Tag Archives: Steven Wilson

No-Man: Flowermouth

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On June 27, 1994, “One Little Indian” label released “Flowermouth”, the second No-Man studio album. It was recorded September – December 1993, at “No Man’s Land” in Hemel Hempstead, and was produced by Tim Bowness and Steven Wilson.

Personnel:

  • Tim Bowness – vocals
  • Steven Wilson – instruments
  • Robert Fripp – guitar, frippertronics 
  • Silas Maitland – fretless bass
  • Chris Maitland – drums, percussion
  • Steve Jansen – percussion
  • Richard Barbieri – electronics
  • Mel Collins – soprano saxophone, flute
  • Ian Carr – trumpet
  • Ben Coleman – violins, electric violin
  • Lisa Gerrard – voice sample

Track listing:

All lyrics by Tim Bowness, all music by Tim Bowness and Steven Wilson.

  1. Angel Gets Caught in the Beauty Trap
  2. You Grow More Beautiful
  3. Animal Ghost
  4. Soft Shoulders
  5. Shell of a Fighter
  6. Teardrop Fall
  7. Watching Over Me
  8. Simple
  9. Things Change

Steven Wilson: The Harmony Codex

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On September 29, 2023, “Virgin Music Group” label released “The Harmony Codex”, the seventh Steven Wilson studio album. It was recorded 2021 – 2023, at Steven Wilson’s home studio in London, and was produced by Steven Wilson.

Personnel:

  • Steven Wilson – vocals, voices, acoustic and electric guitars, ARP 2600, audio feedback, bass guitar, celesta, Cobalt 8 synthesizer, electric piano, harp, Hammond organ, horn. Mellotron, Moog Arpeggiator, Moog Sub 37 synthesizer, percussion, piano, Prophet-6 synthesizer, Rhodes piano, Solina Strings, strings, theremin, programming, mixing
  • Mikael Åkerfeldt – vocals 
  • Rotem Wilson – voices 
  • David Kollar – lead guitar, ambient guitar
  • Niko Tsonev – guitars, lead guitar
  • James Dean Bradfield – guitars
  • Lee Harris – psychedelic guitar
  • Ninet Tayeb – vocals, backing vocals, guitars 
  • Adam Holzman – Rhodes piano, piano, DFAM loops, Modular synthesizer, Moog synthesizer solo, Wurlitzer organ
  • Roland Orzabal – keyboards, programming, additional production
  • Doug Petty – keyboards, strings arrangements 
  • Guy Pratt – bass guitar 
  • Nate Navarro – fretless bass, bass guitar
  • Nicky Wire – bass guitar 
  • Nick Beggs – Chapman stick 
  • Craig Blundell – drums, hi-hat, percussion
  • Aaron Sterling – drums 
  • Sean Moore – drums 
  • Nate Wood – drums 
  • Pat Mastelotto – drums, percussion
  • Samuel Fogarino – drums 
  • Jason Cooper – tom drum 
  • Theo Travis – flute, saxophone, duduk
  • Nils Petter Molvaer – trumpet
  • Ben Coleman – violin 
  • Jack Dangers – electric beats, programming
  • David Kosten – programming
  • Loz Williams – engineer, production 
  • Manic Street Preachers – engineer, production
  • David Kosten – mixing, additional production
  • Adam Holzman – mixing 
  • Jack Dangers – remix, additional production
  • Dave Eringa – remix
  • Interpol – remix
  • Matt Colton – mastering
  • Carl Glover – design, photography
  • Hajo Müller – photography
  • Mark Ayres – production 
  • Josef E-Shine – additional production

Track listing:

All tracks by Steven Wilson, except where noted.

  1. Inclination
  2. What Life Brings
  3. Economies of Scale – Adam Holzman
  4. Impossible Tighttrope
  5. Rock Bottom – Ninet Tayeb
  6. Beautiful Scarecrow
  7. The Harmony Codex
  8. Time Is Running Out
  9. Actual Brutal Facts
  10. Staircase

Tears For Fears: The Tipping Point

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On February 25, 2022, “Concord” label released “The Tipping Point”, the seventh Tears for Fears studio album. It was recorded 2013 – 2021, and was produced by Charlton Pettus, Florian Reutter, Sacha Skarbek, Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith.

