Steven Wilson – lead vocals, mellotron (tracks 1–10), keyboards (tracks 1, 2, 4, 6, 7 and 8), guitars (tracks 2–10), bass (tracks 1, 2 and 5–7), banjo (track 7), hammered dulcimer (track 9), programming (tracks 1–5, 9 and 10), shaker (tracks 3, 5 and 6), effects (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5 and 9–11)
Guthrie Govan – guitar (tracks 1, 2, 6, 7, 9 and 10), lead guitar (tracks 5 and 7)
Nick Beggs – bass (tracks 3 and 9), Chapman Stick (tracks 4, 6, 7 and 10), backing vocals (tracks 2, 4–6, 9 and 10)
Adam Holzman – piano (tracks 1–3, 5–7 and 9–11), Hammond organ (tracks 1–3, 5–7, 9 and 10), celesta (tracks 3, 5 and 9), Fender Rhodes (tracks 3, 4, 6 and 9), Wurlitzer (track 7), Moog Voyager synthesizer (track 7)
Marco Minnemann – drums (tracks 2–7 and 9)
Additional musicians
Dave Gregory – guitars (tracks 2, 3 and 10) Chad Wackerman – drums (track 10) Ninet Tayeb – vocals (tracks 5 and 9) Theo Travis – flute and baritone saxophone (track 9) Katherine Begley – spoken word (track 4) Leo Blair – solo vocal (track 5) Schola Cantorum of the Cardinal Vaughan Memorial School – choir (tracks 5, 10 and 11) London Session Orchestra – strings (tracks 9 and 10)
THE GROUND-BREAKING FOURTH SOLO ALBUM FROM STEVEN WILSON - INCLUDING BONUS TRACKS AND DEMOS
“Hand. Cannot. Erase. Is an album rooted in sonic and spiritual modernity… an inventive blend of bleak and brooding industrial soundscapes” * The Guardian
Steven Wilson, four-time Grammy nominee, multi-instrumentalist, producer, and founder member of Porcupine Tree, released his critically acclaimed fourth solo album Hand. Cannot. Erase. in 2015. In 2017 he shot back into the charts with his fifth solo album To the Bone at #3 in the UK and #2 in Germany, which built on the success of Hand. Cannot. Erase., which reached #13 in the UK and #3 in Germany.
As well as a good reception from fans, Hand. Cannot. Erase. was well supported in the press, with the Financial Times (UK) calling the album "richly textured and forceful... and tender treatments of the theme of loss", Classic Rock (UK) claiming it to be "A tour de force of experimental music making... 8/10" and Metal Hammer (DE) described it as "another masterstroke... 6/7", as well as receiving five stars from Record Collector and four from Q Magazine.
Hand. Cannot Erase. was recorded at London’s illustrious Air Studios, Steven reunited
Guthrie Govan (guitar)
Adam Holzman (keyboards)
Theo Travis (flute / sax)
Nick Beggs (bass / stick)
Marco Minneman (drums)
the spectacular band responsible for 'The Raven...' album and world tour.
“Hand. Cannot. Erase. Is an album rooted in sonic and spiritual modernity… an inventive blend of bleak and brooding industrial soundscapes” * The Guardian
