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Headphone Dust Mail Order have a handful of the now otherwise sold out marbled vinyl edition of the Porcupine Tree "We Lost the Skyline" gatefold LP. This edition was limited to 1,000 numbered copies, and these copies are low numbers between 0090-0100. Price is £20 plus shipping. Please email hd@swhq.co.uk if you would like a copy, remembering to tell us which country you live in so we can calculate shipping.
A new Bass Communion CD and LP will both be released by Important Records in the US on 22nd July. The CD "Moltov and Haze" contains 4 layered guitar drone pieces, 2 noisy (Molotov) and 2 transcendently beautiful (Haze). The album will be issued in the by now familiar miniature card gatefold sleeve, and you can hear extracts from it on the Bass Communion MySpace page.
The LP is a collaboration recorded with Mexican noise / improv group Pig in February this year - "Live in Mexico City" will be a highly limited vinyl only release of 500 copies in special screen printed sleeves. Headphone Dust will have both items for sale, but sorry it's not possible to reserve a copy of the vinyl release at this stage.
SW will perform a Bass Communion set as special guest of Fear Falls Burning on 1st November at Theatre cc Luchtbal, in Antwerp, Belgium. He will be performing his recent explorations in guitar drone music (a CD "Molotov and Haze" is due for release on Important Records on 22nd July - you can hear extracts from it on the Bass Communion MySpace page).
During the show Steven will also join Fear Falls Burning on stage as guest. Tickets and all relevant information available here.
Please note that although Pacific Codex by Bass Communion is limited and has sold out from this site, it is still currently easily available at very reasonable prices from both Solielmoon and Beta-Lactam Ring in the US. Certainly noone should be paying over the odds for it on eBay at this stage.
Also news from Soleilmoon is that the first Continuum CD will be repressed shortly - originally limited to 1,000 copies, another 1,000 will be repressed to bring it in line with the edition of 2,000 pressed of Continuum II (of which only a handful remain).
The new No-Man album Schoolyard Ghosts is now available to pre-order from the No-Man online store. The CD/DVDA 2 disc set comes in a lavish digi-pack with booklet, the DVDA featuring a 5.1 mix of the album, a photo gallery and videos for 3 songs. In addition the first 2,000 copies sold from the store will come with an exclusive limited edition 6 track bonus CD of alternate versions of tracks from the album.
Schoolyard Ghosts is officially released on May 12th, but the 3 disc pre-order No-Man store edition will ship in late April/early May.
A vinyl version is in preparation, and a new t-shirt based on the album cover artwork is also now available to order.
There is now a microsite dedicated to the new No-Man album "Schoolyard Ghosts". It includes a video for an edit of the song "Truenorth" (which runs over 12 minutes on the album itself). The No-Man MySpace page also includes extracts from the album, which is officially released on KScope / Snapper on 12th May. The first edition includes a stereo CD and 5.1 surround sound DVDA, with an additional exclusive bonus CD for copies pre-ordered from the No-Man store (details to be announced soon, please don't enquire about this yet).
Headphone Dust have 2 new ToneFloat vinyl releases, both with connections to SW:
Anja Garbarek »Smiling and Waving« LP+7 inch £18.00
Recorded in 2000 in London, this strange and shimmeringly beautiful album won a Spellemannspris (Norwegian Grammy) in 2001. Smiling and Waving was produced by Anja and Steven Wilson, except for 2 tracks which were produced by Talk Talk's Mark Hollis. Additional contributions come from Robert Wyatt (whose own version of "Stay Tuned" from this album can be found on his most recent solo album "Comicopera"), Theo Travis, Steve Jansen and Richard Barbieri. The first 500 copies of this LP edition are pressed on coloured vinyl in a deluxe gatefold sleeve with inner bag, and includes a 7 inch single in its own sleeve, featuring "I Won't Hurt You" and "Blinking Blocks of Light", two tracks that were only available for a short time as part of a Norwegian limited CD edition of the album.
The Use of Ashes (ft. Bass Communion) »untitled« £8.00 (blue/orange)
A 10 inch single that includes the original demo version of The Use of Ashes "Ice" (7.45) on side A and a Bass Communion reconstruction of The Use of Ashes "Mousehill Daydream" (10.07) on side B. The 10 inch comes in a PVC sleeve and is available on orange vinyl (limited to 250 copies), blue vinyl (250 copies) and clear vinyl (100 copies only).
Please email hd@swhq.co.uk first to reserve a copy and request a price including shipping (please remember to tell us which country we will be shipping to).
Also back in stock at Headphone Dust is Bass Communion's first CD, and the last remaining copies of SW's Cover Version 2, 3 and 4 CD singles, which are sold out elsewhere (there will be a repressing at some point, but not for a while).
No-Man's sixth official album, Schoolyard Ghosts, has been completed. Recorded in August/September last year, and Jan-March this year, the 53 minute album features 8 new songs, and will be issued on Kscope in mid-May. A deluxe 2LP vinyl edition will also be released by ToneFloat. Videos and audio previews will soon be available on-line. For more news, track listing, and details on the performer line-up, head on over to the official no-man site, or to Tony Kinson's revamped no-man - a confession site.
Bass Communion's "Pacific Codex'' is finally here! You can order a copy now from Headphone Dust.
''Pacific Codex'' is possibly the most minimal and zen-like beautiful of all Bass Communion releases so far, a single 40 minute piece based entirely on processed and layered recordings of metal sculptures and gongs, creating complex waves of deep subharmonic sound. To fit with the oceanic theme, Carl Glover has designed an elaborate box set package which includes both stereo CD + 5.1 surround sound DVD-Audio discs housed in a thick card gatefold sleeve, a 36-page perfect-bound full-colour booklet, and a 2-sided thick card hand-numbered insert (975 copies), all housed in a super-thick case-bound card box (slipcase style).
Equation Records in the US are now sold out and not accepting any more orders.
To tie in with the release of ''Pacific Codex'', there is also a repress of the 2 disc edition of Bass Communion's "Ghosts on Magnetic Tape" , which includes the original album and the full length Andrew Liles reconstruction in a miniature thick card gatefold sleeve. This will ship at the same time as Pacific Codex, and you can pre-order both releases together from Headphone Dust to save on postage costs.
On the 4th October 2007 Porcupine Tree arrived for an in-store performance and signing session at Park Avenue CDs in Orlando, Florida, with 200 fans also in attendance. Although it was originally planned that the full band would play, lack of space dictated that it was only the 2 guitarists / singers Steven Wilson and John Wesley who delivered an impromptu performance, including many songs rarely (if ever) played by the band, making for a very special and intimate show. Fortunately this one-off performance was captured by a remote recording facility and the complete 8 song, 33 minute show is now being released in a digipack sleeve created by photographer Lasse Hoile and designer Carl Glover. The CD is available to pre-order now from the PT Store and is expected to ship in the week commencing 18th Feb. It will also be exclusively available to US retail through the Think Indie chain of independent stores.
Dutch vinyl specialists ToneFloat will also release a quality 180gm vinyl edition of We Lost the Skyline in a gatefold sleeve, with a limited and numbered edition of 1,000 copies on marbled vinyl, and a regular edition on black vinyl. These editions will be released on 18th March, but will also be available to pre-order soon from the ToneFloat website. The Porcupine Tree store will also stock the vinyl editions once they are released.
