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{{Short description|English musician (born 1967)}} {{other people}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}} {{Use British English|date=July 2012}} {{Infobox musical artist | background = person | name = Steven Wilson | image = HF2023PorcupineTree 3 (cropped).jpg | caption = Wilson performing in 2023 | birth_name = Steven John Wilson | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1967|11|3|df=yes}} | birth_place = [[Kingston upon Thames]], [[Greater London|London]], England | origin = [[Hemel Hempstead]], [[Hertfordshire]], England | genre = {{Flatlist| * [[Progressive rock]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/steven-wilson-mn0000455886|title=Steven Wilson | Biography, Albums, Streaming Links|website=AllMusic}}</ref> * [[art rock]]<ref name="montreal" /> * [[post-progressive]]<ref>{{cite web|last1=Sharma|first1=Amit|title=Matt Berry: the 10 records that changed my life|url=http://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/matt-berry-the-10-records-that-changed-my-life-631394|website=[[musicradar]]|date=2 December 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160915155445/http://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/matt-berry-the-10-records-that-changed-my-life-631394|archive-date=15 September 2016}}</ref> }} | occupation = {{flatlist| * Musician * singer * songwriter * record producer }} | instrument = {{flatlist| * Vocals * guitar * piano * keyboards * bass }} | years_active = 1980–present | label = [[Caroline International|Virgin Music UK]], [[Kscope]] | current_member_of = {{flatlist| * [[Porcupine Tree]] * [[No-Man]] * [[Blackfield]] * [[Bass Communion]] }} | past_member_of = {{flatlist| * [[Storm Corrosion]] * [[Incredible Expanding Mindfuck]] }} | website = [http://stevenwilsonhq.com Steven Wilson HQ]|<!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians --> }} '''Steven John Wilson''' (born 3 November 1967) is an English musician. He is the founder, guitarist, lead vocalist, and songwriter of the rock band [[Porcupine Tree]], as well as being a member of several other bands, including [[Blackfield]], [[Storm Corrosion]] and [[No-Man]]. He is also a solo artist, having released eight solo albums since his solo debut [[Insurgentes (album)|''Insurgentes'']] in 2008. In a career spanning more than 30 years, Wilson has made music prolifically and earned critical acclaim.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=4 August 2017|url=http://www.popmatters.com/feature/131241-outcast-from-the-mainstream-an-interview-with-steven-wilson/|title=Outcast from the Mainstream: An Interview with Steven Wilson|date=21 September 2010|first=Stephen|last=Humphries|website=[[PopMatters]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130924061541/http://www.popmatters.com/feature/131241-outcast-from-the-mainstream-an-interview-with-steven-wilson/|archive-date=24 September 2013}}</ref> His honours include six nominations for [[Grammy Award for Best Surround Sound Album|Grammy Awards]]: twice with Porcupine Tree, once with his collaborative band [[Storm Corrosion]] and three times as a solo artist. In 2017, ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'' described him as "a resolutely independent artist" and "probably the most successful British artist you've never heard of".<ref name="telegraph.co">{{cite news|access-date=16 August 2017|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/what-to-listen-to/steven-wilson-bone-album-track-track-interview/|newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|title=Steven Wilson reveals the stories behind his album To the Bone - track by track and interview|format=video|date=15 August 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20170816035747/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/what-to-listen-to/steven-wilson-bone-album-track-track-interview/|archive-date=16 August 2017|last1=Morgan|first1=Clive}}</ref> Wilson is a self-taught composer, producer, audio engineer, guitar and keyboard player, and plays other instruments as needed, including [[bass guitar]], [[autoharp]], [[hammered dulcimer]] and [[flute]]. His influences and work have encompassed a diverse range of genres including [[Pop music|pop]], [[Psychedelic music|psychedelia]], [[Progressive Rock|progressive rock]] and [[Electronic music|electronic]], among others, shifting his musical direction through his albums.<ref name="montreal">{{cite web|access-date=17 August 2017|url=https://montrealgazette.com/entertainment/music/jazz-fest-steven-wilson-the-complete-conversation|website=[[Montreal Gazette]]|title=Jazz fest: Steven Wilson – the complete conversation|first=Jordan |last=Zivitz|date=18 June 2015|url-status=live|archive-date=19 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150619011511/http://montrealgazette.com/entertainment/music/jazz-fest-steven-wilson-the-complete-conversation}}</ref> His concerts incorporate [[quadraphonic sound]] and elaborate visuals.<ref name="aquarian">{{cite web | access-date = 19 February 2017 | url = http://www.theaquarian.com/2015/05/20/the-sonic-sorcerer-an-interview-with-steven-wilson/ | title = The Sonic Sorcerer: An Interview with Steven Wilson | first = Gregg | last = McQueen | date = 20 May 2015 | website = [[The Aquarian Weekly]] | url-status = live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150523035445/http://www.theaquarian.com/2015/05/20/the-sonic-sorcerer-an-interview-with-steven-wilson/ | archive-date = 23 May 2015 }}</ref> He has worked with artists such as [[Elton John]],<ref>{{Cite web|last=July 2020|first=Dave Everley31|title=Steven Wilson: how I got Elton John on my new album|url=https://www.loudersound.com/news/steven-wilson-how-i-got-elton-john-on-my-new-album|access-date=2021-01-25|website=Prog Magazine|date=31 July 2020 |language=en}}</ref> [[Guns N' Roses]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hadusek |first=Jon |date=2022-11-04 |title=Guns N' Roses unveil new 2022 version of "November Rain" featuring a 50-Piece orchestra: Stream |url=https://consequence.net/2022/11/guns-n-roses-november-rain-2022-version-stream/ |access-date=2022-11-05 |website=Consequence |language=en-US}}</ref> [[XTC]], [[Opeth]], [[Pendulum (drum and bass band)|Pendulum]], [[Yes (band)|Yes]], [[King Crimson]], [[Fish (singer)|Fish]], [[Marillion]], [[Black Sabbath]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://musictap.com/2020/11/23/black-sabbath-celebrate-50th-anniversary-of-vol-4-with-expanded-4cd-box/|title=Black Sabbath Celebrate 50th Anniversary of Vol. 4 With Expanded 4CD Box, 5LP Box|first=MA|last=Rowe|date=23 November 2020}}</ref> and [[Anathema (band)|Anathema]], and has built a reputation for his work remixing classic pop and rock records into new [[Stereophonic sound|stereo]], [[5.1 surround sound|5.1]] and [[Dolby Atmos]] versions. Wilson’s eighth studio album, ''[[The Overview (album)|The Overview]]'', was released on 14 March 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Everleypublished |first=Dave |date=2024-12-20 |title="I've gone back to a more progressive style." Steven Wilson will release new album The Overview in March |url=https://www.loudersound.com/news/ive-gone-back-to-a-more-progressive-style-steven-wilson-will-release-new-album-the-overview-in-march |access-date=2024-12-20 |website=louder |language=en}}</ref> ==Biography== ===Early years=== Born in [[Kingston upon Thames]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://no-man.co.uk/biography-1980s.html|title=no-man|access-date=2010-04-05}} {{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> London, Wilson was raised from age six in [[Hemel Hempstead|Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire]], where he discovered his interest in music around the age of eight. According to Wilson, his life was changed one Christmas when his parents bought presents for each other in the form of [[Gramophone record|LPs]]. His father and mother received [[Pink Floyd]]'s ''[[The Dark Side of the Moon]]'' and [[Donna Summer]]'s ''[[Love to Love You Baby (album)|Love to Love You Baby]]'', respectively. It was Wilson's affinity for these albums that helped craft his guitar and songwriting abilities.<ref>{{cite web|first=Steven |last=Rosen |url=https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/interviews/steven_wilson_porcupine_tree_was_gonna_be_a_one-off_thing.html |title=Steven Wilson: 'Porcupine Tree Was Gonna Be A One-Off Thing' |website=Ultimate Guitar Archive |date=2011-12-14 |access-date=2016-03-22|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120108002946/https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/interviews/interviews/steven_wilson_porcupine_tree_was_gonna_be_a_one-off_thing.html|archive-date=2012-01-08}}</ref> He said, "In retrospect I can see how they are almost entirely responsible for the direction that my music has taken ever since."{{citation needed|date=February 2024}} His interest in Pink Floyd led him towards [[experimental music|experimental]]/[[psychedelic music|psychedelic]] [[Concept album|conceptual]] progressive rock (as exemplified by [[Porcupine Tree]] and [[Blackfield]]), and Donna Summer's [[hypnosis|trance]]-inflected [[groove (popular music)|grooves]] inspired the initial musical approach of [[No-Man]] (Wilson's long-running collaboration with fellow musician and vocalist [[Tim Bowness]]). As a child, Wilson was forced to learn the guitar, but he did not enjoy it; his parents eventually stopped paying for lessons. When he was eleven, he found a nylon string [[classical guitar]] from his attic and started to experiment with it; in his own words, "scraping microphones across the strings, feeding the resulting sound into overloaded reel to reel tape recorders and producing a primitive form of multi-track recording by bouncing between two cassette machines". A year later, his father, who was an [[electronic engineer]], built him his first multi-track tape machine and a [[vocoder]] so he could begin experimenting with the possibilities of studio recording.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.freewilliamsburg.com/september_2002/porcupine.html|title=Porcupine Tree|publisher=Free Williamsburg|access-date=2008-04-13|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121209213001/http://www.freewilliamsburg.com/september_2002/porcupine.html|archive-date=9 December 2012}}</ref> ===Early bands=== [[File:Steven Wilson Strawberry Fayre Cambridge 1997.jpg|thumb|upright=0.8|Wilson in 1997]] Wilson said his taste in music diverged from his peers in the 1980s:<blockquote>I grew up in the 80s, and it was a pretty bad decade for music. There were some interesting things developing, but everyone I knew wanted to be in [[Level 42]], [[Simple Minds]] or [[U2]]. I wasn't interested in any of that, so I found solace in the 60s and 70s music that my parents were listening to. And I began to discover this wonderful era, what you'd call the great album era, from 1967 to 1977, from ''[[Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band|Sgt Pepper]]'' through to [[punk rock|punk]].<ref>{{cite web | url= https://www.loudersound.com/features/the-50-greatest-guitarists-of-all-time | title= The 50 Best Guitarists of All Time | work=Louder | date=29 September 2018 | access-date=25 September 2019}}</ref> </blockquote> One of Wilson's earliest musical projects was the psychedelic duo Altamont (featuring a 15-year-old Wilson working with synth/electronics player Simon Vockings). Their one and only cassette album, ''Prayer for the Soul'', featured lyrics by English psychedelic scenester Alan Duffy, whose work Wilson would later use on the first two Porcupine Tree albums. Around the same time that Wilson was part of Altamont, he was also in a progressive rock band called Karma, which played live around Hertfordshire and recorded two cassette albums, ''The Joke's on You'' (1983) and ''The Last Man To Laugh'' (1985). These contained early versions of "Small Fish", "Nine Cats" and "The Joke's on You", which were subsequently resurrected as Porcupine Tree songs.{{citation needed|date=February 2021}} Wilson went on to join the New Wave/AOR band Pride of Passion as keyboard player, replacing former [[Marillion]] keyboard player Brian Jelliman (another former Marillion member, Diz Minnitt, also played in the band). Pride of Passion would later change their name to Blazing Apostles and alter their lineup and approach, finally coming to an end in 1987.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.themarqueeclub.net/interview-diz-minnitt-of-marillion|title=Interview - Diz Minnitt of Marillion|website=[[Marquee Club|TheMarqueeClub.net]]|date=August 2006 |access-date=2010-09-15| first=Koldo|last=Barroso |url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061224175221/http://www.themarqueeclub.net/interview-diz-minnitt-of-marillion| archive-date=2006-12-24}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.graham-collins.com/drummer/index.php/bio/about|title=About HISTORY|access-date=2010-09-15|first=Graham|last=Collins|date=2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100909181857/http://www.graham-collins.com/drummer/index.php/bio/about|archive-date=9 September 2010}}</ref> ===Breakthrough work=== {{BLP sources section|date=February 2021}} In 1987, Wilson launched the two projects that would make his name. The first of these was initially called "No Man Is An Island (Except The Isle of Man)", although it would later be renamed "[[No-Man]]." This began life as a solo Wilson instrumental project blending progressive rock with synth pop, subsequently moving towards art-pop when singer/lyricist [[Tim Bowness]] joined the project the following year. The second project was "[[Porcupine Tree]]", which was originally intended to be a full-on pastiche of psychedelic rock (inspired by the similar [[Dukes of Stratosphear]] project by [[XTC]]) carried out for the mutual entertainment of Wilson and his childhood friend Malcolm Stocks. Over the next three years, the projects would evolve in parallel. Of his two efforts, No Man Is An Island (Except The Isle of Man) was the first to release a commercial single (1989's "The Girl From Missouri", on Plastic Head Records), while Porcupine Tree built an increasing underground reputation via the release of a series of cassette-only releases via The Freak Emporium (the mail-order wing of British psychedelic label [[Delerium Records]]). By 1990, No Man Is An Island (Except The Isle of Man) had fully evolved into No-Man and was a voice/violin/multi-instrument trio which had incorporated dance beats into its art-pop sound. The second No-Man single – a crooned cover of the [[Donovan]] song "Colours" arranged in a dub-loop style anticipating [[trip hop]] - won the Single of the Week award in ''[[Melody Maker]]'' and gained the band a recording contract with the high-profile independent label [[One Little Indian]] (at the time, famous for [[the Shamen]] and [[Björk]]). Their debut One Little Indian single, "Days in the Trees", won the same Single of the Week award the following year. The single also briefly charted and, although sales were not outstanding, Wilson had now gained credibility in the record industry (as well as enough finance to fit out his home studio with the equipment he would need to advance his music). By this time, Wilson had also released the official Porcupine Tree debut album, ''[[On the Sunday of Life]]...'' (which compiled the best material from the underground tapes). No-Man's debut full-length release – a compilation of EP tracks called ''Lovesighs – An Entertainment'' – followed in 1992, as did Porcupine Tree's infamous LSD-themed maxi-single "[[Voyage 34]]" which made the ''[[NME]]'' [[indie (music)|indie]] [[music chart|chart]] for six weeks.