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
Lontano,
Thanks also for the gig info; ticket ordered and printed. As I said enjoy the gig (I remember my first time)
Scotty,
Have you got tickets, I bought 'Standing'.
Denis
Thanks also for the gig info; ticket ordered and printed. As I said enjoy the gig (I remember my first time)
Scotty,
Have you got tickets, I bought 'Standing'.
Denis
quote:she has no taste in music!)
Mark
Presumably K doesn't read the forum?
Well, after all that, I've just come home to a message from my wife (who's in work) that although she doesn't want to go she has bought me a ticket and booked me in the nearest Travelodge!! She even tried to book a cheapo train ticket but they're not on sale yet. How GOOD is that??!! See you all there on 19th October - I'm so made up. 
Mark
Mark
quote:Originally posted by markah:
Well, after all that, I've just come home to a message from my wife (who's in work) that although she doesn't want to go she has bought me a ticket and booked me in the nearest Travelodge!! She even tried to book a cheapo train ticket but they're not on sale yet. How GOOD is that??!! See you all there on 19th October - I'm so made up.
Mark
How do you manage it.. You come back from the dealers with a 555 and your gf buys you a PT tkt.. Where am I going wrong...
quote:Originally posted by ightenhill:
How do you manage it.. You come back from the dealers with a 555 and your gf buys you a PT tkt.. Where am I going wrong...
Or where am I going right........that I'm not quite sure about!
But hey, I'm not complaining!Mark
Here is an interesting article about the INDIGO2. In the TECHNOLOGY section the Sound setup seems impressive. Has anyone been to the INDIGO2 yet to comment on the Sound Quality of the PA? If ever a band deserves to have an excellent PA then its Porcupine Tree. It will be interesting to compare this against the recent gigs at The Forum in Kentish Town. As Mr Wilson has borrowed a few licks off Mr Gilmour perhaps he should tap him up and get hold of the Britannia Row gear that Dave and the Floyd have travelled with all these years.
Denis
Last night Mr and Mrs MilesSmiles, Mario, Jerome (Mario's friend) and Mr and Mrs Lontano attended the Sydney Porcupine Tree show.
It was a very good show and the band were on excellent form - about two hours long and a pretty full on PT experience. Set list was mostly from FOABP, In Absentia and Deadwing eras, so lots of the heavy end of the catalogue.
Fear of a blank planet
What happens now
Lazarius
Anesthetise
The sound of Muzak
Dark matter
Open car
A smart kid
Hate song
Blackest eyes
Way out of here
Sleep together
Encore:
Mother and Child Divided
Trains
Halo
Musicianship was excellent as you would expect with some great drumming from Gavin Harrison and for a band that has not played much for a while they really were very well rehearsed.
For me the best bits were Open Car, Blackest Eyes, Anesthetise, Sleep Together, Trains(best track of the night, with Steve playing some great acoustic guitar) and Halo. Hatesong did not do it for me for some reason.
I was disappointed not to get to hear Sentimental and Normal but I am not really complaining
So a good gig and I look forward to the London show in October.
A few shots from the gig.
Adrian
It was a very good show and the band were on excellent form - about two hours long and a pretty full on PT experience. Set list was mostly from FOABP, In Absentia and Deadwing eras, so lots of the heavy end of the catalogue.
Fear of a blank planet
What happens now
Lazarius
Anesthetise
The sound of Muzak
Dark matter
Open car
A smart kid
Hate song
Blackest eyes
Way out of here
Sleep together
Encore:
Mother and Child Divided
Trains
Halo
Musicianship was excellent as you would expect with some great drumming from Gavin Harrison and for a band that has not played much for a while they really were very well rehearsed.
For me the best bits were Open Car, Blackest Eyes, Anesthetise, Sleep Together, Trains(best track of the night, with Steve playing some great acoustic guitar) and Halo. Hatesong did not do it for me for some reason.
I was disappointed not to get to hear Sentimental and Normal but I am not really complaining
So a good gig and I look forward to the London show in October.
A few shots from the gig.
Adrian
What a fantastic show this was. I'm amazed that although you left your big guns at home the little camera made such great pics from a distance. 