Blackfield announce seven disc CD set covering 2004-2017

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Blackfield, the art rock collaboration between Steven Wilson and Israeli musician Aviv Geffen, are to have a seven-disc set, Blackfield : An Accident Of Stars: 2004 – 2017, released through Kscope om March 31. You can watch a trailer for the new set below.

Blackfield : An Accident Of Stars: 2004 – 2017 is a collection of the band’s work from 2004 to 2017 released together for the first time and housed in a deluxe book-set, with a 64-page book.

The set features the band's first five studio releases, Blackfield (2004), Blackfield II (2007), Welcome To My DNA (2011), Blackfield IV (2013) and Blackfield V (2017), plus a bonus disc of the band’s previously unreleased show at Paradiso Amsterdam from 2011 (Live DNA). The band's sixth release, 2020's For The Music, which featured minimal involvement from Wilson, was released on the Warner Music Group label.

“Steven and I connect across art, politics, and life in general," says Geffen. "We’re always switching around between ideas when we’re together. That’s why our partnership works so well. You can feel the love in Blackfield."

Also included will be a newly produced Blu-ray which has Blackfield, Blackfield II and Welcome To My DNA in 24bit 44.1kHz format, Blackfield IV and Blackfield V in 5.1 Surround Sound and High Resolution 24-bit Stereo, plus the bands’ promo videos from this period are also included and the 2007 concert film Live in N.Y..

Pre-order Blackfield : An Accident Of Stars: 2004 – 2017.

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Jerry Ewing

Writer and broadcaster Jerry Ewing is the Editor of Prog Magazine which he founded for Future Publishing in 2009. He grew up in Sydney and began his writing career in London for Metal Forces magazine in 1989. He has since written for Metal Hammer, Maxim, Vox, Stuff and Bizarre magazines, among others. He created and edited Classic Rock Magazine for Dennis Publishing in 1998 and is the author of a variety of books on both music and sport, including Wonderous Stories; A Journey Through The Landscape Of Progressive Rock.