Customer Reviews for Insurgentes
Insurgentes
Model: KSC-CD-113
SKU: 9230628
UPC: 802644811420
Track Listing: 1. Harmony Korine - (featuring Steven Wilson/Gavin Harrison), 2. Abandoner - (featuring Steven Wilson/Sand Snowman/Gavin Harrison/Theo Travis), 3. Salvaging - (featuring Steven Wilson/Gavin Harrison), 4. Venero Para Las Hadas - (featuring Steven Wilson/Sand Snowman/Gavin Harrison/Jordan Rudess/Theo Travis), 5. No Twilight Within The Courts Of The Sun - (featuring Steven Wilson/Gavin Harrison/Jordan Rudess/Tony Levin/Mike Outram), 6. Significant Other - (featuring Clodagh Simonds/Steven Wilson/Gavin Harrison/Tony Levin), 7. Only Child - (featuring Steven Wilson/Susana Moyaho/Gavin Harrison), 8. Twilight Coda - (featuring Steven Wilson/Sand Snowman/Jordan Rudess/Mike Outram), 9. Get All You Deserve - (featuring Steven Wilson/Gavin Harrison), 10. Insurgentes - (featuring Steven Wilson/Yagi Michiyo)
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Review 1 for Insurgentes
Pure Genius! Steven Wilson does it again
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: MusicSnob
from Denver, CO
on 02/25/2009
Value for Price
5.0
Music
5.0
Lyrics
5.0
Cover Art/Extras
5.0
What's great about it: Deep, introspective music. And 5.1 Mix!
Steven Wilson has released yet another album of pure musical genius. If you are expecting another Porcupine Tree album, think again. This is a collection of songs that Steven didn't feel fit in with any of his other projects, so he released his first solo record.
The music is deep, dark, introspective, beautiful and occasionally brutal. The opener is a mild rocker and the closest thing to a single. From there the album quickly moves into unique territory. Random white noise creates tension, along with the whaling tones of Steven's Ebow. The London Session orchestra graces track 3 with a gorgeous string arrangement. Soft melancholy piano, dark guitar riffs and brilliant drumming are the mainstays of the recording. The spectacular piano playing of Jordan Rudess (Dream Theater) can be heard on several tracks. From shoegazer, to jazz, to industrial noise, this record encompasses so many genre's that it's difficult to classify.
The package is a two disc set. Disc one is the standard album on CD. Disc Two is the album mixed in 5.1 Surround Sound in both DVD-A and DTS formats, and a 24Bit/48kHz stereo mix. The artwork contains a full booklet with phenomenal photography by Lasse Hoile.
Insurgentes is a phenomenal record, but not for the faint of heart. Don't expect a radio single. Plan to listen many times before you truly grasp the beauty and genius of this record. Enjoy!
I would recommend this to a friend!
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