Full track listing for the album is:
1. the sky moves sideways (4.02)
2. even less (3.27)
3. stars die (4.33)
4. waiting (3.52)
5. normal (4.52)
6. drown with me (4.09)
7. lazarus (4.29)
8. trains (4.04)
Having been on the road for almost the entirety of 2007, Steven is now busy in the studio working on 2 brand new albums. One of these is his first ever song based solo project, something which will reveal a darker musical side of SW not hitherto heard in any of his other projects. The solo album is a work in progress with no set release date, but material is coming thick and fast, so a release sometime towards the end of this year seems likely.
Also well underway and expected to be issued in May is the first album by No-Man in 5 years. Its current working title is "Schoolyard Ghosts". You can find more information on the no-man MySpace page.
Other new releases in the pipeline include the much delayed release of Bass Communion's "Pacific Codex" box set, as well as a repress of the 2 CD version of "Ghosts on Magnetic Tape", both in February. Meanwhile the 2008 edition of Porcupine Tree's "Lightbulb Sun" album is expected in April as a CD/DVDA double disc set, and another new PT related release should be available from March on the band's Transmission mail order imprint (details on the PT site soon).
Finally, due to demand Soleilmoon will press another 1,000 copies of the first album by Continuum, SW's collaboration with Dirk Serries, bringing it up to par with the 2,000 copy edition of Continuum II. Scheduled for June release. Meanwhile after the first Continuum album was successfully reconstructed by Dirk himself on the Continuum Recyclings Volume One double LP, a highly talented and known musician from the experimental underground will recycle Continuum II for another double LP. More news on this soon - in the meantime check out the Continuum MySpace page for audio samples and updates.
And just a reminder that throughout January only you can buy all 4 SW Cover Version CD singles for the price of 3 from Headphone Dust (UPDATE - Cover Versions 2, 3, and 4 are now sold out again at Burning Shed, who had the majority of the pressings, but there are a few copies left at Headphone Dust)
Aviv Geffen is playing his first headline show outside of Israel at Bush Hall in London on 31st January. The show promises to be a very special evening. It will mark the launch of Aviv as a solo artist in Europe; his single Black & White will be released very shortly and the album Life Parade will follow in the Spring.
As well as his full band (Tomer, Seffy and Eran from Blackfield plus Iain Archer from Snow Patrol and the lovely and talented Alex on vocals), Aviv also has some special guests coming along. Mike Garson (David Bowie's musical director and keyboard player since the 70's who has also worked with NIN and Smashing Pumpkins) is flying in from California, and Steven Wilson (no introduction necessary!) will be joining Aviv onstage for a few songs during the show.
This will be a rare opportunity to see an amazing line-up in such intimate surroundings. Bush Hall is a unique venue originally built as a music hall in 1905 that has previously played host to special shows by REM, Lily Allen, The Magic Numbers, Starsailor and many others.
Those of you lucky enough to attend will also leave the building with more than just memories of an incredible gig ...
Intrigued?
Then grab a ticket before they sell out! Tickets are now available from ticketweb.
In preparation for the 2 remaining Cover Version singles, the final one of which will come in a box set to house all 6 CDs, Headphone Dust have re-pressed the previous 4 SW Cover Version CD singles, now packaged in plastic wallets instead of jewel cases. If you prefer, you can still order the CDs in plain jewel cases at no extra cost but note the postage rate will increase so please e-mail us to request an invoice first. Throughout January you can buy all 4 CDs for the price of 3 from Headphone Dust, so now is the time to purchase these special CDs as a gift for someone special! Cover Version V is expected to be released in 2008.
Pacific Codex was due to be finally released first thing in the new year. We say "was" because unfortunately when the sets came back from manufacture there was a problem which makes it impossible to send them out as they are. With so many parts to the package (the CD, the DVDA, the book, the gatefold sleeve, the insert, and the box) there was always the chance that something wouldn't come out quite right first time. Anyway, all is being fixed / redone, but alas it does mean another delay, most likely until February.
NOW AVAILABLE FROM HEADPHONE DUST and BURNING SHED
ToneFloat have announced the next in the series of vinyl upgrades to the SW catalogue, a lavish double vinyl edition of Bass Communion ii, which collects the six tracks from the original 1999 CD release plus for the first time the release of Wide Open Killingfeld parts 2 and 3 on Side 4, which are exclusive to this release. As always with ToneFloat releases, the album comes with a superb gatefold picture sleeve, and the first edition of 500 copies comes on white vinyl. You can order now from Headphone Dust or Burning Shed.
Other news from ToneFloat: "with the first edition coloured vinyl editions sold out, we now have black vinyl editions of bass communion's ghosts on magnetic tape, and no man's speak and returning jesus in stock. all three albums are available from our store. there's a nice offer on all three available."
There is now a Steven Wilson Street Team MySpace community, so if you want to help out with spreading the word about SW, PT, Blackfield, and other SW projects please head over and join at www.myspace.com/promotesw.
If you would like to get code for adding a Blackfield DVD banner to your page, please go here (video player) or here (strip banner).
Headphone Dust Mail Order have a handful of the special t-shirts that Soleilmoon produced to commemorate the release of the Bass Communion "Loss" CD/DVDA. Please remember to specifiy which size you require when you place your order.
The next Bass Communion release "Pacific Codex" is now expected in October, in the most lavish packaging yet for a BC release. In the meantime there are a few copies left of the Fear Falls Burning 5LP vinyl box set "Once We All Walk Through Solid Objects", which includes a Bass Communion collaboration on Side One (note that this track will also be issued on a Bass Communion CD at some time in the future). Limited to 500 copies, the set is now sold out at source.
You can now order the Blackfield DVD from the Burning Shed online store.
Filmed at the Bowery Ballroom in a snowbound New York earlier this year, this is Blackfield's first DVD and includes the full performance of 18 songs. The audio was recorded and mixed by SW into stereo and 5.1 surround sound, and the film was edited by Lasse Hoile. Also includes the promo videos for the three singles from the debut album.
Preorder now - released 15th October.
There are 4 new PT items available to pre-order now from the Porcupine Tree online store, including the brand new "Nil Recurring" mini album, which for the time being is exclusive to the store.
PORCUPINE TREE - Nil Recurring (CD mini album)
Only a few months after the release of the acclaimed Fear of a Blank Planet album comes this mini album (29 minutes of music) containing 4 lengthy tracks written during the same sessions, completed over the Summer, and now presented as a cohesive self contained PT work in their own right. The title track is an instrumental featuring Robert Fripp on lead guitar, and the whole EP moves through the full PT spectrum of atmospheric ambience, melodic hooks, and crushing riffs. This first edition of the mini album is on the band's Transmission label and comes in an exclusive fold out digipack, limited to 5,000 copies.
Pre-order this item now - scheduled shipping week commencing 17th September.
PORCUPINE TREE - Fear of a Blank Planet DVDA
A special limited edition audiophile 5.1 surround sound version of PT's acclaimed 2007 album, released on the band's own Transmission imprint. Features the 5.1 mix of the album in high resolution DTS 5.1 digital surround sound, as well as all 4 tracks from the Nil Recurring mini album mixed into 5.1 surround sound. The disc also includes three video works directed by Lasse Hoile: a special Blank Planet Introduction short film, the uncensored version of the Fear of a Blank Planet promo video, and the full length 17 minute film for Anesthetize as seen during the band's live shows.
