Love, Death & Mussolini

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Love, Death & Mussolini
EP by Porcupine Tree
Released	Early 1990
Recorded	1989
Genre	Psychedelic
Length	35:39
Label	Hidden Art
Porcupine Tree chronology
Tarquin's Seaweed Farm (1989) Love, Death & Mussolini (1990) The Nostalgia Factory (1990)

The Love, Death & Mussolini E.P. was a private cassette released by Steven Wilson under the pseudonimous of 'Porcupine Tree'. It compiles a total of nine tracks of which seven were shortly after released in The Nostalgia Factory, and two of them were new songs. The song "Out" was later included on the vinyl edition of Yellow Hedgerow Dreamscape and "It Will Rain for a Million Years" shares its name with a track in On the Sunday of Life... but it's a totally different song and is elsewhere unavailable.

Love, Death & Mussolini was limited to only 10 copies so it is nearly impossible to get. Many of the lyrics on Love, Death & Mussolini were written by Alan Duffy and given to Steven Wilson as a gift. The inlay of the sleeve contains credits to some musicians but except for JC Camillioni all the rest are Wilson's fictitious band members^[1]. The back side has the following note:

“	"Love, Death & Mussolini" is an E.P. E.P. stands for "extended player". An "extenden player" is longer than a single but not long enough to be called an L.P. (a long player). Here then are 3 songs and 2 instrumentals, new material from the band Porcupine Tree. These 5 tracks last for about 20 minutes in total. 20 minutes is a good duration for an "extended player". However, "Love, Death & Mussolini" takes advantage of the cassette medium by including an additional 17 minutes of music taking it to L.P. (long player) length. This is known as "value for money". In the music industry this is known as "marketing". Do your accounting to the sound of Porcupine Tree.[1]	„

[edit] Track listing

All tracks written by Steven Wilson except tracks A2, A3, A4, and B4 written by Wilson/Duffy.

SIDE A

1. Hymn (Tree) - 1:22
2. Footprints (Tree, Duffy) - 5:56
3. Linton Samuel Dawson (Tree, Duffy) - 3:04
4. And the Swallows Dance Above the Sun (Tree, Duffy) - 4:12
5. Queen Quotes Crowley (St. Jemain) - 4:40

SIDE B

1. No Luck With Rabbits (Underspoon) - 0:47
2. Begonia Seduction Scene (Jemain, Tree) - 2:34
3. Out (Tree, Underspoon) - 8:59
4. It Will Rain for a Million Years (Tree, Underspoon) - 4:05

[edit] Personnel (fiction)

• PORCUPINE TREE - Vocal, Electric and Acoustic Guitars, Bass.
• SIR TARQUIN UNDERSPOON - Organ, Mellotron, Keyboards.
• EXPANDING FLAN - Drums, Percussion.
• SOLOMAIN ST. JEMAIN - Glissando Guitars and Vocals on "Queen Quotes Crowley".
• JC CAMILLIONI - Programming, Soundscapes.

Recorded at No-Man's Land studios and Periscope Station. Produced by JC Camillioni and Porcupine Tree for Hidden Art Productions.

[edit] References

v • d • e Porcupine Tree Richard Barbieri · Colin Edwin · Gavin Harrison · Steven Wilson Chris Maitland · John Wesley Albums On the Sunday of Life · Up the Downstair · The Sky Moves Sideways · Signify · Metanoia · Stupid Dream · Lightbulb Sun · In Absentia · Deadwing · Fear of a Blank Planet Singles and EPs "Voyage 34" · Voyage 34: Remixes · Staircase Infinities · Moonloop E.P. · "Waiting" · "Piano Lessons" · "Stranger by the Minute" · "Pure Narcotic" · "Four Chords That Made a Million" · "Shesmovedon" · "Lazarus" · Nil Recurring Compilations Yellow Hedgerow Dreamscape · Voyage 34: The Complete Trip · Recordings · Stars Die: The Delerium Years 1991-1997 Live albums Spiral Circus · Coma Divine - Recorded Live in Rome · Coma Divine II · XM · Warszawa · XMII · Rockpalast · We Lost the Skyline DVD Arriving Somewhere Other releases Tarquin's Seaweed Farm · Love, Death & Mussolini · The Nostalgia Factory Related articles No-Man · Bass Communion · Blackfield · Headphone Dust · I.E.M. · Burning Shed · Transmission · Lasse Hoile