Insurgentes by Steven Wilson

Steven Wilson 's first album 
Little more to add to the musical genius of the moment, I follow him. in all his past and present projects , it is now useless to even recount his exploits, also because he is one of the most prolific artists of this historical musical moment.

Speaking of Insurgentes , it is a dark, atmospheric and melancholic album in perfect Wilson style, combining melancholy with peaks of power, dreamy moments with more violent on
es, with the help of electronics also used in a virtuoso way.

The album features some of the greatest musicians of the past and present (I'll name those I have the most information about), including: 
- Gavin Harrison (Porcupine Tree, The Pineapple Thief, Level 42, King Crimson) 
- Tony Levin (Peter Gabriel, Liquid Tension Experiment, King Crimson, Bruford Levin, Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe...) 
- Jordan Rudess (Dream Theater, Liquid Tension Experiment) 
- Clodagh Simonds (Mike Oldfield) 
- Theo Travis (Soft Machine, The Tangent, King Crimson, David Gilmour, Gong, Travis & Fripp) 
- Michiyo Yagi (Countless collaborations, including one with Porcupine Tree) 
The title is named after an avenue in Mexico City where the album was partly recorded, Avenida de los Insurgentes.

The tracks on this first album are all remarkable, both in terms of composition and execution: 
an album that has no weak points for me, followed by fantastic albums that will be the subject of future posts (the first 4, which for me are unrivaled, and the most recent one). 
The sound quality? Excellent !

Tracklist

1. Harmony Korine 
2. Abandoner 
3. Salvaging 
4. Veneno Para Las Hadas 
5. No Twilight Within The Courts Of The Sun 
6. Significant Other 
7. Only Child 
8. Twilight Coda 
9. Get All You Deserve 
10. Insurgentes 
11. Port Rubicon 
12. Puncture Wound 
13. Collecting Space 
14. Insurgentes (Mexico)

LineUp 
- Steven Wilson - acoustic and electric guitars, acoustic and electric pianos, organ, sampler, synthesizers, Mellotron, harmonium, glockenspiel, celesta, bass, drums and keyboard programming, percussion, chimes, ambient noise, guitar loops, string arrangements (3), vocals, producer and 5.1 mixing 
Featuring 
- Clodagh Simonds - vocals (6) 
- Mike Outram - electric guitar (5,8) 
- Dirk Serries - guitar drone (3,9) 
- Sand Snowman - acoustic and processed acoustic guitars (2,8), recorders (4) 
- Michiyo Yagi - 17-string koto bass (10,13) 
- Jordan Rudess - piano (4,5,8) 
- Theo Travis - wah flute (2), clarinet (4,11), saxophone (11) 
- Tony Levin - bass (5,6,13) 
- Gavin Harrison - drums (tracks 1-3, 5-7, 9, 11-13), cymbals (4) 
- London Session Orchestra - strings (3, 11) 
- Dave Stewart - string arrangements (3) 
- Susana Moyaho - spoken word (7, 11)

Note: All links to the musicians' works are in the TAGS under the article title or on the "Artists" page.