Porcupine Tree - Fear of a Blank Planet DVD-A 5.1

[Nil]

From the PT site:

Fear of a Blank Planet track listing

Following two album playback events in New York and at Abbey Road in London, the track listing of the new Porcupine Tree album "Fear of a Blank Planet" has been revealed:

1. Fear of a Blank Planet (7.28)
2. My Ashes (5.07)
3. Anesthetize (17.42)
4. Sentimental (5.26)
5. Way Out of Here (7.37)
6. Sleep Together (7.28)

The album is set for April release through Roadrunner in Europe, Atlantic in the US, and WHD Entertainment in Japan. It's likely that both the stereo CD and 5.1 surround sound DVDA will be packaged together as standard.

Please note that a version of the album currently listed on several mail order sites in Japan with an additional track included in the running order, and supposedly coming out in March, categorically does not exist, so do not order it!

[Rmassey]

I can't wait... thanks for sharing

[Ron Temple]

Anesthetize is a true magnum opus...saw them do this this fall. I'm in for the DVD A. Thanks.

RT

[MickB]

Awesome, I am looking forward to it.

[Nitron]

God, i can't wait

[scooterdog]

Already on top of this one

[Nil]

I was particularly struck by the length of each track. A return to ProgRock roots? Not that they ever left it, but PT seemed to be flirting with Opeth-inspired metal after Stupid Dream. If Atlantic Records has picked them up, will that added marketing muscle finally allow them to break out? I suppose that Lightbulb Sun in 5.1 will take some more time to be released....

From Wikipedia:

"A critic hearing the album twice comments that this album is is heavier than both In Absentia and Deadwing, but contains some of the most lush and beautiful pieces to date. The album tracks flow into each other, technically forming one 53 minute track. On the 12th January 2007 page of his journal, Robert Fripp mentions that one of the songs recorded is called "Nil Recurring", it is not currently known whether this will be released as a bonus track, B-side to a possible single, or whether it will not be released."

'Nil Recurring'? How amusing!

[shinksma]

On one of the Porcupine Tree mailing lists (Dark Matter), the discussion of the surround encoding for the FOABP 5.1 disk has centered around the possibility that a DVD-V with DD or DTS encoding will be released at first, with the DVD-A (I'm guessing a DTS DVD-A) coming later.

Hopefully the band and label will hear the outcries of annoyance and stick to what the first post here mentions: a DVD-A release out of the gate.

I am most certainly looking forward to the 5.1 mix, regardless of how it is presented. Should be very tasty, like the other PTree 5.1 mixes.

shinksma

[scooterdog]

Steve Wilson has said on many occasions that he is a huge fan of DVD audio. I would think since he is very involved in the engineering process that his preference on surround format releases will hold some merit. Lets hop so

[thehun]

Good news.

[FilmMixer]

I was told from a good source that there will be only one release, with CD and DVD-A...

I also heard the album was great..

I was saving up for my 1000th post, and since this is one of my favorite subjects, I could think of no better way.... on to the next 1000

EDIT: My good source informed me that Atlantic is also releasing a CD only edition.

[Nevermore1]

Awesome to read posts from fellow PT fans...never expected to read this here.

I can not wait to hear FOABP....

[David Scott]

I have all of there DVD-A releases. I'd never heard of them before, and bought solely on word of mouth and the need for good surround sound. Now I will buy anything they put out on DVD-A, and also have their latest concert dvd. All top notch. Can't wait for this one.

[Alimentall]

Awesome. I've been listening to Deadwing for a week in my car and have all the other older discs that have been remastered and repackaged.

For those that can't wait for a PT fix, try Coheed & Cambria, pretty similar progressive stuff. Or Steve's side project Blackfield. Or 1980s Marillion before they got that glam rock singer.

[RicP]

There's 6 minutes of audio from the new album on the Porcupine Tree MySpace page.

Sounds Awesome!

I'm going to see Blackfield in a few weeks, and I'm good friends with the club owner, so I'll try to get back and ask Steven a question or two about the new PT record.