<ref name="Porcupine Tree Biography">{{cite web|url = http://www.porcupinetree.com/background.cfm|title = Porcupine Tree Biography|access-date = 2007-05-15|url-status = dead|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080410092648/http://www.porcupinetree.com/background.cfm|archive-date = 10 April 2008}}</ref> No-Man also toured England with a six-piece band including three ex-members of the art-pop band [[Japan (band)|Japan]] – [[Mick Karn]], [[Steve Jansen]] and (most significantly) keyboardist [[Richard Barbieri]]. 1993 saw Wilson consolidating his initial success with albums from both Porcupine Tree (''[[Up the Downstair]]'') and No-Man (''Loveblows And Lovecries – A Confession''). Porcupine Tree, meanwhile, toured frequently and passed through various overt phases of different musical stylings (including psychedelia, progressive rock, modern guitar rock and heavy metal) while retaining the core of Wilson's sonic imagination and songwriting. By the mid-2000s Porcupine Tree had become a well known rock band with albums on major labels such as Atlantic and Roadrunner. ===Diversification and collaborations=== [[File:Steven Wilson acoustic.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Wilson in 1999]] During the late 1990s, Wilson's love of experimental, drone and ambient music led to a series of new projects, notably [[Bass Communion]] and [[Incredible Expanding Mindfuck]] (also known as IEM). He also began to release a series of CD singles under his own name. Having established himself as a producer, Wilson was invited to produce other artists, notably the Norwegian artist [[Anja Garbarek]] and Swedish progressive-metal band [[Opeth]]. Though he claims to enjoy production more than anything else, with the demands of his own projects, he has mostly restricted himself to mixing for other artists in the last few years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.swhq.co.uk/guest.cfm|title=Guest Appearances - Steven Wilson Headquarters|access-date=2008-04-06|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-08-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120812191133/http://www.swhq.co.uk/guest.cfm}}</ref> Wilson has written reviews for the Mexican edition of the ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' magazine. They are all translated into Spanish. Two reviews have been published so far: one for [[Radiohead]]'s ''[[In Rainbows]]'' and another for [[Murcof]]'s 2007 work, ''Cosmos''.<ref name="voyint">{{cite web|url=http://www.voyage-pt.de/VPT-SWInterview20071113-English.pdf|title=No Fear of a Blank Planet|publisher=Voyage PT|date=13 November 2007|access-date=2008-04-24|first1=Uwe |last1=Häberle |first2=Claudia|last2=Ritcher|location=Stuttgart|url-status=live|archive-date=2008-05-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080530181001/http://www.voyage-pt.de/VPT-SWInterview20071113-English.pdf}}</ref> He has also contributed to US magazine ''[[Electronic Musician]]''.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=8 July 2017|url=http://www.emusician.com/author/steven%20wilson|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 July 2017|archive-url=https://archive.today/20170707014142/http://www.emusician.com/author/steven%20wilson|title=Articles by : steven wilson|website=emusician.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=21 July 2010|access-date=8 July 2017|url=https://www.facebook.com/StevenWilsonHQ/posts/145032455513968|title=Steven Wilson's Facebook|website=[[Facebook]] |url-status=live|archive-date=7 July 2017|archive-url=https://archive.today/20170707013512/https://www.facebook.com/StevenWilsonHQ/posts/145032455513968%23}}</ref> Wilson wrote the foreword for 2010 book ''[[Mean Deviation (book)|Mean Deviation]]''.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=10 September 2017|title= VOIVOD, PORCUPINE TREE Members Contribute To 'Mean Deviation' Book|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/voivod-porcupine-tree-members-contribute-to-mean-deviation-book/|date=17 August 2010|website=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100820122647/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=144699|archive-date=20 August 2010}}</ref> Wilson produced and contributed [[Backing vocalist|backing vocals]], [[guitar]] and [[keyboard instrument|keyboards]] for Opeth on the albums ''[[Blackwater Park (album)|Blackwater Park]]'', ''[[Deliverance (Opeth album)|Deliverance]]'', and ''[[Damnation (album)|Damnation]]'', also contributing lyrics for one song (''Death Whispered a Lullaby'') in ''Damnation''. In addition to this, he has collaborated on many projects with Belgian experimental musician Dirk Serries of [[Vidna Obmana]] and [[Fear Falls Burning]], most notably on their collaboration project [[Continuum (music project)|Continuum]] which has so far produced two albums. Wilson is also featured on a Fovea Hex EP ''Allure'' (Part{{nbsp}}3 of the "Neither Speak Nor Remain Silent" trilogy of EP's) on bass guitar. This EP was released in April 2007 through Die-Stadt Musik. Wilson has also worked with a range of other artists, including [[OSI (band)|OSI]], [[JBK (music)|JBK]], [[Orphaned Land]], [[Paatos]], [[Theo Travis]], [[Yoko Ono]], [[Fish (singer)|Fish]], [[Cipher]] and [[Anja Garbarek]], by performing songwriting duties as well as performing musically. Wilson is featured on the [[Pendulum (drum and bass band)|Pendulum]] album ''[[Immersion (album)|Immersion]]'', with his vocals featuring on "The Fountain".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theaquarian.com/2011/02/02/interview-with-rob-swire-from-pendulum-swinging-towards-protracted-immersion/|title=Interview with Rob Swire from Pendulum: Swinging Towards Protracted 'Immersion'|first=John|last=Fortunato|newspaper=[[The Aquarian Weekly]]|date=2011-02-02|access-date=2016-06-13|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160807084617/http://www.theaquarian.com/2011/02/02/interview-with-rob-swire-from-pendulum-swinging-towards-protracted-immersion/|archive-date=7 August 2016}}</ref> He made a guest appearance on [[Dream Theater]]'s 2007 album, ''[[Systematic Chaos]]'' on the song "[[Repentance (song)|Repentance]]", as one of several musical guests recorded apologizing to important people in their lives for wrongdoings in the past. Wilson did an interview with German musician and [[composer]] [[Klaus Schulze]]. Schulze was an important figure of the [[Krautrock]] movement. This interview is featured as bonus material in Schulze's Live DVD, ''Rheingold''.<ref>[https://www.myspace.com/klausschulzerheingold MySpace.com - Klaus Schulze Rheingold DVD]{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}. Rheingold DVD's MySpace (11 September 2008). Retrieved on 2008-10-07.{{dead link|date=June 2016}}</ref> Wilson has become known for his [[5.1 surround sound]] mixes, with the 2007 Porcupine Tree album ''[[Fear of a Blank Planet]]'' nominated for a [[Grammy Award]] in the "Best Mix For Surround Sound" category.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.grammy.com/GRAMMY_Awards/50th_Show/list.aspx#28 | title = GRAMMY.com - 50th Annual GRAMMY Nominations List | date = 2007-12-06 | access-date= 2007-12-06|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080514002913/http://www.grammy.com/Grammy_Awards/50th_show/list.aspx#28|archive-date=2008-05-14}}</ref> It was also voted #3 album of the year by ''[[Sound and Vision (magazine)|Sound And Vision]]''.<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.soundandvision.com/content/top-10-dvds-and-cds-2007-page-2| title= Top 10 DVDs and CDs of 2007| magazine= [[Sound and Vision (magazine)|Sound and Vision]]| date= 4 February 2008| access-date= 2008-03-26| url-status= live| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160807192533/http://www.soundandvision.com/content/top-10-dvds-and-cds-2007-page-2| archive-date= 7 August 2016}}</ref> Wilson has worked on several other surround sound projects, which have included remixing the [[Jethro Tull (band)|Jethro Tull]] and [[King Crimson]] back catalogues,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://bitstream.soundandvisionmag.com/blog/2008/01/scoop-ptree-in.html |title=Ptree in Action, Crimson in Surround! |access-date=2008-03-25 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080404000459/http://bitstream.soundandvisionmag.com/blog/2008/01/scoop-ptree-in.html |archive-date=4 April 2008}}</ref> as well as [[Marillion]]'s 1985 album ''[[Misplaced Childhood]]''.<ref>{{cite web | url= http://teamrock.com/news/2017-05-03/marillions-misplaced-childhood-set-for-deluxe-edition | title= Marillion's Misplaced Childhood set for deluxe edition | first= Scott | last= Munro | work=Louder | date= 3 May 2017 | access-date= 8 November 2017 | url-status= live | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20171108204804/http://teamrock.com/news/2017-05-03/marillions-misplaced-childhood-set-for-deluxe-edition | archive-date= 8 November 2017}}</ref> The [[Anathema (band)|Anathema]] album ''[[We're Here Because We're Here (album)|We're Here Because We're Here]]'' was mixed by Wilson and he is thanked in the album liner notes,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metal-discovery.com/Interviews/anathema_interview_2011_pt1.htm|date=12 February 2011|first=Mark|last=Holmes|location=Nottingham, UK|website=Metal-Discovery.com|title=Interview with Anathema|access-date=13 June 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151027063817/http://www.metal-discovery.com/Interviews/anathema_interview_2011_pt1.htm|archive-date=27 October 2015}}</ref> and he mixed two songs on their subsequent album ''[[Distant Satellites]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prog-sphere.com/interviews/anathema-interview/|title=ANATHEMA: Orbiting Around Music|first=Nikola |last=Savić|date=31 May 2014|website=Prog Sphere|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140603090235/http://www.prog-sphere.com/interviews/anathema-interview/|archive-date=3 June 2014 |access-date=14 July 2016}}</ref> He also did the remix for ''[[In the Land of Grey and Pink]]'' by [[Canterbury scene]] band [[Caravan (band)|Caravan]]. The first three new editions were issued in October 2009, with more emerging in batches over the coming years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/news/Steven-Wilson-On-Remixing-King-Crimson-20442.aspx |title=Steven Wilson on Re-mixing King Crimson |publisher=Roadrunner Records |date=2011-07-12 |access-date=2013-02-26|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130412023601/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/news/steven-wilson-on-re-mixing-king-crimson|archive-date=2013-04-12}}</ref> Wilson is responsible for the 5.1 and new stereo mixes of the 1992 [[XTC]] album ''[[Nonsuch (album)|Nonsuch]]'' in 2013,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://theseconddisc.com/2013/08/06/steven-wilson-prepping-surround-mixes-for-yes-and-xtc-more-king-crimson-on-the-way/|title=Steven Wilson Prepping Surround Mixes for Yes and XTC, More King Crimson on the Way|first=Joe|last=Marchese|date=2013-06-24|access-date=2016-06-13|website=The Second Disc|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160812100626/http://theseconddisc.com/2013/08/06/steven-wilson-prepping-surround-mixes-for-yes-and-xtc-more-king-crimson-on-the-way/|archive-date=12 August 2016}}</ref> as well as the [[Gentle Giant]] albums ''[[The Power and the Glory (Gentle Giant album)|The Power and the Glory]]'' and ''[[Octopus (Gentle Giant album)|Octopus]]'' in 2014 and 2015, respectively.