Metanoia (Porcupine Tree album)

Metanoia
Compilation album by Porcupine Tree
Released December, 1998
Recorded 13 July 1995 – 3 March 1997
Genre Progressive rock, psychedelic rock, space rock
Length 65:18
Label Delerium
Porcupine Tree chronology

Coma Divine - Recorded Live in Rome
(1997)
Metanoia
(1998)
Coma Divine II
(1999)
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Metanoia is a compilation album by British progressive rock band Porcupine Tree, first released on 10" double-vinyl in December, 1998, in a limited run of 1000 copies. It is mostly made up of improvisations recorded during the Signify sessions, some of which were later shaped into songs. To help deter secondary- and black-market sales, the album was released on CD in December 2001 and re-issued again in 2006. In a critical review on expose.org, the album has been described as "in every way the antithesis of “Stupid Dream”, and simultaneously every bit as brilliant". A special recognition is given to Chris Maitland and Colin Edwin who show " a masterful display of finesse and energy". The album review is finalized with the highest recommendation to listeners. The original version of the CD has since been out-of-print. Copies of the original are considered to be quite rare and often go for a high price on online auctioning websites.[2] Inner and outer cover shows paintings made by Frans Janssen. Design was done by Carl Glover. All tracks were composed by Porcupine Tree.[3]

Track listing

CD version

  1. "Mesmer I" – 8:33
  2. "Mesmer II" – 6:03
  3. "Mesmer III / Coma Divine" – 13:18
  4. "Door to the River" – 4:25
  5. "Metanoia I / Intermediate Jesus" – 14:32
  6. "Insignificance" – 4:55
  7. "Metanoia II" – 11:03
  8. "Milan" – 2:25

Vinyl version

Side one

  1. "Mesmer I" - 8:33
  2. "Mesmer II" - 6:07

Side two

  1. "Mesmer III/Coma Divine" - 13:18

Side three

  1. "Metanoia I/Intermediate Jesus" - 14:32

Side four

  1. "Metanoia II" - 11:03
  2. "Milan" - 2:30

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