Porcupine Tree's "Fear Of A Blank Planet" is Coming - Again, Deluxe Box Set w Blu Ray

[Steve Bruzonsky]

So says ImportCDs:

https://www.importcds.com/fear-of-a-blank-planet-deluxe-edition-5cd-br/802644825250

I have the circa 2007 or so DVD-Audio which is 5.1 and sounds great!

Wonder if there will be a new Atmos mix? A new even "better" 5.1 mix? ImportCDs listing doesn't tell us anything other than # of CDs and a blu ray.

 

[H.A.L.]

It had better be Atmos or it won't sell as well as it could. I have (one) of the 5.1s, and it sounds good enough.

Too much coming out now! Not complaining (well, I'm not, but my wallet is, since its divorce from me has not yet been finalized;
maybe by turning down this we'll somehow work things out).

 

[quadrifonico]

Atmos or not but i pray for a standalone

 

[stoopid]

This is the next deluxe set in the procession. They did In Absentia, Deadwing, and now FoaBP. They're reissues of the surround on bluray with an artbook, CD demos, etc added.

 

[haikubass]

Here's BurningShed pre-order with full specs - no Atmos as predicted:
https://burningshed.com/porcupine-tree_fear-of-a-blank-planet_boxset

 

[HenkG]

Here's BurningShed pre-order with full specs - no Atmos as predicted:
https://burningshed.com/porcupine-tree_fear-of-a-blank-planet_boxset
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Link is not working anymore.

 

[ar surround]

It had better be Atmos or it won't sell as well as it could. I have (one) of the 5.1s, and it sounds good enough.

Along with Nil Recurring, which is on the DVD-A.

 

[mandrix]

Along with Nil Recurring, which is on the DVD-A.

Ah I did not remember that. Isn't Nil recurring also on DVD?
Seems I remember having a DVD of it.

 

[J. PUPSTER]

Here's BurningShed pre-order with full specs - no Atmos as predicted:
https://burningshed.com/porcupine-tree_fear-of-a-blank-planet_boxset
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Must have taken it down; surprising how often that happens.

I did a search there for the title and it came back with a 2021 CD and a separate LP, and of course a T-shirt

 

[srbjab]

Demos, sessions and live material on CD, but apparently no Atmos mix on the blu-ray. For that much money, it's a head scratcher IMHO. Since I already own two DVDA 5.1 editions, Transmission and Roadrunner, with Nil Recurring, I'm definitely passing on this. However, if anyone missed the previous MC releases this will be attractive, though overpriced. Definitely peak PT.

 

[Robert van Diggele]

Ah I did not remember that. Isn't Nil recurring also on DVD?
Seems I remember having a DVD of it.

Yes, Nil Recurring is also on the dvd-a, in 5.1 like the main album.

 

[Blackwood]

Courtesy of: https://forums.stevehoffman.tv/thre...ox-set-coming-10-25-24.1208371/#post-35101197

CD 1 (2024 remaster of Fear Of A Blank Planet)

CD 2 (2024 remaster of Nil Recurring)

plus Bonus Track
5. Fear Of A Blank Planet Tour Live intro) [2:02]

CD 3 - Demos

1. Fear Of A Blank Planet [7:01]
2. My Ashes [5:09]
3. Anesthetize [16:49]
4. Sentimental [5:03]
5. Cheating The Polygraph [7:07]
6. Sleep Together [7:26]
7. Always Recurring [3:49]
8. Hey Sleeper [3:36]

CD 4 - Live at Garage, Saarbrucken, 23 September 2006

1. Fear Of A Blank Planet [9:05]
2. My Ashes [5:44]
3. Anesthetize [17:12]
4. Sentimental [5:07]
5. Cheating The Polygraph [6:58]
6. Sleep Together [8:11]

CD 5

• BBC Session, Maida Vale, 13 April 2007 (available on PT Bandcamp)
• Live in store performance, Park Avenue, Orlando, 4 October 2007 (Previous released as We Lost the Skyline)
  
  (and then later in the thread...)

Yes, there is a Blu-ray too. I just copy pasted the CD info to summarise what was 'new' (didn't think they'd take the product info down).

The Blu ray had all of FOABP and Nil Recurring, and promo videos from the time iirc. I don't recall what audio formats were on the Blu ray though

 

[Robert van Diggele]

Link is not working anymore.

There is a funny message when you click the dead link.

 

[Blackwood]

There is a funny message when you click the dead link.

It’s even more concerning than he/she/it thinks... the product doesn't exist, and I’m logged into my account but he/she/it still doesn’t know me.

Even machines have doubts and self-esteem issues.

 

[mandrix]

Yes, Nil Recurring is also on the dvd-a, in 5.1 like the main album.

Yes. My question was is it also on a DVD(V). Apparently so, searching my folders.

 

[J. PUPSTER]

There is a funny message when you click the dead link.

hilarious! sort of a machine's constant self deprecating slagging-off

 

[Robert van Diggele]

Yes. My question was is it also on a DVD(V). Apparently so, searching my folders.

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ok, I understand. It is on the Transmission dvd-a of Fear of a Blank Planet.

 

[ar surround]

hilarious! sort of a machine's constant self deprecating slagging-off

And the machine will babble on and on and on and on if you let it.

 

[Thonolan]

And the machine will babble on and on and on and on if you let it.

I wasted several minutes of my life there because I couldn't stop reading...

 

[JediJoker]

CD 1 (2024 remaster of Fear Of A Blank Planet)

CD 2 (2024 remaster of Nil Recurring)

Honestly, this is what I'm most looking forward to. Steven's In Absentia and Deadwing remasters were massive improvements on the originals. Fear of a Blank Planet was not as over-compressed as the previous two albums, but could still benefit from greater dynamic range.