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PORCUPINE TREE - WE LOST THE SKYLINE: LIVE IN-STORE IN ORLANDO (LIMITED EDITION 180g IMPORT LP)

Porcupine Tree We Lost The Skyline: Live In-Store In Orlando (Limited Edition 180g Import LP)

On the 4th of October, 2007 Porcupine Tree arrived for an in-store performance and signing session at Park Avenue CDs in Orlando, FL, with 200 fans 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 Full Sail (with their remote recording facility) and the complete 8 song, 33 minute show is now being released in a digipak sleeve created by photographer Lasse Hoile and designer Carl Glover.

Porcupine Tree is unquestionably one of the most difficult-to-categorize and innovative bands working today. The music is breathtaking, ranging from psychedelic trip-hop to progressive metal, and a compendium of other sounds and genres in between. The band is fronted by Steven Wilson, who is well-known for his work producing other artists, from Swedish progressive death metal group Opeth, to Norwegian chanteuse Anja Garbarek. He also has several other projects, invcluding No-Man, Bass Communion, and the highly acclaimed collaboration with Israeli musician Aviv Geffen, Blackfield. 
 
Porcupine Tree was founded as a self-indulgent creative outlet for Wilson, and the first major release was In the Sunday of Life in 1992, an album of psychedelia and studio experiments which bears little relation to the band's current sound. From there, Wilson expanded the sound, creating the progressive rock/ambient trance fusion on the 30-minute long single Voyage34. One of the only constants in Porcupine Tree music is how it continues to evolve and confront the expectations of the band's fans from album to album. In late 1993, the solo project became a band, as Colin Edwin (bass), Chris Maitland (drums), and Richard Barbieri (keyboards) wre recruited to enable Porcupine Tree to perform live. Richard had previously been a member of one of the most experimental '80s bands, Japan. The first real band album recorded was Dignify in 1996, which was followed by Stupid Dream (1999), a breakthrough album which saw the band move into a more song-oriented direction. Lightbulb Sun continued along that song-oriented track, but, never content to rest on their laurels, Porcupine Tree changed course again for their next release, shuffling their lineup for the first and only time to date. Chris Maitland departed and was replaced by Gavin Harrison in 2002, as the band signed a new international recording deal with Lava/Atlantic Records. 
 
Their, two major label album releases In Absentia and Deadwing were heavier than previous releases and were able to find favor with older fans and introduced Porcupine Tree to a whole new audience. The band also firmly established itself as being on the cutting edge in the audiophile/surround world: In Absentia and Deadwing were both released as 5.1 DVD-audio editions by DTS Entertainment, and each won the Surround Music Award for Best 5.1 Mix in 2004 and 2005 respectively. 
 
In late 2005, Porcupine Tree re-signed to Atlantic Records for the US, but moved to the highly successful independent rock label Roadrunner for Europe. In Sept. 2006, the band released its first DVD, the live Arriving Somewhere filmed in Chicago during the Deadwing world tour. The DVD was critically acclaimed for both its visual quality, as well as the 5.1 mix. Reviewing the DVD, Sound and Vision magazine concluded "When it comes to surround sound, Porcupine Tree is in a league by itself."

Porcupine Tree We Lost The Skyline Track Listing

1. The Sky Moves Sideways
2. Even Less
3. Stars Die
4. Waiting
5. Normal
6. Drown with Me
7. Lazarus
8. Trains