Arriving Somewhere

Infobox music DVD
Name = Arriving Somewhere...
Type = Live Video
Artist = Porcupine Tree


Background = darkturquoise
Released = August 21, 2006
April 21, 2008
Recorded = Park West; Chicago, USA, October 2005
Genre = Progressive rock
Length = 101:48 (Show)
Label = Snapper/Kscope
Reviews = *Blogcritics ( [http://blogcritics.org/archives/2006/11/07/155002.php link] )
Performance: rating|9|10
Production: rating|9|10
*"Record Collector" rating|5|5 ( [http://www.kscopemusic.com/?p=25 link] )
*"Sound and Vision" ( [http://www.soundandvisionmag.com/videoreviews/1854/pink-floyd-porcupine-tree.html link] )
Show: rating|4.5|5
DVD Picture/Sound: rating|4.5|5
Extras: rating|4|5
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This DVD = "Arriving Somewhere "
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"Arriving Somewhere..." is the first live performance DVD by British progressive rock band Porcupine Tree. Disc one is a full show from the "Deadwing" tour filmed by "Studio M" with nine High Def camerascite web|url=http://www.studiomlive.com/|title=Studio M Live|accessdate=2008-04-13] at Park West, Chicago in October 11 and 12, 2005, edited by Lasse Hoile, with the soundtrack mixed in stereo and 5.1 surround sound by Steven Wilson, and mastered by Darcy Proper. Disc two includes live performances on the German television show "Rockpalast", a promotional video for "Lazarus", the live films used as the backdrop for three songs, Gavin Harrison's "Cymbal Song", and a photo gallery with over 100 images. The soundtrack to the DVD is available in FLAC and MP3 formats from the band's download store since April, 2007. This audio edition still remains #3 in the "Top Albums of 2007" chart of Rate Your Music website [cite web | url = http://rateyourmusic.com/charts/top/album/2007 | title = "Rate Your Music - Top Albums of 2007" | accessdate= 2008-08-12] . The DVD was re-released under Kscope record label on April 21, 2008 the same day of the regular release for the DVD-A edition of "Lightbulb Sun"cite web|url=http://www.kscopemusic.com/?p=25|title=Kscope » Blog Archive » Porcupine Tree Live|date=2008-04-11|accessdate=2008-04-16] .

Track listing

Disc 1

#"Revenant" – 3:04 (B-Side from "Deadwing")
#"Open Car" – 4:46 (from "Deadwing")
#"Blackest Eyes" – 4:41 (from "In Absentia")
#"Lazarus" – 4:06 (from "Deadwing")
#"Hatesong" – 9:14 (from "Lightbulb Sun")
#"Don't Hate Me" – 8:38 (from "Stupid Dream")
#"Mother and Child Divided" – 5:11 (B-Side from "Deadwing")
#"Buying New Soul" – 7:17 (B-Side from "Lightbulb Sun")
#"So-Called Friend" – 4:55 (B-Side from "Deadwing")
#"Arriving Somewhere but Not Here" – 12:57 (from "Deadwing")
#"Heartattack in a Layby" – 4:07 (from "In Absentia")
#"The Start of Something Beautiful" – 7:19 (from "Deadwing")
#"Halo" – 6:42 (from "Deadwing")
#"The Sound of Muzak" – 5:14 (from "In Absentia")
#"Even Less" – 6:54 (from "Stupid Dream")
#"Trains" – 7:18 (from "In Absentia")
#End Credits (special alternate mix of "Mother and Child Divided") – 2:05

Disc 2

#"Futile" from "Rockpalast" broadcast – 6:09 (B-Side from "In Absentia")
#"Radioactive Toy" from "Rockpalast" broadcast – 5:59 (from "On the Sunday of Life")
#"Lazarus" - promo clip directed by Lasse Hoile
#"The Start of Something Beautiful" – live film directed by Przemyslaw Vshebor and Lasse Hoile
#"Halo" – live film directed by Lasse Hoile
#"Mother and Child Divided" – live film directed by Lasse Hoile
#"Cymbal Song" by Gavin Harrison in stereo and 5.1 audio
#Photo gallery with exclusive ambient music by Richard Barbieri+Steven Wilson

Downloadable version

Soundtrack to the "Arriving Somewhere..." DVD, recorded at Park West, Chicago on 11-12 October 2005. Mixed by Steven Wilson at No Man's Land Studios, UK. Mastered by Darcy Proper at Galaxy Studios, Belgium.

Disc 1

#"Revenant" – 3:04
#"Open Car" – 4:46
#"Blackest Eyes" – 4:41
#"Lazarus" – 4:06
#"Hatesong" – 9:14
#"Don't Hate Me" – 8:38
#"Mother and Child Divided" – 5:11
#"Buying New Soul" – 7:17
#"So Called Friend" – 4:55

Disc 2

#"Arriving Somewhere But Not Here" – 12:57
#"Heartattack in a Layby" – 4:07
#"Start of Something Beautiful" – 7:19
#"Halo" – 6:42
#"Sound of Muzak" – 5:14
#"Even Less" – 6:54
#"Trains" – 7:18
#End Credits ("Mother and Child Divided") – 2:05

Performers

*Steven Wilson – guitars, lead vocals
*Richard Barbieri – keyboards
*Colin Edwin – bass
*Gavin Harrison – drums
*John Wesley – guitars, vocals

Reviews

The following are notes written by the press about the DVD and the shows in the context of the "Deadwing" and "Arriving Somewhere" DVD tours:

*"Time Out" (5/19/2005) - " [Steve] Wilson has long demonstrated a knack for reconciling vintage influences with contemporary sounds, while never forgetting the strength of a solid hook... capable of soaring melodies and celestial harmonies"cite web|url=http://www.shorefire.com/index.php?a=pressrelease&o=587|title="Shore Fire - Press Release"|date=2006-09-13|accessdate=2008-04-12]

*"Daily Variety" (6/14/2005) - "Porcupine Tree... delivered music that was opulent, aggressive, and occasionally haunting yet consistently pristine in the execution"

*"New York Times" (10/6/2006) - "Suitelike songs, complex meters, and epic ambitions"cite web|url=http://www.shorefire.com/index.php?a=pressrelease&o=589|title="Shore Fire - Press Release"|date=2006-10-17|accessdate=2008-04-12]

*"Boston Herald" (10/7/2006) - "In front of a sold-out, intensely devoted crowd at the Berklee Performance Center Thursday night, the... quintet demonstrated its unique gift for shifting sound dynamics with a mind-bending two-hour performance."

*"Record Collector" - "Captures the Brit quartet at the peak of their powers"

*"Sound and Vision" (11/10/2006) - "When it comes to surround sound, Porcupine Tree is in a league by itself" [cite web|url=http://www.soundandvisionmag.com/videoreviews/1854/pink-floyd-porcupine-tree.html|title="Sound and Vision Magazine - Pink Floyd & Porcupine Tree|publisher="Sound and Vision"|accessdate=2008-04-03]

Chart positions

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