Porcupine Tree - Deadwing - 3CD, Blu-ray & Book - COMPACT DISCS

Deluxe edition includes two CDs, Blu-ray, and DVD plus 52-page book. Recorded September 2020 to July 2023, the record took shape slowly but surely as the band meticulously perfected their sound. Often guarded, It Leads To This keeps it's ace in the pack up it's sleeve, biding it's time until all the right pieces fall in place, giving way to a beautiful, cinematic experience on every track. Conceptually, the record is Soord's efforts to better understand himself and the world around him. Opening with the coy melodies of 'Put it Right' before moving into the metallic groove of 'Rubicon', the album builds to the heart of the record with the epic title track, the cathartic 'The Frost', followed by an introspective 'All That's Left'. The ominous 'Now it's Yours' and 'Every Trace of Us' keep the foreboding atmosphere topped up whilst delivering The Pineapple Thief's signature dynamism, closing the record with the haunting 'To Forget'. One of the leading lights in Europe's experimental rock domain, The Pineapple Thief were formed in 1999 by founder and chief songwriter Bruce Soord. It Leads to This is their 14th studio album. The line-up has remained solid since 2016's game-changing Your Wilderness Bruce Soord (guitar/vocals), Jon Sykes (bass/backing vocals), Gavin Harrison (drums/percussion) and Steve Kitch (keyboards). Your Wilderness made the UK Album Chart Top 75 with 2018 follow-up Dissolution peaking at #36, alongside #1 UK Rock and Metal, #22 German album chart and #4 Netherlands Platomania album chart. Album Tracks 1. Put It Right [05 30] 2. Rubicon [04 37] 3. It Leads to This [04 43] 4. The Frost [05 40] 5. All That's Left [04 26] 6. Now It's Yours [05 59] 7. Every Trace of Us [04 30] 8. To Forget [05 20] 1. All That's Left (Alternate Version) [04 30] 2. All Because of Me (Alternate Version) [03 05] 3. Put It Right (Alternate Version) [05

Double clear vinyl LP pressing. The concept for The Incident (the band's much lauded 10th and most recent studio album) emerged as Porcupine Tree's creator Steven Wilson, was caught in a motorway traffic jam whilst driving past a road accident. InchThere was a sign saying 'POLICE - INCIDENT' and everyone was slowing down to see what had happened... Afterwards, it struck me that 'incident' is a very detached word for something so destructive and traumatic for the people involved. The irony of such a cold expression for such seismic events appealed to me, and I began to pick out other 'incidents' reported in the media and news, I wrote about the evacuation of teenage girls from a religious cult in Texas, a family terrorising it's neighbours, a body found floating in a river by some people on a fishing trip, and more.Inch Consisting of 18 tracks, each song is written in the first person, attempting to humanise the detached media reportage of each associated event. The first 14 tracks form part of a 55-minute song cycle, with the last 4 having been recorded later (and originally released as a second disc to stress their independence from the song cycle). The album was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Surround Sound Album and reached the Top 25 in the US and UK album charts. It was awarded InchAlbum Of The YearInch in Classic Rock and German magazine Eclipsed. The Incident marked another step forward in the incredible journey of the band that began as a solo studio project and grew to a multi-Grammy nominated act and one of the world's most revered live bands, selling out arenas across the globe and wowing fans with their incredible performances. Exclusive double 140gm clear vinyl with artwork faithful to the original . Album Tracks 1. Occam's Razor 2. The Blind House 3. Great Expectations 4. Kneel and Disconnect 5. Drawing the Line 6. The Incident 7

Having recently announced that Snapper Music will be representing Porcupine Tree's Transmission tag worldwide, new CD and LP reissues of the band's extensive catalogue will roll out throughout 2021. Deadwing was Porcupine Tree's eighth studio album, first released in 2005 following their breakthrough with In Absentia, it was the second in a run of 3 albums that for many represent the pinnacle of the band's artistic achievements. Featuring the classic singles InchShallowInch and InchLazarusInch, the album continued their new-found commercial success to become their top selling record at the time. The album features guest appearances from Adrian Belew (King Crimson), who plays guitar solos on the title track and InchHaloInch, and Mikael Åkerfeldt (Opeth), who adds vocal harmonies and a guitar solo to InchArriving Somewhere But Not HereInch. This new 2LP Transmission 2021 reissue of Deadwing is presented in a gatefold sleeve and remains faithful to the original artwork. Album Tracks 1. Deadwing [09 46] 2. Shallow [04 17] 3. Lazarus [04 18] 4. Halo [04 38] 5. Arriving Somewhere But Not Here [12 02] 1. Mellotron Scratch [06 57] 2. Open Car [03 46] 3. Start of Something Beautiful [07 39] 4. Glass Arm Shattering [06 12] 5. So Called Friend [04 48] 6. Half-Light [06 20]