Pink Floyd to release new album "The Endless River" in October

http://consequenceofsound.net/2014/07/pink-floyd-to-release-new-album-the-endless-river-in-october/ [QUOTE]This year marks the 20th anniversary of Pink Floyd’s fourteenth and final album, Division Bell. Beyond a deluxe reissue, David Gilmour apparently plans to mark the occasion with a brand new LP entitled The Endless River, which will be released in October. The news was revealed by Gilmour’s wife, Polly Samson, on Twitter. Samson added that the album is based on 1994 sessions with Pink Floyd’s Richard Wright. Btw Pink Floyd album out in October is called "The Endless River". Based on 1994 sessions is Rick Wright's swansong and very beautiful.— Polly Samson (@PollySamson) July 05, 2014 Singer Durga McBroom-Hudson, who toured with Pink Floyd throughout the 1980s and early 1990s, revealed further details on her Facebook page. “The recording did start during The Division Bell sessions (and yes, it was the side project originally titled ‘The Big Spliff’ that [Pink Floyd drummer] Nick Mason spoke about),” she explained. “Which is why there are Richard Wright tracks on it. But David and Nick have gone in and done a lot more since then. It was originally to be a completely instrumental recording, but I came in last December and sang on a few tracks. David then expanded on my backing vocals and has done a lead on at least one of them. That’s the song you see being worked on in the photo.” She also added that the album consists entirely of “unreleased songs.” Update: According to Pink Floyd news site Floydian Slip, recording engineer Andy Jackson has also confirmed the album’s release. “It is the extrapolation of the ‘Big Spliff,’” Jackson explained, referencing Gilbour’s scrapped project of ambient music. “A bunch of jams from ‘The Div(ision) Bell” sessions that have had new overdubs done in the last year or so.” Floydian Slip adds that an official announcement could come on Monday. It’s unclear whether Pink Floyd’s other principal member, Roger Waters, contributed to the album. He last appeared on the band’s 1983 record, The Final Cut, before departing to focus entirely on his solo career. Last fall, it was revealed that Gilmour was working on a new solo album, his first since 2006. At the moment, it’s also unclear how plans for the new Pink Floyd album will impact this release.

Great news!

But, hopefully Waters worked on it, too. I really aprecciate if they will use Wright recordings to complete the album.
I imagine Gilmour is the one most involved in this work, his last album ''On an Island'' was really enjoyable, and the live recording of its tour, ''Live on Gdansk'' was superb.

Durga's been asked about Roger, and she already replied that he's not involved in the album. And it's not a question of if Rick's recordings will be used, they will most certainly be on there :)

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[b]Doga wrote: [/b] Great news!

But, hopefully Waters worked on it, too. I really aprecciate if they will use Wright recordings to complete the album.
I imagine Gilmour is the one most involved in this work, his last album ''On an Island'' was really enjoyable, and the live recording of its tour, ''Live on Gdansk'' was superb.[/QUOTE]

thought it was already well-documented that they were working as a "three" at that time - there's no way Waters would come to the table just to "play bass and sing a bit"
he's gotta be in control or nothing - so he won't be involved

This is either going to be really nice or really awkward. Anyway, I'm hopeful!

It`s kind of a surprise for me. Wasn`t it Nick Mason who always denied any new albums because of the financial risks in todays music business....

I'd lament the absence of Roger Waters more if I thought he still had anything to say.

I'll be interested to see how this turns out though!

So this is basically a posthumous album witht he twist of being released while most members are still alive?

Posthumous in the sense it's based around the final sessions with the late Rick Wright, but with David and Nick overdubbing new parts over the last half year or so. Roger Waters won't have anything to do with it, as typical of him.

Wow, 2014 is shaping up to be a great year for classic rock!

Agreed!

Looking forward this release!

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Roger Waters won't have anything to do with it, as typical of him.[/QUOTE]

Well, let's call a spade a spade - Roger Waters has been a member of Pink Floyd for one day of the past three decades.

If they tour, I wouldn't expect him to be on that, either. But he really has simmered down in his old age, so anything's possible.

Needless to say, both the album and tour are exciting news. Seeing Dave Gilmour is a huge bucket list item for me.

Make that two days, Bob :) Don't forget their brief "Wall" show reunion at the O2 in 2011, the week they announced the PF catalogue remasters

Hmm, does the latter make him a member of Pink Floyd though ? It was just Gilmour guesting at a Waters show..