Porcupine Tree, The Incident

England, 2009.

PT's new release. No need for introductions, this is pretty much the biggest band in prog right now, and after over two decades of activity, nothing here is going to be terribly surprising. Less of a metal influence than previous efforts, but also less diverse than In Absentia and less immersive than The Sky Moves Sideways. Will hold off further judgements until I've heard this one a lot more.



Playlist:

Disc 1 - The Incident
I. Occam's Razor
II. The Blind House
III. Great Expectations
IV. Kneel and Disconnect
V. Drawing the Line
VI. The Incident
VII. Your Unpleasant Family
VIII. The Yellow Windows of the Evening Train
IX. Time Flies
X. Degree Zero of Liberty
XI. Octane Twisted
XII. The Séance
XIII. Circle of Manias
XIV. I Drive the Hearse

Disc 2
1. Flicker
2. Bonnie the Cat
3. Black Dahlia
4. Remember Me Lover

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Porcupine Tree, Signify

England, 1996.

A progressive/psychedelic/space rock classic. Porcupine Tree's fourth studio album, first released in September, 1996. This was the first album that frontman Steven Wilson recorded with a full group of musicians on board from the beginning, rather than as a one-man project with the collaboration of other musicians.

Playlist:

1. Bornlivedie
2. Signify
3. Sleep Of No Dreaming
4. Pagan
5. Waiting Phase One
6. Waiting Phase Two
7. Sever
8. Idiot Prayer
9. Every Home Is Wired
10. Intermediate Jesus
11. "Light Mass Prayers"
12. Dark Matter

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Porcupine Tree, Insignificance

United Kingdom, 1997,

A combination of B-sides and demos make for interesting listening for fans of Porcupine Tree, who will appreciate the early versions of some of "Signify's" songs as well as originals not heard anywhere else.


Playlist:

1. Wake as Gun 1 (3:25)
2. Hallogallo / Signify (6:58)
3. Waiting (6:52)
4. Smiling Not Smiling (3:42)
5. Wake as Gun 2 (3:48)
6. Neural Rust (5:53)
7. Sever Tomorrow (6:05)
8. Door to the River (4:20)
9. Insignificance (5:02)
10. Nine Cats [acoustic version] (4:05)



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Porcupine Tree, Up The Downstair

England, 1993.

"What you're listening to is musicians, performing psychedelic music under the influence of a chemical called..."

1. What You Are Listening To...
2. Synesthesia
3. Monuments Burn Into Moments
4. Always Never
5. Up The Downstair
6. Not Beautiful Anymore
7. Siren
8. Small Fish
9. Burning Sky
10. Fadeaway

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Porcupine Tree, Fear Of A Blank Planet

England, 2007.
This is the latest Porcupine Tree album, released in April this year.

Playlist:

1. fear of a blank planet
2. my ashes
3. anesthetize
4. sentimental
5. way out of here
6. sleep together

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Porcupine Tree, Deadwing

England, released in 2005.
Amazing progressive rock, with influences of post-rock, metal and ambient.

Playlist:

1. deadwing
2. shallow
3. lazarus
4. halo
5. arriving somewhere but not here
6. mellotron scratch
7. open car
8. the start of something beautiful
9. glass arm shattering
10. half light (bonus track)

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Porcupine Tree, In Absentia

England, released in 2002.
Unique progressive rock.

Playlist:

1. blackest eyes
2. trains
3. lips of ashes
4. the sound of muzak
5. gravity eyelids
6. wedding nails
7. prodigal
8. .3
9. the creator has a mastertape
10. heartattack in a layby
11. strip the soul
12. collapse the light into earth

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Porcupine Tree, Staircase Infinities

EP, 1994, composed of additional material from the "Up the Downstairs" sessions.

01. cloud zero
02. the joke's on you
03. navigator
04. rainy taxi
05. yellow hedgerow dreamscape

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Porcupine Tree, The Sky Moves Sideways

England. Released in 1995.
Very space rock, psychedelic and experimental.

In my opinion, the best Porcupine Tree album so far created.

Playlist:

01. the colour of air
02. I find that I'm not there
03. wire the drum
04. spiral circus
05. stars die
06. moonloop
07. dislocated day
08. the moon touches your shoulder
09. is... not
10. off the map

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