Porcupine Tree – In Absentia

Label:	Kscope – none
Format:	33 x File , FLAC, Album, Deluxe Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo
Country:	Worldwide
Released:	Feb 28, 2020
Genre:	Rock
Style:	Progressive Metal

Tracklist

	In Absentia
1-1	Blackest Eyes Guitar, Vocals – John Wesley (3)	4:23
1-2	Trains	5:56
1-3	Lips Of Ashes	4:39
1-4	The Sound Of Muzak Backing Vocals – John Wesley (3)	4:59
1-5	Gravity Eyelids	7:56
1-6	Wedding Nails	6:33
1-7	Prodigal Backing Vocals – John Wesley (3)	5:32
1-8	.3	5:25
1-9	The Creator Has A Mastertape	5:21
1-10	Heartattack In A Layby	4:15
1-11	Strip The Soul	7:21
1-12	Collapse The Light Into Earth	5:52
	In Absentia Bonus Material
2-1	Collapse Intro Written-By – Wilson*	1:45
2-2	Drown With Me Written-By – Wilson*	5:21
2-3	Orchidia Written-By – Wilson*	3:25
2-4	Chloroform Written-By – Wilson*	7:14
2-5	Futile Written-By – Wilson*	6:03
2-6	Meantime Written-By – Wilson*	3:17
2-7	Blackest Eyes (Radio Edit)	3:38
2-8	Trains (Radio Edit)	3:57
2-9	Strip The Soul (Video Edit)	3:35
	In Absentia Demos
3-1	Drown With Me (Demo)	5:06
3-2	Trains (Demo)	6:05
3-3	Imogen Slaughter (Demo)	2:38
3-4	Watching You Sleep (Demo)	3:44
3-5	The Creator Has A Mastertape (Demo)	6:07
3-6	Heartattack In A Layby (Demo)	5:51
3-7	Strip The Soul (Demo)	15:19
3-8	The Sound Of Muzak (Demo)	5:32
3-9	Gravity Eyelids (Demo)	7:15
3-10	Enough (Demo)	3:45
3-11	Wedding Nails (Demo)	6:26
3-12	Blackest Eyes (Demo)	4:34

Companies, etc.

Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Snapper Music Ltd.
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Porcupine Tree Ltd.
Copyright © – Snapper Music Ltd.
Copyright © – Porcupine Tree Ltd.
Copyright © – Lasse Hoile
Licensed From – Porcupine Tree Ltd.
Licensed To – Snapper Music Ltd.
Licensed To – Kscope Music
Engineered At – Avatar Studios
Recorded At – Air Lyndhurst Studios
Recorded At – No Man's Land (3)
Recorded At – New Rising Studios
Recorded At – Red Room Recorders
Recorded At – Bourne Place
Mixed At – Larrabee North
Mixed At – No Man's Land (3)
Designed At – Aleph Studio (2)
Published By – Hands Off It's Mine Publishing
Published By – Universal Music Publishing Group
Published By – Orange Asylum Music
Published By – Monokotunes
Published By – Squatter Madras Music

Credits

A&R – Andrew Karp
Arranged By [Strings] – Dave Gregory (tracks: 1-8, 1-12)
Bass Guitar – Steven Wilson (tracks: 2-2, 2-3)
Bass, Performer – Colin Edwin
Cello – Stephen Orton (tracks: 1-8, 1-12)
Contractor – Isobel Griffiths (tracks: 1-8, 1-12)
Coordinator – Richard Beeching
Cover, Photography By – Lasse Hoile
Double Bass – Mary Scully (tracks: 1-8, 1-12)
Drums – Gavin Harrison (tracks: 2-2 to 2-6)
Drums, Performer – Gavin Harrison
Dulcimer [Hammered Dulcimer] – Steven Wilson (tracks: 2-2)
Electric Upright Bass – Colin Edwin (tracks: 2-4)
Engineer – Paul Northfield
Engineer [Assistant] – Brian Montgomery
Engineer [Mix] – Mark O'Donoughue
Executive-Producer – Frederick Jude
Guitar – Steven Wilson (tracks: 2-2 to 2-6)
Keyboards – Steven Wilson (tracks: 2-2, 2-3, 2-4)
Keyboards, Photography By, Performer – Richard Barbieri
Leader, Violin – Gavyn Wright (tracks: 1-8, 1-12)
Liner Notes – Stephen Humphries
Mastered By – Darcy Proper
Mixed By – Tim Palmer
Music By – Barbieri* (tracks: 1-6)
Percussion – Steven Wilson (tracks: 2-6)
Performer – Porcupine Tree
Photography By – John Blackford (2)
Photography By, Graphic Design – Carl Glover (4)
Piano – Steven Wilson (tracks: 2-1, 2-5)
Recorded By – Steven Wilson (tracks: 3-1 to 3-12)
Synthesizer – Richard Barbieri (tracks: 2-2, 2-4 to 2-6; 3-3, 3-11)
Viola – Peter Lale (tracks: 1-8, 1-12)
Violin – Warren Zielinski (tracks: 1-8, 1-12)
Vocals – Steven Wilson (tracks: 2-1, 2-2, 2-4 to 2-6)
Vocals, Guitar, Producer, Performer – Steven Wilson
Words By, Music By – Steven Wilson (tracks: 1-1 to 1-4; 1-6 to 1-10, 1-12)
Written-By – Barbieri* (tracks: 3-11)

Notes

Qobuz 2020 Deluxe Edition. All tracks 44.1 kHz / 24 bit.

Remastered stereo mixes, additional studio recordings and unreleased demos.

Tracks 1-1 through 1-12 features Steven Wilson's 2017 remaster, which has less compression and limiting.

Tracks 2-1 through 2-9 includes all of the additional finished studio recordings the band made during the period.

Tracks 3-1 through 3-12 comprise over 70 minutes of demos recorded at Wilson's home studio during the two years leading up to recording the album. Many of the selections differ from the final versions, with additional sections, alternate lyrics, and different arrangements. Also included are demos of three songs that were not subsequently recorded by the band, all released here for the first time: Imogen Slaughter, Watching You Sleep, and Enough.

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	In Absentia (CD, Enhanced, Album, Gatefold Cardboard Sleeve)	Lava	83604-2	US	2002
	In Absentia (CD, Album, Enhanced)	Lava	7567-83604-2	Europe	2002
	In Absentia (CD, Album, Promo, Card Sleeve)	Lava	83604-2A	US	2002
Recently Edited	In Absentia (2×CD, Album, Promo)	Atlantic	PROP05298	Europe	2002
	In Absentia (CD, Album, Enhanced, Unofficial Release)	Lava (4)	83604-2	Russia	2002