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Steven Wilson - interviewed for Classic Rock Germany

by Kscope

Grace for Drowning’ is the second album released under Wilson’s own name, and builds on the artistic inroads he forged with 2009’s exceptionally well-received ‘Insurgentes.’ A double album ('two 40-45 minute albums in the same package') Wilson has described it as "my biggest project to date". The Blu-ray edition features music in 5.1 surround sound, 2 bonus tracks, 5 films, 6 demo versions, a gallery and a 16 page book of artwork and notes. He continues, “’Insurgentes’ was an important step for me into something new. This record takes that as a starting point, but it’s more experimental and more eclectic. For me the golden period for music was the late sixties and early seventies, when the album became the primary means of artistic expression, when musicians liberated themselves from the 3 minute pop song format, and started to draw on jazz and classical music especially, combining it with the spirit of psychedelia to create “journeys in sound” I guess you could call them. So without…

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Steven Wilson - Raider II (Recording at Angel Studios)

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Footage from the recording of vocals for 'Raider II' from Angel Studios in February 2011 with Synergy Vocals. Raider features on 'Grace for Drowning’, the second album released under Steven Wilson’s own name, which builds on the artistic inroads he forged with 2009’s exceptionally well-received ‘Insurgentes.’ A double album ('two 40-45 minute albums in the same package') Wilson has described it as "my biggest project to date". He continues, “’Insurgentes’ was an important step for me into something new. This record takes that as a starting point, but it’s more experimental and more eclectic. For me the golden period for music was the late sixties and early seventies, when the album became the primary means of artistic expression, when musicians liberated themselves from the 3 minute pop song format, and started to draw on jazz and classical music especially, combining it with the spirit of psychedelia to create “journeys in sound” I guess you could call them. So without being retro,…

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Steven Wilson - Grace for Drowning (Blu-ray trailer)

by Kscope

Grace for Drowning’ is the second album released under Wilson’s own name, and builds on the artistic inroads he forged with 2009’s exceptionally well-received ‘Insurgentes.’ A double album ('two 40-45 minute albums in the same package') Wilson has described it as "my biggest project to date". The Blu-ray edition features music in 5.1 surround sound, 2 bonus tracks, 5 films, 6 demo versions, a gallery and a 16 page book of artwork and notes. He continues, “’Insurgentes’ was an important step for me into something new. This record takes that as a starting point, but it’s more experimental and more eclectic. For me the golden period for music was the late sixties and early seventies, when the album became the primary means of artistic expression, when musicians liberated themselves from the 3 minute pop song format, and started to draw on jazz and classical music especially, combining it with the spirit of psychedelia to create “journeys in sound” I guess you could call them. So without…

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Steven Wilson - Remainder the Black Dog (from Grace for Drowning)

by Kscope

Lasse Hoile's new video for Remainder the Black Dog, taken from Steven Wilson's second solo album 'Grace for Drowning'. Grace For Drowning’ is the second album released under Wilson’s own name, and builds on the artistic inroads he forged with 2009’s exceptionally well-received ‘Insurgentes.’ A double album ('two 40-45 minute albums in the same package') Wilson has described it as "my biggest project to date". He continues, “’Insurgentes’ was an important step for me into something new. This record takes that as a starting point, but it’s more experimental and more eclectic. For me the golden period for music was the late sixties and early seventies, when the album became the primary means of artistic expression, when musicians liberated themselves from the 3 minute pop song format, and started to draw on jazz and classical music especially, combining it with the spirit of psychedelia to create “journeys in sound” I guess you could call them. So without being retro, my album is a kind…