In Absentia

Tracklist

• CD 1: In Absentia
• 1
  Blackest Eyes
  4:23
  4.2 ★
• 2
  Trains
  5:56
  4.0 ★
• 3
  Lips of Ashes
  4:39
  3.5 ★
• 4
  The Sound of Muzak
  4:59
  4.1 ★
• 5
  Gravity Eyelids
  7:56
  3.5 ★
• 6
  Wedding Nails
  6:33
  4.0 ★
• 7
  Prodigal
  5:32
  3.1 ★
• 8
  .3
  5:25
  3.4 ★
• 9
  The Creator Has a Mastertape
  5:21
  3.5 ★
• 10
  Heartattack in a Layby
  4:15
  2.5 ★
• 11
  Strip the Soul
  7:21
  3.4 ★
• 12
  Collapse the Light Into Earth
  5:52
  3.4 ★
• CD 2: In Absentia Bonus Material
• 1
  Collapse Intro
  1:45
• 2
  Drown With Me
  5:21
  3.6 ★
• 3
  Orchidia
  3:27
• 4
  Chloroform
  7:14
• 5
  Futile
  6:06
• 6
  Meantime
  3:17
• 7
  Blackest Eyes (radio edit)
  3:38
• 8
  Trains (radio edit)
  3:52
• 9
  Strip the Soul (video edit)
  3:35
• CD 3: In Absentia Demos
• 1
  Drown With Me (demo)
  5:06
• 2
  Trains (demo)
  6:05
• 3
  Imogen Slaughter
  2:38
• 4
  Watching You Sleep
  3:44
• 5
  The Creator Has a Mastertape (demo)
  6:07
• 6
  Heartattack in a Layby (demo)
  5:51
• 7
  Strip the Soul (demo)
  15:19
• 8
  The Sound of Muzak (demo)
  5:32
• 9
  Gravity Eyelids (demo)
  7:15
• 10
  Enough
  3:45
• 11
  Wedding Nails (demo)
  6:26
• 12
  Blackest Eyes (demo)
  4:34
• Blu-ray 4: In Absentia Documentary / In Absentia Remastered / 5.1 Surround Sound Mix / Bonus Material
• 1
  Blackest Eyes (5.1 mix)
  4:25
• 2
  Trains (5.1 mix)
  5:55
• 3
  Lips of Ashes (5.1 mix)
  4:40
• 4
  The Sound of Muzak (5.1 mix)
  4:58
• 5
  Gravity Eyelids (5.1 mix)
  7:56
• 6
  Wedding Nails (5.1 mix)
  6:33
• 7
  Prodigal (5.1 mix)
  5:33
• 8
  .3 (5.1 mix)
  5:25
• 9
  The Creator Has a Mastertape (5.1 mix)
  5:17
• 10
  Heartattack in a Layby (5.1 mix)
  4:19
• 11
  Strip the Soul (5.1 mix)
  7:21
• 12
  Collapse the Light Into Earth (5.1 mix)
  5:53
• 13
  Drown with Me (5.1 mix)
  5:22
• 14
  Chloroform (5.1 mix)
  7:16
• 15
  Futile (5.1 mix)
  6:05
• 16
  The Making of In Absentia (documentary film)
  109:45
• 17
  Blackest Eyes
  4:24
  4.2 ★
• 18
  Trains
  5:55
  4.0 ★
• 19
  Lips of Ashes
  4:39
  3.5 ★
• 20
  The Sound of Muzak
  4:58
  4.1 ★
• 21
  Gravity Eyelids
  7:56
  3.5 ★
• 22
  Wedding Nails
  6:34
  4.0 ★
• 23
  Prodigal
  5:33
  3.1 ★
• 24
  .3
  5:25
  3.4 ★
• 25
  The Creator Has a Mastertape
  5:15
  3.5 ★
• 26
  Heartattack in a Layby
  4:22
  2.5 ★
• 27
  Strip the Soul
  7:21
  3.4 ★
• 28
  Collapse the Light Into Earth
  5:50
  3.4 ★
• 29
  Collapse Intro
  1:45
• 30
  Drown With Me
  5:21
  3.6 ★
• 31
  Orchidia
  3:27
• 32
  Chloroform
  7:14
• 33
  Futile
  6:06
• 34
  Meantime
  3:17
• 35
  Blackest Eyes (radio edit)
  3:38
• 36
  Trains (radio edit)
  3:52
• 37
  Strip the Soul (video edit)
  3:35

