PT UK Street Team
06-26-2009
Hey there!
As you know, Porcupine Tree will be releasing their new album THE INCIDENT on 21st September, and the Roadrunner UK Porcupine Tree Street Team will be trying to help out the promotion of the album and the band as much as possible. If you are a huge Porcupine Tree fan, and would like to join some fellow PT fans and get involved then NOW is the time to get in on the action. There are some cool PT comps coming up that will be EXCLUSIVE to Street Team members!
All you have to do to join is head to this location: www.roadrunnerrecords.co.uk and sign on up. You will then begin to receive notifications and tips on how to help the band (the latter will become more frequent as the album and shows draw closer). You don’t have to sign up for all the RR bands - you can sign up purely for Porcupine Tree. But hey, who knows - you may make some new friends and discover more cool music!
So, what are you waiting for? If you are in the UK and want to help out, now you know what to do…
Final US date
06-25-2009
The final date on the band's US Autumn tour has been confirmed in Baltimore, at the Ram's Head, Friday, 25th September. Tickets go on sale on Friday, 3rd July, and can be purchased at here.
Note, there are no ROABP tickets available for this show.
in the studio / more album details
06-19-2009
Roadrunner have posted some clips of Porcupine Tree working in the studio on their forthcoming album The Incident here.
Also the cover image and subtitles to the various parts of the long song cycle that takes up the whole of the first CD were revealed at a playback in New York earlier this week. The cover was photographed by Lasse Hoile and designed by Carl Glover.
THE INCIDENT
i occam’s razor (1.55)
ii the blind house (5.47)
iii great expectations (1.26)
iv kneel and disconnect (2.03)
v drawing the line (4.43)
vi the incident (5.20)
vii your unpleasant family (1.48)
viii the yellow windows of the evening train (2.00)
ix time flies (11.40)
x degree zero of liberty (1.45)
xi octane twisted (5.03)
xii the séance (2.39)
xiii circle of manias (2.18)
xiv i drive the hearse (6.41)
Audio clips will be posted soon!
3 more UK shows announced
06-19-2009
Three more UK shows have been confirmed as part of Porcupine Tree's tour later this year to promote their new album "The Incident".
6th December - Wolverhampton Civic Hall
8th December - Newcastle Academy
11th December - Glasgow ABC
Note that there are no Residents of a Blank Planet tickets available for Wolverhampton.
The other UK shows previously announced are:
8th Oct - LEEDS Academy
9th Oct - LONDON Hammersmith Apollo (nearly sold out)
10th Oct - BRISTOL Colston Hall
The Incident
06-12-2009
Porcupine Tree are happy to announce the forthcoming release of their tenth studio album "The Incident". The record is set to be released via Roadrunner Records worldwide on 21st September, as a double CD.
The centre-piece is the title track, which takes up the whole of the first disc. The 55-minute work is described as “a slightly surreal song cycle about beginnings and endings and the sense that ‘after this, things will never be the same again’.”
The self-produced album is completed by four standalone compositions that developed out of band writing sessions last December - Flicker, Bonnie The Cat, Black Dahlia, and Remember Me Lover feature on a separate EP length disc to stress their independence from the song cycle.
Video footage of the band in the studio working on The Incident, as well as audio previews, will be available online soon. The band will tour extensively to promote the album from mid September onwards.
Gavin Modern Drummer award number 3!
06-05-2009
Gavin Harrison has been voted best progressive drummer of the year for the third year running in the highly respected Modern Drummer magazine reader's poll, full results in the current issue.
He passes on his thanks to anyone who voted for him.
More German shows added
06-04-2009
Four new German shows have been added to the Porcupine Tree later this year:
27th Nov : Stuttgart - Carl Benz Arena
28th Nov : München - Tonhalle
1st Dec : Neu-Isenburg - Hugenottenhalle
2nd Dec : Köln -Palladium
Priority tickets on sale from Residents of a Blank Planet from 6th June, general sale from 10th June from Ticketmaster (tel: 0 18 05 – 44 70).
More Shows Added
05-15-2009
1st Nov : Petofi Hall, BUDAPEST, Hungary
3rd Nov : Media Park, LJUBLJANA, Slovenia
20th Nov : Incrivel Almadense, LISBON, Portugal
21st Nov : Teatro Sa Da Bandeira, PORTO, Portugal
22nd Nov : La Riviera, MADRID, Spain
23rd Nov : Sant Jordi Club, BARCELONA, Spain
25st Nov : Sportzentrum Tagerhard, WETTINGEN, Switzerland
Priority tickets on sale from Residents of a Blank Planet from 16th May.
Insurgentes Remix EP
05-15-2009
Steven Wilson's debut album Insurgentes was released earlier this year on Kscope. The album received a great reception, not just from fans and critics but also from fellow artists. Several of these artists have now remixed tracks from the album and NSRGNTS RMXS is a selection of these mixes.
The CD edition features a mix of the albums opening track Harmony Korine by David A. Sitek, currently enjoying massive critical acclaim as leader / producer of TV On The Radio. It also features mixes of tracks by Engineers, Pat Mastelotto (King Crimson) and Fear Falls Burning.
The 12 vinyl edition of NSRGNTS RMXS will be limited to 1000 copies and will only be available from the Kscope store. It also features the David A. Sitek mix along with two mixes of Only Child by Pat Mastelotto.
Both the CD and 12 inch are available to pre-order now from the KScope store.
