XM (also known as Transmission 1.1 and Transmission 1.2) is a live-in-studio album recorded by British band Porcupine Tree in early 2003 as a live album of mostly In Absentia tracks. This was taken from a session at XM Satellite Radio in Washington, D.C., on 12th November 2002, and was originally released as a limited edition tour album. It was later released online on the Porcupine Tree store.

XM
Live album by
ReleasedJuly 2003
Recorded12 November 2002 at Satellite Radio, Washington D.C.
GenreProgressive rock, progressive metal
Length52:07
LabelTransmission
Porcupine Tree chronology
In Absentia
(2002)
XM
(2003)
Warszawa
(2004)

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Blackest Eyes" (from In Absentia)Steven Wilson4:26
2."The Sound of Muzak" (from In Absentia)Wilson5:02
3."Gravity Eyelids" (from In Absentia)Wilson7:30
4."Wedding Nails" (from In Absentia)Richard Barbieri, Wilson5:17
5."Even Less/Slave Called Shiver" (from Stupid Dream)Wilson11:38
6."Heartattack in a Layby" (from In Absentia)Wilson4:16
7."Strip the Soul" (from In Absentia)Colin Edwin, Wilson7:06
8."Tinto Brass" (from Stupid Dream)Barbieri, Edwin, Chris Maitland, Wilson6:38

Band

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Credits

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  • XM Recording Engineer – Quinton Roebuck
  • XM Recording Assistant – Aaron Lee
  • Mixing – Steven Wilson (at No Man's Land, UK, December 2002)
  • Crew – Ian Bond, Pete Dempsey, Mick Pryde, Ross Elliot, Michael Piper
  • Cover photography – Lasse Hoile
  • Band photography – Francesca Petrangeli
  • Gavin Harrison photography – Oliver Link
  • John Wesley photography – Jason Birnie
  • Cover design – Carl Glover (for Aleph)

Notes

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Features five piece touring line up including special guest John Wesley on guitar and backing vocals.
UK Transmission – 1.1 (limited to 1,500, released for the US tour July–August 2003)
UK Transmission – 1.2 (limited to 1,000, released for the EU tour November 2003)[1]

References

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