Porcupine Tree Recordings 2001 Rare

Posted on -
Porcupine Tree Recordings 2001 Rare 3,9/5 5954 reviews
Recordings
Compilation album by
Released12 June 2001
6 September 2010 (Reissue)
Recorded1998-2000
StudioFoel Studio/No Man's Land
GenreProgressive rock, alternative rock
Length61:44
LabelSnapper
Porcupine Tree chronology
Voyage 34: The Complete Trip
(2000)		Recordings
(2001)		Transmission IV
(2001)

Recordings is a compilation album by Britishprogressive rock band Porcupine Tree, first released in May 2001. It is mainly a collection of b-sides and unreleased songs from the Stupid Dream and Lightbulb Sun albums' recording sessions. Recordings was originally a limited release, limited to only 20,000 copies worldwide.[1] It was later reissued on CD in September, 2010, and as double vinyl (2000 copies only) in January 2011.[citation needed]

Porcupine Tree Recordings 2001 Rare
  • 2Recording and release
  • Recordings is a compilation album by British progressive rock band Porcupine Tree, first released in May 2001. It is mainly a collection of b-sides and unreleased songs from the Stupid Dream and Lightbulb Sun albums' recording sessions. Recordings was originally a.
  • Recordings by Porcupine Tree. Rarities rare no longer! Record Collector is the world's leading authority on rare and collectable records. Back in RC 350, when we surveyed a swathe of PT collectables, we featured the original Recordings 2001 CD release (nine tracks recorded during the sessions for Lightbulb Sun and Stupid Dream), noted.

Concept[edit]

Some months after the release date of the fantastic 'Fear Of A Blank Planet', Steven Wilson and his band is back with a new original EP released by Peaceville Records, 'Nil Recurring'. This EP only features four songs but with approximately. Review by Jeff ›› Fear Of A Blank Planet. Some artists are too good to be.

Frontman Steven Wilson described the album:

Recordings

'Six of the songs are taken from singles that were released in 1999 and 2000. Sometimes tracks don't make it on to an album first time around not for reasons of quality (or lack of), but perhaps because they just didn't fit onto the album, or one member of the band wasn't happy with the track. Also perceptions can change and I think we all felt in hindsight that these six tracks deserved to be heard by a wider audience..The remaining 3 tracks we recorded specifically for the album. 'Oceans Have No Memory' is a new band recording of a demo that was originally issued on the B-side of the 'Piano Lessons' 7 -inch single. 'Access Denied' was written and demoed for Lightbulb Sun but no one liked it except me! So I took the opportunity to re-present it to the band for inclusion on Recordings and this time they let me do it. Finally 'Buying New Soul' was a song recorded during writing sessions just after Lightbulb Sun was finished. I think if it had been written a couple of months earlier it would have been included on the album. We thought about holding it back for the next album, but in the end we felt that because the next album is probably going to be moving into different musical waters it should be released now.'[2]

Ebay dingdongs: AllLate Model-vehicles since 1990, are fuel injected,and have an Electronic Control Unit (ECU)-a computer chip that electronically manages and monitors your car's performance. Control Our modulesoptimize these functions(ignition timing and, air/fuel mixture,ect.)Because the engine isrunning at *peak efficiency*, hosepower and torque are dramaticly increased.Under normal driving conditions, you alsobenifit from *peak efficiency* by gaining up to 4 MPG!Our Modules have undergone countless DYNO tests( device that measures a cars horsepower and torque),and have proven time and again to dramticly increase Horsepower and Torque throughout RPM Range!

Recording and release[edit]

The album opener, 'Buying New Soul', was unreleased prior to the release of the album.[3] It was recorded on 15 March 2000, prior to the actual release of Lightbulb Sun, but after it had actually been completed in January 2000.[3] 'Access Denied' was also previously unreleased; it was demoed during Lightbulb Sun writing sessions, but the final album version was not recorded until November 2000.[3] The track 'Cure for Optimism' and the instrumental 'Untitled' were originally released on the 'Shesmovedon' CD single.[3] The former was originally recorded in July 1999, in between the two album sessions, where the latter was an improvised live take version in the studio in March 2000.[3] 'Disappear' recorded during the Lightbulb Sun sessions and was originally released on the 'Four Chords That Made a Million' CD single.[3] 'Ambulance Chasing' was recorded during the Stupid Dream sessions and originally released on the 'Piano Lessons' CD single.[3] 'In Formaldehyde' was recorded during the Lightbulb Sun sessions and was originally released on the 'Four Chords That Made a Million' CD single, although this version does not have a fade out ending.[3] 'Even Less (Full Version)' is a version recorded during the Stupid Dream sessions prior to being edited down to the seven-minute Stupid Dream cut.[3] Part one was the Stupid Dream album version; part two was released on the 'Stranger by the Minute' CD single.[3] The album closer, 'Oceans Have No Memory', is a previously unreleased full band version. The Steven Wilson solo demo version had been recorded during the Stupid Dream sessions and released on the 'Piano Lessons' 7' single, where as the full band version was recorded in November 2000.[3]

Unused tracks[edit]

Two additional songs from these eras, titled: 'I Fail' and 'Novak', were excluded from this release. The former was an unreleased song from the Stupid Dream sessions which was present on a rare 1997 release titled 'Demo'; a compilation composed of demos from Stupid Dream which was made to promote the album. The latter was an instrumental b-side from Lightbulb Sun sessions, which was released on the vinyl edition of the Shesmovedon single.

