Steven Wilson is a twice Grammy-nominated producer, writer and performer, best known as founder and front man of British rock band Porcupine Tree. He has also produced and /or mixed albums for artists as diverse as Swedish metal band Opeth, Norwegian chanteuse Anja Garbarek, and progressive rock institution King Crimson. Porcupine Trees latest album The Incident went top 30 in both the UK and USA.
Grace for Drowning is the second album released under Wilson s own name, and builds on the artistic inroads he forged with 2009s exceptionally well received Insurgentes. A double album ( two 40-45 minute albums in the same package ) Wilson has described it as my biggest project to date. The album is available as a 2CD set and also in a high resolution 5.1 stereo Blu-Ray format version
Acclaimed for his work with Porcupine Tree, Opeth and Anja Garbarek amongst others, Steven Wilson's debut album Insurgentes has been a long time in the making. Comprising 10 new tracks that range from ballads and anthems to all-out industrial noise assaults, the dark, cinematic and richly textured album represents two years' worth of creative output and numerous recording sessions worldwide in studios from Mexico City to Japan and Israel. While Wilson is a member of several bands including Blackfield, No-Man and Bass Communion, he explains that "when I began writing these songs, I quickly realized that they would be best suited to an album under my own name. It was an intuitive, almost unconscious writing process that resulted in a kind of `poetry of melancholy."
Wilson recruited a stellar cast of guests to work on the album including bassist Tony Levin, Porcupine Tree drummer Gavin Harrison, and keyboardist Jordan Rudess (Dream Theater), alongside Japanese Koto player Michiyo Yagi, British guitarist Sand Snowman, and jazz flautist and saxophonist Theo Travis. The final product inhabits a similar experimental realm as recent albums by Thom Yorke, Portishead, and Nine Inch Nails. Product Details: 2 Disc Set (CD + DVDA) / 24 page booklet packaged in a Super jewel case with slipcase
This is the high resolution Blu-Ray format version of the Steven Wilson Grace For Drowning Release. It features the Album in hi resolution 5.1 stereo audio plus 2 bonus tracks, six work in progress demo versions and 5 promo videos.
Steven Wilson is a twice Grammy-nominated producer, writer and performer, best known as founder and front man of British rock band Porcupine Tree. He has also produced and /or mixed albums for artists as diverse as Swedish metal band Opeth, Norwegian chanteuse Anja Garbarek, and progressive rock institution King Crimson. Porcupine Trees latest album The Incident went top 30 in both the UK and USA.
Grace for Drowning is the second album released under Wilson s own name, and builds on the artistic inroads he forged with 2009s exceptionally well received Insurgentes. A double album ( two 40-45 minute albums in the same package ) Wilson has described it as my biggest project to date.
Insurgentes Music Artist : Steven Wilson Music Label : KSCOPE Release Date : 2010-11-09 Artistopia's Price :$21.38
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Insurgentes is the new documentary film about Steven Wilson (Porcupine Tree) directed by Lasse Hoile. Porcupine Tree are currently enjoying massive success across the world with their latest album, The Incident. Insurgentes is a musical road movie that follows the making of his solo record of the same name, and is a portrait of an increasingly rare artist who works with music and media out of love and not for fame and fortune, persisting in making art on his own terms in a world where 'throw away' mentality is increasingly becoming the norm. The film features footage of Wilson with other artists and friends including Mikael Akerfeldt from Opeth, Jonas Renkse from Katatonia, the Israeli superstar Aviv Geffen, and the legendary producer Trevor Horn.
Nsrgnts Rmxs Music Artist : Steven Wilson Music Label : Kscope Release Date : 2009-08-11 Artistopia's Price :$15.68
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"Insurgentes", the debut album from Steven Wilson, was released earlier in 2009 on Kscope. The album immediately received a rapturous reception from not just fans and critics but from fellow artists. Several of these artists have remixed tracks from the album and NSRGNTS RMXS is a collection of some of those remixes. The album opens with a mix of "Harmony Korine" by David A. Stiek (TV On The Radio). Underground hip hop pioneers Dalek have created a dark, brooding mix of "Get All You Deserve" (think Massive Attack meets UNKLE). Manchester outfit Engineers, have brought their widescreen sound to "Abandoner" while Pat Mastelotto (King Crimson, XTC) has created a sprawling mix of "Salvaging" and drone act Fear Falls Burning have also reworked "Get All You Deserve".
Steven Wilson is a twice Grammy-nominated producer, writer and performer, best known as founder and front man of British rock band Porcupine Tree. He has also produced and /or mixed albums for artists as diverse as Swedish metal band Opeth, Norwegian chanteuse Anja Garbarek, and progressive rock institution King Crimson. Last year, he also co-wrote and sang a track from Pendulum s number one album Immersion .
This 3 disc set contains his debut solo album, Insurgentes, along with the companion release NSRGNTS RMXS.
Insurgentes was described as 'an incredible musical journey... yet another masterpiece' (Classic Rock Prog) and this set features the album on CD and on DVD-A (5.1 surround mix).
NSRGNTS RMXS features tracks from the album remixed by David A. Sitek (TV On The Radio), Dälek, Engineers, Pat Mastelotto (King Crimson) and Fear Falls Burning.