Imagine, you close your eyes. You first see black. But slowly clearing up the dark mist and you feel a tingling sensation in my stomach. They are surrounded on all sides by a dense wall of sound. You hover over fields, forests, endless oceans of colors that glow from the depths ... a sense of boundless limbo ...
Up the downstair that in 1993 published, second studio album of the space rock / prog rock band Porcupine Tree, Steven Wilson is loud (the head of the band, was recorded under his solo Up the downstair) the actual debut album. It has been developed a quantum leap compared to the more experimental, indecisive predecessor On the Sunday of Life.
This 2CD version the old pieces were partially revised and all with proper Drums revised (=> Gavin Harrison), the sound is fuller and warmer without the old E-Drums, the willy-nilly had to use Wilson.
But what now find the list, inexperienced listeners on Up the downstair?
It is an incredible mixture of space rock (cf.. Ozric Tentacles), Psychedelic and strong Pink Floyd influences. Atmospheric keyboards and synthesizers, gilmoursche guitar work at its best, psychedelic trippy-longtracks, haunting melodies and an irresistible pull, which is produced by the same catchiness and complexity.
With the first of three short sound collages, What you are listening to the album begins in a chaotic wall of sound. Then there is a brief comment from a spokesman for what, like Steven Wilson must have thought, quite just bores.
He strangles the speaker from the floor and start with full power equal to the next song, Synesthesia. And even here we find this PT-typical choruses that burn immediately in the ear canals. When combined with the funky beats and the guitar solo that gives to warm up a terrific, simple song.
According to another, confusing interlude, Monuments Burn into torque, comes the PT classics Always Never. This begins with acoustic guitar and an ingenious melody which opens in a brilliant guitar solo in the second part of the piece.
The fact 'spacey' part of the CD begins with Up the Downstairs. The appropriate term for this trip would be rock. With eerie choirs, a mysterious narrator voice and driving rhythm here is a journey made in the depths of the mind.
With Beatiful Not Anymore there were, the second part of the theme song. Also with speaker voices, but this time faster and more compact. Quite intended to dance, if there is not something drug trip would moderate '
The last interlude is the ambient influenced Siren, which passes immediately Small Fish. A simple, strong floydiger song. The calm before the storm.
Burning Sky, the finale is, driving, psychedelic, sometimes even quite hard. The listener is catapulted out of his trance state in the burning sky. Sit quiet is virtually impossible and the tension is almost unbearable '
After this true Lord of the psycho-trips there with fadeaway beautiful, melodic ballad to decay and relax.
So if you have previously thought, PT were in their early stages a charming stone, small self-made project from young Mr. Wilson 'the right. But this project, which should be the forerunner of today's prog is made by no means cheap or boring Ambient. Here Psychedelic is practiced, which allow some space rock albums look old. A fantastic, exciting journey into his inner world '...
Note: The bonus CD Staircase Infinities includes one of the rarest and best EPs of PT at all. If you're picky, you could almost let it pass as an album. On Staircase Infinities you will find everything that makes up the downstair, only in miniature. Definitely know Wilson how to exploit the space on double-CD '....
Conclusion:
Buy these CDs if you are absolutely a fan of PT or they may Spacerock and psychedelic. Purchase required!
Buy, but Listen, if you know of PT In Absentia or Fear of a blank planet ... That's a little different;
I'd rather not, if you have any prefer to listen conventional pop / rock and here possibly stray '... but well, listen can not hurt;
