Steven Wilson, “The Raven That Refused To Sing”, 2 x 200g

Steven Wilson med et af hans absolut bedste udgivelser og hans focus efter beslutningen om at stoppe Porcupine Tree. “The Raven That Refused To Sing” følger efter 2010 solo udgivelsen Grace For Drowning og Blackfield albummet “Welcome To My DNA og er et product af en usædvanlig kreativ og produktiv periode.

Albummet er yderst velproduceret og med en virkelig god dynamik og maser af detaljer.

Band:

• Steven Wilson – lead vocals, mellotron, keyboards, guitars, bass guitar on “The Holy Drinker”
• Guthrie Govan – lead guitar
• Nick Beggs – bass guitar, Chapman Stick on “The Holy Drinker”, backing vocals
• Adam Holzman – keyboards, hammond organ, piano, minimoog
• Marco Minnemann – drums, percussion
• Theo Travis – flute, saxophone, clarinet

Additional musicians

• Jakko Jakszyk – additional vocals on “Luminol” and “The Watchmaker”
• Alan Parsons – wah-wah guitar on “The Holy Drinker
• Strings arranged by Dave Stewart, performed by the London Session Orchestra and recorded at Angel Studio 17 October 2012 (Soloist – Perry Montague-Mason)
• Niko Tsonev – Guitar solo on “The Watchmaker (demo)” and additional guitars on “Luminol (demo)”.

Tracklist:

1. Luminol
2. Drive home
3. The holy drinker
4. The pin drop
5. The watchmaker
6. The raven that refused to sing