Finally a digital edition will collect all six tracks available on the CD and 12 inch, and will also feature the winner of the remix competition which has been running on the Insurgentes site.
The competition offered fans the chance to remix the track Abandoner. With the competition now closed, Steven has listened to all the entries and created a shortlist of eight mixes. These mixes are all available to listen to on insurgentes.org and you can vote for your favourite. Voting ends on May 29th.
Steve would also like to take the opportunity to thank all the wonderful submissions to the remix competition, over 200, all of which were listened to!
Richard Barbieri live
05-05-2009
Richard will open for the band Engineers at London's Bush Hall on 10th July. The 30 - 40 minute set will include music from his two recent solo albums, as well as older material and some improvisation. For ticketing details and info on Engineers, visit KScope.
Germany / Poland shows announced
04-30-2009
15th Oct - Capitol, HANOVER, Germany
17th Oct - Aladin, BREMEN, Germany
25th Oct - Docks, HAMBURG, Germany
26th Oct - Huxley's, BERLIN, Germany
28th Oct - Hala Orbita, WROCLAW, Poland
29th Oct - Haus Auensee, LEIPZIG, Germany
30th Oct - Lowensalle, NUREMBERG, Germany
All tickets go on sale for Residents of a Blank Planet members on 1st May at 9 AM. General sale from 3rd May.
NO-MAN EP
04-27-2009
Acting as a bridge between No-Man's elegiac 2008 return Schoolyard Ghosts and the forthcoming live concert DVD Mixtaped, Wherever There Is Light is a strictly limited edition 5 track enhanced CD EP release.
From Schoolyard Ghosts, the poignant title track features a guest performance from US pedal steel legend Bruce Kaphan. The alt-country tinged Death Was California and the atmospheric Counting are two new songs especially written for the EP, while Carolina Skeletons and All The Blue Changes are 2 live recordings from No-Man's Autumn 2008 mini-tour.
Also featuring Grant Wakefied's poetic video for the title track, a powerful preview from the Mixtaped DVD, and a striking Carl Glover designed digi-pack, the enhanced Wherever There Is Light EP is a rare and beautiful thing from the band Uncut memorably described as 'Britain's most underrated sorrowful sonic architects'.
You can pre-order it now from Burning Shed - to be shipped on 11th May.
Listen to the live version of All the Blue Changes from the EP on the No-Man MySpace page.
Denmark, Finland, and Italy shows
04-16-2009
Shows have now been added in Denmark, Finland, and Italy to PT's Autumn European tour in support of their new album:
18th October: Copenhagen -- Vega
21st October: Helsinki -- Ice Hall
4th November: Milan -- Alcatraz
5th November: Rome -- Atlantico
6th November: Bologna -- Estragon
7th November: Padova -- Teatro Tenda
Tickets for all shows are available to members of Residents of a Blank Planet on:
16th April for the Italy shows;
17th April for the Copenhagen show;
22nd April for the Helsinki show.
Tickets will then be made available to the general public two days after the respective ROABP onsale dates.
US / Canada tour dates
04-09-2009
Porcupine Tree is happy to announce its upcoming Autumn US / Canada tour in support of a brand new studio album. The following dates have been confirmed:
Tue 15 Sept: SEATTLE, WA - MOORE THEATER
Wed 16 Sept: PORTLAND, OR - ROSELAND
Fri 18 Sept: SAN FRANCISCO - WARFIELD
Sat 19 Sept: LOS ANGELES - CLUB NOKIA
Mon 21 Sept: CLEVELAND, OH - HOUSE OF BLUES
Tue 22 Sept: CHICAGO, IL - VIC THEATER
Thu 24 Sept: NY, NY - TERMINAL 5
Sat 26 Sept: PHILLY - ELECTRIC FACTORY
Sun 27 Sept: BOSTON, MA - HOUSE OF BLUES
Tue 29 Sept: MONTREAL - METROPOLIS
Wed 30 Sept: TORONTO - QUEEN ELIZABETH THEATRE
Supporting PT in Seattle, Portland, and San Francisco: That 1 Guy
In Los Angeles: Bigelf
Remaining Dates: King's X
Residents of a Blank Planet, the band’s ticketing club, has tickets available for all shows, and these are available to ROABP members starting THIS FRIDAY, 10th April.
For more information on ROABP presale tickets for both the North American and European tour dates, click here.
Onsale dates for the general public are all on 17th April, except Boston and Chicago, which are on sale 18th April, and San Francisco, on sale 26th April.
Venue Ticket Information:
Seattle
Portland
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Cleveland
Chicago
New York
Philadelphia
Boston
Bass Communion vinyl release
04-08-2009
Steven Wilson's Bass Communion project has a double vinyl version of the most recent album "Molotov and Haze" now available from Headphone Dust. It was originally recorded in February 2008 during a period of experimentation and preparation for the recording of SW's debut solo album "Insurgentes", using just multi layered guitars and laptop processing. The combination of glacial beauty and power drones represented a new approach for SW's experimental side. For this ToneFloat vinyl edition each of the 4 tracks from the original CD occupies one side, but 2 of the tracks are extended versions - the set is pressed on 180 gram black vinyl, and housed in a thick gatefold sleeve.
In addition the first edition of 500 numbered copies includes an exclusive 10 inch vinyl of the Haze Shrapnel CD EP in its own picture sleeve. This will not be available separately. Available and shipping now from Headphone Dust.
