Porcupine Tree are a british rock band formed in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England in 1987. During the course of the band's history, they have at times incorporated psychedelic rock, alternative, ambient, electronic, and, most recently, metal and post-rock into their unique style of progressive rock. Porcupine Tree started out as a fake band, the only real member being multi-instrumentalist Steven Wilson. Wilson's first two efforts, Tarquin's Seaweed Farm (1989) and The Nostalgia Factory (1990), were both released on cassette tapes. In addition to the band's trademark psychedelic sound, these two tapes also contained heavy ambient and pop influences. Wilson's favorite tracks were then compiled into the CD
1 | Circle of Manias | Octane Twisted |
2 | The Yellow Windows of the Evening Train | Octane Twisted |
3 | Towel | Tarquin's Seaweed Farm |
4 | Baby Dream In Cellophane | Stupid Dream |
5 | Russia On Ice | Warszawa |
6 | Gravity Eyelids | In Absentia |
7 | Dislocated Day | Octane Twisted |
8 | Linton Samuel Dawson | On the Sunday of Life |
9 | Great Expectations | The Incident |
10 | Arriving Somewhere But Not Here | Deadwing |
11 | Lightbulb Sun | Lightbulb Sun (Disc 1) |
12 | A Smart Kid | Stupid Dream |
13 | What Happens Now | Atlanta (Live) |
14 | Drawing The Line | The Incident |
15 | I Drive The Hearse | The Incident |
16 | Synesthesia | Up the Downstair (Disc 1) |
17 | Halo | Deadwing |
18 | Flicker | The Incident |
19 | Futile | Futile EP |
20 | Buying New Soul (Instrumental) | Lightbulb Sun (Disc 3 Bonus 2008) |