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Post by nonrabbit on Feb 1, 2013 22:42:46 GMT
Latest interview from Steven Wilson on the release of his new album The Raven That Refused To Sing (And Other Stories) He's reflecting on his career www.examiner.com/article/steven-wilson-reflects-on-his-incredible-careerThat sounds very in-depth and calculated. So what inspired the record? What were you listening to as you were writing it? You know, the funny thing is that one of the things that was very important about ‘Grace for Drowning,’ and I think we talked about this last time, was that I was remixing the King Crimson albums at the time. That has continued, and not just with Crimson but with other bands, like Jethro Tull, and there is definitely a sense of me being immersed more in the world of 70s recording, particularly from that genre. Going inside the recordings and being able to understand a little bit more about how they made those records.
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Post by nonrabbit on Feb 8, 2013 8:35:33 GMT
i49.images obliterated by tinypic/ejdhtx.jpg[/IMG] The video released from Steven's new (third) solo album with the title track The Raven That Refused To Sing "Engineered by Alan Parsons and produced by Wilson, all six tracks on the album are based on stories of the supernatural; Wilson will also be releasing a deluxe edition that includes a 128 page hardback book containing lyrics and ghost stories illustrated by Hajo Mueller." I've been listening to it non stop and imo it's a stunningly beautiful piece of music - hope it's an indication of the album. music.yahoo.com/blogs/video-gaga/exclusive-porcupine-tree-steven-wilson-releases-debut-video-180525498.html
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Post by nonrabbit on Feb 8, 2013 8:46:05 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Feb 11, 2013 14:27:29 GMT
Progressive rock, Rock Music — February 9, 2013 at 8:28 pm ‘I can’t honestly say I love them’: Steven Wilson bows out of future work remixing Emerson, Lake and Palmer by Something Else! Reviewssomethingelsereviews.com/2013/02/09/i-cant-honestly-say-i-love-them-steven-wilson-bows-out-of-future-work-remixing-emerson-lake-and-palmer/Prog-rocker Steven Wilson has begun a tandem career as one of music’s most respected remixers — having worked on classic albums from King Crimson, Jethro Tull and XTC. But Wilson now says he’s leaving Emerson Lake and Palmer behind. ELP fans will certainly miss Wilson’s careful craftsmanship with 5.1 and high-resolution stereo mixes, work that has quickly made his curated reissues into these treasured new listening experiences. Wilson scored a signature early success with a remix of his band Porcupine Tree’s 2007 album Fear of a Blank Planet, which was nominated for a Grammy for best mix in surround sound. Other notable efforts have included Wilson’s “definitive edition remix” of Court of the Crimson King in 2009, followed by Tull’s Aqualung which had always been a muddy mess in the CD era. He took on both Emerson Lake and Palmer’s 1970 eponymous debut and 1971′s follow up, Tarkus, in 2012. [SOMETHING ELSE! PREVIEW: Steven Wilson's forthcoming 'The Raven Who Refused to Sing (And Other Stories)' shows how much he's absorbed from these remixes. It's a triumph of melding the old and new.] These re-done favorites have become so in-demand among audiophiles that Burning Shed has launched a store devoted entirely to Wilson’s remixes. Wilson revealed why he’s handing the Emerson Lake and Palmer series over to someone else in a new talk with Anil Prasad of Innerviews. And it’s for very personal reasons. “I’ve chosen not to do any more of their records,” Wilson tells Prasad, “because I can’t honestly say I love them. I didn’t feel as connected to them as the King Crimson or Jethro Tull albums.” Wilson says the remaining ELP reissues will be handled by Jakko Jakszyk, a Robert Fripp collaborator. “Going forward,” Wilson adds, “I’m only going to do things I genuinely really, really love. The main thing about doing them for me is what I learn from the process. I really have learned a lot from working on these records. I absolutely love the King Crimson, Jethro Tull and XTC records I’m doing now.” Jethro Tull music that Steven Wilson is doing now. (smile to this) Join the chorus if you can: it'll make of you an honest man.
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Post by nonrabbit on Feb 11, 2013 15:30:42 GMT
Wow that surprises me. I didn't think that there'd be anymore revamps after Aqualung and TAAB.
I reckon it might be new material rather than another revisit.
