Steven Wilson Announces Requiem For A Village

Steven Wilson announced his new album Requiem For A Village, which will be released on November 6 through Fiction Records. The album contains 12 tracks. It includes narration written by Andy Partridge and performed by David Tennant. Wilson said he avoided artificial intelligence and corrective studio technologies while preparing the album, choosing live, organic instrumentation instead.

Wilson said he used analog synthesizers and preferred not to tune the instruments perfectly, adding unpredictability to the music. He said he tried playing violin, oboe and drums while preparing the album. Wilson began remixing classic albums in 2009. He also said that his work on Guns N' Roses albums Use Your Illusion I and Use Your Illusion II was not liked by the group and was shelved.

Wilson said that the installation of more spatial audio systems in venues could allow artists to create more immersive shows.