Porcupine Tree are a bit of an obsession for me right now. With a new album, Fear of a Blank Planet, due for release in about a month’s time – and a concert ticket taunting me every time I sit at my computer at home – I’ve got these guys in the CD player an awful lot at the moment.

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This track is from their “Stupid Dream” album. The band are very difficult to describe, as their music covers a huge range of styles. I’ll post highlights from their back catalogue over the coming weeks and you can see for yourself – the next one I post will either sound like Napalm Death after a crash course in time signatures, or a collaboration between David Gilmour and The Orb!

Buy Porcupine Tree records here – you won’t regret it!