In between bouts at the studio with Mixmeister Modo and Markus, I’ve been wandering around the streets of central Hanover. Everything’s Christmas light pretty and incredibly relaxed. The old town, City Hall and mainline station are ornately attractive in a traditional German style and over the next couple of days, I’m looking forward to seeing Lord Chilvers future residence, the … Read More

Along with Markus (in his furious Frank from ‘Blue Velvet’ mode), I arrive in Hanover for four days of mixing and recording for the new Centrozoon album. We’ve agreed loosely on what’s staying and what’s going and at this point, have enough material to fill three very different albums. The one we’re currently working on contains the material which defiantly … Read More

A joint Centrozoon performance with Einslive DJ , Klaus Fiehe, was probably the worst trio gig in memory. Playing to a crowd more interested in talking, dancing, smoking and drinking than listening to music is always difficult. We didn’t go down or play particularly badly, but overall, it felt like we were constantly banging our collective head against a giant, … Read More

A pleasant and uneventful flight to the ‘fake’ Dusseldorf, Niederrhein. A much more interesting time on the train to Stansted, however, where my former dealings with the elderly mentally and physically infirm came in very handy. A confused woman with no stockings, no bags, a solitary five pound note and, it must be said, a slight whiff of men’s toilets … Read More

Amidst interminable bouts of singing ‘Angel Of Berlin’ and playing intensely competitive games of bar football (England 10 Germany 3, in case you’re wondering), Centrozoon actually managed to perform as part of the ‘Nine Teeth’ art exhibition. An underground ‘art happening’ that part resembled Andy Warhol’s Factory in its 1960s heyday, while also evoking a run-down community centre in Halifax, … Read More

Wednesday’s Centrozoon performance was polished and confident, but the emphasis on the more beat-orientated aspects of our work, made it a less charming and satisfying experience than usual for me. Sunday’s church setting provided an ideal atmosphere for relaxed excursions into the heart of the music, whereas the more conventional and organised nature of this performance meant that we were … Read More

Designed as a means of linking the disparate sites containing information about the various musical projects I’m involved with, another addition to the senseless clutter along the information highway comes in the form of the brand new www.timbowness.com. An intentionally simple Flash Media free zone, there’ll be no pop-up menus, audio samples, or images of me with a lizard tongue … Read More

Typically ironically, in the week in which I was going to discontinue the diaries and erase all my past entries, I wrote more than I usually do. Whether in terms of art or material comfort, for me, periods of accumulation are always followed by periods of ridding myself of ideas and objects. This leads to a constant state of finding, … Read More

Cold steel, concrete and stink. Ah, London! Courtesy of the nice Mr Jansen and Ms Zornes, I go to the Royal Festival Hall to see David Sylvian and Steve Jansen perform. Before the gig, myself and the Lord chat merrily over tea and cakes with Richard and Suzanne Barbieri. Along with the No-Man reissues, One Little Indian are also keen … Read More

With the potential legal problems now out of the way, we’ve received confirmation that No-Man’s early albums will be reissued by One Little Indian in the Spring of 2004. The last fortnight’s strongly worded emails and threatening phone calls have given way to something more constructive and plans are finally underway to make the ideas a reality. This, along with … Read More