Steven Wilson Finds Human Thumbprints Inside "Requiem For A Village"
Written By: Big C
Like a church bell trembling through electronic fog, Steven Wilson finds human residue inside Requiem For A Village. The apocalyptic title track opens the path toward his ninth solo album. Shrinking the cosmic distance of The Overview, the album turns into an isolated British settlement where memory, ritual, and modern unease occupy the same parish. Analogue synthesizers introduce unpredictability while violin, oboe, drums, scratchy guitars, and a driving bassline pull Wilson beyond the instruments he knows best. Andy Partridge writes the wider narration, David Tennant gives it voice, and Randy McStine, Russell Holzman, and Katherine Priddy help populate the album’s musical world. The village may be fictional, but its unease feels unmistakably human. Steven had to say:
I wanted to get back to a kind of music where you can hear the metaphorical thumbprints—doubling down on the human gestures and flaws in the music, stuff that can’t be created using software.
"Requiem For A Village" arrives November 6 through Fiction Records across digital, CD, Blu-ray, vinyl, and a hardback-book box set. The Village Hall Sessions bring the title track into a live-performance frame, with McStine and Holzman helping its approaching-storm rhythm take physical shape. Wilson will also introduce the inspirations behind the album during Songs From The Village, a September 22 DJ set benefiting Here 2 Belong. Two sold-out Royal Albert Hall performances follow on October 28 and 29 with the Parallax Orchestra and SANSARA Choir. Watch the official session below, explore pre-orders for "Requiem For A Village," and follow Steven Wilson for the next signal from the parish on FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM, TWITTER, and YOUTUBE.
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