Arriving Somewhere...

Arriving Somewhere...
Video by Porcupine Tree
Released	21 August 2006 21 April 2008
Recorded	October 2005
Venue	Park West; Chicago, IL
Genre	Progressive rock, progressive metal
Length	101:48 (Show)
Label	Snapper/Kscope
Director	Lasse Hoile
Producer	Steven Wilson, Porcupine Tree
Porcupine Tree chronology
Arriving Somewhere (2006) Anesthetize (2010)Anesthetize2010

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 cameras^[1] at Park West, Chicago on 11 and 12 October 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 is in the top 10 of the "Top Albums of 2007" chart of Rate Your Music website.^[2] The DVD was re-released under Kscope record label on 21 April 2008 the same day of the regular release for the DVD-A edition of Lightbulb Sun.^[3]

Critical reception

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 (19 May 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"^[4]
• Daily Variety (6/14/2005) – "Porcupine Tree... delivered music that was opulent, aggressive, and occasionally haunting yet consistently pristine in the execution"^[4]
• New York Times (10/6/2006) – "Suitelike songs, complex meters, and epic ambitions"^[5]
• 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."^[5]
• Record Collector – "Captures the Brit quartet at the peak of their powers"^[3]
• Sound and Vision (11/10/2006) – "When it comes to surround sound, Porcupine Tree is in a league by itself"^[6]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Blogcritics	Production & Production: (9/10)[7]
Record Collector	[8]
Sound and Vision	Show: DVD Picture/Sound: Extras: [9]

Track listing

Disc 1

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

Disc 2

1. "Futile" from Rockpalast broadcast – 6:09 (B-Side from In Absentia)
2. "Radioactive Toy" from Rockpalast broadcast – 5:59 (from On the Sunday of Life)
3. "Lazarus" – promo clip directed by Lasse Hoile – 3:57
4. "The Start of Something Beautiful" – live film directed by Przemyslaw Vshebor and Lasse Hoile – 7:10
5. "Halo" – live film directed by Lasse Hoile – 5:54
6. "Mother and Child Divided" – live film directed by Lasse Hoile – 4:56
7. "Cymbal Song" by Gavin Harrison in stereo and 5.1 audio – 3:57
8. Photo gallery with exclusive ambient music by Richard Barbieri+Steven Wilson – 9:21

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

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

Disc 2

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

Personnel

Porcupine Tree

• Steven Wilson – lead vocals and guitar
• John Wesley – session guitar and backing vocals
• Colin Edwin – bass
• Richard Barbieri – keyboards
• Gavin Harrison – drums

Chart positions

References