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    Posted: November 04 2005 at 09:22

Can anyone out there in Prog Archives Land give me the low down on IEM (Incredible Expanding Mindfark)? I've only just heard of them today.

You know, I just got into Porcupine Tree in late 2004, and the thing that still amazes me most is how incredibly prolific a musician Steven Wilson is. Does the guy even stop to eat??

 


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Ive only heard the first album, apparently S. Wilson plays everything himself.  The music sort of concentrates on creating moods and atmospheres and can be very ambient (think the ambient passages of Porcupine Tree) but more minimalist than PT and when they're not ambient they're quite hypnotic and repetetive but in a good way.  Given that description its not as synthetic as it sounds, the textures are quite warm and organic and real drums/ bass are used.

 

Think a very stripped down Ozric Tentacles.
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Points: 46838 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 04 2005 at 10:11
Originally posted by Norm Cash Norm Cash wrote:

Can anyone out there in Prog Archives Land give me the low down on IEM (Incredible Expanding Mindfark)? I've only just heard of them today.

You know, I just got into Porcupine Tree in late 2004, and the thing that still amazes me most is how incredibly prolific a musician Steven Wilson is. Does the guy even stop to eat??

 



I've been into them, only since this last spring, and am starting to become a REAL big fan of Steven Wilson.
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Points: 27802 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 04 2005 at 10:21

I have heard of that project but never actually heard it.

I love PT and think Steven Wilson is a musical genius.Some of his other projects are Bass Communion,No-Man and the EXCELLENT Blackfield.

If you want to know more check out the Steven Wilson Headquarters site:

http://www.swhq.co.uk/index.cfm

His complete discography is a STAGGERING 213 pages!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


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Yep, I'm a big PT fan too. After getting into them in late '04, it didn't take me long to discover how many fingers Wilson had in other pies. In addition to most of the PT catalogue, over the past year I've also picked up 3 no-man discs, the Blackfield CD (brilliant), and some Bass Communion stuff.

I was lucky enough to see PT when they played Glasgow earlier this year, and will be going to see them again when they return next month.

What I'm saying is DESPITE being fairly heavily into Wilson's music, I'm still being surprised by projects surfacing which I knew absolutely nothing about! However, I suppose if the guy has a 213 page discography  , it shouldn't come as too much of a shock!

 


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Originally posted by Norm Cash Norm Cash wrote:

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Yep, I'm a big PT fan too. After getting into them in late '04, it didn't take me long to discover how many fingers Wilson had in other pies. In addition to most of the PT catalogue, over the past year I've also picked up 3 no-man discs, the Blackfield CD (brilliant), and some Bass Communion stuff.

I was lucky enough to see PT when they played Glasgow earlier this year, and will be going to see them again when they return next month.

What I'm saying is DESPITE being fairly heavily into Wilson's music, I'm still being surprised by projects surfacing which I knew absolutely nothing about! However, I suppose if the guy has a 213 page discography  , it shouldn't come as too much of a shock!

 

I saw them last month in Washington DC for the first time despite being into them for like 8-9 years,and they were great.

There is talk of a project involving Wilson,Mikael Akerfeldt and Mike Portnoy..THAT is the one I am looking forward to!!!


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Points: 16449 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 04 2005 at 12:56
Originally posted by TheProgtologist TheProgtologist wrote:

Originally posted by Norm Cash Norm Cash wrote:

TheProgtologist

Yep, I'm a big PT fan too. After getting into them in late '04, it didn't take me long to discover how many fingers Wilson had in other pies. In addition to most of the PT catalogue, over the past year I've also picked up 3 no-man discs, the Blackfield CD (brilliant), and some Bass Communion stuff.

I was lucky enough to see PT when they played Glasgow earlier this year, and will be going to see them again when they return next month.

What I'm saying is DESPITE being fairly heavily into Wilson's music, I'm still being surprised by projects surfacing which I knew absolutely nothing about! However, I suppose if the guy has a 213 page discography  , it shouldn't come as too much of a shock!

 

I saw them last month in Washington DC for the first time despite being into them for like 8-9 years,and they were great.

There is talk of a project involving Wilson,Mikael Akerfeldt and Mike Portnoy..THAT is the one I am looking forward to!!!

That would be something special!
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