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Annotation

Porcupine Tree took their XM Radio session and stuck it on CD & decided to sell 1500 copies at shows and on their website. They sold like hotcakes, so they pressed another 1000 copies. They sold out too. Now the CD is going for sums in the region of £100 on auction sites around the world. So why the fuss? XM consists mainly of matarial from In Absentia, with 3 songs from Stupid Dream. These songs are played live, but without a studio audience so you dont have to endure any coughing or screaming, which makes a refreshing change. The songs are played with precision (especially the In Absentia ones - this was surely one of the first times they had played a set of these new songs and the band were determined to get them right). The selection of songs are some of the best from In Absentia and Stupid Dream, and hearing them live brings a different dimension to the music. These songs were made to be played live, and they sound fresh and crisp. It is an extremely well-played, well produced set of songs that continues to show why Porcupine Tree are a prog-rock force to be reckoned with. -- Review by Ian @ 5:55:55 AM EST, 5/9/2004

Annotation last modified on 2005-04-15 17:44 UTC.

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Blackest Eyes
assistant recording engineer:
Aaron Lee (recording engineer) (on 2002-11-12)
recording engineer:
Quinton Roebuck (on 2002-11-12)
mixer:
SW (founder of Porcupine Tree) (in 2002-12)
recorded at:
XM Satellite Radio Studios in Washington, D.C., United States (on 2002-11-12)
mixed at:
No Man’s Land (Steven Wilson’s studio) in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (in 2002-12)
live recording of:
Blackest Eyes (on 2002-11-12)
lyricist and composer:
Steven Wilson (founder of Porcupine Tree)
publisher:
Warner Chappell, Warner/Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. (renamed as Warner Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. since 2019/05/16), Lava Songs (in 2002) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (in 2002)
54:28
2The Sound of Muzak
assistant recording engineer:
Aaron Lee (recording engineer) (on 2002-11-12)
recording engineer:
Quinton Roebuck (on 2002-11-12)
mixer:
SW (founder of Porcupine Tree) (in 2002-12)
recorded at:
XM Satellite Radio Studios in Washington, D.C., United States (on 2002-11-12)
mixed at:
No Man’s Land (Steven Wilson’s studio) in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (in 2002-12)
live recording of:
The Sound of Muzak (on 2002-11-12)
lyricist and composer:
Steven Wilson (founder of Porcupine Tree)
publisher:
Warner Chappell, Lava Songs (in 2002) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (in 2002)
45:05
3Gravity Eyelids
assistant recording engineer:
Aaron Lee (recording engineer) (on 2002-11-12)
recording engineer:
Quinton Roebuck (on 2002-11-12)
mixer:
SW (founder of Porcupine Tree) (in 2002-12)
recorded at:
XM Satellite Radio Studios in Washington, D.C., United States (on 2002-11-12)
mixed at:
No Man’s Land (Steven Wilson’s studio) in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (in 2002-12)
live recording of:
Gravity Eyelids (on 2002-11-12)
lyricist and composer:
Steven Wilson (founder of Porcupine Tree)
publisher:
Lava Songs (in 2002) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (in 2002)
47:33
4Wedding Nails
assistant recording engineer:
Aaron Lee (recording engineer) (on 2002-11-12)
recording engineer:
Quinton Roebuck (on 2002-11-12)
mixer:
SW (founder of Porcupine Tree) (in 2002-12)
recorded at:
XM Satellite Radio Studios in Washington, D.C., United States (on 2002-11-12)
mixed at:
No Man’s Land (Steven Wilson’s studio) in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (in 2002-12)
live recording of:
Wedding Nails (on 2002-11-12)
composer:
Richard Barbieri and Steven Wilson (founder of Porcupine Tree)
publisher:
Lava Songs (in 2002) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (in 2002)
55:19
5Even Less / Slave Called Shiver
assistant recording engineer:
Aaron Lee (recording engineer) (on 2002-11-12)
recording engineer:
Quinton Roebuck (on 2002-11-12)
mixer:
SW (founder of Porcupine Tree) (in 2002-12)
recorded at:
XM Satellite Radio Studios in Washington, D.C., United States (on 2002-11-12)
mixed at:
No Man’s Land (Steven Wilson’s studio) in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (in 2002-12)
live medley including a recording of:
Even Less (on 2002-11-12)
lyricist and composer:
Steven Wilson (founder of Porcupine Tree)
publisher:
Hands Off It’s Mine Publishing and Zomba Music Publishing Ltd.
live medley including a recording of:
Slave Called Shiver (on 2002-11-12)
lyricist and composer:
Steven Wilson (founder of Porcupine Tree)
publisher:
Hands Off It’s Mine Publishing and Zomba Music Publishing Ltd.
511:40
6Heartattack in a Layby
assistant recording engineer:
Aaron Lee (recording engineer) (on 2002-11-12)
recording engineer:
Quinton Roebuck (on 2002-11-12)
mixer:
SW (founder of Porcupine Tree) (in 2002-12)
recorded at:
XM Satellite Radio Studios in Washington, D.C., United States (on 2002-11-12)
mixed at:
No Man’s Land (Steven Wilson’s studio) in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (in 2002-12)
live recording of:
Heartattack in a Layby (on 2002-11-12)
lyricist and composer:
Steven Wilson (founder of Porcupine Tree)
publisher:
Warner Chappell, Lava Songs (in 2002) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (in 2002)
4:18
7Strip the Soul
assistant recording engineer:
Aaron Lee (recording engineer) (on 2002-11-12)
recording engineer:
Quinton Roebuck (on 2002-11-12)
mixer:
SW (founder of Porcupine Tree) (in 2002-12)
recorded at:
XM Satellite Radio Studios in Washington, D.C., United States (on 2002-11-12)
mixed at:
No Man’s Land (Steven Wilson’s studio) in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (in 2002-12)
live recording of:
Strip the Soul (on 2002-11-12)
lyricist:
Steven Wilson (founder of Porcupine Tree)
composer:
Colin Edwin and Steven Wilson (founder of Porcupine Tree)
publisher:
Lava Songs (in 2002) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (in 2002)
7:09
8Tinto Brass
assistant recording engineer:
Aaron Lee (recording engineer) (on 2002-11-12)
recording engineer:
Quinton Roebuck (on 2002-11-12)
mixer:
SW (founder of Porcupine Tree) (in 2002-12)
recorded at:
XM Satellite Radio Studios in Washington, D.C., United States (on 2002-11-12)
mixed at:
No Man’s Land (Steven Wilson’s studio) in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (in 2002-12)
live recording of:
Tinto Brass (on 2002-11-12)
composer:
Richard Barbieri, Colin Edwin, Chris Maitland and Steven Wilson (founder of Porcupine Tree)
publisher:
Hands Off It’s Mine Publishing, Monokotunes, Orange Asylum Music and Zomba Music Publishing Ltd.
6:39

Credits

Release

photography:Jason Birnie
Lasse Hoile
Oliver Link (photographer)
Francesca Petrangeli
guest guitar and guest background vocals:John Wesley (US singer/songwriter/guitarist, works with Porcupine Tree) (on 2002-11-12)
performer:Richard Barbieri (on 2002-11-12)
Colin Edwin (on 2002-11-12)
Gavin Harrison (Porcupine Tree / King Crimson) (on 2002-11-12)
Steven Wilson (founder of Porcupine Tree) (on 2002-11-12)
design:Carl Glover (graphic designer)
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Lava Records LLC (holding company behind the Lava imprint while affiliated with Warner Music Group) (in 2003)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/988327 [info]