In Absentia

Artists

Album Info

Release Date: 2020-02-28

Label: Kscope

Qobuz 2020 Deluxe Edition. All tracks 44.1 kHz / 24 bit.

Remastered stereo mixes, additional studio recordings and unreleased demos.

Tracks 1-1 through 1-12 features Steven Wilson's 2017 remaster, which has less compression and limiting.

Tracks 2-1 through 2-9 includes all of the additional finished studio recordings the band made during the period.

Tracks 3-1 through 3-12 comprise over 70 minutes of demos recorded at Wilson's home studio during the two years leading up to recording the album. Many of the selections differ from the final versions, with additional sections, alternate lyrics, and different arrangements. Also included are demos of three songs that were not subsequently recorded by the band, all released here for the first time: Imogen Slaughter, Watching You Sleep, and Enough.