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Steven Wilson review – an interstellar sound voyage with Floydian grandeur
On his first solo tour in seven years, Wilson transports a rapt audience through three hours of prog, bubbling electronica and time-bending post-rock bliss
Photograph: Hajo MüllerAppearing initially in profile, all in black and ensconced in a keyboard array that makes it look like he’s fallen to Earth in a pod, Wilson’s opening move during his first solo tour in seven years is to play his recent concept record, The Overview, in full. Part one, Objects Outlive Us, encompasses mundane stills from English life, pristine melodies and Baroness-worthy sludge as Wilson trades snarling leads with guitarist Randy McStine, who also does a neat line in elegiac solos and metallic experiments. The Harmony Codex, its voiceover describing thousands of cities and trillions of stars, is like ambient cartilage between sets, while King Ghost’s delightful falsetto hook calls back to the early moments of Objects Outlive Us.
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