As announced on the band's MySpace, Porcupine Tree are going to release a new mini album in September called "Nil Recurring". It will feature 4 tracks (almost 30 minutes of music) that were written during the "Fear Of A Blank Planet" sessions, including the title track featuring Robert Fripp on guitar, and "Cheating The Polygraph", which was premiered on the 2006 tour, but subsequently left off the "Fear Of A Blank Planet" album.

Full tracklisting is:

01. Nil Recurring (6.08)
02. Normal (7.07)
03. Cheating the Polygraph (7.06)
04. What Happens Now? (8.23)

Surround sound mixes of the new tracks will be included on the definitive "Fear Of A Blank Planet" 5.1 DVDA edition. This DVDA will also include a special "Fear Of A Blank Planet" introduction short film made by Lasse Hoile, and the video for the title track.

Both the "Nil Recurring" and "Fear Of A Blank Planet" DVDA will be officially released on 1st October, but the PT Store will be taking pre-orders soon.

A five-minute preview of "Nil Recurring" is available to download or listen to at the band's MySpace page..

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Yesterday Porcupine Tree released their new "Fear Of A Blank Planet" through Atlantic Records, with a flurry of activity that includes a major U.S. and European tour and a new music video by director Lasse Hoile.

The compelling and cautionary video for the title track of the album has been posted on Fearofablankplanet.com (high resolution) and their MySpace page. The video is directed by acclaimed Danish artist and photographer Lasse Hoile, who also designed the multimedia backgrounds for the tour.

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A list of shows are so far confirmed for the Porcupine Tree European Tour to promote "Fear Of A Blank Planet".

Here the list of upcoming shows:

17th June - Switzerland, Interlaken - Greenfield Festival
22nd June - German, Cologne - E-Werk
23rd June - Germany, Neuhausen - Southside Festival
24th June - Germany, Scheebel - Hurricane Festival
26th June - Holland, Eindhoven - Effenaar
27th June - Belgium, Antwerp - Hof Ter Lo
28th June - Holland, Amsterdam - Melkweg
30th June - Germany, Offenbach - Capitol
5th July - Germany, Berlin - Columbia Club
6th July - Poland, Warsaw - Club Stodola
7th July - Poland, Krakow - Hala Wisla
8th July - Germany, Lepizig - Parkbehne
10th July - Denmark, Copenhagen - Pumpehuset
11th July - Norway, Oslo - Rockefeller
12th July - Sweden, Gothenburg - Tradgarn
14th July - Finland, Joensuu - Ilosaarirock Festival

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There is a six-minute preview of music from the new Porcupine Tree album, "Fear Of A Blank Planet," available on the band's MySpace page.

Alex Lifeson (Rush) and Robert Fripp (King Crimson) are guesting on the album, due out through Atlantic Records in North America on April 24th and the 23rd in Europe via Roadrunner. Lifeson appears on the track 'Anesthetize', while Fripp solos on 'Way Out There'.

Here is the "Fear Of A Blank Planet" tracklisting once more:

01. Fear Of A Blank Planet
02. My Ashes
03. Anesthetize
04. Sentimental
05. Way Out Of Here
06. Sleep Together

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Porcupine Tree have revealed the following tracklist on their official website:

01. Fear of a Blank Planet (7.28)
02. My Ashes (5.07)
03. Anesthetize (17.42)
04. Sentimental (5.26)
05. Way Out of Here (7.37)
06. Sleep Together (7.28)

The album will be called "Fear of a Blank Planet" and is set for April release through Roadrunner in Europe, Atlantic in the US, and WHD Entertainment in Japan. It's likely that both the stereo CD and 5.1 surround sound DVDA will be packaged together as standard.

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This message about the upcoming Porcupine Tree has been posted on the official website:
"Roadrunner Records and Atlantic USA have officially announced the release of the new Porcupine Tree album "Fear of a Blank Planet" in mid April. The album features six (mostly lengthy) tracks, and is the band's most ambitious and cohesive work to date. Much of it was debuted last year on tour to a rapturous response from fans.

The lyrical content of the song-cycle on the album is a 21st century cocktail of MTV, sex, prescription drugs, video games, the internet, terminal boredom, and subsequent escape."

For upcoming details be sure to check out the official website, http://www.porcupinetree.com

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Porcupine Tree will embark on their only 2006 mid September till November. The format of the show this time around will be a little different, with half the show dedicated to material from the new live DVD "Arriving Somewhere....", but the other half being brand new, as yet unrecorded material, something that will allow these works in progress to evolve as the tour goes on.

In view of the fact that we live in the age of file sharing and download culture, the band are asking for consideration from all show attendees in *not* attempting to record the show in any way. While the band try to discourage taping of its shows, they do acknowledge that there are those fans who like to document and share PT live performances, and as such they have a fairly liberal policy with trading of recordings among the PT fan community, as long as no money is exchanged between parties. But in this case they hope that fans will understand their feeling that people should experience this new music for the first time in performance, and not in the form of unauthorised audience recordings. It's one thing to hear a substandard live recording of a piece already familiar, but quite another to hear something new for the first time in such poor circumstances, so if you are unable to get along to a show this time, please be patient and wait for the album versions!

