ACCIDENTAL POETRY OF THE STRUCTURE
Billy Currie 2006

1. Accidental Poetry of the
Structure
2. Williams Mix
3. Skips of a Chopped Head
4. Krakow
5. Idee Fixe Movement Three
6. Matsang River
7. Hall of Impressions
8. Folly Brook
9. Compassion
10. Listening to Strength

Produced by Billy Currie and Peter Dudley

This is a powerful, extravert, electronic album. Billy experiments with amp distortion, not just on his Synthesiser sounds but also with the Viola. The synthesiser called the Minimonsta appealed very much to Billy using it for bass on the first track “Accidental Poetry of the Structure”, and for soloing on the second track “Williams Mix” and many other places. The third track “Skips of a Chopped Head” has a hyper, building, three four time, nightmarish feel, climaxing with Billy speaking within the track while his Viola playing screams out! Various piano sounds and parts come together for “Krakow”, the fourth piece, with Billy using pizzicato Viola. A reggae influence creeps in. He is obviously having fun with this track! His time at Island records must have had some influence on him.

Billy says that the fifth track was influenced by Steve Martland. That will be the fast, syncopated rhythms I think. Much piano soloing on this track. A very free feeling. The sixth piece all started from Billy taking the end few notes of his solo from “ On Broadway”, the live version he performed with Gary Numan. Billy hadn't listened to that solo for years but on doing so thought the improvised melody, that he comes out with right at the end, could be utilised for a completely new work. Here it is, very joyful! By the seventh track the listener is reined in a little to experience a more quiet and sometimes peaceful music. The quirky feel of these last four tracks is very attractive. Reminiscent of his “Stand Up And Walk” period. Billy's unique Violin playing now comes to the fore. The eighth track called “Folly Brook” is named after a beautiful walk that Billy takes between Totteridge and Mill Hill, north London, which passes through a lake in the woods. “Compassion”, the ninth piece, is really made up of a very warm, shimmering Violin sound with a lonely piano part. This is about compassion for all the suffering in the world. Billy uses simple ingredients of Synthesisers, Violin and Piano to a mesmerising effect.

Billy says:-
“The title ‘Accidental Poetry of the Structure’ is about the creative process of composing the music. When I write I usually have two or three ideas on the go. Differing colours and emotions. It is only when I work on the structure that the sparks start to fly and accidental to this process of structuralising the piece the musical ideas come to life and speak! The poetry of music is accidental to this creative structural activity”.

STILL MOVEMENT
Billy Currie 2004

1. Waving Hands in Clouds
2. Simultaneity
3. Afterglow
4. Apocrypha
5. The Waves Look Sleepy
6. Standing Still
7. Highfalutin
8. The Other World
9. Stately
10. Deflect Downward
11. Step Forward To Seven Stars

Produced by Billy Currie and Peter Dudley

With “Still Movement” Billy has, in his own uniquely creative way, mastered the new Virtual versions of his trademark synths, the Arp Odyssey and the Oscar, to make a very crisp and powerful Synthesiser Album, drawing from his considerable experience.
                                          
The new version of the Arp is now called the Oddity and the new version of the Oscar is now the Imposcar. Both have new features for Billy to experiment with, for example polyphonic sounds. Only two notes at a time could be played back in the early days of Ultravox. “The Other World” is a track from “Still Movement” written using a Billy Currie polyphonic sound from the Imposcar. (this sound is on the Billy Currie Signature Sounds called High Float) Please use phasing.

One of the other Billy Currie trademark sounds is the huge, almost religious in its intensity, string sounds he created from the magnificent Yamaha CS80. He used this sound on the Ultravox track “Hymn”.

“Standing Still” from “Still Movement” goes into this area using a CS80 sound from the Atmosphere virtual synth.

Billy uses many other synths on this album, as well as the Violin, and has moved forward taking things up a couple of notches from his previous album “Push”. Its a Billy Currie Synthesiser Album. Eleven beautifully crafted tracks created with passion!

“STILL MOVEMENT is his latest creation… and arguably his best work to-date. It's pure electronic heaven. A blissful 11-track journey through synthetic circuitry. It's a true modern masterpiece. The old fans will dig it, & it's certain to gain new fans”.
Jimm Kjelgaard - Ubersonik

PUSH
Billy Currie 2002

1. Stand Like a Balance
2. Step Forward
3. Swimming in Air
4. Kissing the Shame
5. High Climb
6. Into The Space
7. Why Do You Hang On Me
8. The True Transmission
9. Theremin
10. Cross Hands
11. Rollback

Produced by Billy Currie

PUSH is a very positive move into Electronic Dance, with the trademark Rock edge. Some tracks on the PUSH album are fast moving with very driven synthesiser sounds. Tracks like "Kissing the Shame, "Step Forward" and "Into The Space". Billy has included his original ARP Odyssey. "High Climb", "Swimming in Air" and "Cross Hands", on the other hand, are very soft and playful.

Billy has continued pushing the boundaries for electronic use of the Violin and Viola. There is a couple of very wild Violin solos on "Into The Space".

Three collaborations with the Granular Synthesis programmer Ben Jarlett have created some stunning new music.

The use of the Granular Synthesis programme enabled Billy to play the Viola while sampling the instrument in Real Time so as to create an interplay between the two. Tracks like "Stand Like a Balance" and "Why Do You Hang On Me" have that certain inspirational freedom while using cutting edge technology. The results are staggering, totally unique!

"A good return to his 'electronic roots' in many ways"
Rob Ayling - Voiceprint

SINEWS OF THE SOUL
Humania 1989

1. Undertow
2. This Day Forever
3. Suffering Cease
4. The Key
5. To Love Again
6. Can't Stay Long
7. There is No They
8. Perfect World
9. Lament
10. This Could Be Heaven

Produced by Billy Currie
Mastered by Billy Currie and Peter Dudley

Billy Currie – Keyboards (Backing Vocals)
Robin Simon - Guitar
Marcus O'Higgins - Vocals
Sue Rachel - Bass (Backing Vocals)
Ray Weston - Drums, Electronic Percussion