Gerald has said today on FB* that's he's written some material to send off to Ian.
Any ideas?
* Had a nice email from IA and band saying how much they missed me! From Spain, in fact, where they were about their sordid business playing a few concerts with the TAAB show. No one got sick. Bad days of travel but all went well in spite of concerns regarding production and lack of information from the local promoter.
I have been fiddling with my rock lyrical masterpiece. Fine-tuning and editing. I hope to show the outline to the music-meister when he returns today. Maybe I can persuade him, over a glass of local ale at the Dirty Duck, to consider it for a music project - just as we did those 41 long years ago when I was a nipper.
Precocious little bastard I was, in fact, but I grew out of it. Or did I? Well, I like to think so. I am really rather shy, if truth be known, and dreaded those PM's questions when I had to get up and pretend to represent my constituents over some trifling matter. A nuclear base. A road closure. A farmyard disease of bovine proportions.
Ah, well - now the creative juices are flowing in a different direction (certainly not towards the nethers of of The Old Bag, who is somewhat detached at present having taken up Zen studies and is shortly off to a Buddhist retreat) I shall concentrate on my concept album and offer up a few tasty guitar licks, courtesy of Florian Opahle's tuition. Florian has a new girlfriend, I heard, and may not have time for his old pal, but I shall ask him anyway. He just turned thirty this month and may have other things on his mind. Still, when you hit 51, as I shall later this year, there is plenty of time for reflection and concern. Must go off for that prostate check. The wriggly finger and the blood-sucker await....
But first, to call Mr A and try to have that get-together and show him the first draft. Fingers crossed he likes it. Otherwise, I shall be forced to take it to Iron Maiden.
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Post by steelmonkey on Feb 11, 2013 17:35:48 GMT
Ian's working on something new....WOW....'nuff said?
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Post by JTull 007 on Feb 11, 2013 20:46:37 GMT
Ian's working on something new....WOW....'nuff said? Pedro... "Fresh Jethro Tull's Ian Anderson" ..........................Man..."Holy Tull" ;D
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Post by steelmonkey on Feb 11, 2013 21:45:10 GMT
Hey....can you peegs help us pooosh the car ?
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Post by nonrabbit on Feb 11, 2013 23:13:55 GMT
You've lost me now Jim. Who's Pedro and Man?... I'm seeing Cheech and Chong ;D
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Post by JTull 007 on Feb 12, 2013 0:51:25 GMT
You've lost me now Jim. Who's Pedro and Man?... I'm seeing Cheech and Chong ;D For historical reference, the characters of "Pedro" and "Man" were developed over several albums. This was prior to the eventual first movie release in 1978, "Up In Smoke" Tommy Chong plays Anthony 'Man' Stoner,a jobless, marijuana-smoking drummer who is told to either get a job by sundown or be sent off to military school by his parents. Anthony is picked up while hitchhiking by the equally enthusiastic smoker Pedro de Pacas (Cheech Marin).Here is one of the original stories from the album "Los Cochinos" Pedro And Man At The Drive-Inn
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Post by nonrabbit on Feb 12, 2013 8:06:40 GMT
You've lost me now Jim. Who's Pedro and Man?... I'm seeing Cheech and Chong ;D For historical reference, the characters of "Pedro" and "Man" were developed over several albums. This was prior to the eventual first movie release in 1978, "Up In Smoke" Tommy Chong plays Anthony 'Man' Stoner,a jobless, marijuana-smoking drummer who is told to either get a job by sundown or be sent off to military school by his parents. Anthony is picked up while hitchhiking by the equally enthusiastic smoker Pedro de Pacas (Cheech Marin).Here is one of the original stories from the album "Los Cochinos" Thanks that was just a hunch on my part. Cheech and Chong were spoken of in these parts but not much known about them.
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Post by nonrabbit on Feb 12, 2013 9:01:20 GMT
Latest interview with Steven seems to indicate that it is a reissue rather than new music. "...I absolutely love the King Crimson, Jethro Tull and XTC records I’m doing now. I grew up with them. I know those records better than the bands do. ..." Full and very interesting interview by Anil Prasad - Innerviews www.innerviews.org/inner/wilson2.html
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Post by steelmonkey on Feb 12, 2013 16:20:16 GMT
And every American male stoner of a certain age is required by law to say ' hey man...can you peegs help us pooosh the car anytime they see a police car'...as well as...anytime the name 'Dave' is said out loud...a chorus of ' Dave's not here' is required. May seem silly now but that stuff cracked us up till stomach pain.