[Alimentall]

Good! Tell him to start to mix his front stage properly on the 5.1 discs!!!

[nasgul]

Apparently the decision whether to make the new album in DVD-A or DVD-V may be more of a record company decision than a band decision. Hopefully, influences will make it a DVD-A. It would make no sense to do it otherwise, since most, if not all, DVD-A have a DVD-V layer. This should be a no brainer if you ask me, but then again, who said record company execs had a half a brain.

[FilmMixer]

^^ I can tell you. first hand. that in this casse it is the bands decision. The band previewed the multi channel recording in New York weeks ago, and as I said above, at that time, I was told that it would be a single CD and DVD-A release.

[BZiggyZ]

Originally Posted by Alimentall

Good! Tell him to start to mix his front stage properly on the 5.1 discs!!!

"Properly" Here's a vote for 'the mixes are just fine'.

[mlobitz]

Does anyone which track Alex Lifeson plays on Fear of a Blank Planet?

The sample mp3 on myspace sounds very cool. If you want to take it with you, have it play in Quicktime and then save the page. It will save the entire six+ minutes as a 192 kbps mp3.

Sweet!

[Luckie]

" Here's a vote for 'the mixes are just fine'. "

And another vote here

Maybe a recalibration is all thats required ?

Alex Lifeson solos on 'Anesthetise'

I wish they'd put the Dvd-A version up for preorder , Im getting nervous .....

More soundclips : http://www.cede.ch/fr/music-cd/frame...fm?aobj=612834


Enjoy !


~M~

[Alimentall]

Originally Posted by BZiggyZ

"Properly" Here's a vote for 'the mixes are just fine'.

Here's a vote for higher expectations.

[Flexx]

Does anyone which track Alex Lifeson plays on Fear of a Blank Planet?

That is fantastic! I recall when I interviewed Alex for the R30 DVD release, we had some time at the end of the interview to shoot the ****, and I started raving about PT. He said he knew of them, but IIRC, he had not yet hooked up with SW. First, SW brings on Adrian Belew (a personal fave) for Deadwing, now Lifeson. Who's next, Steve Vai...? Actually...

[scooterdog]

Originally Posted by Alimentall

Good! Tell him to start to mix his front stage properly on the 5.1 discs!!!

John,

Do you ever give up? I have read so much of your crap over the last year it is getting really old. If you don't like a mix that's ok. We all have things we like and dislike. But you always come off as knowing more than anyone and that what you say is the way it should be...News flash...Not everyone agrees with you. So please give us a break and enjoy the music, or just go listen to 2 channel recordings.

Thank you

[Alimentall]

Want some cheese to go with that whine?

I do just listen to the 2.0, the 5.1s are too disappointing. Still willing to hold out hope for the future.

[Nitron]

touring dates for the first half of their Fear of a Blank Planet tour (the first of two PT North American tours this year) posted @ www.porcupinetree.com today

</3 no minneapolis

[Nitron]

Originally Posted by Alimentall

Want some cheese to go with that whine?

I do just listen to the 2.0, the 5.1s are too disappointing. Still willing to hold out hope for the future.

Defiantly a problem on your end

[Alimentall]

No, I just have higher expectations based on a knowledge of good mixing techniques and how your ears process redundant info from multiple speakers. It will be a waste of time to insult my system or my understanding, so feel free to disagree if you haven't heard better mixes. I have.

[Rmassey]

Originally Posted by Nitron

touring dates for the first half of their Fear of a Blank Planet tour (the first of two PT North American tours this year) posted @ www.porcupinetree.com today

</3 no minneapolis

OMG, I can't believe they are still playing these small venues. The Fox theater in Boulder is closest for me. I would have thought they'd be booking Red Rocks or the Filmore by now.

[Alimentall]

I may be up! They get no radio play, so of course they have a very small following. I turn on as many people as I can. I bet I've turned on 25 people who didn't even know they existed.