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Blackfield: Steven Wilson (l.) and Aviv Geffen (r.) Blackfield is a music group, a collaboration between Porcupine Tree founder and lead singer Steven Wilson and Israeli pop superstar Aviv Geffen . 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. Apart from eight original songs, the band also covered two of Geffen's earlier songs ("Scars" and "Cloudy Now", translated into English by Wilson), and Porcupine Tree's "Feel So Low", which Geffen had recorded in Hebrew previously.1
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Musical artist Blackfield in concert Blackfield is a collaboratory musical group between Porcupine Tree founder and lead singer Steven Wilson and Israeli rock singer Aviv Geffen .
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Blackfield is a collaborative music project by the English musician and founder of Porcupine Tree , Steven Wilson , and Israeli rock singer Aviv Geffen .Together, they have released three albums under the moniker: Blackfield and Blackfield II as equal partners, and Welcome to my DNA with Geffen taking a more dominant role.A fourth studio album, titled Blackfield IV was released on 26 August 2013, with Wilson taking an even more passive role.Later Wilson announced he was departing from the band after a short European tour in February 2014.
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Blackfield is a collaborative music project by the English musician and founder of Porcupine Tree , Steven Wilson , and Israeli rock singer Aviv Geffen . Together, five albums have been released under the moniker: Blackfield and Blackfield II as equal partners, and Welcome to my DNA and Blackfield IV with Geffen taking a leading role.Despite initially announcing his intention to leave the project in 2014, Wilson instead worked again as an equal partner on a fifth album, Blackfield V , which was released on 10 February 2017.
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International rock duo For other uses, see Blackfield (disambiguation) . Blackfield is a collaborative music project by the English musician and founder of Porcupine Tree , Steven Wilson , and Israeli rock singer Aviv Geffen . Together, six albums have been released under the moniker.The first two records, Blackfield and Blackfield II , saw Geffen and Wilson working together as equal partners, while the third and fourth, Welcome to my DNA and Blackfield IV , saw Geffen take on a leading role, writing all but one track across both albums and providing a significantly increased share of lead vocals. Despite initially announcing his intention to leave the project in 2014, Wilson instead worked again as an equal partner on a fifth album, Blackfield V , which was released on 10 February 2017. A sixth record, For the Music , was released on 4 December 2020, with Geffen again taking a leading role.
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International rock duo For other uses, see Blackfield (disambiguation) . Blackfield is a collaborative music project by the English musician and founder of Porcupine Tree , Steven Wilson , and Israeli rock musician Aviv Geffen . Together, six albums have been released under the moniker. The first two records, Blackfield and Blackfield II , saw Geffen and Wilson working together as equal partners, while the third and fourth, Welcome to my DNA and Blackfield IV , saw Geffen take on a leading role, writing all but one track across both albums and providing a significantly increased share of lead vocals. Despite initially announcing his intention to leave the project in 2014, Wilson instead worked again as an equal partner on a fifth album, Blackfield V , which was released on 10 February 2017. A sixth record, For the Music , was released on 4 December 2020, with Geffen again taking a leading role.
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music group
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collaborative music project by the english musician and founder of porcupine tree
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