Steven Wilson – The Harmony Codex

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Label:	Virgin Music Group – SW7V2, Virgin Music Group – 00044003353008
Format:	2 x Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo, Orange
Country:	Europe
Released:	Sep 29, 2023
Genre:	Electronic, Rock, Pop
Style:	Prog Rock, Art Rock

Tracklist

A1	Inclination Backing Vocals – Ninet Tayeb Drums, Percussion – Pat Mastelotto Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes], Synthesizer [Modular Synth] – Adam Holzman Flute – Theo Travis Fretless Bass – Nate Navarro* Guitar – David Kollar Guitar [Additional Guitar] – Niko Tsonev Producer [Additional production], Programmed By [Additional programming] – David Kosten Trumpet – Nils Petter Molvær Vocals, Piano, Synthesizer [ARP 2600], Programmed By – SW* Vocoder, Synth, Drum Machine – Jack Dangers Backing Vocals – Ninet Tayeb Drums, Percussion – Pat Mastelotto Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes], Synthesizer [Modular Synth] – Adam Holzman Flute – Theo Travis Fretless Bass – Nate Navarro* Guitar – David Kollar Guitar [Additional Guitar] – Niko Tsonev Producer [Additional production], Programmed By [Additional programming] – David Kosten Trumpet – Nils Petter Molvær Vocals, Piano, Synthesizer [ARP 2600], Programmed By – SW* Vocoder, Synth, Drum Machine – Jack Dangers	7:15
A2	What Life Brings Backing Vocals – Ninet Tayeb Bass – Guy Pratt Drums – Craig Blundell Vocals, Piano, Synthesizer [Moog Sub 37], Acoustic Guitar, Synthesizer [Solina Strings], Organ [Hammond Organ], Percussion, Electric Guitar – SW*	3:40
A3	Economies of Scale Songwriter, Synthesizer [Modular Synth] – Adam Holzman Songwriter, Vocals, Piano, Acoustic Guitar, Bass, Strings, Voice [Voice Sample], Programmed By – SW*	4:17
B1	Impossible Tightrope Drums – Nate Wood Electric Guitar – Niko Tsonev Electric Piano – Adam Holzman Guitar [Ambient Guitar] – David Kollar Guitar [Psychedelic Guitar] – Lee Harris (13) Saxophone – Theo Travis Violin – Ben Coleman Vocals, Piano, Acoustic Guitar, Bass, Strings, Synthesizer [Moog Sub 37], Synthesizer [ARP 2600], Synthesizer [Cobalt 8], Electric Guitar, Harp, Synthesizer [Rhodes], Organ [Hammond Organ], Synthesizer [Solina Strings], Programmed By – SW* Drums – Nate Wood Electric Guitar – Niko Tsonev Electric Piano – Adam Holzman Guitar [Ambient Guitar] – David Kollar Guitar [Psychedelic Guitar] – Lee Harris (13) Saxophone – Theo Travis Violin – Ben Coleman Vocals, Piano, Acoustic Guitar, Bass, Strings, Synthesizer [Moog Sub 37], Synthesizer [ARP 2600], Synthesizer [Cobalt 8], Electric Guitar, Harp, Synthesizer [Rhodes], Organ [Hammond Organ], Synthesizer [Solina Strings], Programmed By – SW*	10:42
B2	Rock Bottom Drums – Craig Blundell Electric Piano [Wurlitzer] – Adam Holzman Mixed By – David Kosten Producer [Additional Production] – David Kosten Producer [Additional Production], Sounds [Additional Sounds] – Josef E-Shine* Soloist [Guitar Solo] – Niko Tsonev Songwriter, Vocals, Guitar – Ninet Tayeb Vocals, Piano, Strings, Synthesizer [Moog Sub 37], Electric Guitar, Horns, Synthesizer [Prophet VI], Synthesizer [Cobalt 8] – SW* Drums – Craig Blundell Electric Piano [Wurlitzer] – Adam Holzman Mixed By – David Kosten Producer [Additional Production] – David Kosten Producer [Additional Production], Sounds [Additional Sounds] – Josef E-Shine* Soloist [Guitar Solo] – Niko Tsonev Songwriter, Vocals, Guitar – Ninet Tayeb Vocals, Piano, Strings, Synthesizer [Moog Sub 37], Electric Guitar, Horns, Synthesizer [Prophet VI], Synthesizer [Cobalt 8] – SW*	4:25
