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Porcupine Trees long-haired, barefoot, or bespectacled 48-year-former Genesis fan ricochets through three hours of tough rock,prog, dance and hip-hop When Genesis fan Steven Wilson first emerged in the early 90s with his progressive-psychedelic band Porcupine Tree, and he could have hardly been more unfashionable whether he’d walked down a catwalk wearing pantaloons. A quarter of a century on,the world has arrive round to his way of thinking. He swept final year’s Progressive Rock Awards, but makes thrillingly postmodern music that combines prog rock, and dance beats and even elements of hip-hop. There are certainly intricate,long songs and elaborate guitar solos, but songs ricochet from tough rock to beautiful pastoral passages to bass earthquakes. Subtly placed reference points suggest his wider listening: Joy Division and 4AD experimentalists This Mortal Coil and Dead Can Dance. Related: Steven Wilson: Hand. Cannot. Erase review – sonic and spiritual modernity Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com