The Incident 2LP Double Vinyl

TRANSMISSION REISSUE OF PORCUPINE TREES TENTH STUDIO ALBUM THE INCIDENT34An intriguing and truly inspiring album34 Rock SoundThe title suite is the Tree039s finest hour a mounting drama of memoir and realnews trauma, animated with slicing guitars, ghostsong electronics, milehigh harmonies and smart pop bait Rolling StoneThe concept for The Incident the bands much lauded 10th and most recent studio album from 2009 emerged as Porcupine Trees creator Steven Wilson, was caught in a motorway traffic jam whilst driving past a road accident. There was a sign saying POLICE INCIDENT and everyone was slowing down to see what had happened Afterwards, it struck me that incident is a very detached word for something so destructive and traumatic for the people involved. The irony of such a cold expression for such seismic events appealed to me, and I began to pick out other 039incidents039 reported in the media and news, I wrote about the evacuation of teenage girls from a religious cult in Texas, a family terrorising its neighbours, a body found floating in a river by some people on a fishing trip, and more.34Consisting of 18 tracks, each song is written in the first person, attempting to humanise the detached media reportage of each associated event. The first 14 tracks form part of a 55minute song cycle, with the last 4 having been recorded later and originally released as a second disc to stress their independence from the song cycle.The album was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Surround Sound Album and reached the Top 25 in the US and UK album charts. It was awarded 34Album Of The Year34 in Classic Rock and German magazine Eclipsed.The Incident marked another step forward in the incredible journey of the band that began as a solo studio project and grew to a multiGrammy nominated act and one of the worlds most revered live bands, selling out arenas across the globe and wowing fans with their incredible performances.