<ref>{{cite web|url-status=dead|url=http://stevenwilsonhq.com/sw/headphonedust/gentle-giant-the-power-and-the-glory-sw-remix-blu-raycd/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140609065243/http://stevenwilsonhq.com/sw/headphonedust/gentle-giant-the-power-and-the-glory-sw-remix-blu-raycd|archive-date=9 June 2014 |access-date=13 June 2016|title=Gentle Giant – The Power and the Glory : SW remix (Blu-Ray/CD)|website=Stevenwilsonhq.com}}</ref> In 2018, he released ''[[Yes (band)|Yes]]: The Steven Wilson Remixes'', consisting of the albums ''[[The Yes Album]]'' (1971), ''[[Fragile (Yes album)|Fragile]]'' (1971), ''[[Close to the Edge]]'' (1972), the double album ''[[Tales from Topographic Oceans|Tales From Topographic Oceans]]'' (1973), and ''[[Relayer]]'' (1974). Wilson's other remixes include [[The Who]]'s ''[[Who's Next]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-18 |title=The Who / Who's Next reissue – SuperDeluxeEdition |url=https://superdeluxeedition.com/news/the-who-whos-next-reissue/ |access-date=2024-06-10 |language=en-US}}</ref> [[Tears for Fears]]' ''[[Songs from the Big Chair]]''<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-02-17|title=Tears For Fears announce Songs From the Big Chair 35th anniversary reissues|url=https://consequence.net/2020/02/tears-for-fears-songs-from-the-big-chair-reissue/|access-date=2021-01-25|website=Consequence of Sound|language=en-US}}</ref> and ''[[The Seeds of Love]]'',<ref>{{Cite web|last=August 2020|first=Jerry Ewing19|title=Steven Wilson remixes Tears For Fears The Seeds of Love|url=https://www.loudersound.com/news/steven-wilson-remixes-tears-for-fears-the-seeds-of-love|access-date=2021-01-25|website=Prog Magazine|date=19 August 2020 |language=en}}</ref> [[Van Morrison]]'s ''[[Moondance]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |title=Moondance |url=https://stevenwilsonhq.com/spatial-audio/moondance/ |access-date=2024-06-10 |website=Steven Wilson |language=en-US}}</ref> [[Sister Sledge]]'s ''[[We Are Family (album)|We Are Family]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |title=We Are Family |url=https://stevenwilsonhq.com/spatial-audio/we-are-family/ |access-date=2024-06-10 |website=Steven Wilson |language=en-US}}</ref> [[Chic (band)|Nile Rodgers & Chic]]'s first five studio albums,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-02-27 |title=Chic - first five albums streaming in Dolby Atmos! (Steven Wilson mixes) |url=https://www.quadraphonicquad.com/forums/threads/chic-first-five-albums-streaming-in-dolby-atmos-steven-wilson-mixes.33860/ |access-date=2024-06-10 |website=QuadraphonicQuad Home Audio Forum |language=en-US}}</ref> [[Ultravox]]'s ''[[Vienna (album)|Vienna]]'',<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ultravox / Vienna 40th anniversary {{!}} superdeluxeedition|date=7 August 2020 |url=https://www.superdeluxeedition.com/news/ultravox-vienna-40th-anniversary/|access-date=2021-01-25|language=en-US}}</ref> [[Suede (band)|Suede]]'s [[Suede (album)|self-titled debut album]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-04-19 |title=Suede 30th anniversary SDE-exclusive blu-ray – SuperDeluxeEdition |url=https://superdeluxeedition.com/news/suede-30th-anniversary-sde-exclusive-blu-ray/ |access-date=2024-06-10 |language=en-US}}</ref> and [[Roxy Music]]'s [[Roxy Music (album)|self-titled debut album]].<ref>{{cite web | url= https://www.soundonsound.com/people/steven-wilson-remixing-classic-albums | title= Steven Wilson: Remixing Classic Albums | first=Tony | last=Bacon | work=Sound on Sound | date=January 2019 | access-date=5 March 2021}}</ref> == Solo career == === 2003–2010: ''Cover Version'' === [[File:Stevewilson-07.jpg|thumb|upright|Wilson performing in 2007]] Between 2003 and 2010, Wilson released a series of six two-track CD singles under his own name. Each single featured a cover version and an original song - or, in one case, a Wilson arrangement of a traditional song. It featured songs by Canadian singer [[Alanis Morissette]], Swedish pop group [[ABBA]], English rock band [[the Cure]], Scottish songwriter [[Momus (artist)|Momus]], American musician [[Prince (musician)|Prince]], and Scottish singer-songwriter [[Donovan]]. Separate from the ''Cover Versions'' series, Wilson has also contributed a [[Stoneage Dinosaurs#Steven Wilson version|cover version]] of the [[Cardiacs]] song "[[Stoneage Dinosaurs]]". The song was featured on ''[[Leader of the Starry Skies: A Tribute to Tim Smith, Songbook 1]]'', which is a fundraising compilation album released in December 2010 to benefit the hospitalised [[Cardiacs]] leader [[Tim Smith (Cardiacs)|Tim Smith]], whom Wilson has cited as a major inspiration spiritually, if not necessarily in style.<ref>{{cite web|date=2010-12-13|title=Leader of the Starry Skies - A Tribute To Tim Smith. Songbook 1 - Various Artists|url=http://www.thegenepool.co.uk/items/597.htm|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140731183054/http://www.thegenepool.co.uk/items/597.htm|archive-date=31 July 2014|access-date=2013-02-26|publisher=Thegenepool.co.uk}}</ref> The complete collection of the cover version songs was released as an album titled ''[[Cover Version]]'' in 2014. === 2008–2009: Debut solo album ''Insurgentes'' === {{Main|Insurgentes (album)}} In November 2008, Wilson released his first official solo album, ''[[Insurgentes (album)|Insurgentes]]'', recorded between January–August 2008. The album was first released as two limited edition versions, both with hardback book featuring the images of longtime collaborator Danish photographer [[Lasse Hoile]]. A standard retail version was released on 9{{nbsp}}March 2009.<ref>{{cite web|date=2008-10-31|title=Kscope » Blog Archive » Steven Wilson, Insurgentes – now available to pre-order and download|url=http://www.kscopemusic.com/?p=238|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090328005053/http://www.kscopemusic.com/?p=238|archive-date=28 March 2009|access-date=2013-02-26|publisher=Kscopemusic.com}}</ref> Lasse Hoile's full-length feature version of [[Insurgentes (album)#Insurgentes road movie|the film based on the recording of the album]] was premiered at the [[CPH:DOX]] international film festival in Copenhagen in November 2009. The film was also screened at film festivals in Canada, Germany, Mexico, Sweden and United States. The film is described as part documentary, part surreal [[road movie]]. Hoile also directed a video for the song "[[Harmony Korine (song)|Harmony Korine]]" from the album. The video was a homage to European [[art film|art house films]], and has been nominated for "Best Cinematography Award" and "Best Music Video Award" at [[Camerimage]].<ref>{{cite web|date=2009|title=MUSIC VIDEOS NOMINATIONS|url=http://www.camerimage.pl/en/nominowane-wideoklipy.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150405043257/http://www.camerimage.pl/en/nominowane-wideoklipy.html|archive-date=5 April 2015|access-date=12 June 2016|website=[[Camerimage|Camerimage.pl]]}}</ref> A [[NSRGNTS RMXS|remix mini album]] was released in June 2009, featuring remixes of material from ''Insurgentes'' by [[David A. Sitek]], [[Dälek]], [[Engineers (band)|Engineers]], [[Pat Mastelotto]] and [[Fear Falls Burning]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Steven Wilson Insurgentes Remix Competition|url=http://www.kscopemusic.com/stevenwilson/insurgentes/remix-competition.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121128013535/http://www.kscopemusic.com/stevenwilson/insurgentes/remix-competition.html|archive-date=28 November 2012|access-date=2013-02-26|publisher=Kscopemusic.com}}</ref> === 2010–2012: ''Grace for Drowning, Get All You Deserve'' live concert film === {{Main|Grace for Drowning}} Wilson's second solo album, ''[[Grace for Drowning]]'', was released in September 2011 in CD, vinyl and Blu-ray formats.<ref>{{cite web|title=SW HQ News|url=http://www.swhq.co.uk/index.cfm|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110807225831/http://www.swhq.co.uk/index.cfm|archive-date=7 August 2011|access-date=2013-02-26|publisher=Swhq.co.uk}}</ref> It is a double album, with the individual parts named ''Deform to Form a Star'' and ''Like Dust I Have Cleared from My Eye''.<ref>{{cite web|date=2011-05-07|title=SW's Facebook entry|url=https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=208843205802616&id=114657261887878|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160107173607/https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=208843205802616&id=114657261887878|archive-date=7 January 2016|access-date=2013-02-26|publisher=Facebook.com}}</ref> Wilson also announced his first solo tour in Europe and North America to promote his solo albums. The tour took place in October and November 2011 and contained songs from both ''Insurgentes'' and ''Grace for Drowning''.<ref>{{cite web|author=Kscope|date=2011-11-08|title=Steven Wilson – Grace for Drowning North American tour – three tracks recorded live in London now online|url=http://www.kscopemusic.com/2011/11/08/steven-wilson-grace-for-drowning-north-american-tour-three-tracks-recorded-live-in-london-now-online/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160912170124/http://www.kscopemusic.com/2011/11/08/steven-wilson-grace-for-drowning-north-american-tour-three-tracks-recorded-live-in-london-now-online/|archive-date=12 September 2016|access-date=2016-03-22|website=kscopemusic.com}}</ref> A live video performance recorded in Mexico titled ''[[Get All You Deserve]]'' was released on 25 September 2012.<ref>{{cite web|date=2012-08-29|title=Kscope » Blog Archive » Steven Wilson – 'Get All You Deserve' concert film out now|url=http://www.kscopemusic.com/2012/08/29/steven-wilson-get-all-you-deserve-world-premiere-screening-in-london-on-thursday-6th-september/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130106160714/http://www.kscopemusic.com/2012/08/29/steven-wilson-get-all-you-deserve-world-premiere-screening-in-london-on-thursday-6th-september/|archive-date=6 January 2013|access-date=2013-02-26|publisher=Kscopemusic.com}}</ref> On 16 December 2011, Wilson announced new European tour dates for the second leg of his ''Grace for Drowning'' tour, running in April and May 2012. South American dates were later added and announced on 21 February 2012.<ref>{{cite web|date=21 February 2012|title=Steven Wilson Headquarters News|url=http://swhq.co.uk/news.cfm|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120415231637/http://www.swhq.co.uk/news.cfm|archive-date=15 April 2012|publisher=swhq.co.uk}}</ref> He also won the "Guiding Light" title at the Progressive Music Awards in 2012.<ref name="PMA">{{cite web|last=Ewing|first=Jerry|date=5 September 2012|title=Prog Awards – The Winners|url=http://www.progrockmag.com/news/prog-awards-the-winners/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120908001321/http://www.progrockmag.com/news/prog-awards-the-winners|archive-date=8 September 2012|access-date=5 September 2012|magazine=[[Prog (magazine)|Prog]]}}</ref> === 2013–2014: ''The Raven That Refused to Sing (And Other Stories)'' === {{Main|The Raven That Refused to Sing (And Other Stories)}} Wilson's third solo studio album, recorded with most of the members of the touring band for ''Grace for Drowning''<ref>{{cite web|author=Thodoris|date=December 2011|title=Interview:Steven Wilson (solo, Porcupine Tree, Blackfield, No-Man)|url=http://www.hit-channel.com/steven-wilson-soloporcupine-treeblackfieldno-man/2517|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812010122/http://www.hit-channel.com/steven-wilson-soloporcupine-treeblackfieldno-man/2517|archive-date=12 August 2014|access-date=12 June 2016|publisher=Hit Channel|publication-date=12 April 2012}}</ref> was released on 25 February 2013. [[Alan Parsons]] engineered the sessions in Los Angeles. The album reached the top 30 in the UK, and number{{nbsp}}3 in the German album charts. In October 2012, Wilson announced the first leg of the supporting tour, consisting of 18 shows across Europe and 17 shows across North America between March–May 2013.<ref>{{cite web|date=2011-12-27|title=USA and Canada 2013 Tour Dates Announced –|url=http://stevenwilsonhq.com/sw/usa-and-canada-2013-tour-dates-announced/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130225172828/http://stevenwilsonhq.com/sw/usa-and-canada-2013-tour-dates-announced/|archive-date=25 February 2013|access-date=2013-02-26|publisher=Stevenwilsonhq.com}}</ref> For these shows, [[Chad Wackerman]] (best known for his work with [[Frank Zappa]])<ref name="wackerman">{{cite web|date=5 February 2013|title=Chad Wackerman will replace Marco Minnemann on North/South American Tour –|url=http://stevenwilsonhq.com/sw/chad-wackerman-to-replace-marco-minnemann-on-northsouth-american-tour/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130210032409/http://stevenwilsonhq.com/sw/chad-wackerman-to-replace-marco-minnemann-on-northsouth-american-tour/|archive-date=10 February 2013|access-date=2013-02-26|publisher=Stevenwilsonhq.com}}</ref> replaced [[Marco Minnemann]] on drums due to conflicting schedules.<ref name="wackerman" /> The second leg of the tour from October–November 2013 covered Australia and Europe, and included a sold-out show at the [[Royal Albert Hall]] in London. The song "The Raven That Refused to Sing" was featured in the trailer for the 2014 film ''[[Pompeii (2014 film)|Pompeii]]''. The album finished top of several critics and readers polls, including UK ''[[Prog (magazine)|Prog]]'' magazine and German magazine ''Eclipsed''. The album was voted album of the year at the 2013 Progressive Music Awards. On 13 July 2015 ''The Prog Report'' ranked the album as #2 on their top prog albums of the last 25 years.<ref>{{cite web|last=Avin|first=Roie|date=13 July 2015|title=Top 50 Prog Albums 1990-2015|url=http://progreport.com/top-50-prog-albums-1990-2015/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150716020804/http://progreport.com/top-50-prog-albums-1990-2015|archive-date=16 July 2015|access-date=13 June 2016|website=The Prog Report}}</ref> === 2015–2016: ''Hand. Cannot. Erase.'' === {{main|Hand. Cannot. Erase.}} [[File:Steven Wilson (ZMF 2016) jm14125.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|Wilson at [[Zelt-Musik-Festival]] in Germany, 2016]] Wilson's fourth solo album, ''Hand. Cannot. Erase.'', was released on 27 February 2015. It was inspired by [[Dreams of a Life|a documentary]] about [[Joyce Carol Vincent]], a young British woman who lay dead in her apartment for nearly three years before being discovered.<ref>{{cite web|date=11 February 2014|title=Steven Wilson Explains New Album's Concept and Inspiration, Shares Fresh Music in New Clip|url=http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/upcoming_releases/steven_wilson_explains_new_albums_concept_and_inspiration_shares_fresh_music_in_new_clip.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306081657/https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/upcoming_releases/steven_wilson_explains_new_albums_concept_and_inspiration_shares_fresh_music_in_new_clip.html|archive-date=6 March 2016|access-date=12 June 2016|work=[[Ultimate-Guitar.Com]]}}</ref><ref name="guardian">{{Cite journal|last=Lawson|first=Dom|date=2015-02-26|title=Steven Wilson - Hand. Cannot. Erase. review – sonic and spiritual modernity|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/feb/26/steven-wilson-hand-cannot-erase-review?CMP=share_btn_link|url-status=live|journal=[[The Guardian]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150227121006/http://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/feb/26/steven-wilson-hand-cannot-erase-review?CMP=share_btn_link|archive-date=27 February 2015|access-date=2015-02-26}}</ref> ''Hand. Cannot. Erase.'' received critical acclaim from music critics. ''[[The Guardian]]'' rated the album five stars and called it "a smart, soulful and immersive work of art".