Critical reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[4]
DPRP(8.5/10) [5]

Reception for the album was quite positive, with many reviewers concluding that, while the album didn't quite flow together as well as most Porcupine Tree albums, the songs themselves were still quite good.[6][6][7] Aspects of the album that were praised included the experimental nature of the songs[7][8][9] and the inclusion of the complete, full length version of 'Even Less'.[6][8]

Track listing[edit]

All tracks written by Steven Wilson except 'Buying New Soul', 'Untitled', and 'Ambulance Chasing', which are credited to all four band members.

No.TitleLength
1.'Buying New Soul'10:24
2.'Access Denied'3:35
3.'Cure for Optimism'6:11
4.'Untitled'8:53
5.'Disappear'3:37
6.'Ambulance Chasing'6:32
7.'In Formaldehyde'5:19
8.'Even Less (Full Version)'14:08
9.'Oceans Have No Memory'3:06
Total length:61:44

Personnel[edit]

Porcupine Tree

  • Steven Wilson – vocals, guitars, piano, samples, hammered dulcimer on 'Access Denied' and 'In Formaldehyde', mellotron on 'Disappear' and 'In Formaldehyde', hammond organ on 'Oceans Have No Memory'
  • Richard Barbieri – keyboards, analogue synthesizers, hammond organ on 'Disappear', 'Ambulance Chasing' and 'Even Less', mellotron on 'Even Less'
  • Colin Edwin – bass guitar, double bass
  • Chris Maitland – drums, percussion

Additional musicians

  • Theo Travis - flute on 'Ambulance Chasing' and 'Even Less', saxophone on 'Ambulance Chasing'

Porcupine Tree Trains

References[edit]

  1. ^'Porcupine Tree - Official Website'.
  2. ^SeaOfTranquility.org, Greg Stewart, Webmaster/Developer,. 'Interviews: Porcupine Tree - Sea of Tranquility - The Web Destination for Progressive Music!'.
  3. ^ abcdefghijk'Steven Wilson - The Complete Discography (8th Edition), p. 56'(PDF). Retrieved 6 March 2012.
  4. ^'allmusic ((( Recordings > Overview )))'. www.allmusic.com. Retrieved 24 November 2009.
  5. ^'DPRP CD Reviews - 2001 - Volume 34'. www.dprp.net. Retrieved 24 November 2009.
  6. ^ abc'Porcupine Tree - 'Recordings''.
  7. ^ abSeaOfTranquility.org, Greg Stewart, Webmaster/Developer,. 'Review: 'Porcupine Tree: Recordings' - Sea of Tranquility - The Web Destination for Progressive Music!'.
  8. ^ ab'Recordings - Porcupine Tree - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic'.
  9. ^'Recordings - Record Collector Magazine'.
Retrieved from 'https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Recordings_(album)&oldid=902726874'
1'>

