Sunsets on Empire

Rock · 1997 · 8 tracks

Sunsets on Empire

A gritty, industrial-tinged collaboration with Steven Wilson. Fish trades theatrical fantasy for biting social commentary and cold, turn-of-the-century urban tension.

It's like Marillion's frontman wandered into a Porcupine Tree session and decided to burn the world down.

A tense, cynical observation of societal decay wrapped in cold, cinematic rock.

Tracklist · 8 Tracks

01

The Perception of Johnny Punter

8:37

03

Change of Heart

3:41

04

What Colour Is God?

5:50

05

Tara

5:11

06

Jungle Ride

7:34

07

Worm in a Bottle

6:24

09

Sunsets on Empire

6:55

10

Say It With Flowers

4:20

Moments Worth Waiting For

The jarring transition from the spoken word grit of Johnny Punter into its explosive guitar-driven chorus.

The trip-hop influenced percussion loops in Jungle Ride that feel like a nervous heartbeat.

The way the title track builds from a lonely synth pulse into a massive, cinematic wall of sound.

Sits BesideSee all

Noctourniquet

Shares progressive rock, art rock, alternative rock (subgenres); urban_night, dusk, rainy_day (atmosphere)

High Hopes

Bruce Springsteen

Shares digital_clarity, layered_dense, studio_polished (production style); urban_night, dusk, rainy_day (atmosphere)

Heaven’s Open

Heaven’s Open

Shares progressive rock, art rock, alternative rock (subgenres); digital_clarity, layered_dense, studio_polished (production style)

MACHINA/the machines of God

MACHINA/the machines of God

The Smashing Pumpkins

Shares progressive rock, art rock, alternative rock (subgenres); urban_night, dusk, rainy_day (atmosphere)

Eat the Elephant

Eat the Elephant

A Perfect Circle

Shares progressive rock, art rock, alternative rock (subgenres); digital_clarity, layered_dense, studio_polished (production style)

Clutching at Straws

Clutching at Straws

Shares progressive rock, art rock, alternative rock (subgenres); electric guitar, keys/synth, drums (instrumentation)

Fugazi

Shares progressive rock, art rock (subgenres); brooding, defiant, bittersweet (moods)

The Noise

Shares progressive rock, art rock, alternative rock (subgenres); digital_clarity, layered_dense, studio_polished (production style)

Holidays in Eden

Holidays in Eden

Shares progressive rock, art rock, alternative rock (subgenres); digital_clarity, layered_dense, studio_polished (production style)

Man on the Run

Shares urban_night, dusk, rainy_day (atmosphere); digital_clarity, layered_dense, studio_polished (production style)

Reviews

AllMusic

Cassette uses generative AI to enrich its catalog. How we use AI →