Steven Wilson HQ News

KScope Podcast

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 PST

KScope now have a podcast available to subscribe to or download here. The first one includes an interview with SW talking about the label, the bands on it, and the film version of Insurgentes.

Insurgentes on IMDB

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:00:00 PST

There is now a page for the Insurgentes film over at the IMDB - Internet Movie Database, the number one resource for film information. If you've seen the film please go over there and rate it, or even better post a review!

Mexico Screenings of Insurgentes

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:00:00 PST

Lasse Hoile's film "Insurgentes" will be screened throughout February in Mexico as part of the Ambulante film festival. 12th - MEXICO CITY, Cinépolis Plaza Universidad, 22:10 hrs 13th - MEXICO CITY, Cinépolis Diana, 20:00 hrs 13th - MEXICO CITY, Cinépolis Perisur, 16:00 hrs 14th - METEPEC, Cinépolis Galerías Metepec, 22:25hrs 15th - MEXICO CITY, Cinépolis Plaza Universidad, 18:00 15th - METEPEC, Cinépolis Galerías Metepec, 16:55 18th - MEXICO CITY, Cinépolis Diana, 17:30 19th - CUERNAVACA, Cine Morelos, Sala Morelos, 18:30 hrs. 21st - MEXICO CITY, Cinépolis Perisur, 18:30 22nd - MEXICO CITY, Cinépolis Plaza Universidad, 22:15 24th - MEXICO CITY, Cinépolis Plaza Universidad, 20:05 Further screenings will be added. More information on the festival can be found here.

COVER VERSION VI pre-order

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:00:00 PST

Cover Version VI is now available to pre-order and will begin shipping from 22nd February (note it has been delayed from the original date of 15th). This will be the last in the series of CD singles featuring a cover version and an original. The single comes in a special limited edition box which contains CV6 in a picture sleeve as well as empty picture sleeves for all of the previous singles too (note that it will NOT contain the first 5 CDs, you have to have them already in order to put them in to the sleeves provided in the box!) The box also contains a booklet of drawings of SW by Hajo Mueller. You can pre-order now from Headphone Dust or Burning Shed. (You can listen to the second track from CV6 on MySpace now). Also shipping at the same time as the Cover Version VI box will be 2 Sand Snowman reissues. "I'm Not There" and "The Twilight Game" were originally released as handmade CDRs in 2007/08, but are now reissued as beautiful Japanese gatefold mini LP sleeve CD editions, remastered by SW. More details on the Headphone Dust mail order page. Finally for those asking about the forthcoming complete IEM box set, work is continuing on the remastering and packaging, and we anticipate that it will be released and in stock in the Spring.

Cover Version VI

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 00:00:00 PST

Cover Version VI is now finished and will be released some time in the coming months (please don't write in trying to order it yet). This will be the last in the series of CD singles featuring a cover version and an original. In the meantime you can listen to the second track from the single on MySpace page now - of course as always the cover version itself will remain a secret until the CD single is actually released. The single will come in a special limited edition box which will house not just CV6 but have empty picture sleeves for all of the previous singles too (note that it will NOT contain the first 5 CDs, you have to have them already in order to put them in to the sleeves provided in the box!) ToneFloat will also release CV5 and CV6 on 7 inch vinyl. More news soon....

January Sale

Sat, 02 Jan 2010 00:00:00 PST

A few Bass Communion and SW releases are available from Headphone Dust at slightly reduced prices during January only. You can pick up the standard CD/DVD edition of "Insurgentes" for only £8 (and if you haven't got this one yet, it really is one of the essential SW recordings). Also reduced for January only is the recent limited edition Bass Communion live album in Japanese style mini gatefold LP sleeve. Head over to the mail order page for more information.

SW's fave music of the decade

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:00:00 PST

Soon SW will be posting his favorite albums of the year here on this page, as is tradition. But in the meantime he was asked to come up with a list of his favorite music of the last decade, and the (very personal, so please no complaints that it does not include *your* favorite albums!) list is currently posted on his MySpace page.

Mixtape microsite

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 00:00:00 PST

There is now a microsite dedicated to the new No-Man DVD Mixtaped. It includes information about the 2 disc set, and extracts from the concert film and documentary. Please note that there are only a couple of hundred left of the limited 2,000 edition run of the set with the bonus live CD. This version is exclusive to the No-Man Store.

SW mixes Orphaned Land

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST

SW recently played keyboards and mixed the fourth album by Israeli progressive metal band Orphaned Land. For those who have never heard the band, they are perhaps best described as what Opeth might sound like if they had come from the Middle East instead of Scandanavia. The music has a similar scope and degree of layered sophistication. But the sound of Orphaned Land is very much inspired by their roots, sung in English, Hebrew and Arabic, and featuring many traditional middle eastern instruments. The album The Never Ending Way of ORwarriOR is an ambitious and impressive 75 minute conceptual piece combining heavy music and breathtaking beauty. It is released by Century Media in several editions on 9th February 2010 in the US and 25th January 25th in Europe. The band is preparing to launch a series of introspective webisodes documenting the making of the album and the first album trailer can be viewed now at the band's official YouTube page. This clip features some commentary from Steven Wilson and the band mixed in with live performance footage from Tel Aviv.

Harmony Korine nominated at Plus Camerimage

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST

Lasse Hoile's remarkable video for SW's Harmony Korine is nominated for Best Cinematography Award and Best Music Video Award at the prestigious Plus Camerimage - International Film Festival of the Art of Cinematography. PLUS CAMERIMAGE will take place from 28th November - 5th December 2009 at the Festival Centre, Grand Theatre in Aódz, Poland. For more information and to see the full list of nominees, check the festival website.