''I.E.M.'' is the debut album of
Steven Wilson
Steven John Wilson (born 3 November 1967) is an English musician. He is the founder, guitarist, lead vocalist, and songwriter of the rock band Porcupine Tree, as well as being a member of several other bands, including Blackfield, Storm Corrosi ...
's side project,
Incredible Expanding Mindfuck
Incredible Expanding Mindfuck, commonly abbreviated as I.E.M., was a solo project by Steven Wilson (the lead of British rock band Porcupine Tree). Its work was mainly influenced by Krautrock and experimental music from the 1960s and 1970s.
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. The original 1996 vinyl edition on Chromatic Records was limited to 500 copies. An expanded
CD edition was released by
Delerium Records
Delerium Records was a British independent record label, that specialised in psychedelic music and which existed from 1991 to 2003, and was notable in promoting the careers of bands including Porcupine Tree, Ozric Tentacles, Kava Kava, Mandrag ...
in 1998.
The album was also included in the 2010 ''Complete I.E.M,'' CD
boxset
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where it reverted to the original vinyl track listing.
Track listing
All tracks written by Steven Wilson.
#"The Gospel According to the I.E.M." – 12:56
#"The Last Will and Testament of Emma Peel" – 8:08
#"Fie Kesh" – 8:23
#"Deafman" – 9:01
#"Headphone Dust" – 6:18
(1998 CD version only)
Credits
I.E.M.
*Steven Wilson - all instruments
See also
*
List of ambient music artists
This is a list of ambient music artists. This includes artists who have either been very important to the genre or have had a considerable amount of exposure (such as those who have been on a major label). This list does not include little-known ...
References
External links
I.E.M. reviews and MP3 @ progarchives.comretrieved 7-11-07
1996 debut albums
Incredible Expanding Mindfuck albums
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