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Intrigue: Progressive Sounds in UK Alternative Music 1979–89
News‘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 thrillin...
Check out Tim Bowness’ new album Butterfly Mind!
NewsMy long term partner in No-Man Tim Bowness releases his seventh solo album Butterfly Mind this Friday, and it’s fab, up there with my favourites among Tim’s amazing growing body of solo work. I had the privilege to once again mix the...
Porcupine Tree Closure / Continuation Out Now!
NewsThe new Porcupine Tree album Closure / Continuation is out now! Time will tell, but right now I feel it probably is in the top three best records that we’ve ever made, alongside In Absentia and Fear of a Blank Planet. It’s pure Porcu...
Limited Edition Of One In-Store Signings
NewsMy book Limited Edition of One will be published by Little Brown on 7th April, and to promote it I will be making several personal appearances at UK book stores (and one record shop). Two of these events will also involve a conversation ...
Porcupine Tree return to North/South America + New song ‘Of The New Day’ out now
NewsI’m happy to report that Porcupine Tree will return to North and South America in September/October 2022 for a limited series of performances in the United States, Canada, Mexico and Chile, see list of dates below – these will likely b...
Pre-order my new book, Limited Edition Of One
NewsMy book, ‘Limited Edition of One’, will be published by Little, Brown on 7th April and it is now available to pre-order in several editions, including a deluxe version and a super-deluxe “artist edition” of only 125 copies: https://l...
New Tears for Fears album The Tipping Point with Steven Wilson 5.1 & Dolby Atmos mixes
NewsA special blu-ray edition of the forthcoming Tears for Fears album The Tipping Point is being exclusively released through UK website SuperDeluxeEdition.com, in collaboration with the band and Concord Records – This disc features my Dolb...
2022 New Year Update
NewsHappy new year from Wilson HQ! Who could have predicted that as another year rolls around, anything approaching normal life would continue to be in a holding pattern. In my own universe it’s been two years since I finished recording TH...
Paul Draper & Steven Wilson – Omega Man
NewsI’m happy to have collaborated with my friend Paul Draper on his new single ‘Omega Man’, a song we co-wrote and performed together during lockdown, and which will appear on his forthcoming album for Kscope, Cult Leader Tactics....
SWHQ FACTS
For live shows, Steven plays barefooted. This particular custom goes back to his early childhood, where he remembers: "I always had a problem wearing shoes and I've always gone around with bare feet". He also adds that another factor on performing barefoot is the advantage it gives in operating his diverse guitar pedals.