<ref name="guardian" /> ''Eclipsed'' magazine described the album as "one more shining jewel in the discography of Steven Wilson" and ''[[Metal Hammer]]'' awarded ''Hand. Cannot. Erase.'' 6/7 and described it as "another masterpiece".<ref name="facebookreview">"[https://www.facebook.com/StevenWilsonHQ/photos/a.121603464526591.14146.114657261887878/898746650145598/?type=1 Steven Wilson - Official Facebook Page] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160107173607/https://www.facebook.com/StevenWilsonHQ/photos/a.121603464526591.14146.114657261887878/898746650145598/?type=1|date=7 January 2016}}". Facebook 2015-02-20. Retrieved 2015-02-22</ref> US website FDRMX rated the album 4.8/5 and stated "''Hand. Cannot. Erase.'' grabs your full attention from the beginning to the very final note, and that's the sign of a great album".<ref name="fdrmx">{{cite web|date=2015-02-04|title=Steven Wilson: 'Hand. Cannot. Erase.' Album Review|url=http://ppcorn.com/us/2015/02/04/steven-wilson-hand-cannot-erase-album-review/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160808000117/http://ppcorn.com/us/2015/02/04/steven-wilson-hand-cannot-erase-album-review/|archive-date=8 August 2016|access-date=2015-02-22|website=Ppcorn.com|publisher=FDRMX}}</ref> The supporting tour spanned from March to June 2015 and consisted of 31 shows in Europe and a total of 34 shows in North and South America.<ref name="tour2015">"[http://stevenwilsonhq.com/sw/tour-dates/ Tour Dates.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160705010753/http://stevenwilsonhq.com/sw/tour-dates/|date=5 July 2016}}" Steven Wilson HQ. Retrieved 2015-04-04</ref> In September, two special shows took place at the [[Royal Albert Hall]] in London.<ref name="tour2015" /> Due to [[The Aristocrats (band)|the Aristocrats]]' tour, for the American shows [[Guthrie Govan]] and [[Marco Minnemann]] were replaced by [[Dave Kilminster]] and [[Craig Blundell]], respectively.<ref>"[https://www.facebook.com/StevenWilsonHQ/photos/a.121603464526591.14146.114657261887878/883431718343758/?type=1 The band line up changes for the Americas tour.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160107173607/https://www.facebook.com/StevenWilsonHQ/photos/a.121603464526591.14146.114657261887878/883431718343758/?type=1|date=7 January 2016}}" Steven Wilson official Facebook page. Retrieved 2015-04-04</ref> === 2017–2018: ''To the Bone'' === {{main|To the Bone (Steven Wilson album)}} On 12 December 2016, Wilson began recording his fifth solo studio album<ref name="partridge">{{cite web|date=12 December 2016|title=Andy Partridge's Twitter|url=https://twitter.com/xtcfans/status/808272517358043136|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170422114547/https://twitter.com/xtcfans/status/808272517358043136|archive-date=22 April 2017|access-date=20 April 2017}}</ref> with engineer [[Paul Stacey]] in London.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Steven Wilson - Recording sessions for the new album... {{!}} Facebook|url=https://www.facebook.com/StevenWilsonHQ/posts/1322297751123817|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180508202116/https://www.facebook.com/StevenWilsonHQ/posts/1322297751123817|archive-date=8 May 2018|access-date=2016-12-28|website=facebook.com}}</ref> With the departure of most of the members of his solo band from the prior two albums, Wilson handled most of the guitar on the album, with Craig Blundell and [[Jeremy Stacey]] both contributing drums. [[Ninet Tayeb]] was featured on additional vocals and had a bigger role than she did on ''Hand. Cannot. Erase.''<ref>{{cite web|date=16 January 2017|title=Steven Wilson: What to Expect From My New Album|url=https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/upcoming_releases/steven_wilson_what_to_expect_from_my_new_album.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170118140758/https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/upcoming_releases/steven_wilson_what_to_expect_from_my_new_album.html|archive-date=18 January 2017|access-date=20 April 2017|website=Ultimate Guitar Archive}}</ref> [[Andy Partridge]] of [[XTC]] revealed that he co-wrote two songs for the album.<ref name="partridge" /> On 5{{nbsp}}January 2017, Wilson posted a teaser clip of himself and [[Ninet Tayeb]] recording a new song titled "Pariah".<ref>{{cite web|last=Wilson|first=Steven|date=5 January 2017|title=Recording vocals for new song 'Pariah' with Ninet Tayeb|url=http://stevenwilsonhq.com/sw/recording-vocals-for-new-song-pariah-with-ninet-tayeb/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170507143514/http://stevenwilsonhq.com/sw/recording-vocals-for-new-song-pariah-with-ninet-tayeb/|archive-date=7 May 2017|access-date=20 April 2017|website=stevenwilsonhq.com}}</ref> In April 2017, Wilson announced that he had switched record labels for the release, with the album to be released on [[Caroline International]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Steven Wilson - Timeline|url=https://www.facebook.com/StevenWilsonHQ/videos/1387887604564831/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180508202116/https://www.facebook.com/StevenWilsonHQ/videos/1387887604564831/|archive-date=8 May 2018|access-date=2017-03-02|website=Facebook}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Steven Wilson on Instagram: "Very happy to announce that I have signed a new worldwide record deal with Caroline International, part of the Universal Music Group.…"|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BSgE4MZAOeM/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170508020833/https://www.instagram.com/p/BSgE4MZAOeM/|archive-date=8 May 2017|access-date=8 May 2018|website=Instagram}}</ref> Wilson also mentioned that harmonica player [[Mark Feltham (musician)|Mark Feltham]] is going to be playing on the next record and released a clip of him contributing to a song titled "To the Bone".<ref>{{cite web|last=Wilson|first=Steven|date=12 February 2017|title=Recording harmonica for new song 'To The Bone' with Mark Feltham|url=http://stevenwilsonhq.com/sw/recording-harmonica-for-new-song-to-the-bone-with-mark-feltham/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170420150515/http://stevenwilsonhq.com/sw/recording-harmonica-for-new-song-to-the-bone-with-mark-feltham/|archive-date=20 April 2017|access-date=20 April 2017|website=stevenwilsonhq.com}}</ref> Slovak musician [[David Kollar]] featured on three songs of the new record.<ref>{{cite web|date=25 March 2017|title=Komara's Facebook|website=[[Facebook]] |url=https://www.facebook.com/komaraband/photos/a.831245930258177.1073741830.807553545960749/1227019364014163/?type=3&theater|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180508202116/https://www.facebook.com/komaraband/photos/a.831245930258177.1073741830.807553545960749/1227019364014163/?type=3&theater|archive-date=8 May 2018|access-date=20 April 2017}}</ref> On 9 May 2017, the album was officially unveiled as ''To the Bone'' and released on 18 August 2017. Wilson embarked on major tours of the UK, Europe and North America in 2018 and 2019 to promote the album.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Steven Wilson announces new album 'To The Bone', major 2018 tour and new track 'Pariah'|url=https://www.facebook.com/notes/steven-wilson/steven-wilson-announces-new-album-to-the-bone-major-2018-tour-and-new-track-pari/1463756686977922/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180508202116/https://www.facebook.com/notes/steven-wilson/steven-wilson-announces-new-album-to-the-bone-major-2018-tour-and-new-track-pari/1463756686977922/|archive-date=8 May 2018|access-date=2017-05-10|website=facebook.com|language=en}}</ref> For the tour, [[Alex Hutchings (guitarist)|Alex Hutchings]] was introduced to replace [[Dave Kilminster]] as the guitarist of the live band,<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-08-31|title=Steven Wilson: What I told my new guitarist Alex Hutchings upon joining the band|url=https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/steven_wilson_what_i_told_my_new_guitarist_alex_hutchings_upon_joining_the_band.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180226211550/https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/steven_wilson_what_i_told_my_new_guitarist_alex_hutchings_upon_joining_the_band.html|archive-date=26 February 2018|access-date=2018-02-27|website=Ultimate Guitar}}</ref> as the latter would go on to work in [[Roger Waters]]' band. On 12 September 2018, a live album was announced via his official Instagram account under the name ''[[Home Invasion: In Concert at the Royal Albert Hall]]'',<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BnoO-uZHIfX/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/BnoO-uZHIfX |archive-date=26 December 2021 |url-access=registration|title=Steven Wilson on Instagram: "I'm proud to announce that a concert film 🎥 of the spectacular career-spanning To the Bone tour is to be released in several formats 💿…"|website=Instagram.com|access-date=29 January 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref> and it was released on 2{{nbsp}}November 2018.<ref>{{cite web|title=Steven Wilson - Home Invasion: In Concert at the Royal Albert Hall (Trailer 1)| date=12 September 2018 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=diSSl9N6ZkU |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211222/diSSl9N6ZkU |archive-date=2021-12-22 |url-status=live|access-date=13 December 2020|publisher=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> === 2019–2021: ''The Future Bites'' === {{main|The Future Bites}} On 26 May 2019, Wilson confirmed on his Instagram account that the writing and recording process on his sixth studio album was underway.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Steven Wilson on Instagram: "And we're off! Recording of the new album begins with some vintage keyboard action. #stevenwilson #newalbum #arp2600"|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/Bx8PdcTAhnS/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/Bx8PdcTAhnS |archive-date=26 December 2021 |url-access=registration|access-date=2019-07-29|website=Instagram|language=en}}{{cbignore}}</ref> It was expected to be released in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-12-31|title=Steven Wilson's New Year Update 2019|url=http://stevenwilsonhq.com/sw/steven-wilsons-new-year-update-2019/|access-date=2019-07-29|website=Steven Wilson|language=en-US}}</ref> The album was produced by David Kosten,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/B2DFNnjAgy9/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/B2DFNnjAgy9 |archive-date=26 December 2021 |url-access=registration|title=Steven Wilson on Instagram: "Vintage synth action in the studio with an EMS VCS3 "The Putney". A few years ago when I remixed the first Roxy Music album into 5.1…"|website=Instagram.com|access-date=29 January 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref> who is also known as [[Faultline (musician)|Faultline]], making the upcoming album Wilson's second to not be produced by him alone. On 21 October 2019, Wilson announced 'The Future Bites Tour', his largest and most ambitious show to date.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Prog|first=Jerry Ewing2019-10-21T11:22:55Z|title=Steven Wilson announces 2020 tour dates|url=https://www.loudersound.com/news/steven-wilson-announces-2020-tour-dates|access-date=2019-10-21|website=Prog Magazine|date=21 October 2019 |language=en}}</ref> The Future Bites Tour was planned to be performed in large arenas in the UK, France, Germany, The Netherlands and Poland in September 2020. On 24 December 2019, Wilson announced that his as yet untitled sixth studio album was close to completion and promised further news in early 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-12-24|title=SW End of Year Update 2019|url=http://stevenwilsonhq.com/sw/sw-end-of-year-update-2019/|access-date=2020-01-03|website=Steven Wilson|language=en-US}}</ref> On 5 March 2020, Wilson began a teaser campaign across his online channels, centering on modern themes of [[consumerism]], [[Branding (promotional)|product branding]] and manipulative social media.<ref>{{Cite web|last=March 2020|first=Scott Munro05|title=Steven Wilson teases new project The Future Bites|url=https://www.loudersound.com/news/steven-wilson-teases-new-project-the-future-bites|access-date=2020-03-10|website=Prog Magazine|date=5 March 2020 |language=en}}</ref> A few days later, artwork for "Personal Shopper" was unveiled with a release date of 12 March 2020 at 9am GMT.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Steven Wilson on Instagram: "STEVEN WILSON x @THEFUTUREBITES // PRODUCT DROP "PERSONAL SHOPPER" // 12-03-20 9AM GMT #stevenwilson #thefuturebites #productdrop…"|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/B9hsGMpjynN/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/B9hsGMpjynN |archive-date=26 December 2021 |url-access=registration|access-date=2020-03-10|website=Instagram|language=en}}{{cbignore}}</ref> On 12 March 2020, Wilson announced that his sixth solo album ''The Future Bites'' would be released on 12 June 2020.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Steven Wilson Announces New Album 'The Future Bites'|url=https://www.loudersound.com/news/steven-wilsons-new-album-the-future-bites-delayed-until-2021|access-date=2020-03-18|website=Clash Magazine|language=en}}</ref> The first single to be taken from the album, "Personal Shopper" (featuring a spoken word appearance by [[Elton John]]), was released the same day.