Porcupine Tree - We Lost the Skyline
Posted by: DenisA on 25 January 2008
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On the 4th October 2007 Porcupine Tree arrived for an in-store performance and signing session at Park Avenue CDs in Orlando, Florida, with 200 fans also in attendance. Although it was originally planned that the full band would play, lack of space dictated that it was only the 2 guitarists / singers Steven Wilson and John Wesley who delivered an impromptu performance, including many songs rarely (if ever) played by the band, making for a very special and intimate show. Fortunately this one-off performance was captured by a remote recording facility and the complete 8 song, 33 minute show is now being released in a mail order only CD, with a digipack sleeve created by photographer Lasse Hoile and designer Carl Glover. The CD will be available to pre-order soon from the PT Store (please do NOT email to ask when), and is expected to ship in the week commencing 11th Feb.
Dutch vinyl specialists Tonefloat will also release a quality 180gm vinyl edition of We Lost the Skyline in a gatefold sleeve, with a limited and numbered edition of 1,000 copies on marbled vinyl, and a regular edition on black vinyl. These editions will be released on 18th March, but will also be available to pre-order soon from the ToneFloat website. The Porcupine Tree store will also stock the vinyl editions once they are released.
Full track listing for the album is:
1. the sky moves sideways (4.02)
2. even less (3.27)
3. stars die (4.33)
4. waiting (3.52)
5. normal (4.52)
6. drown with me (4.09)
7. lazarus (4.29)
8. trains (4.04)
Denis
On the 4th October 2007 Porcupine Tree arrived for an in-store performance and signing session at Park Avenue CDs in Orlando, Florida, with 200 fans also in attendance. Although it was originally planned that the full band would play, lack of space dictated that it was only the 2 guitarists / singers Steven Wilson and John Wesley who delivered an impromptu performance, including many songs rarely (if ever) played by the band, making for a very special and intimate show. Fortunately this one-off performance was captured by a remote recording facility and the complete 8 song, 33 minute show is now being released in a mail order only CD, with a digipack sleeve created by photographer Lasse Hoile and designer Carl Glover. The CD will be available to pre-order soon from the PT Store (please do NOT email to ask when), and is expected to ship in the week commencing 11th Feb.
Dutch vinyl specialists Tonefloat will also release a quality 180gm vinyl edition of We Lost the Skyline in a gatefold sleeve, with a limited and numbered edition of 1,000 copies on marbled vinyl, and a regular edition on black vinyl. These editions will be released on 18th March, but will also be available to pre-order soon from the ToneFloat website. The Porcupine Tree store will also stock the vinyl editions once they are released.
Full track listing for the album is:
1. the sky moves sideways (4.02)
2. even less (3.27)
3. stars die (4.33)
4. waiting (3.52)
5. normal (4.52)
6. drown with me (4.09)
7. lazarus (4.29)
8. trains (4.04)
Denis
Sweet! 
Thanks for the "heads up" nap-ster, mine's ordered as well!
Very much like tonym in the previous post I was a latecomer to their music, but really enjoying it now. It's funny how these bands can be around for so long (and produce a lot of material) without much acknowledgement. Still, better late than never!
I was too late for their last UK tour so hoping that I still get an opportunity to see them in the not too distant future. At the moment it seems as though the only dates are a handful of festivals in Europe. Mind you, a trip over to the Netherlands sounds like it could be fun................
Mark
Very much like tonym in the previous post I was a latecomer to their music, but really enjoying it now. It's funny how these bands can be around for so long (and produce a lot of material) without much acknowledgement. Still, better late than never!
I was too late for their last UK tour so hoping that I still get an opportunity to see them in the not too distant future. At the moment it seems as though the only dates are a handful of festivals in Europe. Mind you, a trip over to the Netherlands sounds like it could be fun................
Mark
Lontano,
I don't have any bass communion but I and maybe you might consider - ghosts on magnetic tape (double cd)
Now repressed as a double disc including the full length Andrew Liles reconstruction, which SW described as being "even creepier than the original!", this is the third full length album by SW's Bass Communion project and is a one hour work divided into 5 distinct sections. The album is inspired by alleged tape recordings of the dead communicating with the living world, paranormal research most famously practised by scientist Konstantine Raudive in the 1970's. This is a spectral and brooding album, rich with dark clouds of sound, beautiful textures, creepy drones and eerie crackling. It is housed in a beautiful Japanese style thick card gatefold mini LP sleeve. SW considers this to be one of the finest recordings he has ever made.
Check the BC releases at Burning Shed and see what you think.
Denis
No-Man microsite
There is now a microsite dedicated to the new No-Man album "Schoolyard Ghosts" (the collaboration between SW and Tim Bowness). It includes a video for an edit of the song "Truenorth" (which runs over 12 minutes on the album itself).
The No-Man MySpace page also includes extracts from the album, which is officially released on KScope / Snapper on 12th May. The first edition includes a stereo CD and 5.1 surround sound DVDA, with an additional exclusive bonus CD for copies pre-ordered from the No-Man store (details to be announced soon, please don’t enquire about this yet).