Pre-order this item now - scheduled shipping week commencing 1st October.PORCUPINE TREE - Fear of a Blank Planet (2LP vinyl)
Finally for all vinyl fanatics comes the double LP edition of Fear of a Blank Planet, issued by vinyl specialists ToneFloat. The double vinyl edition also includes all 4 tracks from the the Nil Recurring mini album. Pressed on 180 gram vinyl, packed in a state of the art heavy gatefold picture sleeve with innerbags, designed by Carl Glover.
Pre-order this item now - scheduled shipping week commencing 1st October.PORCUPINE TREE - Fear of a Blank Planet (2LP vinyl - Special Edition)
A special limited edition of only 1,000 copies worldwide pressed on blue/black marbled 180 gram double vinyl, housed in a numbered picture slipcase, and with the addition of a glossy full-colour 16-page 12x12inch picture booklet. The limited edition is only available directly from ToneFloat and Porcupine Tree (one copy only per customer).
Pre-order this item now - scheduled shipping week commencing 1st October.
Headphone Dust Mail Order now have copies of the new Fovea Hex CD "Allure", on which SW makes a guest appearance (note that this is the single disc edition - the version with the bonus remix CD is only available directly from Die Stadt).
Headphone Dust also have a small quantity of the 5LP vinyl box set "Once We All Walk Through Solid Objects" by Fear Falls Burning, which includes a Bass Communion collaboration on Side One. Note that this track will also be issued on a Bass Communion CD at some time in the future, but in the meantime this is a truly gorgeous (and heavy!) item, which includes an FFB collaboration with a different artist on each side, including Steve Von Till (Neurosis), Final (Justin Broadrick from Jesu / Godflesh), Birchville Cat Motel..etc... The set is limited to 500 copies and almost sold out already.
Bass Communion "Pacific Codex" is now likely to be issued in September, and Continuum II (the final pressing, taking it up to its limitation of 2,000) should be back in stock by mid to late August.
Available to order now from Headphone Dust Mail Order.
Continuum represents a multi-layered synonym for the collective ambition and vision of Dirk Serries (VidnaObmana, Fear Falls Burning) and Steven Wilson (Porcupine Tree, Bass Communion, Blackfield), motivated by their immense passion for a wide-range of musical styles. Continuum II is the second release in a series of limited edition albums being issued by Soleilmoon Recordings. Each CD is presented in a beautiful oversized digipack with breathtaking design and artwork by Lasse Hoile.
"Continuum 1", the first release, captured both artists' love of desolate, minimal music, and featured three 20 minute pieces of richly melancholic textural music. It sold out within a few weeks of its release, and was subsequently pirated in the Czech Republic. Fast-forward two years, and Serries and Wilson are back with Continuum 2. The new album again has three long pieces, but breaks from its predecessor by enriching its electronic soundscapes with a variety of crushing electric guitars. The album defies easy categorization as it willfully and relentlessly crosses boundaries and genres, breaking every rule it meets and tearing down fences and expections along the way. Is it ambient? Is it metal? It is neither, and yet, it is both. But it's so much more. Think of a Sci-Fi horror film shot on the surface of an abandoned, ghost-ridden planet, or the soundtrack to a slow motion apocalypse in which all life is extinguished beneath rock, dust and convulsing earth.
Continuum II is released on 16th July (please refer to the mail order page for information on shipping) in a limited edition of 2,000 copies in a tall DVD style digipack with a set of postcards.
One of the most remarkable and strange-beautiful musical ventures of the past few years is about to wrap up with the release of the last in a series of EPs. So much did Steven love the first 2 EPs he talked his way into appearing on the third one! FOVEA HEX 'Allure' is the third and final part of the 'Neither Speak Nor Remain Silent' series by Fovea Hex / Clodagh Simonds, which has featured among other contributors; Colin Potter, Brian Eno, Roger Eno, Robert Fripp, Andrew McKenzie, and Percy Jones. SW appears on the title track of 'Allure" playing some treated guitar. The first 500 copies will include a bonus CD 'The Answer' featuring 60 minutes of material reworked and remixed by Andrew McKenzie of The Hafler Trio. This version will only be available from Die Stadt and Janet Records directly. There is also a box set version that includes all 3 EPs (6 CDs in total, as each comes with a bonus disc of reworkings by The Hafler Trio). Essential in SW's opinion, but to listen and find out more visit the Fovea Hex MySpace page.
It seems like we forgot to mention that the deluxe and highly limited 180 gram 2LP vinyl edition of SW's IEM 1996-1999 album is now available. Sure to sell out very quickly of it's 500 copy only run, it's available now from Headphone Dust Mail Order, or from Burning Shed.
Also in stock at Headphone Dust Mail Order is the 2LP edition of the Theo Travis album "Slow Life", which includes an 18 minute Bass Communion reconstruction on Side 4.
Other vinyl items that Headphone Dust have pretty much the last copies of are IEM "Arcadia Son", Porcupine Tree "On the Sunday of Life..." and Blackfield "Blackfield" - please email hd@swhq.co.uk if you are interested in any of these.
Want to be in the new Blackfield video for Once?
What we need are pictures and video clips of YOU, couples in love, or in other situations that are related to being in a relationship, happy or sad - be creative. Use your mobile phone, video camera or what ever at hand to take snaps or record you and your partner.
Pictures must be at least 720 x 576 pixels 72dpi - but no greater than 4mb in size.
Help us make this a very special video!
Please send your files here : blackfield.once@gmail.com
DEADLINE FOR CONTRIBUTIONS IS 10TH JUNE.
Please note that by submitting video or photographic materials, you consent to their potential use for public broadcast;additionally, you warrant that persons depicted in the photographs or video footage have given you permission to use their likeness for the purposes of public broadcast. By submitting video or photographic material to us, you expressly waive any future claims, monetary or otherwise.
Now available from the Burning Shed download store are a collection of demos written and recorded during sessions for the Returning Jesus album. This download album was originally issued as the third disc of Tonefloat's lavish Returning Jesus - The Complete Sessions vinyl release in 2005. These alternate, and often very different, versions of Returning Jesus songs date from between 1994 and 1998 and comprise the creative groundwork of what was to become No-Man's most popular and critically acclaimed album.
£5.10 GBP mp3 / £7.00 GBP flac
Comprising the drum mix of 'The Break-Up For Real', 'Back When You Were Beautiful' and '(bluecoda)', Snapper Music's promotional ep to support the release of the new CD/DVD-A edition of No-Man's acclaimed 'Together We're Stranger' album is now available from the Burning Shed download store at a specially reduced price. Containing downloadable artwork by Carl Glover, the ep is intended as an inexpensive introduction to the band's music.
Available from Burning Shed now.
