Wouldn’t it be cool if you could ask your favorite band a question and actually get an answer? Well, we recently asked fans online to submit questions for an exlusive interview with Steven Wilson and Aviv Geffen of BLACKFIELD.
We narrowed down a wide range of questions to present a unique interview given by a very diverse group of fans.
Wouldn’t it be cool if you could ask your favorite band a question and actually get an answer? Well, We Put Out Records recently asked fans online to submit questions for an exclusive interview with Steven Wilson and Aviv Geffen of Blackfield. It’s a unique interview given by a very diverse group of fans.
On a night when sleet and hail made crossing Manhattan streets a ten-minute excursion, and hidden puddles lurked at every street corner, the Bowery Ballroom was more inviting than ever. However, it was the epic set by BLACKFIELD and the emotional atmosphere it created that made me completely forget about the weather outside.
With a stomach full of baked ziti, a beer in my hand and soggy sneakers on my feet, (more…)
As you all know by now (at least, I assume, if you’re cool, you know) Steve Wilson of Porcupine Tree has teamed up with Israeli pop superstar, Aviv Geffen, as Blackfield to release their second record entitled, simply, II.
The Syndicate’s own We Put Out Records is not only lucky enough to be releasing the record but has also set up a pre-order! Order the record now and you’ll get your copy with a booklet autographed by the band! Click here to do so and to be the envy of all of your soon-to-be less cool friends.
Get a taste by streaming the band’s first single, “Christenings,” here. Then check out Blackfield on tour.
PORCUPINE TREE will be releasing their new studio album Fear Of A Blank Planet this April and here’s your first chance to see what the album cover will look like before anyone else!
The band’s Steven Wilson also has a side project, BLACKFIELD who’s sophomore album Blackfield II will be hitting the shelves March 6th via We Put Out Records. You can stream the first single from that album “Christenings” on the band’s media page.
UPDATE: [You can Stream new music and pre-order the BLACKFIELD cd here] Pre-Orders will come with an autographed booklet by the band.
The band will also be on a brief US tour this spring.
Album art, tracklisting, and tour dates can be seen after the jump…
PORCUPINE TREE will be releasing their new studio album Fear Of A Blank Planet this April and here’s your first chance to see what the album cover will look like before anyone else!
The band’s Steven Wilson also has a side project, BLACKFIELD who’s sophomore album Blackfield II will be hitting the shelves March 6th via We Put Out Records. You can stream the first single from that album “Christenings” on the band’s media page.
[stream "Christenings" by Blackfield here]
Album art and tracklisting can be seen after the jump…
Steven Wilson and Aviv Geffen’s cross-cultural collaboration BLACKFIELD will play six dates in the U.S. this March, giving audiences a live experience of the 10 new tracks on their second album, Blackfield II, to be released March 6 on Atlantic / We Put Out Records. This is only their second time performing in the U.S., and the first time as a full 5-piece band.
Formed in 2001 as a one-off duo with the goal of producing a single EP, Blackfield grew into a 5-piece ensemble following the 2004 release of their self-titled debut album. Their sophisticated and melancholy compositions reflect both Wilson’s immense gift for melodies and Geffen’s meticulous songwriting ability, while the densely layered arrangements of acoustic and electric guitar, piano, keyboards, and strings paired with Wilson and Geffen’s yearning vocals recall the best work of bands from Coldplay to Muse to Zero 7.
Steven Wilson is best known as the leader of the band PORCUPINE TREE, whose new album Fear of a Blank Planet is set for release April 24 on Atlantic. Aviv Geffen is a highly successful solo artist and outspoken peace campaigner, with a string of gold albums in his home country of Israel.
Fans can watch acclaimed Danish artist Lasse Hoile’s video preview for Blackfield II here
Blackfield 2007 U.S. Tour Dates10 Mar 2007 - USA, Los Angeles, Knitting Factory
11 Mar 2007 - USA, San Francisco, Great American Music Hall,
13 Mar 2007 - USA, Philadelphia, World Cafe Live
15 Mar 2007 - USA, Annapolis, Rams Head
16 Mar 2007 - USA, New York, Bowery Ballroom
17 Mar 2007 - USA, Hoboken, Maxwell’s
18 Mar 2007 - USA, Boston, Berklee Recital Hall
BLACKFIELD II TO BE RELEASED ON MARCH 6
Blackfield is a collaboration between Israeli singer songwriter Aviv Geffen and British musician and producer Steven Wilson (also of Porcupine Tree). Blackfield II will be released by We Put Out in conjunction with Atlantic Records on March 6th.
Formed in 2001 after a meeting between Porcupine Tree frontman/producer Steven Wilson & Israeli singer/songwriter Aviv Geffen, the partnership blossomed into a cross-cultural collaboration as an exceptional new duo, Blackfield.
Now, following a series of new recording sessions in Israel and the UK between February-June 2006, the two have reunited for the hypnotic Blackfield II, a collection of rich, melancholy-tinged rock songs, produced by Wilson himself.
Aviv Geffen is a highly successful solo artist and outspoken peace campaigner, and has a string of gold albums in Israel.
Blackfield will perform in select cities in the US in March 2007. For more information visit blackfield.org and myspace.com/blackfield.
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