XM (album)

XM (also known as Transmission 1.1 and Transmission 1.2) is a live-in-studio album recorded by British band Porcupine Tree in early 2003 as a live album of mostly In Absentia tracks. This was taken from a session at XM Satellite Radio in Washington, D.C., on 12 November 2002, and was originally released as a limited edition tour album. It was later released online on the Porcupine Tree store.

XM
Live album by Porcupine Tree
Released	July 2003
Recorded	12 November 2002 at Satellite Radio, Washington D.C.
Genre	Progressive rock, progressive metal
Length	52:07
Label	Transmission
Porcupine Tree chronology
In Absentia (2002) XM (2003) Warszawa (2004)

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Blackest Eyes" (from In Absentia)	Steven Wilson	4:26
2.	"The Sound of Muzak" (from In Absentia)	Wilson	5:02
3.	"Gravity Eyelids" (from In Absentia)	Wilson	7:30
4.	"Wedding Nails" (from In Absentia)	Richard Barbieri, Wilson	5:17
5.	"Even Less/Slave Called Shiver" (from Stupid Dream)	Wilson	11:38
6.	"Heartattack in a Layby" (from In Absentia)	Wilson	4:16
7.	"Strip the Soul" (from In Absentia)	Colin Edwin, Wilson	7:06
8.	"Tinto Brass" (from Stupid Dream)	Barbieri, Edwin, Chris Maitland, Wilson	6:38

Band

• Steven Wilson – Guitars and vocals
• Colin Edwin – Bass
• Richard Barbieri – Keyboards and synthesizers
• Gavin Harrison – Drums
• John Wesley – Guitars and backing vocals (except "Slave Called Shiver" and "Tinto Brass")

Credits

• XM Recording Engineer – Quinton Roebuck
• XM Recording Assistant – Aaron Lee
• Mixing – Steven Wilson (at No Man's Land, UK, December 2002)
• Crew – Ian Bond, Pete Dempsey, Mick Pryde, Ross Elliot, Michael Piper
• Cover photography – Lasse Hoile
• Band photography – Francesca Petrangeli
• Gavin Harrison photography – Oliver Link
• John Wesley photography – Jason Birnie
• Cover design – Carl Glover (for Aleph)

Notes

Features five piece touring line up including special guest John Wesley on guitar and backing vocals.
UK Transmission – 1.1 (limited to 1,500, released for the US tour July–August 2003)
UK Transmission – 1.2 (limited to 1,000, released for the EU tour November 2003)^[1]