XM (album)
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| Released | July 2003 | |||
| Recorded | 12 November 2002 at Satellite Radio, Washington D.C. | |||
| Genre | Progressive rock, progressive metal | |||
| Length | 52:07 | |||
| Label | Transmission | |||
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XM (also known as Transmission 1.1 and Transmission 1.2) is a live-in-studio album recorded by British band Porcupine Tree in early 2003 as a live album of mostly In Absentia tracks. This was taken from a session at XM Satellite Radio in Washington, D.C., on 12th November 2002, and was originally released as a limited edition tour album. It was later released online on the Porcupine Tree store.
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Blackest Eyes" (from In Absentia) | Steven Wilson | 4:26 |
| 2. | "The Sound of Muzak" (from In Absentia) | Wilson | 5:02 |
| 3. | "Gravity Eyelids" (from In Absentia) | Wilson | 7:30 |
| 4. | "Wedding Nails" (from In Absentia) | Richard Barbieri, Wilson | 5:17 |
| 5. | "Even Less/Slave Called Shiver" (from Stupid Dream) | Wilson | 11:38 |
| 6. | "Heartattack in a Layby" (from In Absentia) | Wilson | 4:16 |
| 7. | "Strip the Soul" (from In Absentia) | Colin Edwin, Wilson | 7:06 |
| 8. | "Tinto Brass" (from Stupid Dream) | Barbieri, Edwin, Chris Maitland, Wilson | 6:38 |
Band
[edit]- Steven Wilson – Guitars and vocals
- Colin Edwin – Bass
- Richard Barbieri – Keyboards and synthesizers
- Gavin Harrison – Drums
- John Wesley – Guitars and backing vocals (except "Slave Called Shiver" and "Tinto Brass")
Credits
[edit]- XM Recording Engineer – Quinton Roebuck
- XM Recording Assistant – Aaron Lee
- Mixing – Steven Wilson (at No Man's Land, UK, December 2002)
- Crew – Ian Bond, Pete Dempsey, Mick Pryde, Ross Elliot, Michael Piper
- Cover photography – Lasse Hoile
- Band photography – Francesca Petrangeli
- Gavin Harrison photography – Oliver Link
- John Wesley photography – Jason Birnie
- Cover design – Carl Glover (for Aleph)
Notes
[edit]Features five piece touring line up including special guest John Wesley on guitar and backing vocals.
UK Transmission – 1.1 (limited to 1,500, released for the US tour July–August 2003)
UK Transmission – 1.2 (limited to 1,000, released for the EU tour November 2003)[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Porcupine Tree Sampler 2008 at Burning Shed. Retrieved 2009-01-14.
