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The Incident
Rock · 2009 · 18 tracks · 1h 15m

The Incident

Porcupine Tree

A sprawling 55-minute song cycle exploring trauma and detachment through high-contrast dynamics, shifting from delicate acoustic folk to crushing progressive metal.

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It’s a 55-minute musical movie about the moments that change everything, told through heavy riffs and haunting melodies.

A cold, cinematic exploration of human trauma that balances mechanical aggression with profound, melodic sadness.

The Incident · vs · Porcupine Tree
Storytelling+4.0σ

The writing leans far further into storytelling than the rest of the catalogue.

Tracklist · 18 Tracks · 1h 15m
01
Occam’s Razor
1:55
01
Flicker
3:42
02
Bonnie the Cat
5:45
02
The Blind House
5:47
03
Great Expectations
1:26
03
Black Dahlia
3:40
04
Remember Me Lover
7:32
04
Kneel and Disconnect
2:03
05
Drawing the Line
4:43
06
The Incident
5:20
07
Your Unpleasant Family
1:48
08
The Yellow Windows of the Evening Train
2:00
09
Time Flies
11:41
10
Degree Zero of Liberty
1:45
11
Octane Twisted
5:03
12
The Séance
2:39
13
Circle of Manias
2:19
14
I Drive the Hearse
6:44
Moments Worth Waiting For
The jarring transition from the delicate piano of Great Expectations into the suffocating metal weight of The Blind House
The eleven-minute nostalgic drift of Time Flies where the acoustic strumming evokes 70s Pink Floyd before turning modern and metallic
The terrifyingly heavy, repetitive mechanical groove of Circle of Manias that serves as the cycle's instrumental climax
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