Porcupine Tree’s Anesthetize Blu-ray Dated, Gets London Premiere

As previously reported (see blu-ray.com, March 2), the progressive rock band Porcupine Tree will release its new live film Anesthetize on Blu-ray, with a release date of June 15 (May 20 in the UK). A special-edition cloth-bound hardback book BD/DVD/CD combo pack limited to 5,000 copies is shipping in early May, available only at the Porcupine Tree online store. The film will premiere at a London cinema, with the band and film director attending.

The film was recorded in high definition at two concerts given by Porcupine Tree in Tilburg, The Netherlands, at the end of the Fear of a Blank Planet tour in October 2008. It was directed and edited by Lasse Hoile, with the soundtrack mixed into stereo and 5.1 sound by Steven Wilson.

The tracklist is as follows:

1. Intro
2. Fear of a Blank Planet
3. My Ashes
4. Anesthetize
5. Sentimental
6. Way Out of Here
7. Sleep Together
8. What Happens Now?
9. Normal
10. Dark Matter
11. Drown with Me
12. Cheating the Polygraph
13. Half-Light
14. Sever
15. Wedding Nails
16. Strip the Soul / Dot Three
17. Sleep of No Dreaming
18. Halo
19. Outro

Extras:

• Way Out of Here (live film directed by Lasse Hoile)
• My Ashes (live film directed by Lasse Hoile)
• Wedding Nails (live film directed by Lasse Hoile)
• Strip the Soul / Dot Three (live film directed by Lasse Hoile)

Porcupine Tree - Trailer for Anesthetize DVD from Kscope on Vimeo.

A special screening will be held in the Prince Charles Cinema at London's Leicester Square on Thursday May 20, at 7 p.m. The screening will be introduced by the band and filmmaker Lasse Hoile. Members of the band will also be available to sign copies of the film following the screening. A limited number of tickets for this special evening are available to purchase from the cinema.