341 MB of lossless
94,6 MB of m4as (AAC)
99,3 MB of oggs
2,6 GB of DVD
4,05 MB of covers

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Wikipedia: Porcupine Tree are a Grammy award-nominated progressive rock band formed by Steven Wilson in 1987 in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England. Their music is a combination of rock, ambient, psychedelia and metal. During the nineties the band focused mainly on psychedelic music although they incorporated a wide range of styles of electronic music, from trance, krautrock and ambient due to Steven Wilson and Richard Barbieri's liking for the Kosmische Musik scene of the early '70s, led by bands such as Tangerine Dream, Neu! and Can to more recently metal. For live shows, Porcupine Tree make use of a screen that displays a different projection for each song. This visual element was introduced during the In Absentia tour, when the band started to work with Danish photographer and film-maker Lasse Hoile, whose works help to create a distinctive image for the band. Despite being signed to Roadrunner in Europe and Atlantic in the U.S., the band have their own record label, Transmission, which they use to launch some independent releases and special limited editions of their albums. Porcupine Tree originated in 1987 as something of a collaborative hoax between Steven Wilson and Malcolm Stocks. Partially inspired by psychedelic bands of the seventies, in the likes of Pink Floyd, that dominated the music scene during their youth, the two decided to form a fictional legendary rock band named The Porcupine Tree. The two fabricated details such as band members, album titles, and a back-story, that purportedly included events such as a meeting at a '70s rock festival and several trips in and out of prison. As soon as he put aside enough money to buy his own studio equipment, Wilson obliged the creation with several hours of music to provide "evidence" of its existence. Although Porcupine Tree started largely as a joke and Wilson was preoccupied with his other project, No-Man (an endeavour with UK based singer and songwriter Tim Bowness he had been involved in at the time), by 1989 he began to consider some of the music as potentially marketable. Wilson created an 80-minute-long cassette titled Tarquin's Seaweed Farm under the name of Porcupine Tree. Still showing the spirit of his joke, Wilson included an 8-page inlay containing information about fictitious band members such as Sir Tarquin Underspoon and Timothy Tadpole-Jones. Steven, Richard, Colin, and Chris spent all of 1998 recording their fifth studio album, a release that reflected the band's move towards a more song-oriented sound. Wilson acknowledged this time he was "much more interested in songwriting as an art form, as opposed to soundscape development" and commented he took influence from The Beach Boys' Pet Sounds, Todd Rundgren, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young and "anything with really good ensemble singing". He also indicated that he was "interested in the idea of the pop song as a kind of experimental symphony". Completed as for February, 2000, with string arrangements provided by Dave Gregory of XTC, Porcupine Tree's sixth studio album, Lightbulb Sun, built on the mix of songwriting, soundscaping, and rock dynamics of Stupid Dream. The album was released in May 2000, preceded by the single "Four Chords That Made a Million". A sold out show at the Scala in London began a short run of UK shows, to be followed later in the year by European festival dates and a major tour supporting Dream Theater. On 5 November 2007, Fear of a Blank Planet won the "Album of the Year" award for the 2007 Classic Rock magazine awards. In December, 2007, it was nominated for a "Best Surround Sound Album" Grammy though Love by The Beatles won the award. In January, 2008, was voted "Best Album of 2007" by readers of the Dutch Progressive Rock Page. The LP version of Fear of a Blank Planet includes the Nil Recurring EP tracks.

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Tracklisting (CD - 2007 stereo mix):
1. Lightbulb Sun
2. How Is Your Life Today?
3. Four Chords That Made a Million
4. Shesmovedon
5. Last Chance to Evacuate Planet Earth Before it Is Recycled
6. The Rest Will Flow
7. Hatesong
8. Where We Would Be
9. Russia on Ice
10. Feel So Low

Contents (DVD):
1. Lightbulb Sun
2. How Is Your Life Today?
3. Four Chords That Made a Million
4. Shesmovedon
5. Last Chance to Evacuate Planet Earth Before it Is Recycled
6. The Rest Will Flow
7. Hatesong
8. Where We Would Be
9. Russia on Ice
10. Feel So Low
New tracks in 5.1 format
* Disappear
* Buying New Soul
* Cure for Optimism

Special DVD features include: DVD5, Region free, 5.1 Surround sound and High resolution 24-bit Stereo, additional new songs in 5.1 mix, Original 2000 stereo mix
Format: DVD Video

Additional infos for this album are located @ Wiki, @ allmusic, @ artistdirect.com, @ drowned in sound and @ Sound and vision.

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allmusic: Some older fans looked askance at Lightbulb Sun, feeling it was verging on overt commercialism (and admittedly, the near power ballad solo on "Where We Would Be" is a bit odd!). Then again, given Wilson's own explorations of avant-garde pop with No-Man, who's to say why a slightly more radio-friendly stance can't work? "Shesmovedon" may have been a single, but there's no question who wrote and performed it -- the elegant cascade of backing vocals on the chorus shows that much. Certainly Wilson hasn't turned into Max Martin or anything -- it's still very much Porcupine Tree, in its lyrical turns of phrase and general sense of exploration. One of the best tracks on the album is the brilliantly titled "Four Chords That Made a Million," a barbed cut on some unnamed "emperor in new clothes" beset by a "moron with a cheque book." The lead riff is a majestic hit of flange and feedback, while the hints of sitar and Indian percussion give the song even more attractive heft. But there's a definite bent towards calmer art pop throughout Lightbulb Sun -- those who preferred the sheer surge of Stupid Dream will find this album tamer in comparison. Still, it's hard to resist the beautiful, understated tension about a fractured friendship or relationship on "Feel So Low" or the gentle, string-touched roll and build of "The Rest Will Flow," flat out two of Wilson's best tunes anywhere. Those who prefer the lengthy explorations won't be disappointed, though -- "Hatesong" unfolds its sharp message over eight minutes and then the string-swept, slow time explosion of "Russia on Ice" over 13. Slyest title of the bunch -- "Last Chance to Leave the Planet Earth Before It Is Recycled," which samples the videotape made by the leader of the Heaven's Gate cult before its mass suicide in 1997. by Ned Raggett Score: 4 out of 5

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DVD-Video and DVD-Audio aren't really diverse. In fact they could be called as "complementary". Indeed, you can't record video on DVD-Audio, but that isn't our story here. You can record multichannel audio on DVD-Video and in fact that is so common that nobody would bother to use DVD-Audio format. But even high definition music can be recorder on DVD-Video format. Only highest sample frequencies or lossless multichannel (usually coded in MLP) is reserved for DVD-Audio format, but I haven't seen such discs yet and this disc is no difference either.
This paragraph is only telling you that there is neither magic nor treachery here. Nothing is missing, still there are two sound options, one lossy surround and one lossless stereo. With AUDIO_TS directory empty. That, in fact qualifies for DVD-Video disc, yet it is marketed and labeled as DVDA disc (not even DVD-Audio). Luckily for us, they didn't think of watermarking!
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Other Purcupine Tree releases:
Porcupine Tree - In Absentia {Bonus Disc} (2002)
Porcupine Tree - Nil Recurring {EP} (2008)