavily on synthesizers and electronic instrumentation and percussion, although later works have featured acoustic guitar more prominently. Despite the "coldness" often associated with the use of such electronic instruments, The Blue Nile has managed to create music that is deeply emotional, and a lot of this has to do with the plaintive vocals of lead singer Paul Buchanan, whom critics have often compared to Peter Gabriel. The lyrics are often stream-of-consciousness descriptions of feelings and environments, which heighten the drama of the compositions, which are as much soundscapes as they are songs.

The band was formed when friends Buchanan and Paul Joseph Moore met Robert Bell shortly after graduating from the University of Glasgow in the late 1970s. Their debut album A Walk Across the Rooftops was the result of a request from the Linn Company to test a newly built recording studio!

The rare, later albums - which include acclaimed titles like Hats (1989) - have been released by the Scottish high end hifi company Linn and feature exceptional sound and production values.

Original source: Last.fm

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Tinseltown In The Rain
The Blue Nile
Linn Records1984
Heatwave
The Blue Nile feat. Calum Malcolm, Nigel Thomas, Paul Joseph Moore
Linn Records1984
I Love This Life
The Blue Nile
RSO1981
The Downtown Lights
The Blue Nile
Linn Records, Virgin1989
Saddle The Horses
The Blue Nile
Linn Records1984
From A Late Night Train
The Blue Nile
Linn Records1989
A Walk Across The Rooftops
The Blue Nile feat. Calum Malcolm, Nigel Thomas, Paul Joseph Moore
Linn Records1984
Let's Go Out Tonight
The Blue Nile
Linn Records1989
Seven A.M.
The Blue Nile
Linn Records1989
Over The Hillside
The Blue Nile
Linn Records1989