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Porcupine Tree Biography

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Porcupine Tree are an English band formed by Steven Wilson in 1987 in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire. Their music is associated with both psychedelic rock and progressive rock, yet having been influenced by trance, krautrock and ambient due to Wilson and keyboardist Richard Barbieri's penchant for the Kosmische Musik scene of the early 1970s, led by bands such as Tangerine Dream, Neu! and Can. Since the early 2000s, their music has been leaning towards progressive metal and alternative rock. The band is noted for its multimedia approach, with its live performances including screens displaying a different film projection to each song. This visual element was introduced during the tour for the ''In Absentia'' album, when the band started to work with Danish photographer and filmmaker Lasse Hoile. This involvement created a distinctive image for the band. Despite being signed to both Roadrunner and Atlantic labels, the band have their own record label, Transmission, which they use to launch some independent releases and special editions of their albums. In 2007 the band was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Surround Sound Album with their album ''Fear of a Blank Planet'' and then again in 2010 with ''The Incident''. After the release and touring in support of their tenth studio album, ''The Incident'', the band became inactive as Wilson began to focus on his solo career. While they have not broken up, they also have no particular plans beyond "someday", with members all working on separate projects, and Wilson committing himself to his solo work through most of 2013.

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Octane Twisted Live 2012-11-19 itunes amazon
2010-01: Acoustic Session Other 2010-10-15 itunes amazon
Atlanta Live 2010-06-17 itunes amazon
Anesthetize Live 2010-06-01 itunes amazon
The Incident Album 2009-09-11 itunes amazon
Ilosaarirock Live 2009-03-31 itunes amazon
We Lost the Skyline Live 2008-02-18 itunes amazon
Nil Recurring EP 2007-09-17 itunes amazon
Fear of a Blank Planet Album 2007-04-13 itunes amazon
Fear of a Blank Planet Single 2007-04 itunes amazon
Blank Planet Recurring EP 2007 itunes amazon
Way Out of Here Single 2007 itunes amazon
Rockpalast Live 2006-07-19 itunes amazon
Arriving Somewhere… Live 2006 itunes amazon
XMII Live 2005-06 itunes amazon
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