Bass Communion

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Band Biography   Bass Communion is Steven Wilson Bass Communion is a project dedicated to recordings in an ambient and/or electronic vein, sometimes in collaboration with other artists. Most of the pieces are experiments in texture made from processing recordings of real instruments and field recordings.   You can view an extensive interview with Steven about this important project here. Wikipedia says this :: Bass Communion is a side project of Steven Wilson, best known for his lead role in the rock band Porcupine Tree and also of the bands No-Man, Blackfield, and Incredible Expanding Mindfuck (IEM).   Bass Communion's albums have often featured collaborations from other musicians, including Robert Fripp of King Crimson, saxophonist Theo Travis, Bryn Jones (also known as Muslimgauze), and Vidna Obmana.   The records released under the name Bass Communion are in an ambient or electronic vein - lengthy drone-heavy compositions. They come about as experiments in texture made from processing the sound of real instruments and field recordings.   The recordings have been released through specialist labels Headphone Dust, Burning Shed and Tonefloat, amongst others.     Band URL & Contact [ top ]   Official Bass Communion site :: www.swhq.co.uk/bass_communion.cfm Official Steven Wilson (& related) site :: www.swhq.co.uk Burning Shed mail-order :: www.burningshed.com     Band Images [ top ]       Discography [ top ]   1 :: Vinyl Releases Release # 1:01 Title :: Vajrayana / Aum Shinrikyo Label :: Klanggalerie Cat # :: gg85 Country :: Austria Format :: 7" in p/s Edition :: 200 numbered copies Dated :: April 2004 Side 1 :: Vajrayana [6:46] Side 2 :: Aum Shinrikyo [6:33] Release # 1:02 Title :: Indicates Void Label :: ToneFloat/C Cat # :: TFC 102 Country :: Holland Format :: LP, clear vinyl Edition :: 2 separate editions of 100 numbered copies each Dated :: 2005 Other :: Handmade sleeves with wax seal. A third pressing (made in 2006) which was included as part of a limited box set (see below) Side 1 :: i (Guitar) [10:40] ii (Clarinet) [8:21] Side 2 :: iii (Voice/Musical Box) [11:16] iv (Piano/Soprano Sax) [9:18] Release # 1:03 Title :: Loss Label :: Soleilmoon Cat # :: SOLV 011 Country :: USA Format :: LP Edition :: 450 numbered copies Dated :: 9 January 2006 Other :: Packaged in a perfumed textured cover with foldover top and textured inner sleeve with sash-bound photo album featuring mounted photos of a Victorian family funeral with a numbered information card. Later reissued on CD (with DVD-A 5.1 remix) Side 1 :: Loss I [19:34] Side 2 :: Loss II [18:52] Release # 1:04 Title :: Ghosts On Magnetic Tape Label :: ToneFloat Cat # :: TF 23 Country :: Holland Format :: 2xLP, brown marbled vinyl Edition :: 500 numbered copies Dated :: February 2006 Other :: Heavy gatefold sleeve. Numbered sticker on outside of shrink-wrap Side 1 :: Ghosts On Magnetic Tape I [12:41] Ghosts On Magnetic Tape II [7:37] Side 2 :: Ghosts On Magnetic Tape III [10:12] Ghosts On Magnetic Tape IV [8:43] Side 3 :: Ghosts On Magnetic Tape V [19:13] Side 4 :: Ghosts On Magnetic Tape Out-take [16:04] Release # 1:05 Title :: C Set Label :: ToneFloat/C Cat # :: TFC 101/2/3/4/5 Country :: Holland Format :: 5xLP set, all on clear vinyl Edition :: 100 numbered copies Dated :: 2006 Other :: Handmade heavy-textured box/sleeve with booklet & sash. The set contains the first 5 ToneFloat/C releases :: 1 :: In-Existence :: Vow Of Silence [tfc101] 2 :: Bass communion :: Indicates Void [tfc102] 3 :: The Use Of Ashes :: The Mousehill Daydream [tfc103] 4 :: Fear Falls Burning :: The Carnival Of Ourselves [tfc104] 5 :: Theo Travis :: Eleven Howls Of Acidophilus Flute Salad [tfc105] For track listing for Bass Communion contribution see Entry 1:02 above Release # 1:06 Title :: Continuum Recyclings Volume One Credit :: Bass Communion vs Vidnaobmana Label :: ToneFloat Cat # :: TF 27 Country :: Holland