'Grace For Drowning', the new solo album from Steven Wilson will be available on Kscope from September 26th.
'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 album will be followed by a digital single 'Postcard' which will be available from October 10th. The digital single will feature the album version of the track, a special stripped back (voice and piano only) version of the track recorded by Wilson this week especially for the single and two remixes. The first is a mix of 'Postcard' by Kscope label mates North Atlantic Oscillation and the second is the Necro Deathmort remix of 'Index'.
Steven Wilson is a twice Grammy-nominated producer, writer and performer, best known as founder and front man of British rock band Porcupine Tree. He has also produced and /or mixed albums for artists as diverse as Swedish metal band Opeth, Norwegian chanteuse Anja Garbarek, and progressive rock institution King Crimson. Last year, he also co-wrote and sang a track from Pendulum's number one album 'Immersion'. Porcupine Tree's last album was a top 30 album in both the UK and USA, and the tour climaxed with sold out shows in October last year at Royal Albert Hall in London and Radio City Music Hall in New York.
'Grace For Drowning' will be released on CD, vinyl and download along with a Blu-ray edition of the album. The Blu-ray disc contains the album in 5.1 surround sound with accompanying video content. The video content, created by long-term collaborator Lasse Hoile, as well as photo galleries, hand written notes and lyrics. For the most avid collectors there is also a deluxe edition of the album. Limited to 5000 copies worldwide, the deluxe edition features 3 CDs, the Blu-ray Disc and a 120-page book. In addition to the album on 2CDs, the third CD features out-takes and demo material. All 4 discs will be packaged in a hard back book which features 120 pages of artwork and notes.
The Kscope store has already sold out of the deluxe edition but a few copies are still available from three online retailers.
Please check the Grace For Drowning mini-site for pre-order links for all editions of the album.
The mini-site has also been updated to feature another video. Lasse's video for 'Remainder The Black Dog' is now on the site along with the videos for 'Index' and 'Postcard'.
The site also includes a free download, tour dates, album info and artwork. The videos are also available on the Kscope iPhone app, which has been updated to include audio from the album along with pictures from the album and more. In addition to the videos for the tracks the app also features a series of short teaser videos created by Lasse Hoile. The app is free to download from the iTunes app store.
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