The fourth and final installment in vidnaObmana's ambitious "Opera For
Four Fusion Works" project has just been issued, and this time it's a collaboration with SW. Each "act" of this project involves vidnaObmana reworking and recycling audio sources from different collaborators, and this one utilizes solo vocai performances provided by SW as its source material, the voice progressively transformed from the familiar, into stranger and more "ambient" atmospheres. It's captivatingly beautiful. Copies are available from Headphone Dust Mail Order at a nice price now. Also available now from the Headphone Dust Mail Order page are the IEM and Theo Travis deluxe vinyls.
The Steven Wilson "Collecting Space" EP compiling tracks made available on SW's MySpace page is in preparation for release towards the middle of this year on Headphone Dust, as is the Bass Communion "Pacific Codex" CD/DVDA on Equation Records. In the meantime SW appears in one capacity or another as a guest on forthcoming releases by VidnaObmana ("The Bowing Harmony" for which SW provided all of the vocal parts used as the source material for creating the album), Fovea Hex ("Allure" to which SW provides treated guitar to the title track), and Dream Theater ("Systematic Chaos" for which SW provided an apology). Also his 2 long-form Bass Communion remixes for Theo Travis and Fear Falls Burning will be issued soon on vinyl releases by ToneFloat.
The next volume of Continuum, SW's ongoing collaboration with VidnaObmana / Fear Falls Burning main man Dirk Serries, is complete and due for release on Soleilmoon in the Summer. In the meantime you can hear some extracts from the album on the Continuum MySpace page. It's quite a departure from the "ambient" feel of the first album.
Headphone Dust have some Blackfield tour shirts that were left over from the recent European tour, with the album cover on the front and tour dates on the back. Sizes left are Girly M, Men's Small and Men's XL (these are available to order from the mail order page). Price is £15 plus shipping.
This new 2 disc Snapper edition of No-Man's Together We're Stranger comes with the original stereo mix on CD, a new booklet featuring sleeve notes from Mojo's Johnny Black, improved packaging and an audiophile 5.1 DVD-A surround sound disc, also including high resolution 24 bit stereo.
The DVD-A mix also includes surround mixes of the Break Up For Real (drum version), (bluecoda), the video for Things I Want To Tell You and a photo gallery.
This edition comes with a postcard exclusive to Burning Shed.
Released on 20/4/2007 - Preorder now for £10.00 GBP from Burning Shed.
Blackfield will be shooting their show at the Bowery Ballroom in New York City on the 16th Mar 2007 for a live DVD, which (as with the recently released and highly acclaimed Porcupine Tree DVD) will be filmed by Studio M, edited by Lasse Hoile, and mixed into stereo and surround sound by Steven Wilson. Release is expected to be in late 2007 or early 2008. There are a still a few tickets left for the show (several of the other US dates are now sold out), so if you haven't already please get your tickets and come down and make this a really special night! Tickets here.
There is now a 6 minute preview of music from the new Porcupine Tree album "Fear of a Blank Planet" available on the band's MySpace page. Enjoy!
Blackfield II is now available on vinyl LP in a beautiful gatefold sleeve, issued by Gates of Dawn Records. Please email Headphone Dust Mail Order if you are interested in a copy, letting us know which country you are in so we can calculate price including shipping. Price without shipping is £14.
Headphone Dust also have a few copies of a new compilation CD issued by Austrian label Klanggalerie. The collection entitled Danza de la Vida is a limited edition of 500 copies and focuses on experimental song based pieces, including SW's Unquiet Grave from the Cover Version IV CD single. Also features tracks by Andrew Liles, O Yuki Conjugate, Roedelius, and Blaine L. Reininger. (Sorry! they are all gone but you can get a copy from www.klanggalerie.com).
Here is the final list of Blackfield tour dates, with links to ticket purchase where info is available. Special guests at the European shows will be acclaimed UK art-rock band Pure Reason Revolution. The new album will be issued on 12th February in Europe, and in early March in the US.
9th February : Israel, Jerusalem, The Lab
16th February : UK, London, Mean Fiddler (0870 060 3777)
17th February : Holland, Helmond, Plato
18th February : Belgium, Vosselaar, Biebob
20th February : Germany, Hamburg, Knust
21st February : Germany, Berlin, Kato
22nd February : Poland, Warsaw, Proxima Club
24th February : Switzerland, Pratteln, Z7
25th February : Italy, Milan, Alcatraz
26th February : Germany, Bochum, Matrix
27th February : France, Paris, Café de la Danse (+33 (0) 892 390 100)
28th February : Holland, Zoetermeyer, Boerderij
3rd March : Greece, Athens, Fuzz Club (Tickethouse 210 3626540)
4th March : Greece, Salonica, Ydrogeios (Tickethouse 210 3626540)
10 Mar 2007 - USA, LA, Knitting Factory
11 Mar 2007 - USA, San Francisco, Great American Music Hall,
13 Mar 2007 - USA, Philadelphia, World Cafe Live
15 Mar 2007 - USA, ANNAPOLIS, Ramshead
16 Mar 2007 - USA, New York, Bowery Ballroom
17 Mar 2007 - USA, Hoboken, Maxwell's
18 Mar 2007 - USA, Boston, Berklee Recital Hall
It's now possible to pre-order the second Blackfield album, another collection of 10 perfectly crafted songs of beauty and melancholia that expands on the orchestrated rock of their eponymous release, combining great hooks, sweeping strings, explosive guitars, and lush vocal harmonies (you can hear previews from the album on Blackfield's MySpace page). Please note that this is the European digipack (the US edition, with the same content, will follow in March) and is released on 12th Feb, but the CD will be shipped to arrive with you on - or just before - the release date. You can order it either from SW's own Headphone Dust Mail Order (orders from Headphone Dust include the Lasse Hoile illustrated postcard), or from Burning Shed. Of course Blackfield II should be widely available, but buying direct from one of these sites does help support the artists.
The final show of the US Blackfield show has been announced:
17 Mar 2007 - Maxwell's, Hoboken, New Jersey
The full US tour is (use links to buy tickets):
10 Mar 2007 - Knitting Factory, LOS ANGELES, California
11 Mar 2007 - Great American Music Hall, SAN FRANCISCO, California
13 Mar 2007 - World Cafe Live, PHILADELPHIA, PA
15 Mar 2007 - Ramshead, ANNAPOLIS, Maryland
16 Mar 2007 - Bowery Ballroom, NEW YORK, NY
17 Mar 2007 - Maxwell's, Hoboken, New Jersey
18 Mar 2007 - Berklee Recital Hall, BOSTON, Massachusetts
There is a lot of news regarding SW related releases on the ToneFloat website. These include a 2LP vinyl edition of the IEM 1996-99 collection, two long Bass Communion reconstructions released on albums by Fear Falls Burning, and Theo Travis, and also a limited edtion signed canvas print of SW from the front cover of Unreleased Electronic Music. These items are all available to pre-order from ToneFloat now, but (with the exception of the canvas print) will also be available from this site when they are released.
ToneFloat also have a handful of the 'C' box set left, which includes the Bass Communion vinyl LP "Indicates Void". These are now sold out at Headphone Dust.
Another exclusive preview from the forthcoming second Blackfield album, can be found on the Blackfield MySpace page. "1,000 People" happens to be SW's favourite song on the album! You can also view a Lasse Hoile promotional film for the album.