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Hartmann|first=Graham|title=Steven Wilson Releases Futuristic Song 'Personal Shopper,' Announces New Album|url=https://loudwire.com/steven-wilson-personal-shopper-new-album/|access-date=2020-03-18|website=Loudwire|date=12 March 2020 |language=en}}</ref> On 22 April 2020, Wilson announced that the release date of ''The Future Bites'' would be pushed back to 29 January 2021, due to logistical/creative challenges facing the music industry amid the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Peacock|first=Tim|date=2020-04-22|title=Steven Wilson New Album The Future Bites Delayed Until January 2021|url=https://www.udiscovermusic.com/news/steven-wilson-future-bites-delayed/|access-date=2020-04-22|website=uDiscover Music|language=en-US}}</ref> In May 2020, Wilson launched "The Album Years", an audio-only podcast with his partner in [[No-Man]], [[Tim Bowness]]. It was very successful upon release, charting highly all around the world on Apple Podcasts.<ref>{{Cite web |last=May 2020 |first=Jerry Ewing22 |date=22 May 2020 |title=Steven Wilson and Tim Bowness launch new podcast |url=https://www.loudersound.com/news/steven-wilson-and-tim-bowness-launch-new-podcast |access-date=2020-05-23 |website=Prog Magazine |language=en}}</ref> Starting in March 2024 new video episodes of the podcast were recorded and released. On 22 September 2020, Wilson relaunched ''The Future Bites'' with a revised album tracklist and the release of a new single, "Eminent Sleaze", along with the release of a video produced by Crystal Spotlight.<ref>{{Cite web|last=September 2020|first=Prog22|title=Steven Wilson goes retro pop on his new single Eminent Sleaze|url=https://www.loudersound.com/news/steven-wilson-goes-retro-pop-on-his-new-single-eminent-sleaze|access-date=2020-09-22|website=Prog Magazine|date=22 September 2020 |language=en}}</ref> On 29 October 2020, Wilson released a video for "King Ghost", the third single to be taken from ''The Future Bites''. This was directed by Wilson's longtime video collaborator Jess Cope.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Peacock|first=Tim|date=2020-10-29|title=Watch The Video For Steven Wilson's New Track, King Ghost|url=https://www.udiscovermusic.com/news/steven-wilson-king-ghost-video/|access-date=2020-11-27|website=uDiscover Music|language=en-US}}</ref> On 24 November 2020, Wilson released "12 Things I Forgot", the fourth single from ''The Future Bites''. The release of "12 Things I Forgot" was accompanied with an announcement that a completely unique, one of one limited edition of ''The Future Bites'' would be sold on 27 November 2020 for £10,000, with all proceeds going to [[Music Venue Trust]] to help save UK music venues affected by the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=November 2020|first=Jerry Ewing24|title=Steven Wilson announces unique one-off charity box set|url=https://www.loudersound.com/news/steven-wilson-announces-unique-one-off-charity-box-set|access-date=2020-11-27|website=Prog Magazine|date=24 November 2020 |language=en}}</ref> This edition of the album sold immediately after going on sale.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=says |first=Alan Blevin |date=27 November 2020 |title=Steven Wilson's 'Ultra Deluxe' edition The Future Bites sells instantly {{!}} superdeluxeedition |url=https://www.superdeluxeedition.com/news/steven-wilsons-ultra-deluxe-edition-the-future-bites-sells-instantly/ |access-date=2020-11-27 |language=en-US}}</ref> === 2021–2023: ''The Harmony Codex'' === {{main|The Harmony Codex}} On 22 March 2021, Wilson announced that due to uncertainty surrounding live performances amidst the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], The Future Bites Tour (scheduled to begin in September 2021) would be cancelled.<ref>{{Cite web|last=March 2021|first=Jerry Ewing22|title=Steven Wilson cancels rescheduled The Future Bites tour|url=https://www.loudersound.com/news/steven-wilson-cancels-rescheduled-the-future-bites-tour|access-date=2021-03-22|website=Prog Magazine|date=22 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref> Wilson stated that he would now concentrate on upcoming music projects, including his seventh studio album, a conceptual work entitled ''The Harmony Codex''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Innerviews |title=Porcupine Tree - Collective Action |url=https://www.innerviews.org/inner/porcupine-tree |access-date=2022-06-27 |website=Innerviews: Music Without Borders |language=en}}</ref> planned for release in mid-2023. Wilson also revealed an autobiography, ''Limited Edition of One'', which was published by [[Little, Brown and Company]] on 7 April 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-02-03 |title=Pre-order my new book, Limited Edition Of One |url=https://stevenwilsonhq.com/sw/pre-order-my-new-book-limited-edition-of-one/ |access-date=2022-06-27 |website=Steven Wilson |language=en-US}}</ref> In his 2023 new year's message, Wilson stated that ''The Harmony Codex'' is to be released on the [[Virgin Music]] label and will be 65 minutes long.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://stevenwilsonhq.com/sw/new-year-update-2023/ | title=New Year Update 2023 | date=January 2023 }}</ref> The album was released on 29 September 2023.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://theharmonycodex.com/|title=Official album site}}</ref> === 2024–present: ''The Overview'' === Wilson began working on his eighth studio album called ''[[The Overview (album)|The Overview]]'' in February 2024, and it was tentatively scheduled for release in early 2025. When asked when the album might be released, Wilson stated, <blockquote>Beginning of 2025. I work very quickly and I'm still excited by making music. This is just two 20-minute long tracks. So it's a very conceptual, and I think that'll be finished and ready to come out early next year.<ref name=":6">{{Cite web |last=Ewingpublished |first=Jerry |date=2024-02-22 |title="It's just two twenty-minute songs. Very conceptual." Steven Wilson updates on his unreleased new studio album |url=https://www.loudersound.com/news/its-just-two-twenty-minute-songs-very-conceptual-steven-wilson-updates-on-his-unreleased-new-studio-album |access-date=2024-06-10 |website=louder |language=en}}</ref></blockquote> On 24 June 2024, Wilson announced The Overview Tour with dates scheduled for May–June 2025 in the UK and Europe. It is his first solo tour since the To the Bone Tour in 2018–2019.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ewingpublished |first=Jerry |date=2024-06-24 |title=Steven Wilson announces The Overview Tour for 2025, his first solo tour for six years |url=https://www.loudersound.com/news/steven-wilson-announces-overview-tour-for-2025-his-first-solo-tour-for-six-years |access-date=2024-06-24 |website=louder |language=en}}</ref> Finally, ''The Overview'' was released on 14 March 2025. ==Musical projects== ===Porcupine Tree=== {{Main|Porcupine Tree}} Porcupine Tree started out as a duo of Wilson and his school friend Malcolm Stocks (with Wilson providing the majority of the instrumentation and Stocks contributing mostly ideas, additional vocals and experimental guitar sounds). Wilson began experimenting by recording music in his home until he had the hunch it could become someway marketable. The material was subsequently compiled into three demo tapes (''[[Tarquin's Seaweed Farm]]'', ''[[Love, Death & Mussolini]]'' and ''[[The Nostalgia Factory]]''). For the first tape, he even wrote an inlay introduction to an obscure (imaginary) band called "The Porcupine Tree", suggesting the band met in the early '70s at a rock festival, and they had been in and out of prison many times. The booklet also contained information about band's obscure members like Sir Tarquin Underspoon and Timothy Tadpole-Jones, and crew members like Linton Samuel Dawson (if put into initials forming [[LSD]]). Wilson: "It was a bit of fun. But of course like anything that starts as a joke, people started to take it all seriously!". When Wilson signed to [[Delerium Records|Delerium]] label, he selected what he considered the best tracks from these early tapes. All those songs were mastered and made up Porcupine Tree's first official studio album, ''[[On the Sunday of Life]]...''. Quickly after, Wilson would release the [[Single (music)|single]] "[[Voyage 34]]", a thirty-minute long piece that could be described as a mixture of [[ambient (music)|ambient]], [[trance (music)|trance]] and [[psychedelia]]. This was done partly as an attempt to produce the longest single yet released, which it was until it was later exceeded by The Orb's "Blue Room." With non-existent radio play "Voyage 34" still managed to enter the ''[[NME]]'' [[indie (music)|indie]] [[music chart|chart]] for six weeks and became an underground [[Relaxation technique|chill-out]] classic.<ref name="Porcupine Tree Biography"/> The second full-length album, ''[[Up the Downstair]]'' (though Wilson considers it the first 'proper' PT album since it was made as such and not simply compiled), was released in 1993 and had a very good reception, praised by ''[[Melody Maker]]'' as "a psychedelic masterpiece... one of the albums of the year".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.snappermusic.com/ms/porcupinetree/ |title=Porcupine Tree's Digital Releases |publisher=[[Snapper Music]] |access-date=2008-02-02 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080511152024/http://www.snappermusic.com/ms/porcupinetree/ |archive-date=11 May 2008 }}</ref> This was the first album to include ex-[[Japan (band)|Japan]] member, keyboardist [[Richard Barbieri]] and [[Australians|Australian]]-born [[bassist]] [[Colin Edwin]]. About the end of the year, Porcupine Tree became a full band for the first time with the inclusion of [[Chris Maitland]] on [[Drum kit|drums]]. Wilson continued exploring the ambient and trance grounds and issued ''[[The Sky Moves Sideways]]''. It also entered the ''NME'', ''Melody Maker'', and ''[[Music Week]]'' charts<ref name="Porcupine Tree Biography"/> and many fans started hailing them as the [[Pink Floyd]] of the nineties, something Wilson would reject: "I can't help that. It's true that during the period of ''The Sky Moves Sideways'', I had done a little too much of it in the sense of satisfying, in a way, the fans of Pink Floyd who were listening to us because that group doesn't make albums anymore. Moreover, I regret it." The band's fourth work, ''[[Signify (album)|Signify]]'', included the first full-band compositions and performance, which resulted in less use of drum machines and a more full-band sound. It can be considered a departure from its predecessors for a more song-oriented style.<ref>{{cite web |author=Jerry Kranitz |author2=Keith Henderson |url=http://www.aural-innovations.com/issues/issue7/ptree03.html |title=Porcupine Tree (Review/Interview) |website=Aural Innovations |date=July 1999 |access-date=3 April 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080101095651/http://www.aural-innovations.com/issues/issue7/ptree03.html |archive-date=2008-01-01}}</ref> After the release of the live album ''[[Coma Divine - Recorded Live in Rome|Coma Divine]]'' concluded their deal with Delerium in 1997, the band moved to [[Snapper Music|Snapper]] and issued two poppier albums, ''[[Stupid Dream]]'' in 1999 and ''[[Lightbulb Sun]]'' in 2000. Two years would pass until their seventh studio album, and in the meantime the band switched labels again, this time signing to the major label [[Lava Records|Lava]]. Drummer [[Chris Maitland]] was also replaced by [[Gavin Harrison]]. ''[[In Absentia]]'' was released in 2002, featuring a heavier sound than all the group's previous works. It charted in many European countries and remains one of the top-selling Porcupine Tree albums to date. The 2004 special edition was also their first record to be released in [[5.1 Surround Sound]], winning the "Best Made-For-Surround Title" award from the Surround Music Awards 2004 shortly afterwards. In 2005, Porcupine Tree released ''[[Deadwing]]'', a record inspired by a film script written by Steven Wilson and his friend Mike Bennion. This became the first Porcupine Tree album to chart on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], entering at #132. The album won ''[[Classic Rock (magazine)|Classic Rock]]'' magazine's "album of the year" award<ref name="Steven Wilson - The Complete Discography (6th Edition)">{{cite web|url=http://www.voyage-pt.de/swdisco.pdf|title=Steven Wilson -The Complete Discography (6th Edition), p. 111|access-date=1 November 2005|first=Uwe|last=Häberle|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070621210549/http://www.voyage-pt.de/swdisco.pdf|archive-date=21 June 2007}}</ref> and its surround version received the "Best Made-For-Surround Title" once again.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.surroundexpo.com/awards.shtml | title = Surround Expo 2005 | date = 2005-12-15 | access-date= 2005-12-15 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20051214183245/http://www.surroundexpo.com/awards.shtml <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = 14 December 2005}}</ref> [[File:Porcupine Tree @ Poznan, Poland 2007 02.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|Wilson with Porcupine Tree at Arena, [[Poznań]], Poland, November 2007]] Wilson started writing Porcupine Tree's next album in early 2006 in [[Tel Aviv]], [[Israel]], alongside work on the second album for his side-project [[Blackfield]]. Writing sessions finished in London, UK, in June 2006. In August of the same year the band released their first live [[DVD]], titled ''[[Arriving Somewhere...]]'', and started a tour between September and November to promote it; the first half of each show was made up of all-new material. When the tour concluded the band went into the studio and finished recording and mastering the album. In early January 2007, the band revealed the album title was going to be ''[[Fear of a Blank Planet]]'' (a deliberate reference to Public Enemy's ''[[Fear of a Black Planet]]'') and the concept was influenced by the [[Bret Easton Ellis]] novel [[Lunar Park]]. The album hit the shops on 16 April 2007 in Europe and 24 April in USA. The lyrics revolve around common 21st Century issues such as technology alienation, teen violence, prescription drugs, [[attention deficit disorder]] and [[bipolar disorder]]. ''Fear of a Blank Planet'' resulted in the most successful album to date in terms of market and sales, and also received the most favourable reviews of the band's whole career. It entered the Billboard 200 at #59, and charted in almost all European countries, peaking at #31 in the UK. It was nominated for a US [[Grammy]], and won several polls as the best album of the year (e.g. ''[[Classic Rock (magazine)|Classic Rock]]'' magazine, Aardshock, The Netherlands). In July 2007, the ''Nil Recurring'' EP was released, containing material that had been left off the album. At a European show in August 2008, Wilson said Porcupine Tree was beginning work on material for their next album with an eye toward a release in 2009.