Now the ugly part... as there are bound to be some fans who even after reading this will feel compelled to record the show, the band regret that there will be a greater effort made to stop illegal recording on this tour, and a zero tolerance policy as regards anyone found doing so. If anyone is discovered recording a show their recording media will be confiscated, and they will be escorted from the venue, missing the rest of the show with no refund forthcoming. The band therefore ask anyone that had planned to tape these shows to reconsider in deference to the band's feelings on this matter, and your own enjoyment of the show.

The band really do appreciate your understanding and cooperation on this. This is quite an exciting experiment for them and they look forward to seeing you on the tour!

Porcupine Tree

Tour Dates:
Sep 13 2006 CAMBRIDGE, UK: The Junction
Sep 15 2006 PARIS, France: Elysée Montmartre
Sep 16 2006 ANTWERP, Belgium: Hof Ter Lo
Sep 18 2006 ROMA, Italy: Teatro Tendastrisce
Sep 19 2006 MILANO, Italy: Rolling Stone
Sep 21 2006 PRATTELN, Switzerland: Z7
Sep 22 2006 MÜNCHEN, Germany: Muffathalle

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Roadrunner Records UK issued the following statement today:
Roadrunner Records is delighted to welcome epic rockers PORCUPINE TREE to our family.
Porcupine Tree is unquestionably one of the most difficult-to-categorise and innovative bands out there. The music is breathtaking, ranging from psychedelic trip-hop to progressive metal, and a compendium of other sounds in between.
"Porcupine Tree are extremely happy about our new partnership with Roadrunner Records for our forthcoming album," comments Steven Wilson. "Roadrunner has established itself as one of the world's premier independent labels for rock music, and we couldn't be more enthusiastic about working with them to expand our audience and elevate Porcupine Tree to the next level."

Visit www.porcupinetree.com to read the full article.

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The band have announced some more new dates and the opening band for some of their show. Here you go !

Europe Tour Dates:

16th Sept: ANTWERP, Hof Ter Lo (Belgium)
18th Sept: ROME, Teatro Tendastrisce
19th Sept: MILANO, Rolling Stone
21st September : Z7, Pratteln, Switzerland

Paatos has been confirmed as the opening band for Porcupine Tree's gig exept Cambridge, Paris and Antwerp.

USA dates:

6th Oct - New York City: Nokia Theater
7th Oct - Philadelphia: Keswick Theater

Porcupine Tree will play with ProjeKCt Six (Robert Fripp and Adrian Belew). Although the tour is primarily to promote the release of the Arriving Somewhere.... DVD, the band are planning to use the first half of the concerts in both Europe and the USA to present completely new music. Watch this space!

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The band has announced that they will appear in four upcoming German shows:

22 Sept: MÜNCHEN Muffathalle
23rd Sept: SAARBRÜCKEN Garage
25th Sept: HAMBURG Große Freiheit 36
26th Sept: ESSEN Weststadthalle

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Some exclusive downloadable material is now available from MySpace. Firstly, a full song from the forthcoming Porcupine Tree live DVD "Arriving Somewhere..." can be viewed at the band's MySpace page. Blackest Eyes was filmed along with the rest of the DVD in Chicago last October. The DVD, edited by Lasse Hoile and with the sound mixed into both stereo and 5.1 surround sound, is due for release in late Summer. There will be a short promotional tour of Europe and the USA, dates to be announced shortly.

Also available is new music from the forthcoming second Blackfield album, which can be found on the Blackfield MySpace page. A full song "Once" and an album preview are both available to download and share.

MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/porcupinetree, http://www.myspace.com/blackfieldband

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"Things Buried" the debut solo album from Richard Barbieri is supposed to be released on December 6th and is now available to order online at The Burning Shed and richardbarbieri.net. The album will not be in record stores until next year. There should be information at the respective sites as to whether orders will be processed and delivered before Christmas. Atmospheric in places but more often dynamic and rhythmic, the album also features the distinctive performances of Percy Jones on fretless bass and Andy Gangadeen on drums. Total running time - 51 minutes. Richard will be playing tracks from the album when he supports Blackfield on their Eurpean tour and the cd will also be available at the merchandise stand.
More live solo shows expected early next year.

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Recording and mixing of the new Porcupine Tree album is now effectively complete. As previously announced 14 new songs have been recorded, and only the task of selecting, sequencing and mastering the final running order remains (at least 3 or 4 songs will not make the album and will be held over for issue elsewhere). A 5.1 mix should also be completed in time for a simultaneous release. The as yet untitled album will be worldwide release by Lava/Warners in January.

"In Absentia" award
The multichannel mix of Porcupine Tree's "In Absentia" was recently awarded a Surround Music Award (SMA) for the best surround mix (non-orchestral) of 2004. The awards, held in Los Angeles, recognize the most outstanding surround releases of the year; the award committee is a panel of expert judges that include personnel from Sound & Vision, Pro Sound News, Widescreen Review, Surround Professional, NARAS, USA Today, Highfidelityreview.com, and Los Angeles-based radio station KCRW.

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