Soleilmoon have made a special t-shirt based on the Bass Communion Loss album: "100% cotton Hanes Beefy T-shirt, dark brown, with the quiety evocative cover art from the Loss DVDA+CD package printed on the chest. An antique border printed in metallic gold frames the image, and the names Bass Communion and Loss are printed directly below. Available in Small, Medium, Large, Extra Large and Extra-Extra Large. 100 shirts have been printed for this first run."
The 2 disc CD/DVDA version of Bass Communion's Loss album is now available from Headphone Dust Mail Order at the special price of £11. The set contains the 40 minute piece in both stereo and 5.1 mixes, and is packaged in a beautiful thick card gatefold sleeve, with an additional 8 page booklet containing the images from the original vinyl release.
Loss is not about the violent moment of loss, but its aftermath. The crushing melancholia, the endless questions of what if and why? , as well as the concepts of regret, missed opportunity, or a feeling or moment in time that can never be recaptured. But even in the midst of this gloomy scene, hope and light are born, for loss is never total. Memory lingers, a residue of evidence is left behind, and life goes on. Steven Wilson says "For me, the album is an extension of the previous release, Ghosts on Magnetic Tape, which relates to Electronic Voice Phenomena, or the idea that the dead can still communicate with the living world through recorded media. In order to try to capture this feeling I wanted the music to leave a spectral, ghostly impression, and to have an organic decaying quality, like something trying to break through from another world. To this end my musical sources were mainly 78 rpm records, a vibraphone and an upright piano. No synths or electronics were used, only organic sources or instrumentation that has been around for at least the last century."
Following a limited edition vinyl release in January, the digital version of Loss consists of a 5.1 surround sound DVD-Audio disc (which also contains a higher resolution stereo version) and a standard stereo CD. The DVD-Audio disc is compatible with all DVD players, but will sound best in a player with DVD-A capabilities. And the CD of course can be played pretty much everywhere else.
The new Blackfield album, recorded in Tel Aviv and London in the first half of the year, is to be issued in January. Check the band's MySpace site for audio samples and a track listing. The band expect to be touring both Europe and the US to promote the album from late January.
Now available from Headphone Dust Mail Order is a reissue of Bass Communion's collaborations with the late Bryn Jones of Muslimgauze. The sessions were originally issued as a full length album and a CD EP, shortly after Bryn's untimely death in 1998, but have long been out of print. This new reissue on Soleilmoon includes all the music from both releases, on a single disc housed in a 6-panel digipack with revised SW sleeve notes.
We didn't mention it here before, but there is now a Bass Communion My Space page where you can listen to some of the music. Although BC is SW's most experimental and difficult project, it is an important aspect of his musical personality and work. He recently selected the Bass Communion album "Ghosts on Magnetic Tape" as his favourite amongst all his many works.
Now available from Headphone Dust Mail Order are the 7 inch vinyl versions of Steven Wilson's Cover Versions III and IV. These are each limited to 500 numbered copies, and available in a choice of small of large jukebox style centre-hole (please specify which you require when you make your payment).
Also available is the repress of the deluxe vinyl LP edition of No-Man's Together We're Stranger, now on black vinyl. Please enquire for more info.
Many people will know that Porcupine Tree's Deadwing album was based on a movie screenplay written by SW and his film-maker friend Mike Bennnion. There is now an official Deadwing movie MySpace page. It features the first 15 pages of the script, a trailer, and other visual resources. Please check it out and leave your comments. Help us to get this movie into production!
Finally a live performance DVD by Porcupine Tree!
"Arriving Somewhere..." comes as a 2-disc set, with the first 2,000 mail order copies being numbered and with a set of 6 colour postcards (VIP ticket holders on the US tour will also receive this edition). Disc one is a full show from the Deadwing tour filmed at Park West, Chicago in Oct 2005, edited by Lasse Hoile, with the soundtrack mixed in stereo and 5.1 surround sound by SW, and mastered by Darcy Proper (who mastered the award winning PT DVDAs). Disc two includes bonus live performances of Futile and Radioactive Toy from German TV show Rockpalast, the Lazarus promo clip, the live films used during the show for Start of Something Beautiful, Halo, and Mother and Child Divided, Gavin Harrison's "Cymbal Song" (also in 5.1 sound), and a photo gallery with well over 100 images.
To be sure of getting one of the numbered editions please pre-order now from the Porcupine Tree store.
Please note that the numbered copies will be allocated on a first come, first served basis, and in sequence - so the sooner you pre-order the lower the number you will receive.
Following the first two instalments of Steven Wilson's eclectic series of cover versions singles on 7inch vinyl, ToneFloat have just announed the vinyl release of Cover Version 3 and Cover Version 4. As with 1 and 2, these singles will be available with large and small center holes.
ToneFloat are also making a second and final pressing of No-Man's Together We're Stranger, this time on black vinyl. The edition will again be in the same quality gatefold sleeve, and pressed on the usual 180 grams vinyl.
All of these releases can be pre-ordered now from the ToneFloat shop and will also be available to buy from Headphone Dust Mail Order following release on 19th September.
A brand new 40 minute Bass Communion piece "Pacific Codex" has been completed, and this will issued by US label Equation Records in the most lavish Bass Communion packaging to date, probably in early 2007 (note that this was previously planned as a vinyl release, but due to problems with pressing the sensitive audio material onto vinyl it will now be a no-less lavish CD edition instead!)
In the meantime, the second in this series of vinyl releases "Loss", is in preparation for a digital release in late 2006 by Soleilmoon (this is the only one of the 3 albums planned for a non-vinyl version at present). The digital version will be a 2 disc CD/DVDA set including a 5.1 surround sound mix and higher resolution stereo on the DVDA (cover design shown here). Soleilmoon are shortly also going to reissue both parts of the Bass Communion versus Muslimgauze collaboration on a single disc.
Finally, SW has recently created Bass Communion remixes for Use of Ashes, Fear Falls Burning, and Theo Travis. All will emerge over the coming year.
All of these releases will be available direct from Headphone Dust Mail Order, who in the meantime have several Bass Communion CDs and LPs in stock, including the recently released Continuum Recyclings double LP.
The deluxe vinyl editions of No-Man - Returning Jesus (the complete sessions on a 3LP set, including a whole LP of previously unreleased material), and Bass Communion / VidnaObmana - Continuum Recyclings (a 2 LP set) are now available from Headphone Dust Mail Order.
ToneFloat is proud to announce Returning Jesus - the complete sessions, a lavishly designed 23-track triple album set, comprising all of the music written and recorded for the album. The first two discs include remastered versions of the original album as issued in 2001, additional bonus tracks from the Carolina Skeletons EP and the All That You Are EP. Some of the songs were written and demoed as early as 1994, even pre-dating sessions for the previous no-man album Wild Opera (released in 1996), but definitive mixes were not completed until 1999. during which time the songs evolved through a series of demos and alternate arrangements. The tracks on the 3rd disc have been exclusively selected from among these alternate versions.
In the slipstream of the highy successful Continuum cd (a collaborative project between Bass Communion and VidnaObmana), issued on Soleilmoon in 2005, comes an exclusive double vinyl release on ToneFloat. The music is a collection of recyclings sourced from the first cd, functioning as a compendium to Continuum but different enough to stand alone. The music was structured and recorded by VidnaObmana based upon Bass Communion's unreleased one hour long Construct III - Immersion mix, but also with reference to the three original pieces on the Continuum cd release. VidnaObmana performed complex and detailed reworkings to create four brand new, unique Continuum sound miasmas.
