Not The Weapon But The Hand

A few years before the release of ‘Not The Weapon But The Hand’, Porcupine Tree played some shows with Marillion & Steve invited Richard to be part of The H band on his ‘Ice Cream Genius’ album. This association developed into what Hogarth describes as ‘an easy-working relationship which rapidly became an understanding beyond music.’ It wasn’t surprising then that the duo decided to collaborate on a joint project, a venture they have been working on for the past few years, the results of which can be heard on their debut album together. "It also goes beyond what you might expect from the two of us... The album consists of music which is at times moving, complex, multi-layered (both instrumentally & vocally) spooky, goofy & of course, very personal to me." ‘Not The Weapon But The Hand’ was completed in late 2011 & features occasional appearances from Danny Thompson, Arran Ahmun (John Martyn) & Chris Maitland (ex-Porcupine Tree) and Dave Gregory (XTC).