On September 24, 2002, “Lava” label released “In Absentia”, the seventh Porcupine Tree studio album. It was recorded March – April 2002, at “Avatar Studios” in New York, and was produced by Steven Wilson.
Personnel:
- Steven Wilson– vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, piano, keyboards, banjo
- Richard Barbieri– analog synths, mellotron, Hammond organ, keyboards
- Colin Edwin– bass guitar
- Gavin Harrison– drums, percussion
- John Wesley–additional guitar, backing vocals
- Aviv Geffen– backing vocals
Track listing:
All tracks by Steven Wilson, except where noted.
- Blackest Eyes
- Trains
- Lips of Ashes
- The Sound of Muzak
- Gravity Eyelids
- Wedding Nails – Richard Barbieri, Steven Wilson
- Prodigal
- 3
- The Creator Has a Masterpiece
- Strip the Soul – Colin Edwin, Steven Wilson
- Strip the Soul
- Collapse the Light into Earth