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The Sky Moves Sideways
Rock · 1994 · 5 tracks

The Sky Moves Sideways

Porcupine Tree

Sprawling thirty-five minute cosmic suites bookend a journey of lush synthesizers and liquid guitar leads. The bridge between solo bedroom project and full band.

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It's like Pink Floyd's Wish You Were Here but updated for a 90s ambient-chillout room.

A vast, awe-inspiring sense of cosmic wonder tempered by a quiet, human melancholy.

The Sky Moves Sideways · vs · Porcupine Tree
Stargazing+1.9σ

Stargazing saturates this record notably more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 5 Tracks
01
The Sky Moves Sideways, Phase One
18:37
02
Dislocated Day
5:24
03
The Moon Touches Your Shoulder
5:40
04
Prepare Yourself
1:54
05
The Sky Moves Sideways, Phase 2
16:46
Moments Worth Waiting For
The transition from the ambient intro of Phase One into the soaring, Gilmour-esque guitar lead at the four-minute mark.
The jarring, syncopated drum pattern and distorted vocal texture that defines the claustrophobic energy of Dislocated Day.
The hypnotic, repetitive bass groove that anchors the sprawling instrumental mid-section of Phase Two.
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