Norweigan chanteuse Anja Garbarek has created the soundtrack for the new Luc Besson movie Angel-a. Among the 18 songs are 2 older songs that SW produced with Anja for her 2001 album Smiling and Waving. "Her Room" and "Spin the Context" are both included on the soundtrack album, available on EMI.
The fourth in the series of Steven Wilson Cover Version CD singles is now exclusively available from Headphone Dust Mail Order. SW posted this to his myspace site in May: "Today I completed Cover Version IV, and I think it's my favourite so far in the series, I'm very happy. The cover version itself is probably the most obscure yet, and may create some controversy with its subject matter, guaranteed to offend. But also very beautiful I think".
Cover Version III has also been repressed, which means all 4 singles are in print. The series is planned to continue until Cover Version 6, which will come in some kind of box to house all of the singles.
Now available from Headphone Dust Mail Order is a reissue of the 65 minute CDR which collects music recorded by SW between 1990-2003 in an electronic vein that did not find a home in any of his other projects. The original handmade edition of 350 copies has become one of the most collectible SW releases, but this is a more modest reissue pressed on a black CDR in a plastic wallet, with a colour card insert. Note that it does not include the bonus track available on the 2LP edition (of which there is also a few still available).
SW appeared at the Burning Shed evening in Norwich on 16th June 2006. The performance began with SW playing solo guitar over drones and loops played by special guest Fear Falls Burning (who has also collaborated with SW's Bass Communion project as VidnaObmana). Steven then played 7 songs solo on electric and acoustic guitar, including the rarely performed Stars Die, and new Blackfield song Once. The evening concluded with Tim Bowness and his band joining SW on stage to play three No-Man songs, the first time the two members of No-Man have appeared together on stage for 10 years.
Blackfield will be playing a second show this year at Zappa club in Tel Aviv, this time with a view to recording it for a live release. The show takes place on 7th July, and doors open at 9.30pm. The ticket hotline is 03-6499550. The last Zappa show sold out so if you would like to come and be a part of this special evening please book your ticket soon.
Some exclusive downloadable material is now available from MySpace. Firstly, a full song from the forthcoming Porcupine Tree live DVD "Arriving Somewhere..." can be viewed at the band's MySpace page. Blackest Eyes was filmed along with the rest of the DVD in Chicago last October. The DVD, edited by Lasse Hoile and with the sound mixed into both stereo and 5.1 surround sound, is due for release in late Summer. There will be a short promotional tour of Europe and the USA, dates to be announced shortly.
Also available is new music from the forthcoming second Blackfield album, which can be found on the Blackfield MySpace page. A full song "Once" and an album preview are both available to download and share.
Blackfield now have an official MySpace page at www.myspace.com/blackfield. At present you can listen to tracks from the first album, and a rare recording from XM Radio Washington, of Aviv and Steven performing the song Blackfield on air with Jordan Rudess of Dream Theater guesting on keyboards. In the coming days news and audio previews of the forthcoming second Blackfield album will also be added.
no-man - returning jesus (the complete sessions)
The release of Together We're Stranger marked the start of a series of luxurious vinyl editions of no-man's recording history. ToneFloat is now proud to announce Returning Jesus - the complete sessions, a lavishly designed 23-track triple album set, comprising all of the music written and recorded for the album. The first two discs include remastered versions of the original album as issued in 2001, additional bonus tracks from the Carolina Skeletons EP, and the All That You Are EP. Some of the songs were written and demoed as early as 1994, even pre-dating sessions for the previous no-man album Wild Opera (released in 1996), but definitive mixes were not completed until 1999. during which time the songs evolved through a series of demos and alternate arrangements. The tracks on the 3rd disc have been exclusively selected from among these alternate versions.
bass communion vs vidnaobmana - continuum recyclings
In the slipstream of the highy successful Continuum cd (a collaborative project between Bass Communion and VidnaObmana), issued on Soleilmoon in 2005, comes an exclusive double vinyl release on ToneFloat. The music is a collection of recyclings sourced from the first cd, functioning as a compendium to Continuum but different enough to stand alone. The music was structured and recorded by VidnaObmana based upon Bass Communion's unreleased one hour long Construct III - Immersion mix., but also with reference to the three original pieces on the Continuum cd release. VidnaObmana performed complex and detailed reworkings to create four brand new, unique Continuum sound miasmas.
The first limited editions (500 copies) of both the Continuum recyclings and Returning Jesus - the complete sessions will be available from 28th June on 180grams marbled multi-coloured vinyl in a stylish ToneFloat-quality gatefold sleeve designed by Carl Glover, and can be pre-ordered now from the tonefloat shop. Buyers will also be able to purchase the album from early July through Headphone Dust or Burning Shed.
A brand new edition of the long out of print 1999 Porcupine Tree studio album Stupid Dream is released on 15th May as both a 2 disc CD/DVDA set, and double vinyl LP, both available for pre-order now from the Porcupine Tree store.
Disc one is a CD containing a pristine remix / remaster of the original stereo album, while disc two is a DVDA (playable on any DVD player) containing the album remixed into 5.1 surround sound (in DVDA and DTS versions), as well as a 24 bit high resolution version of the stereo mix. Also included are 5.1 mixes of bonus tracks Ambulance Chasing and the full length 14 minute version of Even Less, the promo video for Piano Lessons, and a photo gallery. The artwork has also been completely revamped, with exceptional new images by Lasse Hoile, and a beautiful package designed by Carl Glover.
The album is also available for the very first time as a deluxe double LP set on US label Gates of Dawn. The remaster of the original album is on sides 1-3, and side 4 contains bonus tracks Ambulance Chasing and Even Less (full length 14 minute version). Comes in a lavish thick gatefold sleeve using the new artwork.
These editions are the definitive versions of one of the essential albums in the PT catalogue, and both are available to pre-order now from the band's on line store, with the CD/DVDA version being exclusive to the store. The vinyl version can also be purchased directly from Gates of Dawn in the USA.
SW will make a solo apperance at the next Burning Shed evening, which takes place on 16th June, at The Garage, 14 Chapel Field North, Norwich from 8pm. Joining SW on stage as his guest will be guitar drone specialist Fear Falls Burning. Also appearing (though not with SW) will be fellow No-Man member Tim Bowness, and ex-No-Man violin player Ben Coleman. Other performers include Michael Bearpark and Peter Chilvers.
The venue is small and sure to sell out quickly, so if you would like to attend tickets are now available for £10 from the live events section of the Burning Shed store.
first Blackfield album is being reissued at mid-price on 22nd May by Snapper Music without the bonus disc. The double CD edition is now out of print, but there are a few copies still available from Headphone Dust. The new Blackfield album is currently being recorded and will be issued later this year.
A complete history of no-man's live performances written by long-term fan and journalist Richard Smith is now available to download. Researched with the full co-operation of the band and their associates, the article also contains a complete chronology from 1987 to 1994, including a month-by-month account from Steven Wilson of when the first four albums of no-man songs were written. The piece, titled Live Among The White Trash, can be found at the No-Man : A Confession fan site.