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Post by nonrabbit on Feb 12, 2013 18:15:20 GMT
And every American male stoner of a certain age is required by law to say ' hey man...can you peegs help us pooosh the car anytime they see a police car'...as well as...anytime the name 'Dave' is said out loud...a chorus of ' Dave's not here' is required. May seem silly now but that stuff cracked us up till stomach pain. I urge you to check out The league Of Gentlemen. It's like one of those Tull songs that you don't get the first time around and then when you do it gives you an all over warm glow
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Post by nonrabbit on Feb 12, 2013 18:25:08 GMT
I might have jumped the gun with this talk of Steven working on a new Tull album. I think he means, in the interview, the bands that he has worked with. We'll see. Anyway I can't get enough of this from his new album!! - the top link doesn't work anymore. My order is in for the new album!!!
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Post by nonrabbit on Feb 14, 2013 8:08:36 GMT
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Post by nonrabbit on Feb 24, 2013 11:56:19 GMT
A post on Steven's FB page about downloading his new album. Highlights the problem in a very succinct way. As you may be aware an early review copy of The Raven That Refused To Sing (and other stories) was leaked on to the internet several weeks ago, and rapidly spread, with tens of thousands of downloads taking place. This was very frustrating for all those involved in making the record, and anyone that took advantage of the opportunity to download is respectfully encouraged to purchase the record in acknowledgement of the tremendous effort, expense and planning that went into creating the album. Unfortunately leaks of this kind are almost inevitable these days, but we sincerely hope that fans will want to have the full experience of owning a genuine copy. Steven is meticulous and pays huge attention to every detail of each version of the record, where the music, the sonics, and the artwork all come together to create the total experience that cannot be fully appreciated with an unofficial download. We hope you also believe that musicians should be paid for their work just as in any other profession.Above all, however you choose to hear the album we hope you enjoy it! www.burningshed.com/store/stevenwilson/Downloading the album for free means no lunch for Steven… i47.images obliterated by tinypic/34y2wm0.jpg[/IMG]
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Post by Deleted on Feb 26, 2013 14:53:05 GMT
Reviews: Canada ca.music.yahoo.com/blogs/new-this-week/amok-not-spelled-backwards-094254513.htmlSteven Wilson: The Raven That Refused To Sing (And Other Stories) (Kscope) It would be very easy to write off the prolific Steven Wilson as a man with his hand in too many pies: Aside from his excellent, prog-inspired work with Porcupine Tree, he’s been deeply involved in numerous collaborations for nearly 20 years, done spectacularly remixing the catalogs of the likes of King Crimson, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Caravan and Jethro Tull, and released a number of distinctively memorable albums all on his own. This is another one, and it’s very good. Recorded live in a Los Angeles studio and featuring a worthy band (guitarist Guthrie Govan, bassist Nick Beggs, saxophonist Theo Travis, keyboardist Adam Holzman, and drummer Marco Minnemann), The Raven features six lengthy songs, all of which are exquisitely arranged, surprisingly substantial in terms of pure songwriting, and—speaking of old prog ties—engineered by no less than Alan Parsons himself. It’s thoughtful stuff, and for a man who seems to make a record nearly every week, notably distinctive from the rest of his catalog. It’s actually kind of weird that he exists! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Progressive rock, Rock Music, Something Else! Interviews, Uncategorized — February 26, 2013 at 9:14 am Something Else! Interview: Steven Wilson on classic ’70s sounds, prog’s rebirth and his amazing new album by Nick DeRiso Read on: somethingelsereviews.com/2013/02/26/something-else-interview-steven-wilson-on-classic-1970s-sounds-progs-rebirth-and-his-amazing-new-album/NICK DERISO: In an age in which everything is punched in, overdubbed and shared via the Internet, you gathered your working band in a single room to perform and record The Raven. What are the benefits of doing things the old-fashioned way? STEVEN WILSON: This is interesting, and it’s something that very much came about as a consequence of working on the back catalog you referred to — the Crimson albums, the Tull albums. I started to notice that one of the things that should have been really obvious, but wasn’t until I actually went