Steven Wilson - Remainder the Black Dog (from Grace for Drowning)

Lasse Hoile's new video for Remainder the Black Dog, taken from Steven Wilson's second solo album 'Grace for Drowning'.

Grace For Drowning' is the second album released under Wilson's own name, and builds on the artistic inroads he forged with 2009's exceptionally well-received 'Insurgentes.'

A double album ('two 40-45 minute albums in the same package') Wilson has described it as "my biggest project to date".

He continues, "'Insurgentes' was an important step for me into something new. This record takes that as a starting point, but it's more experimental and more eclectic. For me the golden period for music was the late sixties and early seventies, when the album became the primary means of artistic expression, when musicians liberated themselves from the 3 minute pop song format, and started to draw on jazz and classical music especially, combining it with the spirit of psychedelia to create "journeys in sound" I guess you could call them. So without being retro, my album is a kind of homage to that spirit. There's everything from [Ennio] Morricone-esque film themes to choral music to piano ballads to a 23 minute progressive jazz--inspired piece. I've actually used a few jazz musicians this time, which is something I picked up from my work remixing the King Crimson records."

The full tracklist is as follows;

CD1:
1. Grace For Drowning (2.00)
2. Sectarian (8.00)
3. Deform to Form a Star (8.00)
4. No Part of Me (5.45)
5. Postcard (4.30)
6. Raider Prelude (2.30)
7. Remainder the Black Dog (9.15)

CD2:
1. Belle de Jour (3.00)
2. Index (4.45)
3. Track One (4.15)
4. Raider II (23.15)
5. Like Dust I Have Cleared From My Eye (8.00)

gracefordrowning.com

Video by Lasse Hoile lassehoile.com

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• steven wilson
• kscope
• snapper
• grace for drowning
• insurgentes
• blackfield
• lasse hoile
• no-man
• bass communion

[ParoniVonTrik]

Waiting this masterpiece's release is torture.

[StevenWilsonfan]

My husband and I had a roommate for several years before we got married who was difficult to live with. We parted on bad terms which is regrettable. He introduced us to Porcupine Tree in 2006 when I basically had given up on recapturing the love I had always had in music. It had been many years since I had been excited about an artist. Porcupine Tree changed that instantly. Thank you Mike wherever you are. I can't imagine going through life without exposure to the genius of Steven Wilson.

[NotEasy2BeGreen]

Epicness!!!!!!!!

[Hesodios]

@randomguyoudontknow I don't think you hear what I hear

[matycee]

disappointing....i was almost certain S.W. would have employed M.A. for a bit of strumming or vocal boost somewhere in this great album. But alas, wiki shows no such help from the latter. That's a fine how do you do....

[fathomspace7]

Creepy...gorgeous piano...

[MusicalFusionUnion]

@StevenWilsonfan i love you

[randomguyoudontknow]

Sounds a lot like enter sandman.

[halldors78]

great album but very different from Porcupine Tree wich is great, and the new Opeth album is great too and also very different from their other stuff. but this is music you have to listen to, not just give it a quick spin and thats it. its not pop music thats for sure.

[puneet6028]

Okey...so God has a dark side too...hence proved.

[haloown14]

@maciste1990 Or 15/4 at double tempo.

[maciste1990]

@haloown14 15/8