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Steven Wilson - The Raven That Refused To Sing

It's mind blowing for me to realise that it is almost exactly 20 years since Porcupine Tree made their first ever live appearance, at a small club called the Nag's Head in High Wycombe, UK on the 4th December 1993. To commemorate the anniversary here is a recording from the archives of the first song played at that first ever show, the Van Der Graaf Generator / Dead Can Dance sampling, David Gilmour meets The Orb fusion of Voyage 34 (years before he did actually collaborate with The Orb!), the birth of PT as a band and a performing entity.  It was recorded straight from the mixing desk so the balance is a bit strange, but actually considering how nervous we must have all been, it's not bad at all. 

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PORCUPINE TREE - Voyage 34 (Nags Head 4/12/1993)

Deadwing

Arriving Somewhere But Not Here

Wonderful Epic Music Collection 2 (23)

Road Trip is motion as meditation. Every track opens a different window into the long drive: the pale light of early morning, the strange little towns you’ll never visit again, the wild skies, the empty gas stations, the motel signs buzzing in the dark, and the quiet arrival at the edge of the ocean. Acoustic folk and retro pop blend with cinematic post-rock, ambient jazz, disco, and field-recorded textures. It’s not about the destination. It’s about all the miles that change you on the way there.

Canyon Choir Overdrive

Insurgentes (2016 Remaster)

Harmony Korine

4 1/2

Don't Hate Me

Hand Cannot Erase (Deluxe Edition)

Home Invasion / Regret #9

To The Bone

Refuge

NEW 2 DISC SET FROM PORCUPINE TREE FEATURING ‘THE INCIDENT’ LIVE FROM CHICAGO

Here's 'Dislocated Day', recorded at the Royal Albert Hall show, taken from disc 2 of Octane Twisted (originally featured on the 1995 The Sky Moves Sideways album)

The past year has been a busy period for the various members of Porcupine Tree. Steven Wilson is currently gathering rave reviews for his solo records and accompanying tours and also embarked on a rare tour with No-Man, Richard Barbieri has released an acclaimed album with Steve Hogarth from Marillion, Gavin Harrison has continued is successful partnership with 05Ric and Colin Edwin has being working on a solo record along with a new album from his Metallic Taste of Blood project.

Despite all this activity, fans of the band have still been clamouring for a new Porcupine Tree release. This wait ends on November 19th with the release of Octane Twisted¸ a double disc live set recorded during the tour that supported The Incident, the band's most recent album.

The Incident went top 30 in both the UK and USA, and the world tour climaxed with sold out shows at Royal Albert Hall in London and Radio City Music Hall in New York.

The album marked another step forward in the incredible journey of the band from a solo studio project created by Steven Wilson in the late eighties to a grammy nominated act and one of the world’s most revered live band.

Octane Twisted features the album in its entirety recorded in Chicago. The second CD contains 5 tracks classic PT tracks also recorded in Chicago along with 3 highlights from the band's landmark show at Royal Albert Hall.

To order your copy from the Kscope store, go to:
www.burningshed.com/store/kscope/product/272/4174/

Or to download from iTunes, go to: http://smarturl.it/PTiTunes

Tracklist

CD1 
The Incident
Chicago
Occam’s Razor 
The Blind House 
Great Expectations 
Kneel and Disconnect 
Drawing the Line 
The Incident 
Your Unpleasant Family 
The Yellow Windows of the Evening Train 
Time Flies 
Degree Zero of Liberty 
Octane Twisted 
The Séance 
Circle of Manias 
I Drive the Hearse

CD2
Hatesong
Russia On Ice / The Pills I’m Taking
Stars Die
Bonnie The Cat
Even Less
Dislocated Day
Arriving Somewhere But Not Here

All tracks were recorded at 
The Riviera, Chicago, 30th April 2010 except CD2 tracks 5-7 recorded at the Royal Albert Hall, London, 14th October 2010.

For more information on Porcupine Tree visit: www.kscopemusic.com/porcupinetree

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Porcupine Tree - Dislocated Day (from Octane Twisted disc 2)

In Absentia

Lips Of Ashes (2017 Remaster)

Here we all are
Born into a struggle
To come so far
But end up returning to dust

Oxfam panache tips his hat
(laces undone)
He has no truck with idle chat
(work to be done)
The songs he learned from scratched LP's
Stops in mid-flow to sip his tea

He strums the chords with less than grace
(songs we all know)
Each passing year etched on his face
(sun, rain or snow)
The words he sings are not his own
They speak of things he'll never know

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Steven Wilson - Vocals, Mellotron, Keyboards, Guitars
Nick Beggs - Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals
Guthrie Govan - Lead Guitar
Adam Holzman - Fender Rhodes, Hammond Organ, Piano, Minimoog
Marco Minnemann - Drums, Percussion
Theo Travis - Flutes, Saxophones, Clarinet
Jakko Jakszyk - Additional Vocals

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