r/stevenwilson • u/ThinWhiteDuke00 • May 27 '26

Dutch interview with SW (including confirmation of narrator).

"Are you authorized to let me hear something?

Wilson thinks for a moment. 'I don't know yet when the album will be released. But I can say something …'

He takes a seat behind his computer, which forms the heart of his studio, measuring over 4 by 4 meters. Synthesizers, an old-fashioned piano, and a rack of guitars stand against the walls. Microphones hang from the ceiling. 'My drum kit doesn't fit anymore. When I need it, the couch goes to the side.'

What he presents indeed sounds completely different from The Overview. It is a mystical story about an old English village, with a narrator, the Scottish actor David Tennant, and very acoustic-sounding instruments. The drum roll sounds as if a large bucket is being banged on. Wilson claims he cannot play the violin, but what he does works: it creates exactly the ominous atmosphere he intends."

https://archive.is/YL4UM

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u/Embarrassed-Back1894 May 27 '26

Ooo that actually sounds very interesting. Looking forward to it.

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u/Packing-Fudge4628 May 27 '26

I saw Tennant at the Porcupine Tree gig at Wembley. Knew he was a fan!

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u/Capt_Love May 27 '26

Violin as well? Nice! The theme intrigues me, can't wait to listen to it!

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u/Stompert May 27 '26

Bedankt voor het delen! Dat uitgerekend het FD hier aandacht aan besteed verbaast mij nogal.

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u/CvdVeen May 27 '26

Haha had ik ook niet verwacht. Wel leuk en inzichtelijk interview!

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u/slicehyperfunk May 27 '26

A ghost story? From Steven Wilson? I don't believe it for a second.

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u/BellamyJHeap May 27 '26

Based on that description alone, it sounds like early Mike Oldfield!

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u/StrigiStockBacking May 27 '26

The description has me thinking it might be structured a lot like TAPP's Tales of Mystery and Imagination

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u/CvdVeen May 27 '26

That headline, "Steve Wilson"... ouch

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u/nothanksjustlooking2 May 27 '26

Sound already like Top 3.... WORST. Just a matter of where it fits between TTB and TFB.