inside the music, is that this is a bunch of guys in a tiny room, all facing each other, playing live. Sure, they would go back and overdub a vocal or a keyboard part or a flute part, whatever it was, but ultimately 90 percent of what you were listening to was live. One of the reasons those albums sound so exciting, so vibrant, is because of that. The drummer is speeding up, and slowing down. The singer is not always in tune. The guitar player is fluffing notes left, right and center. And you know what? It sounds fantastic! It sounds like human beings, relating in a room. There is a chemistry there that you simply don’t get when you control everything to the Nth degree, and do it in a more modular way. Now, that modular way is the way I have always made records. So it was a bit scary, actually — honestly — to suddenly say “I’m giving up this control. I’m going to record this pretty much live in the studio. I’m not going to control every aspect. I’m not going to care if it’s not perfect,” because I realize now that that’s what I like about these records that I’m talking about. There is a kind of danger, or edge, to the records because they’re not perfect. They can sound beautiful, like pieces of art. But the performances have to be edited, in an effort to be perfect. In fact, it’s quite the contrary. When you do that, you end up with something that is kind of very bland. It’s lost all the blood and guts. That was an epiphany when I was working on all of these old records. I really missed the feeling of that in a lot of modern records — so I hope, in a way, we’ve gotten a little of that back on this one. So we'll all sit down and try to play in time, and we feel like singing. Talking to people in my way. - Ian Anderson
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Post by Deleted on May 23, 2013 14:19:22 GMT
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Post by nonrabbit on Feb 5, 2014 19:11:19 GMT
..is currently working on a Gentle Giant remix.
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Post by tullist on Feb 5, 2014 19:16:05 GMT
..is currently working on a Gentle Giant remix. yuck. I understand they share something of a fanbase with Tull. Another band, like Genesis, like Yes, like ELP that were guilty of the crimes that Ian Anderson was seen as the main target for. Bong music for suburban geeks.
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Post by steelmonkey on Feb 5, 2014 20:59:38 GMT
Gentle Giant interesting for a millisecond or less....not the worst warm up band when warm up bands were a sad, fact of life...but really only a footnote in small letters...and indeed, not much more than suburban bongmeister soundtrack....but the one guy did play a role in convincing ian to spit up TAAB 2 !
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Post by Deleted on Mar 18, 2014 19:38:24 GMT
stevenwilsonhq.com/sw/new-sw-classic-remixes-for-yes-and-jethro-tull/New SW classic remixes for Yes and Jethro Tull Posted on March 18, 2014 in News Steven’s new stereo / 5.1 surround sound mix of the third album by Yes (official), 1970’s The Yes Album will be released on the 14th April, and is now available to pre-order from both Headphone Dust and Burning Shed. Fully approved by the band, The Yes album will be available in a choice of either CD/Blu-Ray in a vinyl replica gatefold card sleeve, or CD/DVD in digipack. Both feature a booklet featuring new notes by Sid Smith, rare photos and archive material, and plentiful bonus audio material, including studio out-takes, live versions, single edits, instrumentals…etc. In addition, Steven’s stereo / 5.1 remix of Jethro Tull’s 1973 album A Passion Play has been announced for release on 13th June as a deluxe 2 CD / 2 DVD set, including new mixes of both the album itself and the “lost” album recorded at Château d’Hérouville in 1972, for the first time in its complete 60 minute form. Note that this release is not yet available to pre-order.
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Post by nonrabbit on Aug 23, 2014 19:33:34 GMT
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Post by maddogfagin on Jan 12, 2015 16:52:04 GMT
www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/upcoming_releases/steven_wilson_presents_official_hand_cannot_erase_teaser.htmlSteven Wilson Presents Official 'Hand. Cannot. Erase' Teaser artist: Steven Wilson date: 01/05/2015 "For those who enjoy my classic album remix work, while I won't be doing much of it in 2015, there are several projects I completed over the last year or so that are still in the release pipeline, including albums by Roxy Music, XTC, King Crimson, Simple Minds, Jethro Tull, Steve Hackett, and Yes. Just don't refer to them as 'remasters' please! (that's something completely different to remixing, which is a much more in depth process)."
