Steven Wilson
The Future Bites
CAROLINE INTERNATIONAL
It’s Wilson versus Jeff Bezos for album six.
Everyone has a price, and for Steven Wilson it rings in at £10,000. That’s what someone shelled out for a super-limited-edition box set – there’s only one available – of The Future Bites, featuring artworks, handwritten lyrics, music unavailable anywhere else, test pressings, Wilson’s Grammy nomination certificate and medal for 2011’s Grace For Drowning, Polaroids and, not massively usefully, AAA passes for tours that have already finished. While 10 grand is clearly an insane amount of money to spend on a record, no matter how many bells and whistles it comes with, it should be noted that all proceeds go to the Music Venue Trust – so it’s out there for the greater good. More pertinently, it’s an artistic statement that acts as an extension of the album itself.