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.theseaweedfarm.com/2008/10/new-porcupine-tree-album-in-2009.html |title=New Porcupine Tree Album in 2009 |date=20 October 2008 |access-date=2008-11-22 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081205163630/http://www.theseaweedfarm.com/2008/10/new-porcupine-tree-album-in-2009.html |archive-date=5 December 2008}}</ref> This album was later revealed to be titled ''The Incident''. ''The Incident'' is a double CD set containing "The Incident", a 55-minute "song cycle", on the first disc and four shorter songs on the second. It has received significant attention and media coverage and the band achieved their highest chart positions to date, reaching 5{{nbsp}}in The Netherlands, 9{{nbsp}}in Germany, 23 in the UK and 25 on the Billboard 200 in the USA. The subsequent tour of the US and Europe highlighted a large increase in the band's following, with many shows sold out. The single from ''The Incident'', "Time Flies" was available as a free download from iTunes for one week in October 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://porcupinetree.com/news.cfm |title=Porcupine Tree - Official Website |publisher=porcupinetree.com |date=2009-10-22 |access-date=2010-05-02 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100419042624/http://www.porcupinetree.com/news.cfm |archive-date=19 April 2010}}</ref> In 2010 after this tour, the band became inactive as Wilson committed himself to his solo work and other members began working on their own separate projects. The band reformed in 2021 after a 12 year hiatus. The band is now made up of a trio line-up of Wilson, Barbieri and Harrison. The band's former bassist, Colin Edwin, did not return. The reformation was formally revealed on 1 November 2021, with the simultaneous release of the "Harridan" single and the announcement of a new studio album, ''[[Closure/Continuation]]'', released on 24 June 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-11-01|title=Porcupine Tree return with new single 'Harridan' and 'CLOSURE/CONTINUATION' album announcement|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/porcupine-tree-return-with-new-single-harridan-and-closure-continuation-album-announcement-3084235|access-date=2021-11-04|website=NME|language=en-GB}}</ref> ===No-Man=== {{Main|No-Man}} No-Man is Wilson's long-term collaboration with singer and songwriter [[Tim Bowness]]. Influenced by styles from ambient music to hip-hop, their early singles and albums were a mixture of dance beats and lush orchestrations. After a few years the duo started to create more textural and experimental music. Beginning with ''[[Flowermouth]]'' in 1994, they have worked with a very wide palette of sounds, and many guest musicians, blending balladry with both acoustic and electronic sounds. No-Man was the first Wilson project to achieve any degree of success, signing with UK independent label [[One Little Indian]] (the label of [[Björk]], [[the Shamen]] and [[Skunk Anansie]] among others). On 22 November 2019, the band released their seventh album, ''[[Love You to Bits]]'', their first original recording in 11 years. ===I.E.M.=== {{Main|Incredible Expanding Mindfuck}} In 1996, the first in a series of albums by I.E.M. (The Incredible Expanding Mindfuck, a name which had also been considered for Porcupine Tree in its infancy) was released, dedicated to exploring Wilson's love of [[krautrock]] and experimental rock music. Initially, Wilson had planned for the project to be anonymous, but then label Delerium Records published a song on their Pick N Mix compilation with the composition credited to "Steven Wilson" and so attempts to pass off the project in this way were abandoned.<ref>{{cite web | url =http://www.porcupinetree.com/background.interviews.cfm?press=1471#i| title = Porcupine Tree Interviews: Record Collector November 1996 Issue 207 | access-date= 2008-03-25|url-status=dead|archive-date=2008-05-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080510061050/http://www.porcupinetree.com/background.interviews.cfm?press=1471}}</ref> The project released two more albums ''[[Arcadia Son]]'', and ''IEM Have Come For Your Children'', in 2001. A box set of four CDs, consisting of everything Wilson recorded under the name - billed as "an homage and a final farewell to I.E.M." - was released in June 2010. ===Bass Communion=== {{Main|Bass Communion}} In 1998, Wilson launched Bass Communion, a project dedicated to recordings in an industrial, [[ambient music|ambient]], [[drone music|drone]], and/or electronic vein. So far there have been several full length Bass Communion CDs, vinyl LPs, and singles, many of them issued in handmade or limited editions. [[File:Blackfield-NYC-01.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|Wilson during a Blackfield performance at New York, in 2005]] ===Blackfield=== {{Main|Blackfield}} In 2001, Wilson met and began to collaborate with [[Israelis|Israeli]] [[rock music|rock]] musician [[Aviv Geffen]], with whom he created the band [[Blackfield]]. Since then the duo have released three acclaimed albums of what they refer to as "melodic and melancholic rock." The albums spawned several singles, notably "Blackfield," "Pain" and "Once." A live DVD from a show in New York was released in 2007. A third album, ''[[Welcome to My DNA]]'', came in March 2011. Later that year Wilson decided to take a secondary role in the band, feeling that with so much of his time and attention devoted to his solo career, there was not enough left for him to properly fill the role of co-leader of Blackfield as well. He still contributed to the band's [[Blackfield IV|fourth album]] in 2013 as singer and producer. Wilson left the band after a short European tour in February 2014<ref>{{cite web |last=Wilson |first=Steven |url=http://stevenwilsonhq.com/sw/blackfield-tour-reminder/ |title=Blackfield European tour remainder |date=29 January 2014 |publisher=StevenWilsonHQ |access-date=2014-01-29 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203031231/http://stevenwilsonhq.com/sw/blackfield-tour-reminder/ |archive-date=3 February 2014}}</ref> and a final date in New York City on 1{{nbsp}}May 2014,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/blackfield/2014/best-buy-theater-new-york-ny-13c31d09.html |title=Blackfield Concert Setlist at Best Buy Theater, New York on May 1, 2014 |publisher=Setlist.fm |access-date=2015-04-15 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924125911/http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/blackfield/2014/best-buy-theater-new-york-ny-13c31d09.html |archive-date=24 September 2015}}</ref> due to his increasingly tight schedule with his solo career and upcoming projects. In June 2015<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/blackfieldhq/photos/a.115756998494671.16715.103704446366593/868132209923809/?type=3&theater|title=Blackfield - Timeline {{!}} Facebook|website=facebook.com|access-date=2016-11-10|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180508202117/https://www.facebook.com/blackfieldhq/photos/a.115756998494671.16715.103704446366593/868132209923809/?type=3&theater|archive-date=8 May 2018}}</ref> and June 2016,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/blackfieldhq/photos/a.115756998494671.16715.103704446366593/1087318968005131/?type=3&theater|title=Blackfield - Timeline {{!}} Facebook|website=facebook.com|access-date=2016-11-10|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180508202117/https://www.facebook.com/blackfieldhq/photos/a.115756998494671.16715.103704446366593/1087318968005131/?type=3&theater|archive-date=8 May 2018}}</ref> Wilson was seen in recording sessions with Geffen and Alan Parsons. In August 2016, Blackfield announced that their new album, ''[[Blackfield V]]'', would mark the return of Wilson to the band in "full partnership".<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://teamrock.com/news/2016-09-09/steven-wilson-confirms-blackfield-v-date|title=Steven Wilson confirms Blackfield V date|date=2016-09-09|newspaper=Prog|language=en-GB|access-date=2016-11-10|url-status=live|archive-url=http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20161117115534/http://teamrock.com/news/2016-09-09/steven-wilson-confirms-blackfield-v-date|archive-date=17 November 2016}}</ref> On 13 May 2019, Geffen uploaded a picture to his official Instagram account, revealing that both musicians are currently working on their sixth record. ===Storm Corrosion=== {{Main|Storm Corrosion}} In March 2010, Wilson and [[Mikael Åkerfeldt]], the front man of [[Opeth]], decided to work on a new project as a collaboration under the name of ''Storm Corrosion''. The self-titled album was released in May 2012 on ''[[Roadrunner Records]]''. It has been described as being "the final part in the odd trilogy of records completed by (Opeth's) ''[[Heritage (Opeth album)|Heritage]]'' and Steven Wilson's second solo album ''[[Grace for Drowning]]''."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.theprp.com/2011/09/26/news/opethporcupine-tree-project-to-release-debut-early-next-year-opeth-ny-soundcheck-footage-available/ |title=Opeth/Porcupine Tree Project To Release Debut Early Next Year, Opeth NY Soundcheck Footage Available | Theprp.com – Metal, Hardcore And Rock News, Reviews And More |publisher=Theprp.com |date=2011-09-26 |access-date=2013-02-26 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130412034542/http://www.theprp.com/2011/09/26/news/opethporcupine-tree-project-to-release-debut-early-next-year-opeth-ny-soundcheck-footage-available/ |archive-date=12 April 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=74431 |title=Steven Wilson Talks Mikael Akerfeldt Collaboration - in Metal News |publisher=Metal Underground.com |date=2011-11-28 |access-date=2013-02-26 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130412043427/http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=74431 |archive-date=12 April 2013}}</ref> They did not tour or play any live shows in support of the album,<ref name="innerviews1">{{ cite web | last = Prasad | first = Anil | author-link = Anil Prasad | url = http://www.innerviews.org/inner/wilson.html | title = Steven Wilson - Art as a mirror | website = Innerviews | date = 2012 | access-date = 2012-05-06 | url-status = live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120503132912/http://www.innerviews.org/inner/wilson.html | archive-date = 3 May 2012 }}</ref> and while the two have expressed interest in working together again, nothing definite has emerged from this.<ref name=RM>{{cite web|last=Phil|first=Philippe|title=Storm Corrosion: Soul Mates|url=http://www.radiometal.com/en/article/storm-corrosion-soul-mates,71733|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130201054402/http://www.radiometal.com/en/article/storm-corrosion-soul-mates,71733|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 February 2013|publisher=Radio Metal|access-date=4 July 2012}}</ref><ref name=album>{{cite web|title=Opeth's Mikael Akerfeldt Talks Pale Communion Album, Possibility of a Second Storm Corrosion Album|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/opeths-mikael-akerfeldt-talks-pale-communion-album-possibility-of-second-storm-corrosion-cd-audio/|website=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=13 June 2014|access-date=24 June 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140620043004/http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/opeths-mikael-akerfeldt-talks-pale-communion-album-possibility-of-second-storm-corrosion-cd-audio/|archive-date=20 June 2014}}</ref> ==Performance style== For live shows, Wilson plays barefoot, a habit that goes back to his early childhood. He said, "I always had a problem wearing shoes and I've always gone around with bare feet."<ref name = Rockeyez>{{cite web | url = http://www.rockeyez.com/interviews/int-porcupine-tree.html | title = Interview: Steven Wilson (Porcupine Tree) | website = rockeyez.com | date = 2005-05-12 | access-date = 2008-03-10 | first1 = Carlos | last1= Rodrigues | first2 = David | last2 = Felix | url-status = live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20051025045819/http://www.rockeyez.com/interviews/int-porcupine-tree.html | archive-date = 25 October 2005 }}</ref> He said that another factor in performing barefoot is the advantage it gives in operating his diverse guitar pedals. He has injured his feet as a result: in one of his early shows, he ended up with a syringe inserted in his foot and had to get a [[tetanus vaccine]]. He said, "I've stepped on nails, screws, drawing pins, stubbed my toe, I've come off stage with blood just coming out{{nbsp}}... I mean, I've had it all mate, but to be honest, nothing's going to stop me."<ref name = Rockeyez/> He later started using a carpet, which reduced the frequency of such incidents.