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Up the Downstair
Rock · 1993 · 10 tracks

Up the Downstair

Porcupine Tree

A neon-hued psychedelic odyssey blending space-rock sprawl with early 90s electronic pulses. Immersive, trippy, and deeply atmospheric.

May 1993 · Kscope

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A swirling, neon-lit psychedelic dreamscape that balances rhythmic propulsion with ethereal drift.

Tracklist · 10 Tracks
01
What You Are Listening To
0:57
02
Synesthesia
5:11
03
Monuments Burn Into Moments
0:20
04
Always Never
6:58
05
Up the Downstair
9:59
06
Not Beautiful Anymore
3:26
07
Siren
0:53
08
Small Fish
2:43
09
Burning Sky
11:07
10
Fadeaway
6:15
Moments Worth Listening For
The explosive transition from the ambient intro into the driving, synth-heavy groove of Synesthesia.
The hypnotic, ten-minute title track where the bassline anchors a swirling vortex of psychedelic guitar solos.
The transition in Burning Sky where the rhythmic intensity peaks before dissolving into a wash of spacey textures.
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Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does Up the Downstair sound next to the rest of Porcupine Tree's catalogue?

Dreamy+1.6σ

Dreamy saturates this record notably more than the artist's norm.

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