Geffen, a fan of Porcupine Tree and Wilson, invited the band to play shows in Israel in 2000. He struck up a friendship with Wilson, leading to the two musicians recording together. Geffen performed backing vocals on two tracks on Porcupine Tree’s In Absentia album, “The Sound of Muzak” and “Prodigal”. Geffen, interested in growing a fanbase outside of Israel, approached Wilson about starting their own project, which would become Blackfield. Originally planned as an EP for a 2001 release, it eventually evolved into a 2004 self-titled full-length recording . Wilson provided lead vocals on all but two songs, and played guitar or piano on every song except “Scars”, which had instrumentation provided by Geffen’s band “The Mistakes.”
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