The Blue Nile

The Blue Nile is an adult alternative/pop band from Glasgow, Scotland. The music of The Blue Nile is built heavily on synthesizers and electronic instrumentation and percussion

The Blue Nile is an adult alternative/pop band from Glasgow, Scotland. 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.

The band was formed when friends Paul Buchanan (born April 16 1956, Glasgow) and Paul Joseph Moore met Robert Bell shortly after graduating from the University of Glasgow in the late 1970s.Previously Robert and Paul were the key members of the band 'Night by Night' who had a small but enthusiastic following in the Glasgow area - they had made demos of songs like 'Rio' and 'Stay' but were not commercial enough at the time, thank goodness or we may never had the Blue Nile. Although their individual degrees didn't reflect their future career trajectory (English Literature, Electronics and Mathematics, respectively), their mutual friendship grew out of their shared interest in music, and they began writing and recording together. They formed their own label, Peppermint Records, on which they released their first single, "I Love This Life", which was later picked up and issued by RSO Records. Soon afterward, RSO was absorbed into Polygram, and The Blue Nile's first single disappeared from view, as did the band.