Personnel:

  • Roland Orzabal – vocals, guitars, keyboards, programming, mixing
  • Curt Smith – vocals, keyboards, bass guitars, mixing
  • Max von Ameln – guitars
  • Charlton Pettus – keyboards, guitars, programming, mixing
  • Sacha Skarbek – acoustic piano, vocal production
  • Doug Petty – accordion, Hammond organ, acoustic piano, string arrangements
  • Aaron Sterling – drums
  • Jamie Wollam – drums
  • Jason Joseph – choir, vocal arrangements
  • Charles Jones – choir
  • Jessi Collins – choir
  • Lauren Evans – choir
  • Carina Round – backing vocals
  • Florian Reutter – programming, vocal production
  • Tim Palmer – mixing
  • Craig Silvey – mixing
  • Tony Maserati – mixing
  • Steven Wilson – surround mixing
  • Ted Jensen – mastering
  • Justin Shturtz – mastering
  • Max von Ameln – engineer assistant
  • Tommy Steele – art direction, design
  • Carrie Smith – art direction
  • Cinta Vidal – cover art
  • Frank Ockenfels 3 – photography

Track listing:

  1. No Small Thing – Roland Orzabal, Curt Smith
  2. The Tipping Point – Roland Orzabal, Charlton Pettus
  3. Long, Long, Long Time – Roland Orzabal, Curt Smith, Charlton Pettus
  4. Break the Man – Curt Smith, Charlton Pettus
  5. My Demons – Roland Orzabal, Sacha Skarbek, Florian Reutter
  6. Rivers of Mercy – Roland Orzabal, Charlton Pettus, Doug Petty
  7. Please Be Happy – Roland Orzabal, Sacha Skarbek
  8. Master Plan – Roland Orzabal
  9. End of Night – Roland Orzabal
  10. Stay – Curt Smith, Charlton Pettus

Porcupine Tree: Closure / Continuation

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On June 24, 2022, “Music for Nations” label released “Closure/Continuation”, the eleventh Porcupine Tree studio album. It was recorded 2011 – 2021, and was produced by Steven Wilson, Richard Barbieri and Gavin Harrison.

Personnel:

  • Steven Wilson – vocals, guitars, bass, piano, mixing, design concept
  • Richard Barbieri – keyboards, synthesizers
  • Gavin Harrison – drums, percussion, drum mixing, production
  • Lisen Rylander Löve – voice sample
  • Suzanne Barbieri – voice sample
  • Inspector J – ambience field recording
  • Klankbeeld – ambience field recording sample
  • Paul Stacey – additional guitar recording
  • Ed Scull – additional guitar recording engineer
  • Ian Anderson (of The Designers Republic) – art direction, image editor, design, creative director, photography

Track listing:

  1. Harridan – Gavin Harrison, Steven Wilson
  2. Of the New Day – Steven Wilson
  3. Rats Return – Steven Wilson
  4. Dignity – Richard Barbieri, Steven Wilson
  5. Herd Culling – Gavin Harrison, Richard Barbieri, Steven Wilson
  6. Walk the Plank – Richard Barbieri, Steven Wilson
  7. Chimera’s Wreck – Gavin Harrison, Steven Wilson

Steven Wilson: The Future Bites

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On January 29, 2021, “Caroline International” label released “The Future Bites”, the sixth Steven Wilson studio album. It was recorded in 2020, in London, and was produced by Steven Wilson and David Kosten.

Personnel:

  • Steven Wilson – vocals, guitars, keyboards, sampler, bass, percussion, programming
  • David Kosten – synthesizers, drums, programming. engineer, mixing
  • Adam Holzman – keyboards
  • Richard Barbieri – synthesizers
  • Nick Beggs – bass guitar, stick 
  • Michael Spearman – drums, percussion
  • Jason Cooper – cymbals, percussion
  • The London Session Orchestra
  • Elton John – spoken word
  • Blaine Harrison, Jack Flanagan – backing vocals
  • Bobbie Gordon, Crystal Williams, Wendy Harriott, Fyfe Dangerfield, Rotem Wilson – backing vocals
  • Simon Moore – art direction
  • Andrew Hobbs – cover photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Steven Wilson.

  1. Unsell
  2. Self
  3. King Ghost
  4. 12 Things I Forgot
  5. Eminent Sleaze
  6. Man of the People
  7. Personal Shopper
  8. Follower
  9. Count of Unease

Porcupine Tree: Stupid Dream

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On March 22, 1999, “KScope” and “Snapper” labels released “Stupid Dream”, the fifth Porcupine Tree studio album. It was recorded January – November 1998, at “Foel Studio” in Llanfair Caereinion, Welshpool, “No Man’s Land” in  Hemel Hampstead, UK, and was produced by Steven Wilson.

Personnel:

  • Steven Wilson – vocals, guitars, piano, samples, bass
  • Richard Barbieri – analogue synthesizers, Hammond organ, mellotron, piano
  • Colin Edwin – bass guitar, double bass
  • Chris Maitland – drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Theo Travis – flute, saxophone
  • East of England Orchestra – strings 
  • Nicholas Kok – conductor
  • Elliot Ness – recording
  • Chris Thorpe – recording
  • Dominique Brethes – mixing

Track listing:

All tracks by Steven Wilson, except where noted.

