Released 25 March 2002 Length 146:19 Artist Porcupine Tree Label Snapper Music | Recorded 1988-1996 Stars Die The Delerium Years 1991-1997
(2002) In Absentia
(2002) Release date 25 March 2002 | |
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Genres Progressive rock, Psychedelic rock, Space rock Similar Porcupine Tree albums, Progressive rock albums |
Stars Die: The Delerium Years 1991–1997 is a double album compilation by British progressive rock band Porcupine Tree, first released in March 2002. The cover is the same one used for Moonloop EP.
Contents
Disc one (1991-1993)
- "Radioactive Toy" – 10:10
(from On the Sunday of Life, 1992) - "Nine Cats" – 3:51
(from On the Sunday of Life) - "And the Swallows Dance Above the Sun" – 4:02
(from On the Sunday of Life) - "Nostalgia Factory" – 7:33
(from On the Sunday of Life) - "Voyage 34 - Phase One" – 12:54
(from the Voyage 34 single, 1992) - "Synesthesia" (Extended version) – 7:54
(Previously unreleased, 2002; original version on Up the Downstair, 1993) - "Phantoms" – 3:14
(Previously unreleased, except for internet .mp3 downloads) - "Up the Downstair" – 10:09
(2001 remix; original version on Up the Downstair)* - "Fadeaway" – 6:16
(2001 remix; original version on Up the Downstair)* - "Rainy Taxi" – 6:52
(from Staircase Infinities, 1994 (Vinyl)/1995 (CD))
* Replaced by partially re-recorded remixes from 2004 on later re-releases.
All tracks written by Steven Wilson, except 2,3,4,7 and 9 written by Steven Wilson and Alan Duffy and 5 written by Steven Wilson, Hugh Banton, David Jackson, Brendan Perry and Lisa Gerrard.
Disc two (1994-1997)
- "Stars Die" – 5:06
(from the US version of The Sky Moves Sideways, 1995) - "The Sky Moves Sideways - Phase One" – 18:37
(from the UK version of The Sky Moves Sideways) - "Men of Wood" – 3:35
(Previously unreleased) - "Waiting" – 4:29
(from Signify, 1996) - "The Sound of No-One Listening" – 8:13
(2001 remix; original version on the Waiting CD single, 1996) - "Colourflow in Mind" – 3:49
(from the Waiting 12" single, 1996) - "Fuse the Sky" – 4:33
(from the Waiting 12" single) - "Signify II" – 6:04
(Previously unreleased) - "Every Home Is Wired" – 5:13
(from Signify) - "Sever" – 5:33
(from Signify) - "Dark Matter" – 8:12
(from Signify)
All tracks written by Steven Wilson, except 3 written by Steven Wilson and Alan Duffy.
Disc one
Disc two
Songs
1Radioactive Toy10:10
2Nine Cats3:51
3And the Swallows Dance Above the Sun4:03
References
Stars Die: The Delerium Years 1991–1997 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA