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Steven Wilson - The Overview Interview With Anil Prasad

Steven Wilson - Cosmic Perspectives Interview with Anil Prasad: February 25, 2025 Existential contemplation remains a common crossroads for humanity. But with the majority of us glued to our devices and distracted by social media informed by algorithmic bias, it’s clear the collective search for meaning often takes a backseat to more superficial concerns. That observation is one of the springboards for Steven Wilson’s latest album, The Overview. It explores the idea of the “overview effect,” a term first coined by author Frank White. It refers to the dramatic psychological impact astronauts experience when they view the Earth from orbit. White’s interviews with astronauts revealed a common theme of realizing our species’ insignificance within the context of the cosmic expanse surrounding and influencing the Earth. Wilson extends the idea of the overview effect to our own sense of wonder and awe when experiencing the Earth’s natural beauty and phenomena. And as an atheist, he uses it to voice competing purposeful and purposeless internal dialogs about our place on this spinning globe. Musically, The Overview features two side-long suites titled “Objects Outlive Us” and “The Overview.” It’s a 42-minute journey housed within a progressive rock framework infused with many other influences including spiritual jazz, post-rock, pop, electronic music, and noise music. The recording includes contributions from drummer Craig Blundell, keyboardist Adam Holzman, guitarist Randy McStine, and vocalist Rotem Wilson. “Objects Outlive Us” also includes lyrics by XTC co-founder Andy Partridge. The release is accompanied by a film from director Miles Skarin that combines 3-D animation, photo-realistic renderings, and surrealism to reflect the album’s aural journey. In addition to The Overview, Wilson released a new Bass Communion album in 2024 titled The Itself of Itself. The recording, which offers music cultivated and captured across a 10-year period, continues Bass Communion’s tradition of exploring the edges of ambient, drone, and noise music. He’s also working on new music for Porcupine Tree, the progressive rock band he founded in 1987, which reunited after a 12-year hiatus in 2022. In addition, he continues his ever-heightening role as a surround sound remixer, helming new incarnations of Pink Floyd at Pompeii, Ultravox’s Lament, Yes’ Fragile and Close to the Edge, as well as the New Order catalog. #stevenwilson #porcupinetree #progressiverock #progrock