Blackfield

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Blackfield

Background information
Origin England & Israel
Genre(s) Art Rock
Progressive Rock
Years active 2001-present
Label(s) Atlantic Records
Snapper Music
Associated acts Porcupine Tree
Aviv Geffen
Website www.blackfield.org
Members
Steven Wilson
Aviv Geffen
Seffy Efrati
Tomer Z
Eran Mitelman
Former members
Gavin Harrison
Chris Maitland
Daniel Salomon

Blackfield is a music group, a collaboration between Porcupine Tree founder and lead singer Steven Wilson and Israeli rock singer Aviv Geffen.

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[edit] History

Geffen, a fan of Porcupine Tree and Wilson, invited the band to play shows in Israel in 2000. He struck up a friendship with Wilson, leading to the two musicians recording together. Originally planned as an EP for a 2001 release, the band's debut album blossomed into a full-length recording, and was released in Israel and Europe in 2004, and the United States in 2005. In early 2004 the band debuted live on a couple of promotional TV performances in Israel. This line-up featured drummer Chris Maitland (drummer of Porcupine Tree from 1993 to 2002), who was replaced by Tomer Zidkyahu, brother of Nir Zidkyahu (former touring member of Genesis) for a European tour that follow in the Autumn of 2004.

Apart from seven original songs, the band also covered two of Geffen's earlier songs ("Scars", "Cloudy Now" and "Glow" <not recorded solo by Geffen until 2006 but performed often during his concerts>, translated into English by Wilson), and Porcupine Tree's "Feel So Low", with Geffen singing the first verse in Hebrew (he had been performing this song during his live shows).

Wilson and Geffen recently recorded a follow up album, Blackfield II, released in February 2007 in Europe and March 2007 in the United States. In 2007, keyboardist Daniel Salomon left the band to continue his successful solo career. Salomon was replaced by Eran Mitelman, former keyboardist for popular Israeli hard rock band HaYehudim.

[edit] Band Members

[edit] Line-Up

[edit] Former Members

[edit] Discography

January, 2004 Blackfield
February, 2007 Blackfield II

[edit] Singles

November, 2003 Hello
December, 2003 Pain
March, 2004 Blackfield
May, 2004 Cloudy Now
January, 2007 Once
March, 2007 Miss U
March, 2007 My Gift of Silence

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