Track Listing

1. Nil Recurring
2. Normal
3. Cheating The Polygraph
4. What Happens Now ?

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #32135 in Music
• Released on: 2008-02-18
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .20 pounds

CD Description
Cult Brit prog-metal wizards follow 2007's crushing 'Fear Of A Blank Planet' with this 29-minute mini-album of materialoriginating from the same sessions. Showcasing the band's ability to move from textured ambience through melodic passages to brutal technical riffing, often in the course of the same song, this release will be feverishly anticipated by their devoted fanbase. Features a guest appearance from King Crimson legend Robert Fripp on lead guitar.

Customer Reviews

A small masterpiece of 'leftovers'
I heard Porcupine Tree for the first time a few years ago with their astonishing 'Deadwing'. Since then I've listened and bought everything I could lay my hands on and Porcupine Tree has grown to be one of my favourite bands. 'Fear of a Blank Planet' was a real treat and now we're getting the 'leftovers' that didn't make the record. Well, these so called leftovers are from such an amazing quality that every PT fan,or simply everyone who's into 'something more' than your average every day radio music, should buy this record. 'Nil Recurring' is the instrumental opener, a pure demonstration of PT's brilliant musicianship. In 'Normal' we can here some themes used in 'Sentimental' on 'Fear of a Blank Planet', but altogether a great track. 'Cheating the Polygraph', again a typical and very good PT song. But they saved the absolute best for last. 'What happens now' is a jawdropping track, a finetuned masterpiece where PT seems to have a patent for.
The only minor thing is that the record only lasts for about half an hour, but apart from that, 'Nil Recurring' is an absolute must, a small masterpiece of 'leftovers'.

Just an added note....
I would highly recommend getting the 5.1 surround version of Fear of a Blank Planet (which includes all of the Nil Recurring EP in surround sound), if you have a 5.1 system. If you haven't get this, but you'll be missing out on the finest audio experience you will have all year.

Four stunning tracks, in no way poorer in quality than anything on FOABP. Highlight for me is Normal. But you really, REALLY deserve to hear it in surround sound.

Shocking that PT/SW doesn't get the recognition and plaudits they deserve. This is music at its best. Buy it. Tell your friends. :)

Unimpressed
Even though Porcupine tree got massive regocnition for their "Fear Of A Blank Planet" album, I dont think that this EP has been that much of a shocker. I wasnt totally blown away by Fear, and it did of course involve a lot of talk about PT commercialising, and Nil Recurring just didnt strike me as being very interesting at all. I cant hear anything new at all on there, its almost as if they've given up. If you're just getting into Porcupine Tree, I would definitely recommend some of their earlier stuff like Signify or In Absentia, since it really demonstrates the bands true potential to be totally unique sounding and creative.