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Steven Wilson Releases Video For “Track One”

• 2nd Sep 2011

Steven Wilson has unveiled his video for new song “Track One” – and it's available right now for your viewing pleasure above.

The track is taken from Wilson's forthcoming new solo album Grace For Drowning – released September 26th via Kscope Records.

Wilson is perhaps best known as a founding member of Porcupine Tree, and his new album follows the success he gained with his 2009 solo debut Insurgentes.

Wilson himself comments: “‘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 of homage to that spirit. There’s everything from [Ennio] Morricone-esque film themes to choral music to piano ballads to a 23 minute progressive jazz–inspired piece. I’ve actually used a few jazz musicians this time, which is something I picked up from my work remixing the King Crimson records.”

Steven has also announced a one-off UK show at London's Shepherds Bush Empire on October 31st as part of his European Tour. More information can be found by following this link.

MSD