An Escalator to Christmas is an EP by Steven Wilson

Steven Wilson

Steven John Wilson is an English musician, best known as the founder, lead guitarist, singer and songwriter of progressive rock band Porcupine Tree...

's side project, the Incredible Expanding Mindfuck

Incredible Expanding Mindfuck

Incredible Expanding Mindfuck, also known as I.E.M., was a musical project by Steven Wilson . Its work is mainly influenced by Krautrock and experimental music from the 1960s and 1970s.-Background and history:...

. It was released on vinyl only as a limited edition of 500 copies in 5 different colours - yellow, blue, green, red and black.

Side A ("An Escalator to Christmas") saw its CD debut on the 2005 album I.E.M. 1996-1999 while the b-side "Headphone Dust" is included as an extra track on the CD version of the 1996 I.E.M.

I.E.M. (album)

I.E.M. is the debut album of Steven Wilson's side project, Incredible Expanding Mindfuck. The original 1996 vinyl edition on Chromatic Records was limited to 500 copies...

album. An expanded version was also included on the 2010 Complete I.E.M. box set.

Track listing

All tracks written by Steven Wilson.

Side A

1. "Telegraph" – 0:13
2. "Extract From '4 Ways'" – 0:03
3. "B.C." - 0:34
4. "Sign Language" - 3:04
5. "Space Cadet" - 0:25
6. "Any Note You Want" – 0:31
7. "An Escalator to Xmas" – 3:22
8. "Mind" - 0:05
9. "In Place of a Requiem" - 2:07
10. "Telegraph" - 0:08

Side B

1. "Headphone Dust" - 6:11

Complete I.E.M. version

1. "An Escalator to Christmas" - 10:33
2. "Headphone Dust" - 6:11
3. "Interview" - 0:27
4. "An Escalator to Christmas" (Extended) - 13:04
5. "I.E.M. Have Come For Your Children" - 8:11

External links

• I.E.M. An Escalator to Christmas reviews and MP3 @ progarchives.com retrieved 24-10-09
• Steven Wilson Complete Discography