C1	Beautiful Scarecrow Chapman Stick – Nick Beggs Drums, Drum Programming – Craig Blundell Duduk – Theo Travis Producer [Additional Production] – David Kosten Sounds [Additional Sounds], Beats [Additional Beats] – Jack Dangers Synth [Modular Synth Loop] – Adam Holzman Tom Tom [Toms] – Jason Cooper Vocals, Piano, Strings, Synthesizer [Moog Sub 37], Synthesizer [ARP 2600], Electric Guitar, Electric Piano, Synthesizer [Solina Strings], Body Percussion [Hand Percussion], Programmed By – SW* Chapman Stick – Nick Beggs Drums, Drum Programming – Craig Blundell Duduk – Theo Travis Producer [Additional Production] – David Kosten Sounds [Additional Sounds], Beats [Additional Beats] – Jack Dangers Synth [Modular Synth Loop] – Adam Holzman Tom Tom [Toms] – Jason Cooper Vocals, Piano, Strings, Synthesizer [Moog Sub 37], Synthesizer [ARP 2600], Electric Guitar, Electric Piano, Synthesizer [Solina Strings], Body Percussion [Hand Percussion], Programmed By – SW*	5:21
C2	The Harmony Codex Electric Piano – Adam Holzman Strings, Synthesizer [Moog Sub 37], Synthesizer [ARP 2600], Synthesizer [Prophet VI], Synthesizer [Cobalt 8], Piano [Plucked Piano], Bass – SW* Voice – Rotem Wilson	9:50
D1	Time Is Running Out Producer [Additional Production] – David Kosten Soloist [Guitar Solo] – Niko Tsonev Vocals, Piano, Synthesizer [Moog Sub 37], Synthesizer [Solina Strings], Synthesizer [Prophet VI], Celesta [Celeste], Acoustic Guitar, Bass, Programmed By – SW*	3:57
D2	Actual Brutal Facts Bass – Nate Navarro* Hihat [Live Hihat], Percussion – Craig Blundell Piano – Adam Holzman Piano [Reverse Piano Chord], Programmed By – Jack Dangers Producer [Additional Production] – David Kosten Soloist [Guitar Solo] – David Kollar Vocals, Synthesizer [Moog Sub 37], Electric Guitar, Electric Piano, Mellotron, Synthesizer [Solina Strings], Sounds [Feedback], Programmed By – SW*	5:05
D3	Staircase Chapman Stick – Nick Beggs Drums – Craig Blundell, Sam Fogarino* Electric Guitar – Niko Tsonev Loops [DFAM Loops], Soloist [Moog Solo] – Adam Holzman Mixed By – David Kosten Producer [Additional Production] – David Kosten Programmed By [Additional Programming] – David Kosten Vocals, Piano, Strings, Synthesizer [Moog Arpeggiator], Synthesizer [Solina Strings], Synthesizer [Cobalt 8], Organ [Hammond Organ], Horns, Bass, Programmed By – SW* Voice – Rotem Wilson Chapman Stick – Nick Beggs Drums – Craig Blundell, Sam Fogarino* Electric Guitar – Niko Tsonev Loops [DFAM Loops], Soloist [Moog Solo] – Adam Holzman Mixed By – David Kosten Producer [Additional Production] – David Kosten Programmed By [Additional Programming] – David Kosten Vocals, Piano, Strings, Synthesizer [Moog Arpeggiator], Synthesizer [Solina Strings], Synthesizer [Cobalt 8], Organ [Hammond Organ], Horns, Bass, Programmed By – SW* Voice – Rotem Wilson	9:26

