Steven Wilson - 4½ [EP]

7.9 | 140 votes |

Release date:	22 January 2016
Style:	Progressive rock
Owners:	133 have it 23 want it

01. My Book Of Regrets
02. Year Of The Plague
03. Happiness III
04. Sunday Rain Sets In
05. Vermillioncore
06. Don't Hate Me [Porcupine Tree cover]

Line-up
Steven John Wilson - vocals, guitars, keyboards, bass, samplers, sound design

Session musicians
Ninet Tayeb - vocals on Don't Hate Me
Adam Holzman - keyboards, hammond organ, moog, piano
Guthrie Govan - guitars on Happiness III
Theo Travis - clarinet, flute, saxophone
Chad Wackerman - drums
Marco Minnemann - drums on Happiness III
Craig Blundell - drums
Nick Beggs - bass, chapman stick, backing vocals

Additional info
22nd January will see the release of a new Steven Wilson album "4 ½", so titled because it forms an interim release between Steven's recently released fourth album Hand. Cannot. Erase. and the next studio album.

4 ½ comprises 6 tracks with a total running time of 37 minutes. 4 of the songs originated during the sessions for Hand. Cannot. Erase., and one from the recording sessions for the previous album The Raven that Refused to Sing. The final track is a version of Don't Hate Me, a song originally recorded by Porcupine Tree in 1998, and is based on a live recording made on the recent tour of Europe with additional recording later done in the studio. The vocals on this new version are sung as a duet between Steven and Ninet Tayeb.

Also appearing on the album are members of Steven's band over the last few years; Adam Holzman, Nick Beggs, Guthrie Govan, Dave Kilminster, Craig Blundell, Marco Minnemann, Chad Wackerman, and Theo Travis.

4 ½ will be released by Kscope on CD, 180 gram vinyl, and blu-ray, with all formats housed in a beautiful die-cut sleeve photographed by Lasse Hoile and designed by Carl Glover. The blu-ray (audio only) edition includes high res stereo, a 5.1 mix of the album, and a bonus 5.1 mix of the new version of Lazarus (recently included on the Transience vinyl compilation). The vinyl edition will include a download code for the album in a choice of FLAC or mp3. The album will also be available digitally on 22nd January from iTunes, Amazon, Google Play & Apple Music.

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MrEdu3 Posts: 23 From: Brazil	06.11.2015 - 06:49 Rating: 7 MrEdu3 Posts: 23 From: Brazil A new studio album? WOOOW. Loading...
Mehdi Taba Mehdi Taba Posts: 433 From: Iran	06.11.2015 - 11:56 Rating: 9 Mehdi Taba Mehdi Taba Posts: 433 From: Iran Written by MrEdu3 on 06.11.2015 at 06:49 A new studio album? WOOOW. What a surprise!!!!!!!!!! but it's a Rare/B-side/EP/Compilation kinda release but still COOL. Loading...
Jaeryd Nihil's Maw Posts: 1062 From: USA	06.11.2015 - 19:51 Jaeryd Nihil's Maw Posts: 1062 From: USA Yep, definitely will be getting this. ---- Loading...
BloodJuNkie Of Egypt Posts: 639 From: Egypt	15.01.2016 - 15:00 Rating: 10 BloodJuNkie Of Egypt Posts: 639 From: Egypt Can't wait!!!!!!! Loading...
slim pickings Account deleted	16.01.2016 - 12:46 slim pickings Account deleted So Steven Wilson is doing a Porcupine Tree cover? I LOLed reading that. Loading...
Hex_Omega Gem Seeker Posts: 1178 From: Poland	16.01.2016 - 19:36 Hex_Omega Gem Seeker Posts: 1178 From: Poland Written by Guest on 16.01.2016 at 12:46 So Steven Wilson is doing a Porcupine Tree cover? I LOLed reading that. Same here. Loading...
RaduP CertifiedHipster Posts: 8279 From: Romania	19.01.2016 - 15:15 RaduP CertifiedHipster Posts: 8279 From: Romania I think I prefer Steven Wilson singing the chorus of 'Don't Hate Me' ---- Do you think if the heart keeps on shrinking One day there will be no heart at all? Loading...
Last Cigarette Posts: 14	21.01.2016 - 14:27 Rating: 8 Last Cigarette Posts: 14 Written by RaduP on 19.01.2016 at 15:15 I think I prefer Steven Wilson singing the chorus of 'Don't Hate Me' Actually, I always find his voice on that chorus awful. Ninet Tayeb is a good choice. Loading...
Nimlot A. Reader Posts: 469 From: Bulgaria	22.01.2016 - 11:40 Rating: 8 Nimlot A. Reader Posts: 469 From: Bulgaria From the correspondence between Gavin Harrison and Steven Wilson: Gavin: "So, you're covering a Porcupine Tree song without me?" Steven: "Yeah, Don't Hate Me. You did a whole album of PT covers without me!" Loading...
Last Cigarette Posts: 14	26.01.2016 - 01:13 Rating: 8 Last Cigarette Posts: 14 I must say that I didn't like the idea of publishing leftover tracks from previous albums. Except the cover song, There are only 5 tracks and that makes whole album length is about 27 min. He is shifting to popular culture unstoppablly. Loading...
andreosokin SOUNDERY Posts: 227 From: Russia	27.01.2016 - 09:03 Rating: 8 andreosokin SOUNDERY Posts: 227 From: Russia Written by Last Cigarette on 26.01.2016 at 01:13 I must say that I didn't like the idea of publishing leftover tracks from previous albums. Except the cover song, There are only 5 tracks and that makes whole album length is about 27 min. He is shifting to popular culture unstoppablly. No. Loading...
musclassia Posts: 6300 From: UK	05.02.2016 - 21:28 Rating: 8 musclassia Posts: 6300 From: UK I know there was a lot of love for Hand. Cannot. Erase., but I preferred The Raven...; I think this EP might fall somewhere in between the two releases. Loading...
raveneffect Posts: 541 From: Portugal	09.02.2016 - 00:38 Rating: 7 raveneffect Posts: 541 From: Portugal It's a leftover album so Nothing really great. Still, some good chops- Loading...
Night Angel Posts: 10 From: Ukraine	16.03.2016 - 12:41 Rating: 10 Night Angel Posts: 10 From: Ukraine "Don't hate me"... Loading...
ickoriss Posts: 277 From: USA	05.03.2020 - 22:55 ickoriss Posts: 277 From: USA Great tracks here. I understand that they might not have fit in thematically with the other records, but I'm glad we at least get to hear them here. Loading...