By 2013, Steven Wilson had already cemented his legacy with Porcupine Tree. But his solo career was entering a new, darker chapter. Following the more eclectic Grace for Drowning (2011), Wilson assembled a “dream team” of virtuosos: Guthrie Govan (guitar), Marco Minnemann (drums), Nick Beggs (bass, Chapman stick), Adam Holzman (keyboards), and Theo Travis (flute, saxophone).
Opening the album is an eleven-minute epic that serves as a perfect stress test for speakers. The track begins with a cinematic, drifting synthesizer and guitar ambient section before launching into Steven Wilson 2013 The Raven That Refused To Sing -FLAC-