Arriving Somewhere...

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Arriving Somewhere...
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Released21 August 2006
21 April 2008
Recorded11 and 12 October 2005
Venue Park West (Chicago, IL)
Genre Progressive rock, progressive metal
Length101:48 (Show)
Label Snapper/Kscope
Director Lasse Hoile
Producer Steven Wilson, Porcupine Tree
Porcupine Tree chronology
Arriving Somewhere...
(2006)
Anesthetize
(2010)

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] In March 2018, Blu-ray and 2CD set was released.

Contents

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:

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Blogcritics Production & Production: (9/10) [7]
Record Collector Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [8]
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Track listing

DVD disc 1

No.TitleWriter(s)Original releaseLength
1."Revenant"Richard Barbieri Deadwing bonus track (2005)3:04
2."Open Car"Steven WilsonDeadwing4:46
3."Blackest Eyes"Wilson In Absentia (2002)4:41
4."Lazarus"WilsonDeadwing4:06
5."Hatesong"Colin Edwin, Wilson Lightbulb Sun (2000)9:14
6."Don't Hate Me"Wilson Stupid Dream (1999)8:38
7."Mother and Child Divided"Gavin Harrison, WilsonDeadwing bonus track5:11
8."Buying New Soul"Barbieri, Edwin, Chris Maitland, Wilson Recordings (2001)7:17
9."So-Called Friend"Barbieri, Edwin, Harrison, Wilson"Lazarus" b-side (2005)4:55
10."Arriving Somewhere but Not Here"WilsonDeadwing12:57
11."Heartattack in a Layby"WilsonIn Absentia4:07
12."Start of Something Beautiful"Harrison, WilsonDeadwing7:19
13."Halo"Barbieri, Edwin, Harrison, WilsonDeadwing6:42
14."The Sound of Muzak"WilsonIn Absentia5:14
15."Even Less"WilsonStupid Dream6:54
16."Trains"WilsonIn Absentia7:18
17."End Credits"Harrison, Wilsonspecial alternate mix of "Mother and Child Divided"2:05

DVD disc 2

Bonus disc
No.TitleWriter(s)Original releaseLength
1."Futile" (from Rockpalast broadcast)Harrison, WilsonIn Absentia bonus track6:09
2."Radioactive Toy" (from Rockpalast broadcast)Wilson On the Sunday of Life (1992)5:59
3."Lazarus" (promo clip directed by Lasse Hoile)WilsonDeadwing3:57
4."The Start of Something Beautiful" (live film directed by Przemyslaw Vshebor and Lasse Hoile)Harrison, WilsonDeadwing7:10
5."Halo" (live film directed by Lasse Hoile)Barbieri, Edwin, Harrison, WilsonDeadwing5:54
6."Mother and Child Divided" (live film directed by Lasse Hoile)Harrison, WilsonDeadwing bonus track4:56
7."Cymbal Song" (by Gavin Harrison)Harrison 3:57
8."Gallery" (photo gallery with exclusive ambient music by Richard Barbieri & Steven Wilson)Barbieri, Wilson 9:21

CD/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 Layby" – 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

Chart positions

ChartPosition
Billboard Comprehensive Music Videos [10] 36

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