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STEVEN WILSON The Future Bites (2021 UK limited edition 9-track LP pressed on 180 Gram Heavyweight White Vinyl, this colour is exclusive to Independent Record Stores. The sixth solo studio album by the British musician, co-produced by Wilson and David Kosten, and recorded in London. Housed in a single pocket picture sleeve with printed inner & 16-page booklet, remains factory sealed in the hype-stickered shrink CAROL021LPX) Tracklisting & Info:Steven Wilson's new album THE FUTURE BITES is an exploration of how the human brain has evolved in the Internet era. As well as being Wilson's phenomenal sixth album, THE FUTURE BITES is also an online portal to a world of high concept design custom built for the ultra-modern consumer. Where 2017's To The Bone confronted the emerging global issues of post truth and fake news, THE FUTURE BITES places the listener in a world of 21st century addictions. It's a place where on-going, very public experiments constantly take place into the affects of nascent technology on our lives. From out of control retail therapy, manipulative social media and the loss of individuality, THE FUTURE BITES is less a bleak vision of an approaching dystopia, more a curious reading of the here and now. Musically, THE FUTURE BITES gleams. Featuring gorgeous electronic sounds warped by human intervention (King Ghost), soaring acoustics that head straight upwards into the stratosphere (12 Things I Forgot), relentless bass-driven Motorik grooves (Follower) and swampish, murky funk (Eminent Sleaze), it is Steven's most consistently brilliant work to date. The album was recorded in London and co-produced by David Kosten (Bat For Lashes, Everything Everything) and Steven Wilson. Online, THE FUTURE BITES is an open door to a world of purchase power where everything is marketable and nothing is too random to be put on sale. Inspired by such notable 21st century artefacts as the Virgil Abloh ceramic block and Vitality Air canned Canadian oxygen, The Future Bites is a fully designed consumer universe (built in collaboration with Baby and Crystal Spotlight) that's been designed to be accessible and addictive to anyone from the casual fan to the hardcore collector. Side A1. Unself2. Self3. King Ghost4. 12 Things I Forgot5. Eminent SleazeSide B6. Personal Shopper7. Man Of The People8. Follower9. Anyone But MeYear of Release – 2021Format – vinyl LP album (LP record)Record Label – Caroline InternationalCatalogue No – CAROL021LPXCountry of Origin – United KingdomBarcode – 602508804403Availability – In Stock