<ref name="aquarian"/> ==Recognition and influence== In addition to his [[Porcupine Tree#Legacy|legacy with Porcupine Tree]], some artists have cited Wilson directly as an influence, including [[Steffen Kummerer]] of [[Obscura (band)|Obscura]],<ref>{{ cite web | access-date = 6 February 2017 | title = Obscura Frontman Loves Porcupine Tree, Hates David Hasselhoff | date = 17 March 2011 | first = Mike | last = Hill | url = http://noisecreep.com/obscuras-steffen-kummerer-loves-porcupine-tree-hates-david-has/ | website = [[Noisecreep]] | url-status = live | archive-date = 14 July 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140714215445/http://noisecreep.com/obscuras-steffen-kummerer-loves-porcupine-tree-hates-david-has/ }}</ref> [[Caligula's Horse (band)|Caligula's Horse]],<ref>{{ cite web | access-date = 27 February 2017 | url = http://rockzeit.dk/interview-caligulas-horse/ | title = Interview med Caligula's Horse | publication-date = 6 November 2015 | author1 = Morten Okkerholm | author2 = Robert Bergstein Larsen | website = rockzeit.dk | date = 29 October 2015 | location = Copenhagen, Denmark | url-status = live | archive-date = 12 April 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160412221752/http://rockzeit.dk/interview-caligulas-horse/ }}</ref> Tor Oddmund Suhrke of [[Leprous]],<ref>{{cite web|access-date=9 July 2017|url=https://www.metalpaths.com/interviews/2015/09/01/interview-leprous-tor-oddmund-suhrke/|title=Interview: Leprous (Tor Oddmund Suhrke)|website=metalpaths.com|first=Andrew|last=Koran|date=1 September 2015|url-status=live|archive-date=5 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905013356/https://www.metalpaths.com/interviews/2015/09/01/interview-leprous-tor-oddmund-suhrke/}}</ref> Jonathan Carpenter of [[the Contortionist]],<ref>{{ cite web | url = http://underthegunreview.net/2012/07/24/utg-interview-the-contortionist/ | access-date = 6 February 2017 | date = 24 July 2012 | title = UTG INTERVIEW: The Contortionist | first = Brian | last = Lion | quote = [...] vocalists that influence me would be Steven Wilson from Porcupine Tree [...] | website = underthegunreview.net | url-status = live | archive-date = 27 May 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130527080635/http://www.underthegunreview.net/2012/07/24/utg-interview-the-contortionist/ }}</ref> [[Bilocate]],<ref>{{ cite web | url = http://www.metalnews.de/quickies/Ramzi+von+Bilocate.296.html | language = de | access-date = 8 February 2017 | first = Michael | last = Bambas | title = .: QUICKIES :: Ramzi von Bilocate | date = 10 August 2010 | website = MetalNews.de | url-status = dead | archive-date = 16 February 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170216215312/http://www.metalnews.de/quickies/Ramzi+von+Bilocate.296.html}}</ref><ref>{{ cite web | url = http://www.lordsofmetal.nl/nl/interviews/view/id/4435 | title = Bilocate | access-date = 8 February 2017 | website = lordsofmetal.nl | date = October 2012 | author = Sicktus | url-status = live | archive-date = 16 May 2017 | archive-url = https://archive.today/20170516081311/http://www.lordsofmetal.nl/nl/interviews/view/id/4435}}</ref> and Alex Vynogradoff of [[Kauan]].<ref>{{ cite web | url = http://maximumrock.ro/music-has-no-limits-an-interview-with-alex-vynogradoff-kauan-about-his-new-project-a-noend-of-mine/ | access-date = 16 February 2017 | date = 4 January 2016 | title = Music has no limits: an interview with Alex Vynogradoff (Kauan) about his new project, a noend of mine | first = Pruna | last = Andrei | website = MaximumRock.ro | url-status = live | archive-date = 16 February 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170216212500/http://maximumrock.ro/music-has-no-limits-an-interview-with-alex-vynogradoff-kauan-about-his-new-project-a-noend-of-mine/ }}</ref> Other artists have been quoted expressing admiration for his solo work, including [[Elton John]],<ref>{{cite web | url= https://www.instagram.com/eltonjohn/p/CKytvL9jUVj/ | title= Elton John on Instagram | work=Instagram | date=2 February 2021 | access-date=28 May 2024}}</ref> [[Alex Lifeson]],<ref>{{cite web|access-date=5 August 2017|url=https://web.musicaficionado.com/main.html#!/collection/alexlifeson-1457922214322|title=Alex Lifeson Talks Hendrix, Zeppelin, and a Favorite Rush Solo|website=musicaficionado.com|location=Toronto, Canada|date=2 March 2016|quote=Steve is a guy whose work I greatly respect. I went to see him perform recently here in Toronto, and I've always loved his work with Porcupine Tree, and played on one of their albums. Last night was a performance of Steve's solo work, and they were so good, and sounded so great! He has great, great musicians with him, and it was so inspiring to see. It gave me hope that there are still people [who] really care about how they put music together and what it means to really work hard to be the best musician you can be. A lot of that is lost today—pop music has taken over and it's often more about the presentation than about the substance of the music or being a great musician. For me, Steve is one of the strongest artists out there today.|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20170805005553/https://web.musicaficionado.com/main.html%23!/collection/alexlifeson-1457922214322|archive-date=5 August 2017}}</ref> [[Steve Howe]],<ref>{{ cite web | access-date = 21 April 2017 | url = http://www.ibtimes.com/yes-guitarist-steve-howe-discusses-solo-anthology-prog-rock-legacy-yes-summer-tour-1945831 | title = Yes Guitarist Steve Howe Discusses Solo 'Anthology' And Prog-Rock Legacy, As Yes Summer Tour With Toto Approaches | date = 1 June 2015 | website = [[International Business Times]] | first = Jeff | last = Perlah | quote = [...] I love Steven Wilson's work -- I love it all, it's been very good, it's been fascinating, and sometimes I've been very close to it, and I do admire his determination to keep the balance and all the right instruments [...] | url-status = live | archive-date = 3 June 2015 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150603234001/http://www.ibtimes.com/yes-guitarist-steve-howe-discusses-solo-anthology-prog-rock-legacy-yes-summer-tour-1945831 }}</ref> [[Robert Trujillo]],<ref>{{ cite web | magazine = [[Prog (magazine)|Prog]] | issue = 45 | date = April 2014 | quote = I've waved the flag in Metallica for Steven Wilson. I think when they see him live they'll be impressed. [...] To me Steven ranks with Radiohead, Nine Inch Nails or The Beach Boys; he's capable of anything. | title = My Prog Hero: Rob Trujillo }}</ref> [[Adrian Belew]],<ref>{{ cite web | quote = ''Adrian Belew'': [...] Steven Wilson has a real strong vision of what he wants to do and his music has a certain kind of power that's really great. His voice is also very fetching. It's unique and fits in very well with what he's doing. [...] | access-date = 16 February 2017 | url = http://www.innerviews.org/inner/bears2.html | website = [[Innerviews]] | first = Anil | last = Prasad | title = The Bears - Collective prowl | date = 2005 | url-status = live | archive-date = 16 May 2017 | archive-url = https://archive.today/20170516081911/http://www.innerviews.org/inner/bears2.html}}</ref> [[Jordan Rudess]],<ref>{{ cite web | first = Scott | last = Kahn | title = Jordan Rudess: Modern Day Piano Virtuoso | url = http://musicplayers.com/features/keyboards/2009/0609_JordanRudess.php | access-date = 4 February 2017 | date = June 2009 | website = MusicPlayers.com | url-status = live | archive-date = 28 August 2009 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090828043932/http://musicplayers.com/features/keyboards/2009/0609_JordanRudess.php }}</ref> [[Mike Portnoy]],<ref>{{ cite web | url = http://porcupinetree.free.fr/interview_sw_mp.htm | access-date = 8 February 2017 | date = 4 October 2000 | title = INTERVIEW STEVEN WILSON / MIKE PORTNOY | quote = [...] j'adore la production de Steve, notamment sur les derniers Porcupine Tree, et également sur les derniers albums de Fish. (I love the production of Steve, especially on the last Porcupine Tree, and also on the last Fish albums.) | website = porcupinetree.free.fr | author = Julien | url-status = live | archive-date = 5 March 2001 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20010305094536/http://porcupinetree.free.fr/interview_sw_mp.htm }}</ref> [[Rob Swire]],<ref>{{ Cite news | access-date = 4 February 2017 | title = Pendulum's frontman talks Top Gear and Twitter | first = Ben | last = Machell | date = 22 May 2010 | location = Camden, London | newspaper = [[The Times]] | url = https://www.thetimes.com/travel/destinations/australasia-travel/australia/pendulums-frontman-talks-top-gear-and-twitter-nqslqqvmhss | quote = Porcupine Tree. Have you heard of them? It's such a shame more people don't know them. They're a British band who have been around since the late Eighties. They're fronted by this guy called Steve Wilson and I'm convinced he's one of the best songwriters in the UK. }}</ref> [[Seven Lions]],<ref>{{ cite web | url = http://www.radioandmusic.com/entertainment/videos/live-gigs/seven-lions-jeff-montalvo-talks-india-tour-upcoming-ep-porcupine-tree-141202 | access-date = 14 February 2017 | date = 27 November 2014 | title = Seven Lions' Jeff Montalvo talks India tour, upcoming EP & Porcupine Tree | format = video | time = 2:44 | location = Mumbai, India | website = RadioAndMusic.com | quote = [...] basically anything that Steven Wilson does from Porcupine Tree is epic. | url-status = live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170214183446/http://www.radioandmusic.com/entertainment/videos/live-gigs/seven-lions-jeff-montalvo-talks-india-tour-upcoming-ep-porcupine-tree-141202 | archive-date = 14 February 2017}}</ref> [[Demians]] ([[Nicolas Chapel]]), [[Jem Godfrey]],<ref>{{cite web|access-date=24 July 2017|url=http://chromatique.net/articles/interviews/item/15812-de-retour-en-orbite|first1=Dan |last1=Tordjman|first2=Florent|last2=Canepa|website=chromatique.net|title= De retour en orbite |publication-date=29 May 2016 |date= 28 April 2016|language=fr|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160623225105/http://chromatique.net/articles/interviews/item/15812-de-retour-en-orbite|archive-date=23 June 2016}}</ref> [[Jim Matheos]],<ref>{{ cite web | first = Joe | last = DiVita | url = http://loudwire.com/fates-warning-jim-matheos-theories-of-flight-writing-process/ | access-date = 4 February 2017 | title = Fates Warning's Jim Matheos Talks 'Theories of Flight' Album, Writing Process + Performing With Different Lineups | website = [[Loudwire]] | date = 8 July 2016 | quote = I certainly love his writing and admire everything he does [...] Certainly Steven Wilson is someone I'm a huge admirer of. | url-status = live | archive-date = 9 July 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160709150834/http://loudwire.com/fates-warning-jim-matheos-theories-of-flight-writing-process/ }}</ref> [[Dan Briggs (musician)|Dan Briggs]],<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.themonolith.com/music/the-monolith-interviews-dan-briggs-of-between-the-buried-and-me/ | location = Chicago, United States | author1 = Sigma | first2 = Durf | last2 = Diggler | access-date = 6 February 2017 | title = THE MONOLITH INTERVIEWS: DAN BRIGGS OF BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME | date = 11 February 2013 | quote = It comes out in a couple weeks, but I just got the new Steven Wilson album [''The Raven That Refused to Sing (and other stories)''] which is so good. I cannot get over it man, it's like{{nbsp}}... even his last record, ''Grace For Drowning'' I liked a lot. You could listen to it and tell that it was a Steven Wilson record; it was a bit more out there than Porcupine Tree, but this one is something totally new and I think it's great. | website = themonolith.com | url-status = dead | archive-date = 18 March 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130318121738/http://www.themonolith.com/music/the-monolith-interviews-dan-briggs-of-between-the-buried-and-me/ }}</ref> [[Eraldo Bernocchi]],<ref>{{ cite web | url = http://thequietus.com/articles/09792-metallic-taste-of-blood-eraldo-bernocchi-interview-obake | access-date = 8 February 2017 | date = 22 August 2012 | first = Toby | last = Cook | title = 'Yeah, Rock & Roll!': Metallic Taste of Blood's Eraldo Bernocchi Interviewed | quote = [...] For instance, Steven Wilson, he's one of the most incredible musicians that has surfaced in the last 20 years, I think. | website = [[The Quietus]] }}</ref> and [[Chantel McGregor]].<ref>{{ cite web | quote = [...] I'd also love to work with the progressive artist Steven Wilson, as he is probably my current favorite artist. I find his songwriting and production really interesting and his shows are fantastic with visual art and concept videos. | url = https://chadwickmedia.wordpress.com/2016/01/29/chantel-mcgregor-2/ | title = Chantel McGregor Interview | date = 29 January 2016 | website = Chadwick Media | access-date = 16 February 2017 | url-status = live | archive-date = 16 February 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170216223946/https://chadwickmedia.wordpress.com/2016/01/29/chantel-mcgregor-2/ }}</ref> ==Personal life== Wilson prefers to keep a low profile, following the example of musicians from bands like [[Radiohead]], [[Pink Floyd]] and [[Tool (band)|Tool]],<ref name="hl">{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Classic Rock Magazine]] (Heavy Load)|title=Steven Wilson on chaos theory and rumours|first=Paul|last=Elliott|pages=146|issue=178|location=United Kingdom|date=December 2012}}</ref><ref name="metal storm">{{cite web|url=http://www.metalstorm.ee/pub/interview.php?interview_id=453|author=Jeff|location=Toulouse, France|title=Porcupine Tree interview (01/2008)|website=[[Metal Storm (webzine)|Metal Storm]]|publication-date=1 January 2008|date=19 November 2007|access-date=7 April 2008|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927085330/http://www.metalstorm.net/pub/interview.php?interview_id=453|archive-date=27 September 2011}}</ref> but he shares snapshots of his life on Instagram.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/stevenwilsonhq/|title= Steven Wilson • Instagram|website=Instagram.com|access-date=12 December 2020}}</ref> He shared the news that he married his girlfriend Rotem in September 2019, subsequently sharing the news and a wedding picture on his Instagram page.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/B2ZzSLoAfkI/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/B2ZzSLoAfkI |archive-date=26 December 2021 |url-access=registration|title=Steven Wilson on Instagram: "Happiest day of my life marrying the love of my life! #happiestdayofmylife #beautifulbridesmaids #thewilsons Thank you @klaraforce for the…"|website=Instagram|language=en|access-date=2019-12-07}}{{cbignore}}</ref> His wife has two girls from her previous marriage. His family has also set up an Instagram account for their dog Bowie Wilson, named after [[David Bowie]]. Wilson is a [[Veganism|vegan]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-08-24 |title=Steven Wilson (@stevenwilsonhq) |url=https://www.instagram.com/stevenwilsonhq/ |access-date=2023-08-24 |website=Instagram}}</ref> and an [[Atheism|atheist]], and although fascinated by the subject of religion, he is a strong critic of [[organised religion]].