No-Man, formed as No-Man Is An Island (Except For The Isle Of Man) in 1987, is an English art-rock band. The band started out as a collaboration between multi-instrumentalist Steven Wilson and vocalist Tim Bowness. The duo remained the songwriting core of the band, but were joined by violinist Ben Coleman and guitarist Stuart Blagden.

By 1990 the band went under the name No-Man and Stuart Blagden had left. The success of their single Colours, combining sampled proto-trip hop beats with Coleman’s violins and the singing-songwriting of Donovan, led to the band being signed to the OLI label. Under pressure from their label, the band tried and failed to break through into the mainstream with beat-oriented art-rock/pop music.

Flowermouth, released in 1994 marked a major shift for the band. The band invested the recording budget for their last OLI album into their home studio and working with guest performers like Robert Fripp to create an ambitious and orchestral art-rock album. By the release of the album, Ben Coleman had left the band due to the diminishing role of his violin within the musical soundscape of the band.

After being dropped by OLI, the was duo signed to a smaller independent label and was free to produce the music they wanted to make. Subsequent releases, sometimes interrupted by long hiatuses, range in genre and influence from ambient and post-rock to progressive rock, trip hop, electronica and minimalism