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Release credits

• Andrew Karp
  artists and repertoire
• Anthony Pleeth
  cello [4.24, 4.28, 1.8, 1.12]
• Ben Cruft
  violin [1.8, 1.12, 4.24, 4.28]
• Boguslaw Kostecki
  violin [1.8, 1.12, 4.24, 4.28]
• Brian Montgomery
  assistant [2.2, 2.4, 2.7-9, 4.17-28, 4.30, 4.32, 4.35-37, 1.1-12]
• Bruce White
  viola [4.24, 4.28, 1.8, 1.12]
• Carl Glover
  graphic design, photography
• Chris Laurence
  double bass [1.8, 1.12, 4.24, 4.28]
• Colin Edwin
  bass guitar [2.5-9, 1.1-12, 3.7-9, 4.15, 4.17-28, 4.33-37], electric upright bass [4.14, 4.32, 2.4]
• Darcy Proper
  mastering
• Dave Daniels
  cello [1.8, 1.12, 4.24, 4.28]
• Dave Gregory
  strings [1.8, 1.12, 4.24, 4.28]
• Dave Woodcock
  violin [1.8, 1.12, 4.24, 4.28]
• Everton Nelson
  violin [4.24, 4.28, 1.8, 1.12]
• Gavin Harrison
  drums (drum set) [4.13-15, 4.17-28, 4.30-37, 1.1-12, 2.2-9], percussion [2.7-9, 1.1-12, 4.17-28, 4.35-37]
• Gavyn Wright
  concertmaster [4.24, 4.28, 1.8, 1.12], violin [1.8, 1.12, 4.24, 4.28]
• Gustav Clarkson
  viola [1.8, 1.12, 4.24, 4.28]
• Jackie Shave
  violin [4.24, 4.28, 1.8, 1.12]
• John Blackford
  photography
• John Wesley
  additional [2.7, 4.17, 4.35, 1.1], background vocals [4.20, 4.23, 1.4, 1.7], guitar [1.1, 2.7, 4.17, 4.35]
• Jonathan Rees
  violin [4.24, 4.28, 1.8, 1.12]
• Julian Leaper
  violin [4.24, 4.28, 1.8, 1.12]
• Kate Musker
  viola [4.24, 4.28, 1.8, 1.12]
• Kathy Shave
  violin [4.24, 4.28, 1.8, 1.12]
• Lasse Hoile
  illustration, photography
• Mark Berrow
  violin [4.24, 4.28, 1.8, 1.12]
• Mark O’Donoughue
  engineer [1.1-12, 2.2, 2.4, 2.9, 4.17-28, 4.30, 4.32, 4.37], mix [4.17-28, 4.35-37, 1.1-12, 2.7-9]
• Martin Loveday
  cello [4.24, 4.28, 1.8, 1.12]
• Mary Scully
  double bass [4.24, 4.28, 1.8, 1.12]
• Paul Northfield
  engineer [2.2, 2.4, 2.7-9, 4.17-28, 4.30, 4.32, 4.35-37, 1.1-12], recording [4.13-14, 4.30, 4.32, 4.34, 2.2, 2.4, 2.6]
• Paul Willey
  violin [1.8, 1.12, 4.24, 4.28]
• Perry Montague‐Mason
  violin [1.8, 1.12, 4.24, 4.28]
• Peter Hanson
  violin [1.8, 1.12, 4.24, 4.28]
• Peter Lale
  viola [4.24, 4.28, 1.8, 1.12]
• Ray Shulman
  mastering
• Rebecca Hirsch
  violin [1.8, 1.12, 4.24, 4.28]
• Richard Barbieri
  photography, keyboard [1.1-12, 4.17-28, 4.35-37, 2.7-9], synthesizer [2.2, 2.4-6, 3.3, 3.11, 4.13-15, 4.30, 4.32-34]
• Rita Manning
  violin [1.8, 1.12, 4.24, 4.28]
• Stephen Orton
  cello [1.8, 1.12, 4.24, 4.28]
• Steven Wilson
  bass guitar [4.13, 4.30-31, 2.2-3], guitar [2.2-9, 1.1-12, 4.13-15, 4.17-28, 4.30-37], hammered dulcimer [2.2, 4.13, 4.30], instrument [1-12], keyboard [2.2-4, 4.13-14, 4.30-32], lead vocals [3.2-10, 3.12, 1.1-12, 2.7-9, 4.17-28, 4.35-37], mix [4.31-33, 2.3-5], percussion [2.6, 4.34], piano [4.15, 4.29, 4.33, 2.1, 2.5], producer [2.2-5, 2.7-9, 4.17-28, 4.30-33, 4.35-37, 1.1-12], recording [1-12], vocal [3.1, 4.13-15, 4.29-30, 4.32-34, 2.1-2, 2.4-6]
• Tim Palmer
  mix [2.2, 2.4, 2.6-9, 4.13-14, 4.17-28, 4.30, 4.32, 4.34-37, 1.1-12]
• Warren Zielinski
  violin [1.8, 1.12, 4.24, 4.28]
• אביב גפן
  background vocals [1.4, 1.7, 4.20, 4.23]
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Issues

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  (Combined release view)
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  I
  In Absentia

  Enhanced CD
  24 September 2002
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  In Absentia

  Digital Media
  24 September 2002
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  In Absentia

  Enhanced CD
  2002
• 

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  In Absentia

  CD
  2002
• I
  In Absentia

  CD
  2002
• 

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  In Absentia

  CD, Enhanced CD (special edition)
  13 January 2003
• 

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  In Absentia

  DVD-Audio
  March 2004
• 

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  In Absentia

  CD
  27 September 2006
• I
  In Absentia

  2x 12" Vinyl
  12 July 2010
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  In Absentia

  CD
  16 October 2013
• I
  In Absentia

  2x 12" Vinyl (Black vinyl version.)
  23 February 2018
• I
  In Absentia

  2x 12" Vinyl
  9 March 2018
• I
  In Absentia

  CD
  May 2018
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  In Absentia

  Digital Media (deluxe – remastered)
  21 February 2020
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  In Absentia

  Digital Media (remastered)
  28 February 2020
• I
  In Absentia

  Blu-ray, 3x CD (deluxe edition, initial misspress)
  28 February 2020
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  In Absentia

  Blu-ray, 3x CD (deluxe edition, corrected)
  May 2020
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  In Absentia

  CD
  12 November 2021
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  In Absentia

  CD, DVD-Audio
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  In Absentia

  2x CD
  2002
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