<ref name="innerviews1"/> He believes in not imposing his views, but to express them through stories and characters, saying, "I think that is all you can do as an artist. Not preach to your audience but just reflect the world with all its flaws and joys." He does not smoke and does not use recreational drugs, except for an occasional drink.<ref name="Rollingindia">{{cite web |last=Shaikh |first=Nabeela |date=3 February 2016 |title=Steven Wilson: 'Being an Artist is All About Being Selfish' |url=http://rollingstoneindia.com/steven-wilson-rolling-stone-india-interview/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160217010151/http://rollingstoneindia.com/steven-wilson-rolling-stone-india-interview/ |archive-date=17 February 2016 |access-date=6 June 2016 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone|Rolling Stone India]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jambands.com/features/2013/03/11/steven-wilson-standing-on-the-branches-of-a-giant-tree?4|title=Steven Wilson: Standing on the Branches of a Giant Tree|page=4|access-date=6 June 2016|date=11 March 2013|first=Randy|last=Ray|website=jambands.com|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160619184004/http://www.jambands.com/features/2013/03/11/steven-wilson-standing-on-the-branches-of-a-giant-tree?4|archive-date=19 June 2016}}</ref> In a 2016 article he expressed his admiration for Israel and was critical of musicians such as [[Roger Waters]] who have boycotted Israel.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Meet Steven Wilson, the anti-Roger Waters|url=https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/culture/meet-steven-wilson-the-anti-roger-waters-452881|access-date=2022-01-22|first=David|last=Brinn|website=The Jerusalem Post {{!}} JPost.com|date=3 May 2016 |language=en-US}}</ref> In a June 2022 interview with [[Qobuz]] alongside [[Richard Barbieri]], he mentioned that ''[[Zeit (Tangerine Dream album)|Zeit]]'' by the [[German people|German]] [[electronic music]] pioneers [[Tangerine Dream]] was his favourite album of all time; he called the band the "birth of [[ambient music]]."<ref>{{cite web |title=Porcupine Tree One Cover One Word Interview |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8aLtMdR7k0 |access-date=23 June 2022 |website=Youtube | date=22 June 2022 |publisher=[[Qobuz]]}}</ref> == Live band members == === Current live members === * Steven Wilson – vocals, guitar, keyboards, bass (2011–present) * [[Nick Beggs]] – bass, [[Chapman Stick|Chapman stick]], backing vocals (2011<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |date=6 July 2011 |title=Steven Wilson - I'm very happy to announce that following the release of my new solo album "Grace For Drowning" in September, I will be undertaking my first ever solo tour of Europe and North America. For this tour I am very fortunate to have the talents of an extraordinary line up of musicians to perform the music - Marco Minnemann on drums, Nick Beggs on bass, Aziz Ibrahim on guitar, Gary Husband on keyboards, and Theo Travis on flute / sax. And myself (not extraordinary) on vocals, guitars and keyboards." |url=https://www.facebook.com/StevenWilsonHQ/photos/a.121603464526591/231441336876136/ |access-date=2023-12-17 |website=www.facebook.com |language=en}}</ref>–present) * [[Adam Holzman (keyboardist)|Adam Holzman]] – keyboards (2011–present)<ref>{{Cite web |title=About |url=https://adamholzman.com/about/ |access-date=2023-12-17 |website=Adam Holzman |language=en-GB}}</ref> * [[Craig Blundell]] – drums (2015–present)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Blundell |first=Craig |date=2020-01-05 |title=2020/21 Touring Commitments |url=https://craigblundell.com/2020-21-touring-commitments/ |access-date=2023-12-17 |website=Craig Blundell |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":5">{{Cite web |last=SW |date=2015-10-02 |title=October 2015 update from Steven Wilson |url=https://stevenwilsonhq.com/october-2015-update-sw/ |access-date=2023-12-17 |website=Steven Wilson |language=en-US}}</ref> * [[Randy McStine]] – guitar, backing vocals (2025–present)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wilson |first=Steven |date=31 August 2024 |title=Overview Tour |url=https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1542033010038707&rdid=OWFzxPrue9pWI91r |access-date=2 September 2024 |website=Facebook}}</ref> === Past live members === * [[Marco Minnemann]] – drums (2011–2013, 2013–2015)<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":4">{{Cite web |title=Steven Wilson - Please note that the SW band for the tour will change between the European and American legs. The line up for all of the European shows will be the same as on the forthcoming album: Guthrie Govan - guitar, Adam Holzman - keyboards, Theo Travis - flute/sax, Nick Beggs - bass, and Marco Minnemann - drums. However, due to another touring commitment, Marco is unable to join the band on the North / South American leg of the tour. Sorry as I am to not have Marco for the whole tour, I'm very happy to announce that Chad Wackerman will be taking over the drum stool for these shows. |url=https://www.facebook.com/StevenWilsonHQ/photos/a.121603464526591/531768630176737/ |access-date=2023-12-17 |website=www.facebook.com |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":7">{{Cite web |last=SW |date=2015-01-19 |title=SW band lineup changes for Americas/Canada shows |url=https://stevenwilsonhq.com/sw-band-lineup-changes-for-americacanada-shows/ |access-date=2024-12-10 |website=Steven Wilson |language=en-US}}</ref> * [[Chad Wackerman]] – drums (2013)<ref name=":4" /> * [[Theo Travis]] – flute, saxophone, clarinet, keyboards (2011–2014)<ref name=":3" /> * [[Aziz Ibrahim]] – guitar (2011)<ref name=":3" /> * [[John Wesley (guitarist)|John Wesley]] – guitar (2011)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2011-11-21 |title=Home from the Grace for Drowning Tour |url=https://www.john-wesley.com/grace-for-drowning-tour/ |access-date=2024-09-02 |website=John Wesley |language=en-US}}</ref> * [[Niko Tsonev]] – guitar (2012)<ref>{{Cite AV media notes|id=Kscope 512|title=[[Get All You Deserve]]|year=2012|type=liner notes|publisher=[[Kscope]]}}</ref> * [[Guthrie Govan]] – guitar (2013–2015)<ref name=":4" /><ref name=":7" /> * [[Ninet Tayeb]] – vocals (2015–2019) * [[Dave Kilminster]] – guitar, backing vocals (2015–2016)<ref name=":5" /><ref name=":7" /> * [[Alex Hutchings (guitarist)|Alex Hutchings]] – guitar, backing vocals (2018–2019)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Peacock |first=Tim |date=2019-03-29 |title='Home Invasion' "Aspires To Be Very Cinematic" Says Steven Wilson |url=https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/home-invasion-steven-wilson-interview/ |access-date=2023-12-17 |website=uDiscover Music |language=en-US}}</ref> === Timeline === {{#tag:timeline| ImageSize = width:800 height:auto barincrement:20 PlotArea = left:100 bottom:100 top:5 right:0 Alignbars = justify DateFormat = mm/dd/yyyy Period = from:01/01/2008 till:{{#time:m/d/Y}} TimeAxis = orientation:horizontal format:yyyy Legend = position:bottom orientation:vertical columns:3 ScaleMajor = increment:1 start:2008 ScaleMinor = increment:1 start:2008 Colors = id:lvocals value:Red legend:Vocals id:guitar value:green legend:Guitars id:bass value:blue legend:Bass id:keys value:purple legend:Keyboards id:drums value:orange legend:Drums,_percussion id:winds value:tan2 legend:Flute,_saxophone,_clarinet id:bvocals value:pink legend:Backing_vocals id:bars value:gray(0.95) id:studio value:black legend:Studio_albums id:other value:gray(0.45) legend:Other_releases LineData = color:studio layer:back at:11/26/2008 color:studio at:09/26/2011 color:studio at:02/25/2013 color:studio at:10/21/2013 color:other at:06/30/2014 color:other at:02/27/2015 color:studio at:09/11/2015 color:other at:01/22/2016 color:other at:08/18/2017 color:studio at:11/02/2018 color:other at:01/29/2021 color:studio at:09/29/2023 color:studio at:03/14/2025 color:studio BackgroundColors = bars:bars BarData = bar:Steven text:Steven Wilson bar:Ninet text:Ninet Tayeb bar:Aziz text:Aziz Ibrahim bar:John text:John Wesley bar:Niko text:Niko Tsonev bar:Guthrie text:Guthrie Govan bar:Killer text:Dave Kilminster bar:Alex text:Alex Hutchings bar:Randy text:Randy McStine bar:Nick text:Nick Beggs bar:Adam text:Adam Holzman bar:Theo text:Theo Travis bar:Marco text:Marco Minnemann bar:Chad text:Chad Wackerman bar:Craig text:Craig Blundell PlotData= color:lvocals width:11 bar:Steven from:start till:end bar:Ninet from:03/12/2015 till:03/02/2019 color:bvocals width:3 bar:Nick from:10/20/2011 till:end bar:Alex from:01/31/2018 till:03/02/2019 bar:Killer from:05/08/2015 till:12/04/2016 bar:Randy from:01/01/2025 till:end color:bass width:11 bar:Nick from:10/20/2011 till:end bar:Steven from:03/01/2013 till:end width:5 color:keys bar:Adam from:10/20/2011 till:end bar:Theo from:10/20/2011 till:11/30/2013 width:3 bar:Steven from:start till:end width:3 color:guitar bar:Steven from:start till:end width:7 bar:Aziz from:10/20/2011 till:10/31/2011 bar:John from:11/08/2011 till:11/18/2011 bar:Niko from:04/04/2012 till:05/15/2012 bar:Guthrie from:03/01/2013 till:11/30/2013 bar:Guthrie from:03/12/2015 till:04/23/2015 bar:Killer from:05/08/2015 till:12/04/2016 bar:Alex from:01/31/2018 till:03/02/2019 bar:Randy from:01/01/2025 till:end color:drums bar:Marco from:10/20/2011 till:03/28/2013 bar:Chad from:03/28/2013 till:04/17/2013 bar:Marco from:04/19/2013 till:05/09/2013 bar:Chad from:05/10/2013 till:11/30/2013 bar:Marco from:03/12/2015 till:04/23/2015 bar:Craig from:05/08/2015 till:end color:winds bar:Theo from:10/20/2011 till:11/30/2013 }} ==Tours== * Grace for Drowning Tour (2011–2012) * The Raven That Refused to Sing Tour (2013) * Hand. Cannot. Erase. Tour (2015–2016) * To the Bone Tour (2018–2019) * The Overview Tour (2025) ==Discography== {{Main|Steven Wilson discography}} {{See also|Porcupine Tree discography}} ;Solo studio albums *''[[Insurgentes (album)|Insurgentes]]'' (2008) *''[[Grace for Drowning]]'' (2011) *''[[The Raven That Refused to Sing (And Other Stories)]]'' (2013) *''[[Hand. Cannot. Erase.]]'' (2015) *''[[To the Bone (Steven Wilson album)|To the Bone]]'' (2017) *''[[The Future Bites]]'' (2021) *''[[The Harmony Codex]]'' (2023) *''[[The Overview (album)|The Overview]]'' (2025) ==Awards and honours== In 2016, Wilson was named one of the 15 best progressive rock guitarists through the years by ''[[Guitar World]]'' magazine.<ref>{{ cite web | access-date = 26 April 2017 | url = http://www.guitarworld.com/artist-news-artist-lists/15-prog-rocks-best-guitarists-through-years/29666 | title = 15 of Prog-Rock's Best Guitarists Through the Years | date = 1 September 2016 | author = Guitar World Staff | magazine = [[Guitar World]] | url-status = live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160902131114/http://www.guitarworld.com/artist-news-artist-lists/15-prog-rocks-best-guitarists-through-years/29666 | archive-date = 2 September 2016 }}</ref> He was also ranked the seventh best ''prog'' guitarist of 2016 by a ''[[MusicRadar]]'' readers' poll.<ref>{{ cite web | access-date = 26 April 2017 | url = http://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/the-10-best-prog-guitarists-in-the-world-right-now-645545 | website = [[MusicRadar]] | title = The 10 best prog guitarists in the world right now | date = 27 December 2016 | page = 4 | url-status = live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170427003740/http://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/the-10-best-prog-guitarists-in-the-world-right-now-645545 | archive-date = 27 April 2017}}</ref> Wilson was awarded the UK band/artist of the year by ''Prog'' in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.udiscovermusic.com/news/steven-wilson-progressive-music-awards/|title=Steven Wilson, Steve Howe 2018 Progressive Music Award Winners|first=Tim|last=Peacock|website=Udiscovermusic.com|date=14 September 2018|access-date=12 December 2020}}</ref> ==Bibliography== * 2014 [[Theo Travis|Travis, Theo]]. ''Twice Around The World: Steven Wilson Tour Blogs 2012-2013'' (includes entries previously published on Travis' Facebook page, here re-edited and self-published). * 2022 Wilson, Steven. ''Limited Edition of One'' (Little, Brown Book Group) {{ISBN|0349135088}} ==See also== * ''[[Last Day of June]]'' * [[List of hammered dulcimer players]] ==References== {{Reflist}} == External links == {{commons category}} * {{official website}} * [http://www.voyage-pt.de/swdisco.html Steven Wilson's discography] {{Steven Wilson}} {{Porcupine Tree}} {{No-Man}} {{Bass Communion}} {{Blackfield}} {{Incredible Expanding Mindfuck}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Wilson, Steven}} [[Category:1967 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Blackfield members]] [[Category:British critics of religions]] [[Category:British autoharp players]] [[Category:English atheists]] [[Category:English audio engineers]] [[Category:English male singer-songwriters]] [[Category:English multi-instrumentalists]] [[Category:English record producers]] [[Category:English rock bass guitarists]] [[Category:English rock guitarists]] [[Category:English rock keyboardists]] [[Category:British hammered dulcimer players]] [[Category:English lead guitarists]] [[Category:English male bass guitarists]] [[Category:Musicians from Hertfordshire]] [[Category:No-Man members]] [[Category:OSI (band) members]] [[Category:People from Hemel Hempstead]] [[Category:Musicians from the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames]] [[Category:People from Kingston upon Thames]] [[Category:Porcupine Tree members]] [[Category:Post-progressive musicians]] [[Category:Progressive rock guitarists]] [[Category:Progressive rock keyboardists]]
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