I.E.M. 1996–1999

I.E.M. 1996–1999 is a compilation album from Steven Wilson's side project, the Incredible Expanding Mindfuck. It is a remastered collection of music recorded between 1996–99, and includes the whole of the first album I.E.M., the An Escalator to Christmas EP together with bonus material.

I.E.M. 1996–1999
Compilation album by Incredible Expanding Mindfuck
Released	September 2005 (2005)
Recorded	1996–1999
Genre	Psychedelic rock, krautrock
Length	68:45
Label	Headphone Dust HDIEMCD8 ToneFloat TF32
Producer	Steven Wilson
Incredible Expanding Mindfuck chronology
Have Come for Your Children (2001) I.E.M. 1996–1999 (2005) Complete I.E.M. (2010)

The original 2005 Headphone Dust version marked the first time that the An Escalator to Christmas EP had been available on CD.^[1] A subsequent limited edition of 500 copies was issued on white vinyl in 2007 by the ToneFloat label.^[2][3]

The artwork replicates that of the original I.E.M. album.

Track listing

All tracks written by Steven Wilson.

1. "The Gospel According to the I.E.M." – 12:56
2. "The Last Will and Testament of Emma Peel" – 8:08
3. "Fie Kesh" – 8:23
4. "Deafman" – 9:02
5. "An Escalator to Christmas" – 10:33
6. "Headphone Dust" – 6:11
7. "Interview" – 0:27
8. "An Escalator to Christmas" (Extended Mix) – 13:04