Steven Wilson

Steven John Wilson (b. 3rd November 1967 in Hemel Hempstead) is the lead guitarist/singer for progressive rock band Porcupine Tree. He is British.

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3rd November - 1967 - Hemel Hempstead - Progressive rock - Porcupine Tree - British

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Known as a hard worker, Wilson has worked as both a musician and an engineer on numerous projects. His own, Porcupine Tree, No-Man, Bass Communion, I.E.M., and outside contributions to Marillion, Fish, Cipher, Opeth, Anja Garbarek, and others demonstrate a wide range of talents.

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Porcupine Tree - No-Man - Bass Communion - I.E.M. - Marillion - Fish - Cipher - Opeth - Anja Garbarek

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Since Porcupine Tree has always shared space in the larger world of Wilson's musical ambitions, its stylistic changes through history often reflect how Wilson positioned it relative to the others. Porcupine Tree remains Wilson's most focused rock endeavor.

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Bass Communion plays host to Wilson's interests in drone and ambient music. For this project, he collaborated in the late nineties with Muslimgauze, and more recently with Vidna Obmana.

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Bass Communion - Muslimgauze - Vidna Obmana

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I.E.M. is an exercise in krautrock-influenced sound experimentation.

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I.E.M. - Krautrock

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No-Man is another forefront project centered on art-rock/electro-pop music, where he works alongside Tim Bowness.

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No-Man - Tim Bowness

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Most recently, he has also released an album alongside Israeli Aviv Geffen called Blackfield.

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Aviv Geffen - Blackfield

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He occasionally releases under his own name.

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He has also been producer, backing vocalist and pianist for Swedish metal group Opeth.

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Producer - Pianist - Swedish - Opeth

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