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This is a DVD-Audio disc. The DVD-Audio content can only be read by a DVD-Audio player. The Dolby Digital 5.1 and DTS audio tracks provided on this disc will play on a standard DVD player.
There's a breed of (post-1980s) bands with the same degree of grand rock experimentalism as Pink Floyd and Yes, who simultaneously adhere to the concept of concise songwriting. Porcupine Tree is one such band--their sound is a balance of lush ambient textures, charming vocal harmonies, rock & roll directness, and acoustically- and electronically-generated sounds. Their debut IN ABSENTIA shows all these elements in place, rich with the likely possibility of them becoming a contemporary counterpart to Pink Floyd.
This powerful album comes alive in DTS 5.1 Surround sound for DVD-Video players, also three bonus tracks not found on the domestic stereo release and two music videos, mixed in DTS 5.1 sound.
DVD-A 5.1 Surround - English
DTS 5.1 Surround - English
PCM 2.0 Stereo - English
Recorded at Avatar Studio, New York, New York between March & April 2002.
Porcupine Tree: Richard Barbieri, Colin Edwin, Gavin Harrison, Steven Wilson.
Porcupine Tree: Steven Wilson, Gavin Harrison, Richard Barbieri, Colin Edwin.
DVD Features:
Additional personnel: John Wesley (vocals, guitar); Aviv Geffen (background vocals).
Additional personnel: John Wesley (guitar, background vocals); Aviv Geffen (background vocals).
Audio:
This is an Enhanced CD, which contains both regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files.Rolling Stone (12/12/02, p.94) - "...Dense, dark Seventies prog-rock ambition....Their heaviest album yet..."
CMJ (10/7/02) - "...A quirky, totally left of center release....IN ABSENTIA is one of those albums that begs to be listened to from the first note to the closing outro..." Porcupine Tree In Absentia Songs | 1. | Blackest Eyes |
| 2. | Trains |
| 3. | Lips of Ashes |
| 4. | Sound of Muzak, The |
| 5. | Gravity Eyelids |
| 6. | Wedding Nails |
| 7. | Prodigal |
| 8. | .3 |
| 9. | Creator Has a Mastertape, The |
| 10. | Heartattack in Layby |
| 11. | Strip the Soul |
| 12. | Collapse the Light Into Earth |
| 13. | Drown With Me |
| 14. | Chloroform |
| 15. | Futile |
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In Absentia Music Review Average Rating: (4.6 out of 5 stars)   Un DVD-Audio de Colección
Ya por el solo hecho de contener 3 temas adicionales es increible, si le sumamos ademas 3 video clips con 5.1 es fantastico, mas uno de los mejores discos de la banda .... nos resulta un imperdible.
El diseño y las imagenes estan muy bien logradas, y aunque suena bastante bien y la pista Dts es un gran aporte (comparado con el sonido del cd), creo quye podrian haber obtenido mejores resultados .... de todas maneras ... es ya un clasico
Submitted by juandresfish (Punta Arenas, Chile) 
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 It doesn't get any better than this !
Well to say the least your basic
IN ABSENTIA CD is already an awsome piece work! The DVD-(dts)AUDIO is even
better,the surround sound is a sonic
ride you don't want to miss.
It runs 87 mins.with 3 bonus tracks and
also includes 3 video's -
* Blackest Eyes
* Strip the Soul
* Wedding Nails
PT , Sonic architects , aural craftsmen.
...music worthy of admiration.
If you want to get the best out of your
audio system ,BUY THIS DISC...nuff said.
Submitted by p_mosman (Rochester , New York , USA)
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Very good album, but where's the bass?
I picked this up on DVD-a on a recommendation on my newsgroup. I was immediately impressed with the opening track (I'm a big Rush / Dream Theater / Fates Warning fan). The surround mix isn't particularly aggressive, which can be a good thing. It offers the proper ambience without going insane with channel bouncing.
However, where's the bass? I mean there is hardly any .1 information at all. My sub is nearly dead playing this DVD-a. I realize that not every DVD-a can be mixed like Steely Dan's latest, but this mix definitely subtracts a star from an otherwise worthy musical performance.
Submitted by The Digital Dan (Barbertucky)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No AWESOME!!!
This is a MUST have for PT collectors. The bouns tracks alone are well worth it even though there are only three of them. It is a beautiful mixture of sounds that just blows you away. You really havent heard the album unless you have heard it in DTS format its truely amazing.
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Submitted by Dalya84 (Houston, TX, USA)
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Bueno, este disco es increible como dije antes y aun con los bonus tracks sobre todo Chloroform que es un pasaje muy profundo del disco y canciones como Futile o Blackest Eyes que son muy progresivas, y el sonido DTS es maravilloso, todo con claridad y limpio, creo que Steven Wilson hizo un gran trabajo en el sonido de este disco y sin duda ya es un clasico que pasara por la mente de toda banda progresiva nueva
Submitted by Pablo Junhor (Santiago de Chile)
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