Israeli metal band Orphaned Land have announced that Steven will produce their next album "The Never Ending Way Of ORwarriOR". Orphaned Land is a band that combines Progressive Heavy/Death-Metal Rock with Ethnic Middle-Eastern/Arabic/Israeli elements, a unique hybrid of styles that led Steven to want to work with the band. Orphaned Land have recorded 3 albums until now, the most recent of which Mabool was their first for Century Media. Existing completely outside of the mainstream, the band have managed to create a large worldwide following, and their recent appearances in Europe and the USA on the Prog Power tours have brought them to the attention of a whole new audience.
No date is yet set for the band to enter the studio, as they are still working on writing the new material, but in the meantime you can check out the past music of Orphaned Land on the following sites:
OL's homepage - www.orphaned-land.com
(with info + links to 2 streaming video clips)
OL's official international fan club - www.orphaned-disciples.com
OL on My space - www.myspace.com/orphanedmyspace
OL online store - OL Online store
Soleilmoon have asked us to announce that the final 50 copies of the Bass Communion vinyl LP "Loss" have now been hand assembled. The album is considered by many that have bought it so far to be not only one of the strongest Bass Communion works, but also one of the most beautifully packaged vinyl releases to ever be issued. So this is a last chance to get the album at a regular price before silly eBay prices kick in! The digital version of the album will be a 5.1 DVDA, and there are no plans to issue a standard CD. Check the Soleilmoon website for ordering information.
Previously masquerading as the page of Nigel "The Fox", a fitness instructor from Germany with a fondness for Miami Vice, a MySpace page has now revealed itself to be actually belonging to SW. You can hear an unreleased SW demo among other frivilous content. Click here.
The following ToneFloat vinyl editions are now available from Headphone Dust:
Bass Communion : Ghosts On Magnetic Tape 2LP (TF23)
No-Man : Speak LP + 12 inch (TF24)
Steven Wilson : Unreleased Electronic Music 2LP (TF22) - 500 copy repressing on black vinyl
Price is £20 plus shipping for Bass Communion and SW, £16 plus shipping for No-Man.
BASS COMMUNION - GHOSTS ON MAGNETIC TAPE (2LP)
Released on CD in 2004, the Bass Communion album Ghosts On Magnetic Tape (TF23) will be issued on ToneFloat as a 180 gram heavyweight double vinyl album. The first edition of 500 copies, housed in a lavish gatefold sleeve designed by Carl Glover, will be released on (first printing only) marbled multi-coloured vinyl and come with a previously unavailable 16-minute Ghosts On Magnetic Tape Out-Take on Side 4.
"Ghosts On Magnetic Tape is the audio equivalent of an Edgar Allen Poe compendium, ranging from the darkly beautiful to stark bleakness. The compositions soundtrack a narrative comprised of layered effects and instrumental samples that float atop tidal waves of bass, ebbing and flowing between troubled waters and molten lava. Ghosts On Magnetic Tape is inspired by scientist Konstantin Raudive's famous attempts to communicate with the dead and subsequently capture his efforts on magnetic tape. A striking characteristic of Ghosts On Magnetic Tape is the crackle and hiss of analogue limitation, exemplified in the recurrent use of music from 78's. rather than dirty the sound, the cracklings add a warm and charming dimension, further emphasized by the seamlessness of the work. ghosts ... is ideally suited for a silent listening environment, because this piece can be delicate as it is powerful." Dusted Magazine
NO-MAN SPEAK LP
Recently re-released on CD, No-Man's collection of early works, Speak, will be issued on ToneFloat as a 180 gram heavyweight vinyl album. As with the Bass Communion 2LP, the record comes in a lavish gatefold sleeve designed by Carl Glover, and will be released on (first printing only) marbled multi-coloured vinyl. The first 500 copies will be issued with a one-sided bonus 12" The Hidden Art Of Man Ray.
Headphone Dust also have a few copies of the Andrew Liles CD "In My Father's House Are Many Mansions" which includes a Bass Communion remix, priced at £10 plus shipping.
A Bass Communion mix appears on the new Andrew Liles remix CD "In My Father's House Are Many Mansions". The disc also includes mixes by Nurse WIth Wound, VidnaObmana, and the Hafler Trio, among many others. Headphone Dust have a few copies in stock, priced at £10 plus shipping.
Several of the now deleted Bass Communion collaboration projects are now available from Itunes. They are Continuum (Bass Communion with VidnaObmana), bass communion vs. muslimgauze, and bass communion vs. muslimgauze ep.
Steven Wilson's first two Cover Version CD singles have been repressed and are now available again from Headphone Dust. A statement from SW:
"The Cover Version CD singles were originally intended to be limited editions of 1,000 copies, mainly because I didn't really expect them to sell that well and that 1,000 copies of each would suffice. However to my surprise the singles quickly sold out, and became highly collectible, selling for sometimes hundreds of dollars on eBay. Also between recording the first 2 CV singles I came up with the idea to house all the singles in a box at the end of the series, which created a new problem, which was how would people who missed earlier releases in the series complete their set. So I have decided to make the singles available again and remove the strict limitation on them. I must offer my apologies to those that have in the meantime paid over the odds to pick up their copies.
I'm also aware of the fact that a large amount of SW related reissues are becoming available during the next few weeks, and of the considerable cost to those fans who feel that they want to collect all of them. With something like 50 items in my back catalogue now, there always seems to be the need for something to be revamped / reissued, especially as more and more people discover the music. Some of these forthcoming new editions of older material are major projects (eg - Stupid Dream) that have been in the works for many months, but are only just now coming to fruition. Others, such as the reissues of PT's Metanoia, and Moonloop, are record company initiatives out of the band's control. On top of this there are 2 more releases in the continuing series of SW vinyl reissues on ToneFloat. It's coincidental that all of these have been scheduled for release by the various companies at almost exactly the same time, as they were all conceived and planned at different times over the last 2 years. Therefore my apologies for a potentially expensive time for SW completists."
The 2 Cover Version CD singles are now available from the Headphone Dust Mailorder page
Steven recently chose his favorite 5 works from among his own catalogue for Bad Sector zine. They were:
1. Bass Communion - Ghosts on Magnetic Tape
2. Porcupine Tree - In Absentia
3. No-Man - Together We're Stranger
4. Bass Communion - Loss
5. Opeth - Blackwater Park
No-Man, the duo of Steven Wilson and singer Tim Bowness, has now been together for almost 20 years, but All The Blue Changes is their first career-overview compilation. In addition to tracks from all the band's official albums, it contains b-sides, unique mixes and rare album outtakes. The 2 CD set comes in a lavish digipack with sleeve notes by Chris Roberts, and a design by Carl Glover. Copies ordered from Burning Shed will also include an exclusive colour postcard.
The album is released on Hidden Art on 27th Feb but can be pre-ordered now.
The reissue of Porcupine Tree's 1999 album Stupid Dream will be available in early 2006 in the form of a 2 disc set containing a remixed and remastered stereo CD, and a 5.1 surround sound DVDA (with DTS encoded version which will play on any DVD player equipped with a surround sound / home cinema speaker set up). The 5.1 disc also contains surround sound mixes of "Ambulance Chasing" and the full length version of "Even Less", the video to "Piano Lessons", and a photo gallery. Lasse Hoile has also created completely new images for the reissue, since the band were never happy with the original cover design.
