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CD/DVD Releases: Porcupine Tree Announce An ''Incident''

Posted on Saturday, August 01 @ 22:00:00 UTC by nightowl

Written and recorded between September-May, The Incident is the tenth studio album by Porcupine Tree. Released worldwide by Roadrunner on 14th September (one week earlier than previously announced in order to coincide with the first tour dates), the album is a 2 disc set, the first disc containing the 55 minute title track / song cycle, and the second CD featuring 4 shorter pieces. There will be 3 editions of the album; a standard 2 CD set, a deluxe edition (contents to be confirmed), and a double vinyl version.

The album cover, as photographed by Lasse Hoile, can be viewed here: http://www.lassehoile.com/incident/The_Incident.jpg



AUDIO PREVIEW: The band [posted] a medley of extracts from The Incident on its Myspace page -- www.myspace.com/porcupinetree - on Monday, 13th July. The medley [was] also be posted on Roadrunner UK's website the same day at 4PM UK time at www.roadrunnerrecords.co.uk.

AUTUMN TOUR: The band's Autumn tour is now completely confirmed. For a full list of dates/venues, please go to http://www.porcupinetree.com/tour.cfm. Support acts for the European tour have also been announced: http://www.porcupinetree.com/news.cfm#1678

In related news: Bass Communion - Chiaroscuro: A deluxe limited edition CD release of a recording of the first (and to date only) live performance of SW as Bass Communion in Antwerp in November 2008. The complete 38 minute performance is included on this CD, along with the Bass Communion side of the split 7 inch single given away to attendees of the show. The CD comes in the now traditional Bass Communion package of a beautiful thick card Japanese style mini LP gatefold sleeve, with a fantastic Carl Glover design, including a picture of SW on stage during the performance inside the gatefold. The CD will not be widely available and SW's own mail order company Headphone Dust will be the primary outlet. You can order it here : www.swhq.co.uk/headphone_dust_mailorder.cfm

[Source: Porcpine Tree e-newsletter]

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