To promote the album, the band undertook four tours of Europe and North America, including one with acclaimed Swedish metal band Opeth . On tour, the new line-up of the band was further augmented by additional touring vocalist/guitarist John Wesley . During these tours, the visual element of the band’s…
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During 2003, Porcupine Tree set up their own label, Transmission, with an online store hosted by Burning Shed record label. The first release on the Transmission label was a studio session recorded for XM Radio in Washington, DC, followed in 2004 by a recording from Polish radio in 2001. The…
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The resulting album, In Absentia , was released by Lava Records in September 2002. The band also released a 5.1 surround-sound version of the album, mixed by Grammy Award -winning producer Elliot Scheiner . The surround-sound version of the album won the award for best 5.1 mix at the 2004…
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In February 2002, Porcupine Tree’s first line-up change occurred when drummer Chris Maitland was dismissed after eight years with the band. The band welcomed drummer and longtime acquaintance Gavin Harrison as his replacement. In March 2002, a box set of the band’s early work was released, Stars Die: The Delerium…
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In May, the band released a compilation B-side album called Recordings , which featured nine tracks from the Stupid Dream and Lightbulb Sun sessions that had been left off both albums. In May 2001, Porcupine Tree did three consecutive dates as a support band to Marillion , in France, Germany,…
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Completed for February 2000, with string arrangements provided by Dave Gregory of XTC , Porcupine Tree’s sixth studio album, Lightbulb Sun , built on the mix of songwriting, soundscaping, and rock dynamics of Stupid Dream . The album was released in May 2000, preceded by the single ” Four Chords…
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The band recorded the album without a label, but signed with Snapper / Kscope before releasing Stupid Dream , in March 1999. The album was supported by a tour of the United Kingdom, Italy, Greece, the Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland, Germany, France, Poland, and the United States. The three singles taken…
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Wilson, Barbieri, Edwin, and Maitland spent all of 1998 recording their fifth studio album, a release that reflected the band’s move towards a more song-oriented writing. Wilson acknowledged this time he was “much more interested in songwriting as an art form, as opposed to soundscape development” and commented he took…
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In March 1997, they played three nights in Rome to an audience that surpassed 5,000 people. All three dates were recorded for use in the 1997 live album Coma Divine – Recorded Live in Rome that was released as a goodbye to Delerium Records, which felt it could no longer…
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After the release of the first real Porcupine Tree single, ” Waiting “, which entered all UK indie charts and the UK National chart and attracting airplay all over Europe, Signify was released in September 1996. The album was a mixture of instrumental tracks and more song-oriented tunes, blending numerous…
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