“Dying Songs” focuses on melancholic electronic music but isn’t limited to that. Sometimes it gets dark, sometimes I try to mix techno awkwardly, sometimes i get nostalgic… I like stuff that’s dreamy, ghostly, pretty and sad. I’ll try out new productions of my own, as well. I’m keeping it pretty open and we’ll see how it evolves.” – Jimmy

All songs by Bill Nelson, except #23 by Scala (Bill Nelson & Daryl Runswick).
All albums released by Nelson’s own label, Cocteau Records, except La Belle Et La Bete (Mercury Records).

You can find more current Bill Nelson releases here: https://billnelson.bandcamp.com

Thanks to EMV for making the initial introduction!!

ARTIST – SONG – ALBUM – LABEL

1. Edge of tears – A Catalogue Of Obsessions (1984)
2. Spinning Creatures – Map Of Dreams (1987)
3. the meat room – savage gestures for charms sake (1983)
4. Vanishing Parades – Sounding The Ritual Echo (Atmospheres For Dreaming) (1985)
5. Dance Of The Fragrant Woman – Map Of Dreams (1987)
6. Bright Star (Moonlight Over Ocean Blue) – Chance Encounters in the Garden of Lights [The Book Of Inward Conversation] (1987)
7. Magnificent (The White Horse) – La Belle Et La Bete (1982)
8. Loving tongues – Pavilions Of The Heart And Soul (1984)
9. Love’s first kiss – A Catalogue Of Obsessions (1984)
10. Escape Over The Rooftops – Das Kabinett (1981)
11. Water Of Life (Transfiguration) – Map Of Dreams (1987)
12. Antennae Two – The Summer Of God’s Piano (1984)
13. Les amoureux – Pavilions Of The Heart And Soul (1984)
14. Endless Orchids – Sounding The Ritual Echo (Atmospheres For Dreaming) (1985)
15. Sentimental – Chamber Of Dreams (Music from the Invisibility Exhibition) (1984)
16. Blue nude – Pavilions Of The Heart And Soul (1984)
17. The exquisite corpse – Pavilions Of The Heart And Soul (1984)
18. Birds in two hemispheres – A Catalogue Of Obsessions (1984)
19. Your nebulous smile – Pavilions Of The Heart And Soul (1984)
20. The Rose And The Beast – La Belle Et La Bete (1982)
21. Tantra – The Summer Of God’s Piano (1984)
22. Gift of the august tide – Pavilions Of The Heart And Soul (1984)
23. Wiping A Tear From The All Seeing Eye – Secret Ceremony (Theme From Brond) (1987)
24. Tomorrowland (the threshold of 1947) – Chamber Of Dreams (Music from the Invisibility Exhibition) (1984)
25. Wider windows for the walls of the world – A Catalogue Of Obsessions (1984)
26. Tears As Diamonds (The Gift Reverses) – La Belle Et La Bete (1982)
27. Listening to lizards – Chamber Of Dreams (Music from the Invisibility Exhibition) (1984)
28. Cubical Domes – Sounding The Ritual Echo (Atmospheres For Dreaming) (1985)
29. The Unmasking – Das Kabinett (1981)
30. Infernal Regions – Map Of Dreams (1987)
31. The Sonambulist And The Children – Das Kabinett (1981)
32. Rural shires – The Summer Of God’s Piano (1984)
33. Wild blue Yonder – Chamber Of Dreams (Music from the Invisibility Exhibition) (1984)
34. Migrating angels – Pavilions Of The Heart And Soul (1984)
35. Initiation of the heart’s desire – A Catalogue Of Obsessions (1984)
36. My Intricate Image – Sounding The Ritual Echo (Atmospheres For Dreaming) (1985)
37. The golden bough – Chamber Of Dreams (Music from the Invisibility Exhibition) (1984)
38. Perfidio incanto – The Summer Of God’s Piano (1984)
39. The Hunt – La Belle Et La Bete (1982)
40. The glass breakfast – A Catalogue Of Obsessions (1984)
41. The Divine Raptures Of Sisterhood – Chance Encounters in the Garden of Lights [The Book Of Inward Conversation] (1987)
42. Opium – Sounding The Ritual Echo (Atmospheres For Dreaming) (1985)
43. Realm of dusk – The Summer Of God’s Piano (1984)
44. Talk Technique – A Catalogue Of Obsessions (1984)
45. Mountains of the heart – Pavilions Of The Heart And Soul (1984)
46. The Family – La Belle Et La Bete (1982)
47. The lost years – The Summer Of God’s Piano (1984)
48. A Bird Of The Air Shall Carry Thy Voice – Chance Encounters in the Garden of Lights [The Book Of Inward Conversation] (1987)
49. Happily addicted to you – A Catalogue Of Obsessions (1984)
50. Annunciation – Sounding The Ritual Echo (Atmospheres For Dreaming) (1985)
51. Overture – La Belle Et La Bete (1982)
52. Another kiss for your slender neck – Pavilions Of The Heart And Soul (1984)
53. The last summer for dancing – A Catalogue Of Obsessions (1984)
54. Snakes with wings – A Catalogue Of Obsessions (1984)
55. Swing – The Summer Of God’s Piano (1984)
56. Windmills in a world without wind – A Catalogue Of Obsessions (1984)
57. Revolving Globes – Chance Encounters in the Garden of Lights [The Angel At The Western Window] (1987)
58. portrait of jan with moon and stars – savage gestures for charms sake (1983)

If you make music and want me to play it, get in touch at soundcloud.com/dntel, preferably in a downloadable MP3 format. I’ll make sure to listen to anything that’s sent in. You can also send physical musical items to me care of…

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ATTN: Jimmy Tamborello
4519 Santa Monica Boulevard
Los Angeles, California 90029
USA

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