Richard Barbieri

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Richard Barbieri

Born November 30, 1957 · London, UK (age 68)

Richard Barbieri (born 30 November 1957) is an English musician, composer and sound designer. Originally a member of new wave band Japan (and their brief 1989–1991 reincarnation as Rain Tree Crow), more recently he is known as the keyboard player in the progressive rock band Porcupine Tree, which he joined in 1993. Aside from the founder Steven Wilson, he is the longest tenured member of Porcupine…

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Japan: Oil On CanvasJapan: Oil On Canvas · 1982
Japan: Oil On Canvas
1982
MovieMusicDocumentary
Successful British band Japan filmed live in concert at the Hammersmith Odeon, London on 16th November 1982.
Porcupine Tree: AnesthetizePorcupine Tree: Anesthetize · 2010
Porcupine Tree: Anesthetize
8.32010
MovieMusicDocumentary
In 2009 Porcupine Tree released their latest album The Incident. The album marked another step forward in the incredible journey of the band from a solo studio project created by Steven Wilson in the late eighties to a Grammy nominated act and one of the world's most revered live bands, currently selling out arenas across the globe and wowing fans with their incredible performances. "Anesthetize" is a DVD which captures the power of the band's live show. Recorded on multi-cameras over two nights at 013 venue in Tilburg, Holland in October 2008, the concerts featured tracks from throughout the band's career. "Anesthetize" collects the highlights from the two shows. It is only the band's second ever DVD release.
Richard Barbieri: HauntingsRichard Barbieri: Hauntings · 2026
Richard Barbieri: Hauntings
2026
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‘Hauntings’ is Barbieri’s first studio album since 2021’s ‘Under A Spell’, deepening the pensive, dark instrumental aesthetic of its predecessor. A diverse collection of immersive sound worlds, both dark & uplifting in equal measure, ‘Hauntings’ is influenced by a nostalgia for the past & future, & for things that didn’t happen yet still manage to haunt the mind & soul. What is real & what is simulation?
Japan - The Very Best OfJapan - The Very Best Of · 2006
Japan - The Very Best Of
2006
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Japan's 2006 DVD release, which includes seven promo videos as well as the Oil on Canvas concert recorded in 1982.
Porcupine Tree: Closure / ContinuationPorcupine Tree: Closure / Continuation · 2022
Porcupine Tree: Closure / Continuation
8.02022
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Porcupine Tree - one of the UK’s most forward-thinking, genre-defying rock bands - returns with its first new music in twelve years. Over a decade in the making, CLOSURE/CONTINUATION is a grand statement wholly worthy of the revered PT name.
Porcupine Tree: Never Stop the Car on a Drive in the DarkPorcupine Tree: Never Stop the Car on a Drive in the Dark · 2023
Porcupine Tree: Never Stop the Car on a Drive in the Dark
2023
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Documentary film on the production of Porcupine Tree's album "Deadwing"
Porcupine Tree: Fear of a Blank PlanetPorcupine Tree: Fear of a Blank Planet · 2007
Porcupine Tree: Fear of a Blank Planet
2007
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Fear of a Blank Planet is the ninth studio album by British progressive rock band Porcupine Tree and their best selling before 2009's The Incident. Steven Wilson has mentioned that the album's title is a direct reference to the 1990 Public Enemy album, Fear of a Black Planet; while the former was about race issues, the latter is about the fear of losing the current generation of youth to various common threats to their mental and social well being, including broken homes, excessive "screen time", and narcotic overuse (prescribed and otherwise) to the point of mental and spiritual "blankness".
Porcupine Tree: Arriving Somewhere...Porcupine Tree: Arriving Somewhere... · 2006
Porcupine Tree: Arriving Somewhere...
8.42006
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Arriving Somewhere... is the first live performance DVD by British progressive rock band Porcupine Tree. A full show from the Deadwing tour filmed by "Studio M" with nine HD cameras at Park West, Chicago on 11 & 12 October 2005, edited by Lasse Hoile, with the soundtrack mixed in stereo and 5.1 surround sound by Steven Wilson, and mastered by Darcy Proper.

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Porcupine Tree: AnesthetizePorcupine Tree: Anesthetize · 2010
Porcupine Tree: Anesthetize
8.32010
MovieMusicDocumentary
In 2009 Porcupine Tree released their latest album The Incident. The album marked another step forward in the incredible journey of the band from a solo studio project created by Steven Wilson in the late eighties to a Grammy nominated act and one of the world's most revered live bands, currently selling out arenas across the globe and wowing fans with their incredible performances. "Anesthetize" is a DVD which captures the power of the band's live show. Recorded on multi-cameras over two nights at 013 venue in Tilburg, Holland in October 2008, the concerts featured tracks from throughout the band's career. "Anesthetize" collects the highlights from the two shows. It is only the band's second ever DVD release.

keyboard, synthesizer

Porcupine Tree: In AbsentiaPorcupine Tree: In Absentia · 2020
Porcupine Tree: In Absentia
2020
MovieMusic
In Absentia was Porcupine Tree’s seventh studio album, first released in 2002, and was the first in a run of three albums that for many represent the pinnacle of the band's artistic achievements. Not many albums can claim to have created a new genre, but with its fusion of metal, progressive rock, ambient textures, and acoustic singer-songwriter styled material, it became a blueprint for a generation of bands to come. It also represented a commercial breakthrough for the band, eventually going on to sell three times more than the band’s previous releases. In Absentia features many of Porcupine Tree’s most beloved songs, including Trains, The Sound of Muzak and Blackest Eyes. While not a formal concept album, many of the songs have common themes related to serial killers, youthful innocence gone wrong, and observations of the modern world, setting a template for many of songwriter Steven Wilson's future songs.