DEADWING

Firstly, I want to put some weight to the fact that this in not an any kind of review. There is usually that disturbing feeling of making some kind of official and complete statement when writing reviews. This is surely not the thing when I want to say something about new Porcupine Tree release. The music they make is more or less sacred for me so I don't want to spoil the future listening experience with any final judgement from myself. But let's see what I've been waiting for a long time. "Deadwing" must be one of...or maybe even the most awaited album I've come across. It is obvious that these kind of awaited albums can easily dissapoint you because of so high expectations. Somehow I recognized this fact this time. I'm not sure if it has anything to do with the other fact that my expectations became fullfilled totally with this record. PT's previous album "In Absentia" was already a direct hit for me. I felt it was actually composed for me because I love it so much in its entirety :-D. Why is the awaiting of new PT record so exciting then? Well, because each new record has been completely different compared to the earlier ones. And that which is possibly the oddest thing this time is that the new one really is not that different. I have listened "Deadwing" few times now and I can say that they haven't shedded their skin by this release. The general feel is that there is something for everyone. And by everyone I mean the fans of every PT album....hahah. There is some heavier stuff a´la "In Absentia" and some sound textures by Richard Barbieri likewise in "Sky moves sideways". There is even something to compare with the music of No- Man and Blackfield (The other projects of the PT composer, producer and multi- instrumentalist Steven Wilson). So maybe this can't be called tight and complete product which hasn't been the thing on last few albums either. This is more like a collection of excellent and beautiful songs. Beautiful and emotionally powerful songs...Hell yeah... That really is what they are able to create!