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Up the Downstair is the second studio album by British progressive rock band Porcupine Tree, first released in June 1993. It was originally intended to be a double album set including the song "Voyage 34", which was instead released as a single in 1992, and other material that ended up on the Staircase Infinities EP (1994). In 2005, it was partially re-recorded, fully re-mixed, remastered and re-released along with the Staircase Infinities EP as a double album. The re-release contains a new mix by Steven Wilson, along with recorded drums by Gavin Harrison that replace the electronic drums of the original version. Another re-release on double vinyl was pressed on 14 August 2008 on Kscope records. This is identical to the 2005 release, except it is printed on coloured vinyl and the Staircase Infinities disc contains the song "Phantoms".[4]

Up the Downstair
Cover art by Nop and Win Machielse
Studio album by Porcupine Tree
Released	7 June 1993[1]
Recorded	February 1992 - January 1993
Studio	No Man's Land (Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England)
Genre	Progressive rock, space rock, psychedelic rock
Length	47:59
Label	Delerium
Producer	Steven Wilson
Porcupine Tree chronology
On the Sunday of Life... (1992) Up the Downstair (1993) The Sky Moves Sideways (1995)
Complete release chronology
On the Sunday of Life... (1992) Up the Downstair (1993) Spiral Circus (1994)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
MMMDI	(8/10)[3]

According to Wilson, Up the Downstair channeled "the Orb and the Future Sound of London, but also Floyd and Ozric Tentacles. If I liked it, I didn’t give a fuck."[5]

Track listing

All music written by Steven Wilson.

2005 Remastered And Remixed Edition

Many songs differ a little in length in the revamped edition of Up the Downstair.

Personnel

Porcupine Tree

• Steven Wilson - vocals, all other instruments

Additional personnel

• Colin Edwin – Bass guitar on "Always Never"
• Richard Barbieri – Electronics on "Up the Downstair"
• Suzanne J. Barbieri – Vocals on "Up the Downstair"
• Gavin Harrison – Drums (Disc 1 2004 edition only)
• Alan Duffy - co-songwriting on "Always Never", "Small Fish", "Fadeaway" & "The Joke's on You"

Reviews

Professional reviews:[6]

• Melody Maker - They've embarked upon a mission impossible: to create a truly Nineties progressive rock soundscape, utilising modern technology but avoiding prog pomposity. And they've managed it with room to spare. It's a strange and wonderful brew, taking in Orb ambience, FSoL dub, Metallica steel and all points in between. Ambient space dubs, technological cut-ups and Gregorian chants texture the sound, but the fire at the heart of the noise comes from good old guitar. Be warned, there are solos here, but they're played with a force and a purity that defies indulgence.
• Organ - "Up The Downstair" is an LP that hides many surprises for the attentive listener. After a few spins you realise that even the sounds mixed into the background and he vocal interventions from old "drug" records all play a part in this warm, soothing lysergic tapestry that contains sparse, but matching lyrics. When I wrote an article on Porcupine Tree last year (published in Crohinga Well 2) I predicted that this act would become a "third way" in New British Psychedelia (the first and second being the psychedelic rock of Bevis Frond and the spacey festival sounds of Ozric Tentacles, of course). This record only confirms my statement. "Up The Downstair" is a record to get incredibly stoned to (and you will...)!
• CMJ - Up The Downstair retains the band's willowy roots in Albion psychedelia but expands the brief, dropping its cheesy self-consciousness while infusing some contemporary dance auras (from acidic mesmerism to almost funky syncopation) with more 'group-like' interaction.

External links

• Porcupine Tree Official Website
• Up the Downstair at Snapper Music

References

На других языках

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- [en] Up the Downstair

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[es] Up the Downstair

Up the Downstair es el segundo álbum de estudio de la banda inglesa de rock progresivo Porcupine Tree, editado en mayo de 1993. Estaba inicialmente pensado para ser un doble álbum, pero la edición como sencillo de la canción "Voyage 34", de 34 minutos de duración, hizo que saliera al mercado como un único disco. El EP Staircase Infinities recoge material desechado de las sesiones de grabación del disco. Estos dos discos fueron re-editados en 2005 como un disco doble, con la incorporación del nuevo batería de la banda, Gavin Harrison que realizó las partes de batería en el mismo.

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[it] Up the Downstair

Up the Downstair è il secondo album in studio del gruppo musicale britannico Porcupine Tree, pubblicato il 7 giugno 1993 dalla Delerium Records.[3]

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[ru] Up the Downstair

Up the Downstair — второй студийный альбом британской прогрессивной рок-группы Porcupine Tree, выпущенный в мае 1993 года. Изначально альбом должен был быть двойным и включать в себя песню «Voyage 34» (которая вместо этого была выпущена в качестве сингла в 1992) и другой материал, оказавшийся на мини-альбоме Staircase Infinities (1994). В 2005 альбом был частично перезаписан, полностью пересведён, подвергся ремастерингу и переиздан вместе с Staircase Infinities как двойной альбом. Переиздание содержит новое сведение от Стивена Уилсона и перезаписанные барабаны от Гэвина Харрисона, которые заменили электрические барабаны оригинальной версии. Стивен Уилсон сказал, что название альбома появилось благодаря строке песни «Voyage 34» (хоть и на альбоме присутствует трек с таким же названием). Другое переиздание на двойном виниле было выпущено 14 августа 2008 года на Kscope Records.

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