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Hand. Cannot. Erase. (2015) was recorded at London’s AIR Studios and saw Steven Wilson reuniting with Guthrie Govan (guitar), Adam Holzman (keyboards), Theo Travis (flute/sax), Nic k Beggs (bass/stick), and Marco Minnemann (drums). "Hand. Cannot. Erase. is an album rooted in sonic and spiritual modernity… an inventive blend of bleak and brooding industrial soundscapes." — The Guardian Hand. Cannot. Erase. is written from a female perspective; the concept and story were inspired by the case of Joyce Carol Vincent, a woman living in a large city who died in her apartment and went unnoticed for over two years, despite having family and friends. "The basic story, or concept of the record, is about a woman growing up who goes to live in the city, becomes very isolated, and disappears one day without anyone noticing. There's more to it than that. Now, what's really interesting about this story is that your initial reaction is, 'Ah, a little old bag lady that no one notices.' But she was young, she was popular, she was attractive, she had many friends and family; yet, for whatever reason, nobody missed her for three years." — Steven Wilson The 2026 Headphone Dust Deluxe Atmos Edition of Steven Wilson's Hand. Cannot. Erase. includes, for the very first time, a brand-new Dolby Atmos mix, unreleased anywhere else. Complementing the new Dolby Atmos mix (presented in E-AC3 JOC and TrueHD variants on the Definitive Digital Edition MKV) are Hi-Res Stereo and 5.1 Surround mixes (both FLAC 96kHz/24bit), and a new Binaural 'Headphone Dust' mix (stereo FLAC 48kHz/24bit). Also included are music videos and visual films for '3 Years Older', 'Hand Cannot Erase', 'Perfect Life', 'Routine', 'Regret #9', and 'Happy Returns', alongside stills from the 2015 Blu-ray for the remaining songs, all within a single MKV file. The 2026 Headphone Dust Deluxe Atmos Edition of Hand. Cannot. Erase. also comes with individual FLAC and Apple Lossless files for the stereo, 5.1 (FLAC only) and Binaural versions. Also included are demo tracks, bonus tracks and instrumental versions that were originally included as part of the physical Hand. Cannot. Erase. deluxe edition that was released in 2015. See the tracklist below for the full list of contents included. Please note that the individual Hi-Res 5.1 Surround and Hi-Res Binaural downloads do not come with the bonus tracks, as these are only available in stereo and as part of the full package (or as part of the Hi-Res Stereo option). .video-container { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px; } .video-icon-wrapper { position: relative; display: inline-flex; align-items: center; cursor: help; } /* Tooltip styling */ .video-icon-wrapper .tooltip-text { visibility: hidden; width: 120px; background-color: #18181b; color: #fafafa; text-align: center; border-radius: 4px; padding: 6px 0; position: absolute; z-index: 10; bottom: 150%; left: 50%; margin-left: -60px; opacity: 0; transition: opacity 0.2s; font-size: 11px; border: 1px solid #27272a; pointer-events: none; box-shadow: 0 4px 6px -1px rgb(0 0 0 / 0.3); } /* Tooltip arrow */ .video-icon-wrapper .tooltip-text::after { content: ""; position: absolute; top: 100%; left: 50%; margin-left: -5px; border-width: 5px; border-style: solid; border-color: #27272a transparent transparent transparent; } .video-icon-wrapper:hover .tooltip-text { visibility: visible; opacity: 1; } Hand. Cannot. Erase. # Title Duration 1 First Regret 2:01 2 3 Years Older 4K Video Included 10:18 3 Hand Cannot Erase 4K Video Included 4:17 4 Perfect Life 4K Video Included 4:46 5 Routine 4K Video Included 8:58 6 Home Invasion 6:24 7 Regret #9 4K Video Included 5:00 8 Transience 2:43 9 Ancestral 13:30 10 Happy Returns 4K Video Included 6:00 11 Ascendant Here On... 1:54 Demos, Bonus Material and Instrumentals # Title Duration 1 First Regret / 3 Years Older (Demo) 14:15 2 Hand Cannot Erase (Demo) 4:52 3 Routine (Demo) 10:06 4 Key of Skeleton (Demo) 4:06 5 Ancestral (Demo) 13:42 6 Happy Returns (Demo) 5:42 7 Last Regret (Demo) 3:08 8 First Regret (Alternate Mix) 2:05 9 Perfect Life (Grand Union Mix) 7:43 10 Routine (Ninet Version) 8:58 11 Regret 9 (Alternate Take) 4:17 12 Piano Themes from Hand Cannot Erase 2:20 13 3 Years Older (Instrumental) 10:18 14 Hand Cannot Erase (Instrumental) 4:13 15 Perfect Life (Instrumental) 4:43 16 Routine (Instrumental) 8:58 17 Home Invasion / Regret 9 (Instrumental) 11:25 18 Transience (Instrumental) 2:45 19 Ancestral (Instrumental) 13:30 20 Happy Returns / Ascendant Here On... (Instrumental) 7:54 Show more