This 2 disc edition will only be available to buy direct from the Pocupine Tree Store. A standard CD edition will get a wider release at a later date, as well as a 2LP vinyl version on US label Gates of Dawn.
A reissue of Lightbulb Sun in 5.1 and stereo is also planned. As with the Stupid Dream reissue this will include 5.1 mixes of other material from the same sessions.
As a warm up to studio sessions in Israel for the second Blackfield album, the band line up will perform live at the Golstar Zappa club in Tel Aviv, Israel on 2nd February 2006. This will be the first time the band have played their own full length show in Israel (following festival appearances in 2004 and 2005).
SW's release schedule for 2006 is as busy as ever, with many reissues and new projects planned for release, most notably the first ever Porcupine Tree DVD, a 2 disc live performance / documentary set, which will hopefully be issued in the spring.
Jan 9th: BASS COMMUNION "Loss" vinyl LP (limited to 450 copies and not many left unaccounted for! Pre-order now from Headphone Dust)
Feb 20th: BASS COMMUNION "Ghosts on Magnetic Tape" double vinyl
Feb 20th: NO-MAN "Speak" double vinyl
Feb 27th: PORCUPINE TREE "Metanoia" CD reissue
TBC: PORCUPINE TREE "Stupid Dream" CD / 5.1 DVDA / 2LP
Feb 27th: NO-MAN "All the Blue Changes" 2 CD anthology
Other projects that should see the light of day in 2006 include a second Blackfield album, a CD/5.1 DVDA/2LP reissue of PT's Lightbulb Sun, a further instalment in the SW Cover Version series, and possibly a new No-Man album. Porcupine Tree plan to commence recording a new album towards the end of the year for release in 2007. In the meantime, SW's much discussed collaboration with Mikael Akerfeldt of Opeth awaits a window of opportunity for both musicians to get together to work on it - so don't hold your breath!
Please note that the email address for Headphone Dust has now changed to hd@swhq.co.uk. This should now be used for placing orders and making reservations, and all paypal payments should also be made using this new address. The old hotmail account will still be active for a while, but will gradually be phased out.
The second IEM CD "Arcadia Son" is now out of print and there are no plans to reissue this album. There are a few remaining copies of the vinyl edition (which contains the same music) available from the Burning Shed store and Headphone Dust.
A new version of Uwe Haeberle's Complete
SW Discography is now available. The updated document contains 265 pages, with 52 new pages, and 134 new entries.
The collection of music by SW's alter ego IEM "IEM 1996-99" is now available to buy online at the Burning Shed store. The CD reissue contains the whole of the 1996 debut album, the 1999 "Escalator to Christmas" EP, and an extended 13 minute version of the title track from the Escalator EP. Total running time of the CD is 70 minutes. The CD is also available to order using paypal directly from Headphone Dust (see news item below).
Also now in stock at the Burning Shed store is the John Wesley album "Shiver" mixed by SW. This is a superb album of progressive / pop / rock hybrid songs, and definitely the strongest work yet from the singer songwriter and guest Porcupine Tree touring musician.
Yes, it is his birthday today! Many thanks to all those that have left birthday greetings in the guest book already.
ToneFloat's deluxe 2 LP vinyl edition of the Steven Wilson album Unreleased Electronic Music is now released in time for SW's birthday. Originally a rapidly soldout hand-made CD-R on Headphone Dust, the vinyl edition includes one 9 minute bonus track. The first edition is pressed on 180 gram white vinyl and comes in a full-colour gatefold sleeve designed by Lasse Hoile, and featuring an SW self-portrait photograph on the front. The 2LP set will be on sale at shows on the forthcoming Porcupine Tree European tour, and is also available to buy now from the ToneFloat shop.
IEM : 1996-99 (HDIEMCD8) is a remastered and repackaged collection of all of the music recorded and released by SW's krautrock inspired IEM project between 1996-1999. It contains the whole of the 1996 debut album, the 1999 "Escalator to Christmas" EP, and an extended 13 minute version of the title track from the Escalator EP. Total running time of the CD is 70 minutes.
ToneFloat have commenced a series of deluxe vinyl editions of various items by SW or related projects, past, present and future. Following the acclaimed vinyl release of the No-Man album Together We're Stranger and the Cover Version 7 inch singles, the next will be a 2LP edition of the Steven Wilson album Unreleased Electronic Music (TF22). Originally a rapidly soldout hand-made CD-R on Headphone Dust, the vinyl edition will include one 9 minute bonus track. Unreleased Electronic Music is scheduled for release on 3rd November 2005, SW's birthday. The first edition will be pressed on 180 gram coloured vinyl and come in a superb full-colour gatefold picture sleeve designed by Lasse Hoile, and featuring an SW self-portrait photograph on the front. The set will be available from ToneFloat and Headphone Dust via mail order, and can already be pre-ordered from the ToneFloat shop.
The Bass Communion clear vinyl LP release Indicates Void will be shipped on 1st October. Pressed in 2 small handmade editions of 100 copies each (one in a silver cover and one in gold), the album is part of Tone Float's new 'C' imprint dedicated to experimental music. Tone Float have already sold out on pre-order of both editions, but Headphone Dust have a small allocation available, priced at £20 plus shipping per copy. Email to Headphone Dust if you would like to reserve one. Note that these are strictly limited to one copy per person (please don't email if you have already pre-ordered from Tone Float), and sorry but it is not possible to chose which edition you receive.
Other vinyl editions available from Headphone Dust include No-Man Together We're Stranger, IEM Arcadia Son, and Blackfield 2LP. See the mail order page for more information.
Headphone Dust also have a few copies of the increasingly hard to find Bass Communion versus Muslimgauze CD EP (which was the follow up to a full length CD which is completely sold out) priced at £7.
As previously announced a revamped reissue of one of No-Man's most popular albums "Flowermouth" will be released by Snapper Music on 3rd October, remastered by SW with the addition of 2 tracks from the permanently deleted "Flowermix" CD, and sleeve notes by Dann Chinn. For a limited time all orders made from the No-Man online store will come with a special postcard signed by both SW and Tim. The 2 CD No-Man anthology "All the Blue Changes" is also set for release later in the year on Hidden Art Recordings. You can find details of the track listing for the collection at the No-Man : A Confession website.
In the meantime SW's Cover Version III (see below for ordering) is close to selling out - please note that this item is exclusive to Headphone Dust and will not be available from the Burning Shed or any other mail order outlet.
This week sees the mid price reissue of No-Man "Speak" on Snapper Music. This edition is identical in content to the 2004 Headphone Dust reissue. A revamped reissue of one of the band's most popular albums "Flowermouth" will follow on 26th September, this time remastered by SW with the addition of 2 tracks from the permanently deleted "Flowermix" CD, and sleeve notes by Dann Chinn. A 2 CD No-Man anthology is also in preparation, which will cover the whole of the band's career and include rarities from Tim and SW's early years with One Little Indian Records.
In the meantime SW is currently in the studio working on new stereo and 5.1 surround sound mixes of Porcupine Tree's 1999 album "Stupid Dream", which has been unavailable for some time. More news on when this is likely to be issued soon.