Steven Wilson of Porcupine Tree has announced a new solo album, The Harmony Codex, and has shared the lead single “Economies of Scale” ahead of the LP’s September 29th release date.
The song lets Wilson — a renowned producer in his own right — explore his soulful side, as he builds layers of vocal harmonies around a pitter-pattering electronic rhythm that casts an early-aughts Radiohead vibe.
“I’m happy to announce my seventh album The Harmony Codex,” wrote Wilson on his website. “This one is a real trip, a beautiful and experimental 65-minute labyrinth of a record, with almost every one of its 10 tracks taking a different musical approach.”
Wilson also teased the follow-up single, “Impossible Tightrope,” which will be released next week. Wilson described the song as “completely different” than “Economies of Scale”: a “mostly instrumental 11-minute hybrid of progressive rock, spiritual jazz, and electronica.”
“More songs from the album will follow in the weeks leading up to release, including my latest collaboration with Ninet Tayeb,” Wilson added. “But really I hope you will all get to hear the album as intended — a musical journey, or a piece of ‘cinema for the ears.’”
The Harmony Codex will be released in a standard 10-track format, as well as in triple-disc deluxe box set form. The latter comes with a 100-page book and includes a second disc of remixes, outtakes, and reimagined versions by Manic Street Preachers, Roland Orzabal (Tears for Fears), Mikael Åkerfeldt (Opeth), Interpol, and more. A third Blu-Ray disc includes hi-fi lossless, Atmos, 5.1 surround, and other boutique audio formats. Pre-order the standard vinyl edition via Townsend Music and the 3-disc deluxe version via this location.
Below you can stream the music video for “Economies of Scale” and see the album art and tracklist for both the standard and deluxe formats of The Harmony Codex.
The Harmony Codex Artwork:
The Harmony Codex Tracklist:
01. Inclination
02. What Life Brings
03. Economies Of Scale
04. Impossible Tightrope
05. Rock Bottom
06. Beautiful Scarecrow
07. The Harmony Codex
08. Time Is Running Out
09. Actual Brutal Facts
10. Staircase
The Harmony Codex Deluxe Box Set Tracklist:
Disc 1: The Harmony Codex
01. Inclination
02. What Life Brings
03. Economies Of Scale
04. Impossible Tightrope
05. Rock Bottom
06. Beautiful Scarecrow
07. The Harmony Codex
08. Time Is Running Out
09. Actual Brutal Facts
10. Staircase
Disc 2: Harmonic Distortion
01. Codex Theme #7
02. Economies Of Scale (Manic Street Preachers Remix)
03. Codex Theme #9
04. Inclination (Faultline Remix)
05. Impossible Tightrope (Alternate Version)
06. Codex Theme #6 4
07. Beautiful Scarecrow (Meat Beat Manifesto Excursion 1)
08. Codex Theme #8
09. Time Is Running Out (Mikael Åkerfeldt Version)
10. Staircase (Interpol Remix)
11. 11 Codex Theme #3
12. What Life Brings (Aug 22 Mix By Roland Orzabal)
13. The Harmony Codex (Long Take)
14. Staircase (Radiophonic Workshop Remix)
Disc 3: The Harmony Codex Blu-Ray
01. High-Resolution Stereo (96/24)
02. 5.1 Mix (96/24)
03. Atmos Mix (48/24)
04. Stereo Instrumentals (96/24) *
05. 5.1 Instrumentals (96/24) *
06. Atmos Instrumentals (48/24) *
* = Exclusive to this edition