Top Related Artists

Biography

Though he initially came to wider attention (at least in the U.K.) with No-Man, his long-running collaboration with Tim Bowness throughout the '90s, singer/guitarist Steven Wilson gained as much of a reputation for Porcupine Tree. Embracing and exploring prog rock inspirations while always keeping an ear out for newer musical connections, thus sidestepping the pointless revivalism of many of the band's peers, Porcupine Tree has created some noteworthy albums and songs over the years, continuing full-strength into the new millennium.The group itself was just Wilson at the start. Born in London in 1967, he was too young to participate in the first full flush of psychedelic and experimental rock music, but swiftly made up for lost time, turning out to be a talented musical prodigy. Having learned guitar and keyboards at a young age, he contributed to work by underground prog outfits of the early '80s such as Altamont and Karma, while continuing his own musical growth and exploration. 1987 saw the founding of both No-Man and Porcupine Tree, the latter actually starting as a joke between Wilson and a friend about a legendary lost '70s group. Elaborate discographies and other material were created à la Spinal Tap, while Wilson himself created a slew of music meant to be the band's lost recordings. In a humorous twist of fate, two tapes of this material ended up in the hands of other folks interested in hearing more from Wilson, who ended up collating the best tracks for Porcupine Tree's real debut album on Delerium Records, On the Sunday of Life, in 1992. Those songs having been something of a nostalgia exercise, Wilson aimed for a more contemporary approach on his follow-up release -- the extended single 'Voyage 34,' with a clear debt to ambient techno jokesters the Orb.Up the Downstair, Porcupine Tree's next full album, found Wilson coming fully into his own, creating a majestic, sweeping album that took the prog inspirations of the past fully into a realm of mysterious hush and beauty as much as full-on rock charge. Two collaborators on other projects, bassist Colin Edwin and keyboardist Richard Barbieri, the latter one of the core members of early-'80s pop art geniuses Japan, guested on the album. Later that year, the two formally joined Porcupine Tree, along with drummer Chris Maitland, establishing a four-piece lineup.The first release by the new version of the group, The Sky Moves Sideways, was actually something of a transitional affair, a number of the songs still being Wilson solo compositions and performances. A slew of fine songs stood out regardless, notably 'Moonloop,' but the bandmembers themselves considered the quartet's true debut to be 1996's Signify, another stunning step forward for the Porcupine Tree sound, with new highlights everywhere, including the epic blast of the title track itself. A nice nod to the past came that year with the vinyl-only Spiral Circus album, featuring selections from the first three performances of the four-piece lineup in 1993, while 1997's Coma Divine featured live recordings from the Rome stop on the Signify tour. By this time, Porcupine Tree's reputation had spread throughout Europe and elsewhere, including an increasing cult following in America.A friendly parting from Delerium led Porcupine Tree to Snapper/K-Scope, which released 1999's Stupid Dream, notable for its stronger song focus and slightly more accessible feel all around. The band's reputation and fan base continued to grow, with another album, Lightbulb Sun, taking its bow in 2000. Porcupine Tree continued to tour and plan ahead for both new recordings and reissues of older, rarer material, the first of which surfaced in May 2001, titled Recordings. Various unreleased cuts from the Stupid Dream and Lightbulb Sun sessions as well as a few B-sides were included. They spent the rest of the year putting together Stars Die: The Delerium Years '91-97, a box set that looks at their catalog from 1991 to 1997. Many more unreleased and rare tracks found their way onto the set, and the album finally came out in late autumn 2001. Drummer Chris Maitland left the band in March of 2002, but luckily, Gavin Harrison was available to take his place. A year later, In Absentia was released, followed by Warszawa and Deadwing in 2005. Up the Downstair was reissued that same year, complete with a bonus disc of the band's 1994 EP Staircase Infinities. Porcupine Tree did some sporadic touring in summer 2006 before fall dates were completed around the U.K., Europe, and the United States. Around the same time, Stupid Dream was reissued with bonus material. In 2007, the band released their ninth studio LP, a loose concept album with an underlying theme of escapism in the 21st century, aptly named Fear of a Blank Planet (not to be confused with the similarly titled Public Enemy classic). The following year, the band released the mini-album Nil Recurring, which consisted of tracks written during the recording of Fear of a Blank Planet. In 2009, the group released Incident, which was comprised of a single long song that featured many different movements, as well as a handful of shorter compositions that close the album. The double-live album, Octane Twisted, followed in 2012. ~ Ned Raggett
Read All Read Less

Albums

    Porcupine Tree

    Stupid Dream

    Porcupine Tree

    Lightbulb Sun

    Porcupine Tree

    Signify

    Porcupine Tree

    Up the Downstair

    Porcupine Tree

    Arriving Somewhere

    Porcupine Tree

    In Absentia

    Porcupine Tree

    Deadwing

    Porcupine Tree

    Sky Moves Sideways [Bonus Disc]

    Porcupine Tree

    Staircase Infinities

    Porcupine Tree

    Time Flies

    Porcupine Tree

    Stars Die: The Delerium Years '91-97

    Porcupine Tree

    Recordings

    Porcupine Tree

    Voyage 34

    Porcupine Tree

    Octane Twisted

    Porcupine Tree

    Coma Divine

    Porcupine Tree

    Anesthetize: Live in Tilburg Oct. 2008

    Porcupine Tree

    Stupid Dream

    Porcupine Tree

    The Incident

    Porcupine Tree

    Up the Downstair [Bonus Disc]

    Porcupine Tree

    Lightbulb Sun

    Porcupine Tree

    On the Sunday of Life

    Porcupine Tree

    Stupid Dream

    Porcupine Tree

    Signify

    Porcupine Tree

    Fear Of A Blank Planet

Top Tracks

  1. TrackPopularity
  2. Blackest Eyes
  3. The Sound of Muzak
  4. Trains
  5. Time Flies
  6. Dark Matter
  7. Fear of a Blank Planet
  8. Strip the Soul
  9. Flicker
  10. Gravity Eyelids
  11. Arriving Somewhere But Not Here
  12. Even Less
  13. Anesthetize
  14. The Start of Something Beautiful
  15. Shesmovedon
  16. Synesthesia
  17. Deadwing
  18. Always Never
  19. Bonnie the Cat
  20. Lightbulb Sun
  21. Normal
  22. Russia on Ice
  23. Mellotron Scratch
  24. Radioactive Toy
  25. I Drive the Hearse

Related Stations & Specials

    Prog Rock

    Pink Floyd: DNA

    TOOL: DNA

Artists Related to
Porcupine Tree

Dream Theater

Spock's Beard

Opeth

Rush

King Crimson

Pink Floyd

Marillion

Yes

Liquid Tension Experiment

TOOL

Tree

Riverside

Porcupine Tree Tour

Camel

Symphony X

Transatlantic

Gentle Giant

Steve Hackett

Emerson, Lake & Palmer

The Flower Kings

O.S.I.

Genesis

Ayreon

David Gilmour

Queensrÿche

Jethro Tull