{"product_id":"1331829","title":"Porcupine Tree - The Incident  [VINYL]","description":"Brand New From Reputable UK Company With 30 Years Experience In Retail, Please Note Not All Our New Items Are Shrink Wrapped.\u003cbr\u003eAll items shipped within 3 working days of payment.\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that all our DVDs are Region 2.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e TRANSMISSION REISSUE OF PORCUPINE TREE\\u2019S TENTH STUDIO ALBUM \\u2013 \\u2018THE INCIDENT\\u2019\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e'An intriguing and truly inspiring album' \\u2013 Rock Sound\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\u201cThe title suite is the Tree's finest hour: a mounting drama of memoir and real-news trauma, animated with slicing guitars, ghost-song electronics, mile-high harmonies and smart pop bait' \\u2013 Rolling Stone\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e Having announced that Snapper Music will be representing Porcupine Tree\\u2019s Transmission label worldwide, new CD and LP reissues of the band\\u2019s catalogue continue to be rolled out throughout 2021. \u003c\/p\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e The concept for \\u2018The Incident\\u2019 (the band\\u2019s much lauded 10th and most recent studio album from 2009) emerged as Porcupine Tree\\u2019s creator Steven Wilson, was caught in a motorway traffic jam whilst driving past a road accident. \\u201cThere was a sign saying \\u2018POLICE \\u2013 INCIDENT\\u2019 and everyone was slowing down to see what had happened\\u2026 Afterwards, it struck me that \\u2018incident\\u2019 is a very detached word for something so destructive and traumatic for the people involved. The irony of such a cold expression for such seismic events appealed to me, and I began to pick out other 'incidents' reported in the media and news, I wrote about the evacuation of teenage girls from a religious cult in Texas, a family terrorising its neighbours, a body found floating in a river by some people on a fishing trip, and more.' \u003c\/p\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e Consisting of 18 tracks, each song is written in the first person, attempting to humanise the detached media reportage of each associated event. The first 14 tracks form part of a 55-minute song cycle, with the last 4 having been recorded later (and originally released as a second disc to stress their independence from the song cycle). \u003c\/p\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e The album was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Surround Sound Album and reached the Top 25 in the US and UK album charts. It was awarded 'Album Of The Year' in Classic Rock and German magazine Eclipsed. \u003c\/p\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \\u2018The Incident\\u2019 marked another step forward in the incredible journey of the band that began as a solo studio project and grew to a multi-Grammy nominated act and one of the world\\u2019s most revered live bands, selling out arenas across the globe and wowing fans with their incredible performances.\u003c\/p\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e This new Transmission 2021 reissue of \\u2018The Incident\\u2019 remains faithful to the original artwork and is presented as a gatefold double LP on 140g black vinyl.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chalkys.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55129042092417,"sku":"1331829","price":38.98,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0056\/8043\/1219\/files\/41kNwrFE1PL._SL1500.jpg?v=1766809876","url":"https:\/\/chalkys.com\/products\/1331829","provider":"Chalkys.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}