Steven Wilson releases audio-visual CD/DVD and CD/Blu-ray ‘Drive Home’ today
(Kscope)
Stunning live footage now online –
‘The Raven That Refused To Sing’ (live)
‘The Watchmaker’ (live)
Praise for Steven’s live show at the Royal Albert Hall this week –
“Wilson is a cult rock star: a driven, prolific figure who unfurls elaborate, meticulous music, propulsive and ambitious” – The Guardian (4/5)
“Genius on an epic scale.” – The Sun (5/5)
“Tonight ends with Steven Wilson reminding us exactly why he is one of the most divine creative forces in our world. And long may he continue to be.” – Metal Hammer
Steven Wilson is has just released a new audio-visual package including new videos and live footage, as well as previously unreleased tracks, through (Kscope) Records on 28th October. This follows a sold out date at London’s Royal Albert Hall which had critics and fans enthralled.
In February 2013 Steven Wilson released The Raven That Refused To Sing (And Other Stories), his third solo album. The album was a huge critical and commercial success, earning numerous 5 star reviews and charting well across the world, debuting at #3 in the German national chart, #28 in the UK top 40, #57 in the US Billboard top 200, #16 in Holland and #17 in Finland.
Steven assembled a virtuoso band to record the album and subsequently embarked on a successful world tour. The band, currently made-up of Guthrie Govan (guitar), Adam Holzman (keyboards), Theo Travis (flute / sax), Nick Beggs (bass / stick), and Chad Wackerman (drums), will be back on tour throughout October and November playing three dates in Australia followed by an extensive run of European shows. Chad, who was Frank Zappa’s longest serving drummer, has replaced Marco Minnemann, who played on the album and on the previous tour.
The Blu-ray and DVD feature the new video for lead track ‘Drive Home’ along with the video for ‘The Raven That Refused To Sing’, both directed by Jess Cope. They also include four tracks recorded live in Frankfurt during the recent tour.
In addition, the Blu-ray and DVD feature audio recordings of two previously unreleased tracks, ‘The Birthday Party’ and an orchestral version of ‘The Raven That Refused To Sing’. ‘The Birthday Party’ was recorded in LA at the same sessions as the tracks that made up the album while the version of ‘The Raven That Refused To Sing’ is a new mix that strips the track back to just the orchestra and vocals.
All the songs on the Blu-Ray and DVD are mixed in both stereo and 5.1 sound, including the two audio only titles. The audio on the Blu-Ray is full lossless 96/24 throughout. These tracks are also included on the CD, along with the audio from the live tracks and an edit of ‘Drive Home’.
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