Colin Edwin Balch is an Australian musician, specialising in fretted and fretless bass guitar, double bass and guimbri.
Edwin first came to public attention as a member of the British progressive rock band Porcupine Tree, in which he was bass player from 1993 to 2011.
Currently, Edwin is a member of Ex-Wise Heads, a long running collaboration with multi instrumentalist Geoff Leigh which mixes ethnic, ambient, and post-modern influences.
He is also a member of metal-influenced project Random Noise Generator, and the bands Metallic Taste of Blood and progressive metal act O.
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A documentary chronicling the production of British prog rock band Porcupine Tree's ninth studio album.
Documentary film on the production of Porcupine Tree's album "Deadwing"
Documentary of the making of the Porcupine Tree album In Absentia
With melodic progressive rock and socially critical lyrics, the British band Porcupine Tree also gained a large fan base in Germany at the turn of the millennium. In 2005, Rockpalast filmed them at their gig in Cologne's Live Music Hall. At their concert in Cologne, the band played a varied set of 15 songs, including their hit at the time, Lazarus.
Porcupine Tree live on Rockpalast 19 November 2005. Disc 1: 1. "Intro" 2. "Open Car" 3. "Blackest Eyes" 4. "Lazarus" 5. "Futile" 6. "Mellotron Scratch" 7. "Mother and Child Divided" 8. ".3" 9. "So Called Friend" Disc 2: 1. "Arriving Somewhere But Not Here" 2. "The Sound of Muzak" 3. "Start of Something Beautiful" 4. "Halo" 5. "Radioactive Toy" 6. "Trains"