Steven Wilson at AIR Studios, New Video

**tormato** · 10-05-2014

New Stuff from SW, the intro reminds me of Rush for some reason.

**Polska** · 10-05-2014

Yeah, and the pop snippet sounded like a nice change of pace too. Confident this will be yet another stellar release!

**LeFrog** · 10-05-2014

Apparently there's a guest female vocalist as heard at the end of the clip. Does anyone recognize her?

chalkpie · 10-05-2014

Snippet one sounded like vintage Geddy and Alex with a Cinema Show-type narrative starting to unfold, and hopefully Steve-omatic will throw us a bunch of curve balls along the way where that's going. One thing I would like to see him start to implement are impossible Zappa-type lines in unison, harmonies, etc. Use his industrial-prog-death-metal riffs and stamp them with a FZ or Keneally or Mirthkon complexity. Just thinking out loud. He has a band that could play pretty much anything thrown in front of them, and fuckin' eat it up too. This guy is an autobuy day-released for me still.

**gpeccary** · 10-05-2014

Yeah the first snippet definitely sounded like a nod to rush, far more so than time flies/Pink Floyd. And I though it might be a female vocalist as well, but recall that Beggs has a pretty high voice, and Wilson made no mention of another player in the short but sweet interview.
I can't wait for this release, so excited!!!

**Haruspex Carnage** · 10-05-2014

Feel like that's definitely a woman though...looking forward to this.

**frippster** · 10-05-2014

Haven't been disappointed with a SW release yet. Liking what I hear and agree that first bit has a Rush vibe. Where's that pre-order?

**zombywoof** · 10-05-2014

Not exactly bowled over by the snippets, but still an autobuy. A bit apprehensive about the lack of jazz influence and the lack of Theo ...

**ThomasKDye** · 10-05-2014

I didn't know Guthrie Govan was involved with SW. Very cool. I need to listen to "The Raven" again.

**progmeister** · 10-05-2014

I hate to contribute to his already large ego but the snippets sound fantastic!

Damn he's good.

**Obscured** · 10-05-2014

Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. I would not have expected anything less of course. Auto-buy.

**Paulrus** · 10-05-2014

Hmmm, Anil Prasad. I saw him Friday at the SF King Crimson show. The guy gets around.

Originally Posted by zombywoof

Not exactly bowled over by the snippets, but still an autobuy. A bit apprehensive about the lack of jazz influence and the lack of Theo ...

I get were you're coming from, but for me the great thing about SW is that he's never content with standing still, or resting on a successful formula. If that means he goes back to embracing a more pop-ish slant on some of the new music I'm fine with it. He's proven some pretty serious chops in that regard. As long as it's balanced with some more complex goodies -- which seems to be the case here -- then I'll be a happy camper.

Feb 2015 is going go be a long way away, but hopefully we'll get to look forward to some spring touring.

**Score2112** · 10-06-2014

This stuff really sounds good. And what a band.

**Wisdomview** · 10-06-2014

Originally Posted by gpeccary

Yeah the first snippet definitely sounded like a nod to rush, far more so than time flies/Pink Floyd. And I though it might be a female vocalist as well, but recall that Beggs has a pretty high voice, and Wilson made no mention of another player in the short but sweet interview.
I can't wait for this release, so excited!!!

Yeah, definitely a woman singing on that last track.

chalkpie · 10-06-2014

Originally Posted by progmeister

I hate to contribute to his already large ego but the snippets sound fantastic!

Damn he's good.

Never met the guy, but not sure where this ego thing is coming from? Seems like a super cool dude in all of the interviews I've ever seen with him, and pretty bright and informed musically.

**Lieto** · 10-06-2014

Super excited! Auto buy. I am also weary of the less jazz-influence but still this band is amazing and I do love SW's forays into songy type things

**davef** · 10-06-2014

i will definitely buy it!!.....the less of a jazz influence is fine for me.I'm more a fan of SW's pop,rock,psychedelic influences anyway!!

**timmy** · 10-07-2014

damn, looks like i need to pick up that Raven record that I passed on. look forward to picking this new one up, too.

Wilson has assembled a pretty good band.

chalkpie · 10-07-2014

That studio looks amazing.

PS - I never realized that Adam Holzman played with Miles - that's pretty awesome.

**Dave (in MA)** · 10-07-2014

Originally Posted by chalkpie

PS - I never realized that Adam Holzman played with Miles - that's pretty awesome.

To tell you the truth, I never noticed either, even though I have some of the CDs.

http://www.plosin.com/milesahead/Que...=1&n1v=Holzman

**interbellum** · 10-07-2014

Originally Posted by chalkpie

That studio looks amazing.

PS - I never realized that Adam Holzman played with Miles - that's pretty awesome.

His solo-albums and the CD's from The Fents are pretty awesome too!

**interbellum** · 10-07-2014

Originally Posted by LeFrog

Apparently there's a guest female vocalist as heard at the end of the clip. Does anyone recognize her?

The last picture on this page from Steven's site might show her.

**musicislife** · 10-08-2014

Originally Posted by Dave (in MA)

To tell you the truth, I never noticed either, even though I have some of the CDs.

http://www.plosin.com/milesahead/Que...=1&n1v=Holzman

You guys need to get with the program. Not only was Holzman a member of Miles' band in the 80s, but he was the musical director. Now, I've never been a huge fan of his, with all that synthy smooth jazz crud being shoved down our throats in the 80s and 90s, but my mind was changed about him significantly after I listened to Raven.