  1. Even Less
  2. Piano Lessons
  3. Stupid Dreams
  4. Pure Narcotic
  5. Slave Called Shiver
  6. Don’t Hate Me
  7. This Is No Rehearsal
  8. Baby Dream in Cellophane
  9. Stranger NY Minute
  10. A Smart Kid
  11. Tinto Brass – Steven Wilson, Richard Barbieri, Colin Edwin, Chris Maitland
  12. Stop Swimming

Tim Bowness: Flowers at the Scene

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On March 1, 2019, “Inside Out Music” and “Sony” labels released “Flowers at the Scene”, the fifth Tim Bowness studio album. It was recorded in 2018, and was produced by Tim Bowness, No-Man (Steven Wilson) and Brian Hulse.

Personnel:

  • Tim Bowness – lead and backing vocals, trumpet loops, artwork
  • Peter Hamill – guitar, backing vocals
  • Brian Hulse – guitar, keyboards, synth, drum programming
  • Andy Partridge – guitar
  • Jim Matheos – guitar
  • David Longdon – flute, melodica, backing vocals
  • David K Jones – bass, double bass
  • Colin Edwin – bass
  • Dylan Howe – drums
  • Charles Grimsdale – drums
  • Tom Atherton – drums
  • Kevin Godley – backing vocals
  • Ian Dixon – trumpet
  • Fran Broady – violin
  • Steven Wilson – mixing
  • Steven Kitch – mastering
  • Jarrod Gosling – painting, artwork
  • Rob Whitrow – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Tim Bowness, except where noted.

  1. I Go Deeper
  2. The Train That Pulled Away
  3. Rainmark
  4. Not married Anymore
  5. Flowers at the Scene
  6. It’s the World
  7. Borderline
  8. Ghostlike
  9. The War on Me
  10. Killing to Survive
  11. What Lies here

Porcupine Tree: In Absentia

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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.

  1. Blackest Eyes
  2. Trains
  3. Lips of Ashes
  4. The Sound of Muzak
  5. Gravity Eyelids
  6. Wedding Nails – Richard Barbieri, Steven Wilson
  7. Prodigal
  8. 3
  9. The Creator Has a Masterpiece
  10. Strip the Soul – Colin Edwin, Steven Wilson
  11. Strip the Soul
  12. Collapse the Light into Earth

Tim Bowness & Richard Barbieri: Flame

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On August 29, 1994, “One Little Indian” label released “Flame”, the only album by Tim Bowness and Richard Barbieri. It was recorded 1983 – 1984, at “Orange Asylum” in Orange County, CA, and was produced by Richard Barbieri and Tim Bowness.

Personnel:

  • Richard Barbieri – keyboards, synthesizers, additional drum programming, treatments
  • Tim Bowness – vocal
  • Steve Jansen – guitar, hand percussion, bass synthesizer, drum programming
  • Michael Bearpark – guitar
  • Steven Wilson – guitar
  • Danny Thompson – acoustic bass
  • Mick Karn – bass guitar, saxophone
  • Gavin Harrison – drum kit
  • Chris Maitland – drum kit

Track listing:

  1. A Night in Heaven
  2. Song of Love and Everything Pt.1
  3. Song of Love and Everything Pt.2
  4. Brightest Blue
  5. Flame
  6. Trash Talk
  7. Time Flown
  8. Torch Dance
  9. Feel

Tim Bowness: Stupid Things That Mean the World

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On July 17, 2015, “InsideOut Music” label released “Stupid Things That Mean the World”, the third Tim Bowness album. It was recorded 2014 – 2015 and was produced by Tim Bowness.

Personnel:

  • Tim Bowness– vocals, keyboards, guitar, programming
  • Bruce Soord- guitar, bass, programming
  • Peter Hammill– vocals, slide guitar
  • Phil Manzanera– vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • David Rhodes- guitar, backing vocals
  • Rhys Marsh- pedal steel guitar
  • Michael Bearpark– guitars
  • Andrew Keeling – acoustic guitar, string arrangements
  • Stephen James Bennett– keyboards, programming
  • Colin Edwin– fretless bass, double bass
  • Andrew Booker– drums
  • Pat Mastelotto– drums
  • Charlotte Dowling- violin ensemble
  • Anna Phoebe– violin
  • Bruce Soord – mixing

Track listing:

All tracks by Tim Bowness, except where noted.

  1. The Great Electric Teenage Dream – Stephen James Bennett, Tim Bowness
  2. Sing To Me – Tim Bowness, Steven Wilson
  3. Where You’ve Always Been -Tim Bowness, Phil Manzanera
  4. Stupid Things That Mean The World
  5. Know That You Were Loved
  6. Press Reset
  7. All These Escapes – Tim Bowness, Brian Hulse
  8. Everything You’re Not
  9. Everything But You
  10. Soft William
  11. At The End Of The Holiday – Tim Bowness, Andrew Keeling