RE: No-Man - Apart from SW's solo career and PT, I find that I enjoy No-Man the most after those two aforementioned discographies. From Flowermouth onward, there's some great music on each album, although I'm partial to Together We're Stranger and Schoolyard Ghosts, which came out about 7 years ago (which is REALLY hard to believe). It's sad that with SW's solo career, there will likely never be another No-Man album any time soon, although Tim Bowness released a great album last year.
I'm not sure why, but the music of No-Man just hits me harder than other things like IEM or Bass Communion, which just aren't for me. I get why some might like them and what their appeal might be to certain music lovers, but the ambient, drone stuff just doesn't do it for me. I like great SONGS with good lyrics, hooks, drum beats and grooves, and most of the stuff that SW does in those groups just doesn't have it, so after PT, Blackfield, No-Man and SW's solo career, I just sort of stopped with SW's other projects, but to be honest, between those four discographies alone, there's still SO MUCH GOOD MUSIC that I don't feel like I'm missing out on anything huge in regards to SW's output.
-Marc.