My new album "Cheating The Polygraph" was released on Kscope records. Featuring some of my favourite Porcupine Tree songs completely rearranged for modern contemporary big band by the brilliant Laurence Cottle.
What Happens Now?
Sound Of Muzak/So Called Friend
The Start Of Something Beautiful
Heart Attack In A Layby/The Creator Had A Mastertape/Surfer
The Pills I’m Taking (from Anesthetize)
Hatesong/Halo
Cheating The Polygraph/Mother & Child Divided
Futile
Here's my most recent book "Rhythmic Compositions"
Rhythmic Composition documents Gavin’s work with the popular progressive rock band Porcupine Tree. The book includes 20 highly detailed drum transcriptions by Terry Branam and in-depth commentary from Gavin Harrison taking you through the concepts of each song. Included are some of Gavin’s most legendary drum parts, including “Blackest Eyes,” “Trains,” “The Sound of Muzak,” “Futile,” “Halo,” “Anesthetize,” “Nil Recurring,” “Cheating the Polygraph,” and others.
Following an enlightening foreword by drumming legend Neil Peart of Rush, Gavin discusses the drum parts of each song, and often details the recording process and the source of his ideas for the drum parts and songs themselves. Overall, the book provides a fascinating and educational look at the conceptual, creative, and technical sides of Gavin’s drumming.
There are 20 full transcriptions by Terry Branam (of every singe note that I played) on the original Porcupine Tree records of these songs:
Blackest Eyes
Trains
The Sound of Muzak
Futile
Halo
Lazarus
Open Car
Start of Something Beautiful
Mother and Child Divided
Anesthetize
Way Out of Here
Nil Recurring
Cheating the Polygraph
What Happens Now?
Drawing the Line
The Incident
Octane Twisted
Circle of Manias
Bonnie the Cat
Remember Me Lover