'In Absentia' deluxe edition coming soon - just announced on the band's FB profile. So cool !!! So let us speculate what the content will be.
Wonderful news! Really hope it will be newly mixed in stereo and 5.1 by Steven The original album is great, but really brickwalled Album details - Dynamic Range Database
From what I read some time ago both "In Absentia" and "Deadwing" will receive the new 5.1 surround mix. Hopefully it'll be released on standalone BluRay Audio next to other formats.
If I enjoy Stupid Dream and Lightbulb Sun, and I really like Fear of a Blank Planet, are these two albums likely to be wanted additions? Sorry if that's a stupid question. I am still getting familiar with Porcupine Tree and Wilson, though I do have most of his 5.1 releases.
Both In Absentia and Deadwing are better IMO than Stupid Dream and Lightbulb Sun. Bear in mind though, that In Absentia and Deadwing are the beginning of metal period of PT career. They have some heavy riffing next to some beautiful, cinematic compositions. Both albums also mark the moment Gavin Harrison joins the band so you can imagine the drumming is jaw-dropping.
It's beyond hard to choose which of the three - In Absentia, Deadwing and Fear of a Blank Planet - is the best. And then comes this damn THE INCIDENT which I can't still put my finger on and with which I have love/hate relationship.
Well based on that info, I am certainly looking forward to this. Fear is a great album, and if the other two are as good, that makes them essential. Thanks for the info!
The only way to enjoy The Incident is as a whole. The payoff of "I Drive The Hearse" is stunning after listening to the whole album straight through; a cumulative effect. Deadwing is still my favorite PT, but The Incident is right up there. (When SW pulled out "Arriving Somewhere.." on the last tour I got goosebumps.)
Agree on I Drive The Hearse. In my top 5 of PT songs ever and I'm not even sure why I love it so much.
Guessing new mix. I too have the DVD-A, when I bought literally everything at once of theirs in 2009.
So what is likely to be included other than 5.1? Any good B-side and any likelyhood of full live audio or video?
According to member Plan9 (posted over at QQ), no new 5.1 mix was planned, but the new set will have a corrected version (IIRC a polarity problem was found on the original disc). And from another post at QQ, this from an interview with SW some time ago:
For sure. Particular if you like Fear of a Blank Planet, both albums are arguably better. The thing is, Porcupine Tree had a run of like... 7 albums I'd consider "A tier" and the bookends are just B tier, but still not bad in sections. Probably the most consistent group from the 90s/00s period in terms of quality. Of course, you'd need to enjoy progressive rock, metal, alternative rock, space and electronic music to get everything out of it. As for the reissue, I really hope these end up good. In Absentia is fine, but just fine. Deadwing was really loud and the only big problem I have with it. EDIT: no Deadwing
Very much yes. I think IA and Deadwing are a continuation of the style of Stupid Dream and Lightbulb (my two favorites), just a bit heavier and with more intense drumming. FOAB is, similarly, an extension of IA and Deadwing, IMO.
I am very pleasantly surprised. I had last written Burning Shed about these two reissues (In Absentia and Deadwing), on September 21, 2018, because originally they were "forecast" to be released in 2018. ====================================================================================================================================================== Here was Pete's answer: Hi Scott Thanks for your email. Thanks for your email. There are Kscope digipak re-releases available of the *original* masters but we are not stocking them as we are waiting for the forthcoming expanded/remastered versions. Unfortunately we do not have a definite date for these yet. As soon as we have information we will let everybody know via the newsletter. Kind Regards Pete www.burningshed.com [email protected] =========================================================================================================================================================== And that is the last I was heard. In wake of the continued death of physical media, I had decided they were probably canceled. And now this great news! Thanks for posting. P.S. I did sell the DVD-A of In Absentia some years ago, but didn't terribly regret it if only because I only have two DVD-As in my entire collection. Now I am glad I did sell it, because I think the reissue will surpass it. At least I hope it will. When Steve revisits stuff, it usually is to the benefit of the material. P.P.S. And yes, his e-mail had a redundancy . . . his e-mail had a redundancy.