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Originally released in 2011, the double studio album Grace For Drowning was the second album released under Wilson's own name. Sonically the album is a departure from the more straight-ahead approach of his 2009 debut 'Insurgentes' & instead favours ideas of Progressive Rock paying homage to the early 70's & late 60's. Wanting to push the envelope of his song writing ability ever further, tracks like 23-minute 'Raider II' sprawl out but never lose focus of Wilson's genius song writing ability on the likes of 'Deform To Form A Star'. Alongside Wilson appears an all- star cast made up of Jordan Rudess (Dream Theater), Tony Levin (King Crimson), Steve Hackett (Genesis) as well as the London Session Orchestra who performed strings on the album.
The 83- minute album explores territories that would go on to be investigated further on 2013's 'The Raven That Refused To Sing', reaching #28 in the UK charts & #3 in Germany, returning in 2015 with 'Hand. Cannot. Erase.' which saw him ascend further to #13 in the UK charts & #3 in Germany before 'To The Bone' in 2017 which saw him reach #3 in the UK.
Steven Wilson has also created multiple 5.1 Surround remixes for King Crimson, Yes, Jethro Tull & XTC. Most recently his band Porcupine Tree released 'CLOSURE // CONTINUATION' which reached #2 in the UK Albums chart & the band are currently performing at major festival across Europe.
'For me the golden period for music was the late sixties and early seventies, when the album became the primary means of artistic expression, when musicians liberated themselves from the 3 minute pop song format, and started to draw on jazz and classical music especially, combining it with the spirit of psychedelia to create "journeys in sound". So without being retro, 'my album is a kind of homage to that spirit. There's everything from [Ennio] Morricone-esque film themes to choral music to piano ballads to a 23 minute progressive jazz-inspired piece' - Steven Wilson
"An immersive, ambitious project that demands repeated spins" 4/5 MOJO
"prog rock wrung dry of nostalgia, perfect not for drowning but immersion" 4/5
- Rolling Stone
"an album that can't really be described, but it urgently calls to be heard" 8/10
- Classic Rock
'this is a magnificent step up; he simply can't stopped.' Prog
Tracklist:
Vol 1 - Deform To Form A Star
1. Grace For Drowning [2:00]
2. Sectarian [7:45]
3. Deform To Form A Star [8:00]
4. No Part Of Me [5:45]
5. Postcard [4:30]
6. Raider Prelude [2:30]
7. Remainder The Black Dog [9:30]
Vol 2 - Like Dust I Have Cleared From My Eye
1. Belle De Jour [3:00]
2. Index [4:45]
3. Track One [4:15]
4. Raider II [23:15]
5. Like Dust I Have Cleared From My Eye [8:00]