I.E.M. 1996–1999 is a compilation album from Steven Wilson's side project, the Incredible Expanding Mindfuck. It is a remastered collection of music recorded between 1996–99, and includes the whole of the first album I.E.M., the An Escalator to Christmas EP together with bonus material.

I.E.M. 1996-1999
Compilation album by Incredible Expanding Mindfuck
Released	September 2005 (2005)
Recorded	1996-1999
Genre	Psychedelic rock, krautrock
Length	68:45
Label	Headphone Dust HDIEMCD8 ToneFloat TF32
Producer	Steven Wilson
Incredible Expanding Mindfuck chronology
Have Come for Your Children (2001) I.E.M. 1996-1999 (2005) Complete I.E.M. (2010)

The original 2005 Headphone Dust version marked the first time that the An Escalator to Christmas EP had been available on CD.[1] A subsequent limited edition of 500 copies was issued on white vinyl in 2007 by the ToneFloat label.[2][3]

The artwork replicates that of the original I.E.M. album.

Track listing

All tracks written by Steven Wilson.

1. "The Gospel According to the I.E.M." – 12:56
2. "The Last Will and Testament of Emma Peel" – 8:08
3. "Fie Kesh" – 8:23
4. "Deafman" – 9:02
5. "An Escalator to Christmas" – 10:33
6. "Headphone Dust" – 6:11
7. "Interview" – 0:27
8. "An Escalator to Christmas" (Extended Mix) – 13:04

References

External links

• I.E.M. 1996-1999 reviews and MP3 @ progarchives.com retrieved 24-10-09

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