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Post by maddogfagin on May 12, 2015 8:34:38 GMT
www.audioholics.com/music-reviews/steve-wilson-hand-cannot-eraseSteve Wilson - Hand Cannot Erase & Multi-Channel Mixing Interviewby Gene DellaSala — May 11, 2015 "I would say his roots are deep in progressive rock with influences by King Crimson, Jethro Tull, Pink Floyd and Gentle Giant. However Mr. Wilson doesn’t necessarily categorize his music with prog-rock as much as perhaps post-prog rock with influences from jazz, rock, and elements of pop. What makes his latest works truly stand out is the excellent fidelity of his multi-channel music mixes along with the accompanying artwork which have ALL been released on Blu-ray and mastered in 5.1 DTS HD." and . . . "Some Key Points from our Interview with Steve Wilson:
Mixes are NOT mastered. No master engineer touches them during final production which helps preserve dynamic range.
Recorded music doesn’t have to be tied to the live performance, instead it should be a unique experience.
The studio is used as an instrument for the music when developing the multi-channel mix.
Mixes in 5.1 which Genlec speakers as a reference and a dedicated sub for LFE effects.
Mixes are developed to sound good on modest 5.1 systems.
He does what sounds good to him. He doesn’t follow any rules on mixing multi-channel because he doesn’t know what the rules are to begin with.
There is very little budget in the music industry to produce multi-channel music mixes. It’s an unlikely proposition to adopt a new immersive surround format like Dolby Atmos or DTS:X for music applications."
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Post by Deleted on Feb 24, 2016 13:25:52 GMT
linkInterview with Steven Wilson – February 19th, 2016 Posted by mikebax2015 on February 22, 2016 Mike: When you approach remixing classic albums by bands like King Crimson and Jethro Tull, albums revered by yourself and music aficionados the world over, what steps do you take to ensure you preserve the integrity but fill it out at the same time? Steven: The answer to the first part of your question is, you refer VERY closely to the original stereo mix. There’s a lot of detective work involved in that. I’m trying to recreate the stereo mix without necessarily having the same tools and the same technology that they had at the time. And sometimes it’s hard to figure out just how they created certain sounds. Often the artist doesn’t remember, you know? If I go to Ian Anderson from Jethro Tull, or I go to Roland from Tears for Fears and ask: “How did you create this sound in the mix?” They don’t remember. It’s like 30 to 40 years ago for them. So there’s a lot of that detective work involved. That’s the first part of my answer. To be very faithful to the original stereo mix and to be constantly referring back to it. And that comes onto the second part of your question – to paraphrase it, “what am I looking to enhance?” I think the best analogy I can give is this: a few decades ago when they cleaned the Sistine Chapel in Rome, they were taking these incredible Michelangelo frescoes and were cleaning them, but they were not changing anything about the content. They were simply trying to make them shine with new clarity. That’s the best analogy I can give. I’m using modern digital tools to make the music shine a little bit brighter for the modern age. It’s a very fine line to walk, keeping the spirit and the sound of the original but somehow making it shine and gleam a little bit brighter for the 21st century.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 4, 2016 13:48:16 GMT
An update on some collaboration work StevenWilsonHQ.com »In my ongoing work remixing classic albums, a number were completed over the last 18 months or so. These include XTC “Skylarking”, Tears for Fears “The Seeds of Love”, Jethro Tull “Stand Up” and Yes “Tales from Topographic Oceans”. All of these are likely to be issued between September-November this year, except for Tears For Fears which will probably be next year. Also finally due in October are the last of my King Crimson remixes completed some years ago, “Beat”, and “Three of a Perfect Pair”.
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Post by nonrabbit on Mar 6, 2017 20:13:44 GMT
Very good interview here with Steven. Such an interesting and wise bloke. Couple of things he said made me laugh.
I like when he talks about the 'evolution' of Pink Floyd - the space of ten years or so between Piper At The Gates Of Dawn and Dark Side....
That got me thinking about the 'evolution of Tull and that's a big subject. I will mull.
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Post by Catqualung on Apr 21, 2021 17:27:29 GMT
SW is one of my favourite musicians, together wih IA of course. Since the time when the two of them joined for realizing all those JT remixes boxets I have been hoping they would have collaborated in a musical project, some day, but they didn't. Porcupine Tull, or Jethro Tree... Am I the only one to dream about it?
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