Biography Steven Wilson
And, judging by the scope of the previous works of the musician, the harmony is certainly universal. The sound of The Harmony Codex is accurate, neat, while spectacular, but unobtrusive. The organ introduction goes into the fusion, which explodes electronic drums. Then the mood of the album gradually becomes pacifying, he seems to try to calm himself, but the nervousness of the shock accompanies the listener, the explosions of the sound do not give rest.
The tone sets Economies of Scale - a beautiful ballad with a taste of "post -pinkflay", which became the first single. The versatility of the record is emphasized by electronic canvases in the spirit of Cheslav Nemen or Claus Shulze and arrangements, then having a oriental taste, then as if hinting at the Massive Attack.
Stephen combines the composer’s talent with the great experience of the sound engineer and connoisseur of the music of his predecessors-he is also known for making a successful new information, “refreshed” the sound of albums of the forecasts of the past. There is no doubt that Wilson moves the rock janre forward and up, but his work will not be boring and the music lover, familiar to the classic of the genre a la Pink Floyd and Genesis.
Many famous musicians participated in the recording. We single out in the composition of the Inclination, persistent shock Peta Mastelotto, glorified by participating in King Crimson, and the pipe of the brilliant instrumentalist Niels Peter Molvere. The vocals and guitar in a slowly swinging Rock Bottom are often belonging to the Israeli Israeli Ninet Tieb, in several compositions the vocals of the company, Wilson's wife, sounds.
There is an inscription inside the gatefold of the album turn: “DID I Dream You? Or will I smash you now? Founds to the world of psychedel and orange or transparent Bottle Clear vinyl color - part of the circulation is published as Picture Disk. The cover is lapidar. Harmony here is searched in space from a children's puzzle - multi -colored cubes on the front of the envelope - before sunset, which loses the outlines in a gloomy haze, on the back side.
What Wilson himself thinks about this, says, perhaps, the third disc that is in a limited edition. There are bonus tracks to the album, united under the name Harmonic Distortion. This phrase refers to the technical term "coefficient of nonlinear distortion", in fact, characterizes the completeness, the harmony of the transmission of information. The album was released in various formats of Wilson's “inscription” in modern market trends - without a doubt.
And his ability to meaningfully create extraordinary music causes special respect. The rocker forms a global concept of “little things”, creates the breath of an album from unobtrusive games into understandable symbols. So, probably, they lived and created many large musicians in all centuries - connecting, weaving emotions that the audience was used to, into the music that sounds in their souls.