Blackfield is a new project put together by Steven Wilson, front man
for English progressive rock stalwarts Porcupine Tree, and Israeli
pop star Aviv Geffen.

Wilson's Porcupine Tree is currently enjoying worldwide success with
In Absentia (Lava/Atlantic), the veteran outfit's biggest selling
album to date.

Aviv Geffen, son of esteemed Israeli poet Yehonatan Geffen and nephew
of revered Israeli statesman Moshe Dayan, is regarded as his
homeland's most outspoken counter-culture rock musician. Over a
string of gold albums, Geffen's lyrics have dared to criticize the
military and question the civil rights afforded to those with no
voice in Israeli society. As many of his fans took to spray painting
his inflammatory lyrics across Tel Aviv, Geffen polarized his
nation's opinion of him: loved passionately by some, he is also hated
venomously by others.

After following each others' careers since the mid-nineties, Geffen
and Wilson met in London in 2000 to discuss performing some concerts
in Israel. Something clicked and before long they collaborated on the
very first Blackfield song.

A year later, the duo entered a studio in Tel Aviv with the intention
of recording a one-off EP, but, after an extremely creative period of
songwriting, the decision was made to continue working towards
completing a full-length LP. Over the next 18 months the pair
collaborated whenever possible, bringing a unique meeting of cultures
to the recording sessions which ultimately resulted in the Blackfield
album, in October, 2003.

Now that album will be released by KOCH records, on February 22,
2005. A gorgeously moody and musically complex singer-songwriter
styled set, Blackfield amply reveals Wilson and Geffen's mutual love
for the classic rock albums of the 60's and 70's.

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