METANOIA

These were improvs that PORCUPINE TREE did while recording the "Signify" album. Steven didn't feel that any of these tracks fit in with that album, but he also felt they were too good to put in the archives. He originally released this as a 10" single. I have the remastered version which has a couple of added tracks from the same sessions. Steven Wilson is a big Krautrock and Psychedelic music fan and he's quite proud of these recordings.

"Mesmer I" features a beat throughout as other sounds come and go. Nice bass before 5 1/2 minutes. High pitched sounds come in later. "Mesmer II" has no beat but is spacey. Drums then come in as guitar plays over top. Nice. Back to that spacey soundscape 5 1/2 minutes in as guitar and drums stop. "Mesmer III / Coma Divine" opens with spoken words then you can hear that someone is changing stations on the radio. Drums and synths 4 minutes in as we can still hear voices. Deep bass 6 minutes in as we get a great sound here as drums continue. Keys 7 minutes in. It's spacey after 10 minutes with no beat but then drums return before 11 minutes followed by the guitar making some fantastic noise. "Door To The River" is eerie to start out as drums come and go along with other sounds. Great sound before 4 minutes.

"Metanoia / Intermediate Jesus" is dark and haunting. Drums 4 1/2 minutes in with guitar to follow. Excellent sound after 10 1/2 minutes.The guitar is really good and the drums are very prominant. "Insignificance" opens with cymbals. Bass and floating synths before drums come pounding in. Guitar before 2 minutes. Nice. An all out assault 3 1/2 minutes in.This is heavy ! "Metanoia II" builds as bass, drums and synths create a great soundscape. It settles some before 4 minutes. The tempo picks up and the guitar becomes more prominant. Waves of synths roll in. Nice bass. Some incredible guitar before 8 minutes then Steven starts ripping it up even more later on. "Milan" is basically a funny interview with no music.

If your really into Psychedelic soundscapes you'll love this i'm sure. A lot of PORCUPINE TREE fans won't like this though.