Reminder for reasons to have Fear Of a Blank Wallet
A deluxe 2LP vinyl edition of "Schoolyard Ghosts" will also be released by tonefloat.
UPDATE (26/3) : Less than 500 copies of the special edition Lightbulb Sun CD/DVDA with bonus disc left!
Lightbulb Sun is also in preparation for release as a 2LP vinyl edition. Along with "Recordings" (also due for reissue later this year) the album is the missing part of the PT discography.
A reminder that a 'Live' Album will be released in the Autumn
Also the long awaited release of Steven Wilson's Solo 2CD towards the end of the year
Porcupine Tree's Festival appearances can be seen here
No-Man will announce a tour soon and will be posted on the microsite above
It is also expected that Blackfield will tour
For those of you who wish to embark on a journey to explore PT, No-Man and Blackfield all you need is an Open Mind
Enjoy
Denis
There is now a microsite dedicated to the new No-Man album "Schoolyard Ghosts" (the collaboration between SW and Tim Bowness). It includes a video for an edit of the song "Truenorth" (which runs over 12 minutes on the album itself).
The No-Man MySpace page also includes extracts from the album, which is officially released on KScope / Snapper on 12th May. The first edition includes a stereo CD and 5.1 surround sound DVDA, with an additional exclusive bonus CD for copies pre-ordered from the No-Man store (details to be announced soon, please don’t enquire about this yet).
Reminder for reasons to have Fear Of a Blank Wallet
A deluxe 2LP vinyl edition of "Schoolyard Ghosts" will also be released by tonefloat.
UPDATE (26/3) : Less than 500 copies of the special edition Lightbulb Sun CD/DVDA with bonus disc left!
Lightbulb Sun is also in preparation for release as a 2LP vinyl edition. Along with "Recordings" (also due for reissue later this year) the album is the missing part of the PT discography.
A reminder that a 'Live' Album will be released in the Autumn
Also the long awaited release of Steven Wilson's Solo 2CD towards the end of the year
Porcupine Tree's Festival appearances can be seen here
No-Man will announce a tour soon and will be posted on the microsite above
It is also expected that Blackfield will tour
For those of you who wish to embark on a journey to explore PT, No-Man and Blackfield all you need is an Open Mind
Enjoy
Denis
quote:Originally posted by DenisA:
No-Man microsite
There is now a microsite dedicated to the new No-Man album "Schoolyard Ghosts" (the collaboration between SW and Tim Bowness). It includes a video for an edit of the song "Truenorth" (which runs over 12 minutes on the album itself).
The No-Man MySpace page also includes extracts from the album, which is officially released on KScope / Snapper on 12th May. The first edition includes a stereo CD and 5.1 surround sound DVDA, with an additional exclusive bonus CD for copies pre-ordered from the No-Man store (details to be announced soon, please don’t enquire about this yet).
Reminder for reasons to have Fear Of a Blank Wallet
A deluxe 2LP vinyl edition of "Schoolyard Ghosts" will also be released by tonefloat.
UPDATE (26/3) : Less than 500 copies of the special edition Lightbulb Sun CD/DVDA with bonus disc left!
Lightbulb Sun is also in preparation for release as a 2LP vinyl edition. Along with "Recordings" (also due for reissue later this year) the album is the missing part of the PT discography.
A reminder that a 'Live' Album will be released in the Autumn
Also the long awaited release of Steven Wilson's Solo 2CD towards the end of the year
Porcupine Tree's Festival appearances can be seen here
No-Man will announce a tour soon and will be posted on the microsite above
It is also expected that Blackfield will tour
For those of you who wish to embark on a journey to explore PT, No-Man and Blackfield all you need is an Open Mind
Enjoy
Denis
Thanks Denis - a lot of good stuff to look forward to. I hope I can be back in the UK at some point this year to get a look in on some of this action.
Better go and order my Lightbulb Sun now...
Finaly the Voyage PT Interview with Steven Wilson has been translated into English here.
A press release from Porcupine Tree's PR agency in the US about the band's activities this year. Here are all the updates:
* A double live album in multiple formats in September.
* Filming a new concert DVD in October for 2009 release.
* Steven Wilson's solo album will be released in late 2008.
* Anathema's new album will be produced by SW.
* Richard Barbieri will release a new solo album this year.
* Ex-Wise Heads (Colin Edwin's band with Geoff Leigh) will release a new album this year.
Message for Lontano - Enjoy the gig and hope they play a long set for you. As it's their first Aussie Tour (only 3 gigs) I would expect it to be 2 hours +
Denis
CLASS BAND!
quote:Originally posted by scottyhammer:
CLASS BAND!
...and thanks for introducing them to me mate!
Got my remaster of "Lightbulb Sun" the other day. Sounds excellent but I didn't have the original so can't make a comparison.
It comes with a multichannel DVD-A mix which I haven't got round to playing yet.