Blackfield is the acclaimed collaboration between Steven Wilson (Porcupine Tree) and Israeli artist Aviv Geffen. The duo return with their third album Welcome To My DNA which is released on March 28th. Formed after a meeting in 2000, the partnership blossomed into a cross-cultural collaboration that has already spawned two albums (2004’s Blackfield and 2007’s Blackfield II).
The duo will also be touring to support the release of the album with dates so far confirmed in UK, Holland, Germany, Poland, Switzerland, Italy, Belgium and France with American dates still to be announced. These will be the first dates they have played together as Blackfield for over three years, due to both artists’ recent hectic schedules.
Aviv explains, "
We made the album together, it wasn’t an email album. Steven came to Israel and I came to London. We both had a great year, Steven with Porcupine Tree and me with my solo stuff but now it’s a Blackfield year and we are both ready for it."
He goes onto describe Welcome To My DNA as "an album about loneliness and sadness. There are many songs about love, god... the same subjects that Blackfield have dealt with before." Musically the album builds on the established Blackfield sound, described by Clash as "a lush but soulful mix of separate cultures, deep sounds and touching lyrics," and the results have lead Aviv to state "I believe it’s our best work so far and I’m really excited about going on stage with this album."
UK Tour Dates are:
04/06 - Leamington, Assembly
04/07 - Manchester, Academy 2
04/08 - London, Shepherd’s Bush Empire
Blackfield - Aviv Geffen in the studio (part one) from Kscope on Vimeo.
