Actor

Colin Edwin

July 2, 1970 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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.R.k., as well as participating in numerous collaborations and releasing solo work.

Often works with

Steven Wilson
8 titles together
Porcupine Tree: Anesthetize, Porcupine Tree: Arriving Somewhere..., Porcupine Tree: Nil Recurring
Richard Barbieri
8 titles together
Porcupine Tree: Anesthetize, Porcupine Tree: Arriving Somewhere..., Porcupine Tree: Nil Recurring
Gavin Harrison
8 titles together
Porcupine Tree: Anesthetize, Porcupine Tree: Arriving Somewhere..., Porcupine Tree: Nil Recurring
J
John Wesley
3 titles together
Porcupine Tree: Anesthetize, Porcupine Tree: Arriving Somewhere..., Porcupine Tree: The Making of Fear of a Blank Planet

Full filmography · 8

Porcupine Tree: Nil Recurring
cast
2024
Porcupine Tree: The Making of Fear of a Blank Planet
cast
2024
Porcupine Tree - Hellfest 2023
as Bass
2023
Porcupine Tree: Never Stop the Car on a Drive in the Dark
cast
2023
Porcupine Tree: In Absentia
cast
2020
Porcupine Tree: Anesthetize
as bass
2010
Porcupine Tree: Fear of a Blank Planet
cast
2007
Porcupine Tree: Arriving Somewhere...
as bass
2006