Porcupine Tree Blank Planet Latest News

As hinted earlier, the album art (hopefully cover I say!) of a small child with deep blue eyes will attract those who enjoy almost all forms of music, not simply prog, or rockers. Imagine it on a shelf in a large electronic/music store, I'd at least pick it up, I feel as though it's staring through me! Everything else in stores today seems so plain, musically and artistically.

More news from David Ling (UK Music journalist):

Yesterday morning I trundled along to Abbey Road Studios for a preview of Porcupine Tree’s forthcoming album, ‘Fear Of A Blank Planet’ in glorious 5.1 surround sound. Before the playback began, band leader Steven Wilson informed the gathered throng that the album is one “continuous piece of music” that lasts for around 53 minutes, explaining that most CDs these days are way too long to hold the listener’s attention. “It’s a very intense album”, he warned, adding that it includes no potential singles - something that hardly seemed to bother representatives from the quartet’s new label Roadrunner Records. And why should it? The album is simply stunning from start to finish; elaborately conceived, brilliantly orchestrated and executed with consummate sophistication. The track that will surely generate most attention is ‘Anesthetize’, which at 17 mins and 42 seconds long features a guitar solo from Rush’s Alex Lifeson. Robert Fripp of King Crimson also offers guest soundscape guitar effects to the penultimate song ‘Way Out Of Here’. But, believe me, the whole album is a stroke of genius.