Companies, etc.

Distributed By – Virgin Music Group
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Steven Wilson Productions Ltd.
Copyright © – Steven Wilson Productions Ltd.
Published By – Hands Off It's Mine
Published By – White Magic Music
Mastered At – Metropolis Mastering
Pressed By – Schallplattenfabrik Pallas GmbH – 61503
Pressed By – Schallplattenfabrik Pallas GmbH – 61504

Credits

Lacquer Cut By – MATT*
Management – Penny Morgan
Photography By, Design – Carl Glover (4)
Photography By, Illustration – Hajo Müller*
Songwriter, Producer, Mixed By – Steven Wilson

Notes

Rear sleeve:
"00044003353008 / SW7V2 ℗ 2023 Steven Wilson Productions Ltd. Distributed by Virgin Music Group. © 2023 Steven Wilson Productions Ltd. Made in the EU. LC03261. BIEM/SDRM. stevenwilsonhq.com".

"Made in Germany" sticker on shrink wrap of the rear sleeve.

Initial copies sold via the Burning Shed website came with four exclusive postcards in an envelope, flap sealed with a Steven Wilson sticker.

Includes printed inner sleeve containing lyrics.

300 copies were sold by Assai Records as part of the Assai Records Obi Editions featuring a numbered Obi signed by Steven Wilson.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode (Text): 00044003353008
Label Code: LC03261
Rights Society: BIEM/SDRM
Matrix / Runout (Runout Side A, variant 1): -61503-Ⅰ = MATT @' METROPOLIS = SW7V A1
Matrix / Runout (Runout Side B, variant 1): -61503-Ⅰ SW7V B1
Matrix / Runout (Runout Side C, variant 1): -61504-ⅠV = MATT @ METROPOLIS = SW7V C1
Matrix / Runout (Runout Side D, variant 1): -61504-ⅠV SW7V D1
Matrix / Runout (Runout Side A, variant 2): SW7V A1 -61503-I = MATT @ METROPOLIS =
Matrix / Runout (Runout Side B, variant 2): -61503-II SW7V B1
Matrix / Runout (Runout Side C, variant 2): SW7V C1 -61504-IV = MATT @ METROPOLIS =
Matrix / Runout (Runout Side D, variant 2): -61504-I SW7V D1
Matrix / Runout (Runout Side A, variant 3): SW7V A1 -61503-I = MATT @ METROPOLIS =
Matrix / Runout (Runout Side B, variant 3): -61503-I SW7V B1
Matrix / Runout (Runout Side C, variant 3): SW7V C1 -61504-I = MATT @ METROPOLIS =
Matrix / Runout (Runout Side D, variant 3): -61504-I SW7V D1

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	The Harmony Codex (Box Set, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, 2×CD, Stereo, Blu-ray, Stereo, Multichannel)	Virgin Music Group, Virgin Music Group	SW7X, 00044003353107	UK & Europe	2023
	The Harmony Codex (10×File, FLAC, Album, Stereo, 24bit, 96kHz)	Steven Wilson Productions	none	Worldwide	2023
Recently Edited	The Harmony Codex (Blu-ray, Album, Stereo, Multichannel)	Virgin Music Group, Virgin Music Group	00044003357907, SW7BR	Europe	2023
Recently Edited	The Harmony Codex (CD, Album, Stereo)	Virgin Music Group, Virgin Music Group	SW7CD, 00044003353077	Europe	2023
	The Harmony Codex (18×File, FLAC, Album, Deluxe Edition, Stereo, 16bit, 44.1kHz)	Virgin Music Group	00044003375741	Worldwide	2023

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Reviews

bosscat2 Apr 4, 2024
Fantastic album from SW, from Ninet Tayeb's contribution to Jack Dangers twiddling knobs here and there.... (loved his Meat Beat Manifesto stuff BITD).

Thankfully my copy is clean as a whistle and sounds excellent to boot.
filthythedog Mar 29, 2024
Just picked up a copy at HMV for 22 GBP, if anybody is interested.
jp_fal Jan 4, 2024
Mine does have surface noise/light hiss but it is only noticeable in quiet and silent sections. While the music is playing the sound quality is very good and totally wipes it out.
chadderboxset Dec 1, 2023
Edited one year ago
Mine has surface noise after two Degritter cleanings. It’s especially bad at the beginning of side A and B. Pops and sibilance. It sounds like I should exchange it at my local after reading the comments here.
Chalkers Nov 24, 2023
Does anyone have photos of the postcards they can upload?
etanhuijs Nov 16, 2023
Fantastic sounding record! Great quality pressing with almost no surface noise
upsbucky Nov 2, 2023
Edited one year ago
The new Steven Wilson album has arrived and I really didn't know what to expect but I should have. What you get this time is Steven still heavily influenced by electronic music from the Future Bites combined with shades of all his other solo efforts. Beautiful flat orange vinyl that sounds pristinely precise and clean with smooth deep bass. Track favorites thus far are What Life Brings, Rock Bottom and the closer Staircase. The title track is a bit monotonous yet maybe that's the point as a mid album stretch but side C is my least favorite on the album. I hate to keep beating a dead horse but I still like the Porcupine Tree stuff better than the solo material. Closure/Continuation was one of my favorite albums of the last decade and has received several spins during the past year. Don't get me wrong, I do like the album and I'm along for the ride on whatever he's doing and appreciate the brilliance of this underrated artist however the masterpiece that is Hand. Cannot. Erase. remains safe as his finest solo outing.
Csquare4 Oct 15, 2023
Just a fantastic pressing! Received last night, just finished my first spin after a few swipes of the anti-static brush. Noise floor is pretty much inaudible at a pretty loud volume, this is a very dynamic recording. The low end is deep, tight and full. The mids and highs are crisp. The drums are superbly recorded/mixed as SW always does. Just a damn fine sounding album.

Sorry for the few that got duds, hopefully they got replacement copies. I haven't even wet cleaned mine (which is something I normally do before it touches my stylus), and only noticed 3 or 4 small "ticks" across the album. Didn't experience any non-fill. Just completely blown away by how good this sounds. This is absolutely the best pressing I have purchased new in a while. As https://www.discogs.com/user/gquady09 says below, "Do NOT skip this one!"
gquady09 Oct 12, 2023
A brilliant album from start to finish. Steven has done it again! Incredible songwriting and production as expected. My copy was totally flat and completely free of any surface noise. Do NOT skip this one!
Ultranec123 Oct 12, 2023
Mine has abrasive pops and clicks on the first couple seconds of each side but besides that it’s fine. Anyone else with the same problem?