Steven Wilson Grace For Drowning Vinyl LP 2011
Disc: 1
1. Grace For Drowning (2.00)
2. Sectarian (8.00)
3. Deform to Form a Star (8.00)
Disc: 2
1. No Part of Me (5.45)
2. Postcard (4.30)
3. Raider Prelude (2.30)
4. Remainder the Black Dog (9.15)
Disc: 3
1. Raider II (23.15)
Disc: 4
1. Belle de Jour (3.00)
2. Index (4.45)
3. Track One (4.15)
4. Like Dust I Have Cleared From My Eye (8.00)
Grace For Drowning is Steven Wilson's second album and develops further the uncompromising creativity evident on his highly regarded debut, Insurgentes. A double album, featuring Two 40-45 minute albums in the same package, Wilson describes the release as, "My biggest project to date." Wilson adds, "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." The limited vinyl edition features both 'albums' on heavyweight (180gm) vinyl in a gatefold sleeve. 'This is a magnificent step up; he simply can't be stopped.' Classic Rock Prog #1 album of the year readers poll 'An album that can't really be described but it urgently calls to be heard' Classic Rock 'Wilson's ability to create music so prodigiously and to such consistent standards remains a mystery. With his second solo album, the Porcupine Tree leader has done it again.' - Metal Hammer 'an immersive, ambitious project that demands repeated spins' - Mojo 4* 'A dense yet extremely coherent album Grace For Drowning succeeds brilliantly... Prog album of the year' - Terrorizer 5* 'A majestic soundscape created by an innovative, forward-looking musician immersed in the history of music' - Record Collector 'Prog rock wrung dry of nostalgia, perfect not for drowning but immersion.' - Rolling Stone 4*