Composed of outtakes from the Up the Downstair disc, this album is a bit on the short side.
The material here is strictly instrumental and based in a melodic, rather mellow progressive rock format.
The overall sound seems to be a blend of such artists as Hawkwind and Pink Floyd combined with fusion.
Other elements occasionally show up, like David Bowie, Synergy, and even '80s music.
Many times releases of odds and ends like this tend to be of interest strictly to hardcore fans of the given band.
Such is not the case with this release, as it is a very entertaining release that stands up by itself.
The only complaint, really, is that it is too bad there wasn't more material to put on the disc.
What is here is quite good, but like a snack, it leaves you wishing for more.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cloud ZeroSteven Wilson | Porcupine Tree | Play | 04:40 | 10 MB | 25 MB |
| 2 | The Joke's on YouAlan Duffy, Steven Wilson | Porcupine Tree | Play | 04:06 | 9 MB | 22 MB |
| 3 | NavigatorSteven Wilson | Porcupine Tree | Play | 04:47 | 10 MB | 22 MB |
| 4 | Rainy TaxiSteven Wilson | Porcupine Tree | Play | 06:44 | 15 MB | 29 MB |
| 5 | Yellow Hedgerow DreamscapeSteven Wilson | Porcupine Tree | Play | 09:30 | 21 MB | 52 MB |
| 29 mins | 68 MB | |||||
| 29 mins | 153 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alan Duffy | Composer |
| 2 | Porcupine Tree | Primary Artist |
| 3 | Steven Wilson | Composer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |