Blackfield Discography of CDs

Blackfield CD discography The sophomore release for this melodic duo (actually a five-piece band, but the leads are Steven Wilson and Aviv Geffen) based to some degree on the progressive bent of Porcupine Tree covers much of the same ground as their debut. The sound is still firmly in the realm of progressive rock, with hints of Radiohead and Oasis. Unlike Artist's previous album which was recorded off...

Blackfield albums Producer, bandleader (No-Man, Porcupine Tree) and multi-instrumentalist Steven Wilson joined forces with Israeli singer/songwriter Aviv Gefen in 2000, when Gefen invited Wilson to play with him for a series of concerts in Israel. Their first album as a duo, recording under the name Artist, does betray their mutual love of 1960s and 1970s classic rock, but it also contains more than a hint of an...

Blackfield music CDs The sophomore release for this melodic duo (actually a five-piece band, but the leads are Steven Wilson and Aviv Geffen) based to some degree on the progressive bent of Porcupine Tree covers much of the same ground as their debut. The sound is still firmly in the realm of progressive rock, with hints of Radiohead and Oasis. Unlike Artist's previous album which was recorded off...

Blackfield discography Producer, bandleader (No-Man, Porcupine Tree) and multi-instrumentalist Steven Wilson joined forces with Israeli singer/songwriter Aviv Gefen in 2000, when Gefen invited Wilson to play with him for a series of concerts in Israel. Their first album as a duo, recording under the name Artist, does betray their mutual love of 1960s and 1970s classic rock, but it also contains more than a hint of an...

Blackfield songs On Welcome to My DNA, their third studio album, Aviv Geffen and Steven Wilson of Artist continue to pursue their neo-progressive Pink Floyd-meets-Tears for Fears sound, overlaying it with doom-ridden imagery. The Pink Floyd influence is overt in the slow-paced soundscapes and echoey vocals, though at times Artist pick up the pace and even rock a bit, notably on "Blood," which has a Middle Eastern...

The fact that something was founded as a side project doesn't necessarily mean that the participants don't take it as seriously as they take their other endeavors. Artist, for example, started out as a side project for singer/multi-instrumentalist Steven Wilson, who had been leading Porcupine Tree for a decade when he co-founded Artist with Israeli singer/songwriter Aviv Geffen in the early 2000s. But Artist developed an enthusiastic following of their own and demonstrated that they were a rewarding group in their own right. This live two-disc set, which contains both a DVD and a 79-minute audio CD, focuses on Artist's May 16, 2007 appearance at the Bowery Ballroom in Downtown Manhattan. The DVD and the CD contain the same live performances, but the DVD also offers videos for the studio versions of the songs "Artist," "Pain" (not to be confused with the Ohio Players' early-'70s classic) and "Hello." And on both discs, one is reminded how effectively Artist's alternative pop/rock has been bringing together influences from different rock eras. One hears...

Track Listing of songs: Waving;

Track Listing of songs: Remainder The Black Dog; February MMX; To An Evergreen; Snowdrops; Impression V; Kingdom; Glass House; Snail; Hollywood Has Ended; Lightdark; River;