XM (album)

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XM
Live album by
ReleasedJuly 2003
Recorded12 November 2002 at Satellite Radio, Washington D.C.
GenreProgressive rock, progressive metal
Length52:07
LabelTransmission
Porcupine Tree chronology
In Absentia
(2002)
XM
(2003)
Warszawa
(2004)

XM (also known as Transmission 1.1 and Transmission 1.2) is a live-in-studio album recorded by British band Porcupine Tree in early 2003 as a live album of mostly In Absentia tracks. This was taken from a session at XM Satellite Radio in Washington, D.C., on 12 November 2002, and was originally released as a limited edition tour album. It was later released online on the Porcupine Tree store.

Track listing[edit]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Blackest Eyes" (from In Absentia)Steven Wilson4:26
2."The Sound of Muzak" (from In Absentia)Wilson5:02
3."Gravity Eyelids" (from In Absentia)Wilson7:30
4."Wedding Nails" (from In Absentia)Richard Barbieri, Wilson5:17
5."Even Less/Slave Called Shiver" (from Stupid Dream)Wilson11:38
6."Heartattack in a Layby" (from In Absentia)Wilson4:16
7."Strip the Soul" (from In Absentia)Colin Edwin, Wilson7:06
8."Tinto Brass" (from Stupid Dream)Barbieri, Edwin, Chris Maitland, Wilson6:38

Band[edit]

Credits[edit]

  • XM Recording Engineer – Quinton Roebuck
  • XM Recording Assistant – Aaron Lee
  • Mixing – Steven Wilson (at No Man's Land, UK, December 2002)
  • Crew – Ian Bond, Pete Dempsey, Mick Pryde, Ross Elliot, Michael Piper
  • Cover photography – Lasse Hoile
  • Band photography – Francesca Petrangeli
  • Gavin Harrison photography – Oliver Link
  • John Wesley photography – Jason Birnie
  • Cover design – Carl Glover (for Aleph)

Notes[edit]

Features five piece touring line up including special guest John Wesley on guitar and backing vocals.
UK Transmission – 1.1 (limited to 1,500, released for the US tour July–August 2003)
UK Transmission – 1.2 (limited to 1,000, released for the EU tour November 2003)[1]

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