Rock Bottom track + video out now!

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Rock Bottom is the latest in a series of collaborations with the amazing Ninet Tayeb, following on from Routine, Pariah, Blank Tapes and People Who Eat Darkness. Rock Bottom started life as a song that Ninet demoed as more of a guitar based track, but when she sent me her demo I immediately imagined it styled into a sweeping John … Read More

Impossible Tightrope track + video out now!

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‘Impossible Tightrope’ from ‘The Harmony Codex’ is out now! Accompanied by an astonishing animated video directed by Miles Skarin/Crystal Spotlight. Both the song and the video take you on an immersive and constantly evolving journey. Oh, and see how many times you can spot “the object” in the video!   SW – vocals, piano, acoustic guitar, bass, strings, moog sub … Read More

Steven Wilson presents The Harmony Codex at EartH

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I’m thrilled to announce a special launch event; Steven Wilson presents The Harmony Codex at EartH, on Wednesday 27th September, 7pm. There will be a spatial audio playback of the entire 65 minute album over EartH’s amazing immersive sound system, followed by a unique 30 minute solo live set of music from the album, also in spatial audio. EartH is … Read More

Economies of Scale out now, Impossible Tightrope coming next week!

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Today you can listen to the first single to be taken from my seventh studio album The Harmony Codex – Economies of Scale is a soulful song built around electronic rhythms and layered vocal harmonies. Then next week something completely different, the mostly instrumental 11 minute hybrid of progressive rock, spiritual jazz and electronica that is Impossible Tightrope. More songs … Read More

Announcing The Harmony Codex, my new studio album

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I’m happy to announce my seventh album The Harmony Codex will be released exactly one month from today on 29th September by Virgin Music. This one is a real trip, a beautiful and experimental 65 minute labyrinth of a record, with almost every one of its 10 tracks taking a different musical approach. Today you can listen to Economies of … Read More

Drive Home newly remastered in 4K!

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This year marks the tenth anniversary of my third album The Raven that Refused to Sing. Back then I was remixing the classic seventies music of progressive rock bands King Crimson, Yes, Gentle Giant, and Jethro Tull on an almost daily basis, so my head being full of their music the album became a sort of homage to that style … Read More

Revolution Records auctioning signed test pressings for charity

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Revolution Records are auctioning a collection of test pressings from my personal archive, which include the Last Day Of June OST, Porcupine Tree’s The Incident, Coma:Coda, Closure/Continuation, House of Blues and Octane Twisted and finally No-Man’s Love You To Bits. All proceeds from these auctions will go to animal welfare charities. SW – Last Day Of June OST PT – … Read More

New Year Update 2023

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Happy new year to you all! First and foremost a big thank you to everyone that enjoyed the Porcupine Tree ‘Closure / Continuation’ album / shows, and my book ‘Limited Edition of One’ during the past year. Coming in 2023 will be my new album, a 10 track 65 minute musical journey that’s kinda hard to describe, but suffice to … Read More

Intrigue: Progressive Sounds in UK Alternative Music 1979–89

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‘Intrigue’ is my personally curated attempt to redress the balance, and to perhaps introduce any 80’s sceptics out there to the idea that conceptual thinking and ambition didn’t suddenly evaporate after ’77… ambitious, weird and thrilling music was all around you in the ’80s – if you looked in the right places. Featuring 58 tracks, the collection explores the creativity, … Read More