Format :: 2xLP, marbled vinyl Edition :: 500 numbered copies Dated :: June 2006 Other :: Heavy gatefold sleeve. Numbered sticker on outside of shrink-wrap Side 1 :: i Side 2 :: ii Side 3 :: iii Side 4 :: iv Release # 1:07 Title :: The Mousehill Countryside Credit :: Bass Communion vs The Use Of Ashes Label :: ToneFloat Cat # :: TF 28 Country :: Holland Format :: 1-sided LP Edition :: 10 copies Dated :: June 2006 Other :: Each copy handcut on lacquer Side 1 :: The Mousehill Countryside Release # 1:08 Title :: Pacific Codex Label :: Equation Cat # :: E=mc16 Country :: USA Format :: Two 1-sided LPs Edition :: 5 sets Dated :: November 2006 Other :: 1-sided test pressings with plain labels and completely blank reverse sides (except for a white label). No sleeve. Test pressings were rejected due to poor sound quality (see CD for proper release) Record 1 :: Pacific Codex [20:15] Record 2 :: Pacific Codex [19:26] 2 :: CD Releases Release # 2:01 Title :: Bass Communion Label :: 3rd Stone Cat # :: STONE036CD Country :: UK Format :: CD Edition :: 150 copies Dated :: 1998 Tracks :: Shopping  [1:24] Drugged  [13:32] Sleep Etc.  [13:28] Orphan Coal  [10:04] Drugged  [24:55] Release # 2:02 Title :: Atmospherics Label :: Bruton Music Cat # :: BRI 53 Country :: UK Format :: CD Dated :: 1999 Other :: A collection of Bass Communion music released by library music company Bruton Music, and distributed to media companies for use in television and radio programs. Some of the pieces are extracts and remixes of tracks from other Bass Communion. Tracks :: Spellbound  [2:33] Bliss  [3:05] Past Lives  [2:36] The Fog  [2:07] Transcendence  [3:32] Heartbeat  [2:40] Held Under  [1:52] Mountain Peak  [2:43] Night Creatures  [2:38] Sonar  [2:16] Nostalgia  [2:27] Aquiescence  [2:46] Edge of Darkness  [3:19] Sense of Awe  [2:23] Desert Plains  [2:34] Ethereal  [1:56] Sleepwalking  [2:40] Aftermath  [2:33] (60 Second Edits Of All Titles) (30 Second Edits Of All Titles) Release # 2:03 Title :: Bass Communion II Label :: Hidden Art Cat # :: hi-art 04 Country :: UK Format :: 2xCD Dated :: July 1999 Other :: Re-released by Headphone Dust in 2002 (without the final track). CD 1 :: Advert  [0:57] 16 Second Swarm  [10:55] Grammatic Oil  [10:11] Drugged 3  [17:00] Dwarf Artillery  [7:15] Wide Open Killingfield  [12:57] CD 2 :: A Grapefruit In The World Of Park  [12:10] Snakebird  [10:59] Release # 2:04 Title :: Bass Communion V Muslimgauze     with :: Muslimgauze Label :: Soleilmoon Recordings Cat # :: SOL 89 CD Country :: USA Format :: CD Edition :: 1st edition  ::  600 copies 2nd edition :: 1000 copies Dated :: Sept 1999 Other :: 1st edition had white text, 2nd edition had black text Tracks :: One  [8:36] Two  [7:16] Three  [13:04] Four  [4:58] Five  [10:38] Release # 2:05 Title :: Bass Communion V Muslimgauze EP     with :: Muslimgauze Label :: Soleilmoon Recordings Cat # :: SOL 106 CD Country :: USA Format :: CD Dated :: 12 July 2000 Tracks :: Six  [9:30] Seven  [9:02] Release # 2:06 Title :: Bass Communion Label :: Hidden Art Cat # :: hi-art 09 Country :: UK Format :: CD Dated :: 2001 Other :: Re-release of the original 1998 recording. Tracks :: Shopping  [1:24] Drugged  [13:32] Sleep Etc.  [13:28] Orphan Coal  [10:04] Drugged  [24:55] Release # 2:07 Title :: Bass Communion III Label :: Burning Shed Cat # :: none Country :: UK Format :: CD-R Dated :: 2001 Other :: Made to order in card sleeve with printed insert Tracks :: Amphead (1997)  [13:14] Three Pieces For Television (1999): A - Sonar  [2:15] Three Pieces For Television (1999): B - Lina Romay  [2:40] Three Pieces For Television (1999): C - Grammatic Fog  [2:08] Slut 2.1 (1995)  [9:54] 43553E99.01 (1999)  [14:06] Sickness (1996)  [11:12] Reformat Spiders (1998)  [7:50] Release # 2:08 Title :: Bass Communion II Label :: Headphone Dust Cat # :: 003 Country :: UK Format :: CD Dated :: Sept 2002 Other :: Reissue of 1999 2xCD album without the final track "Snakebird" Tracks :: Advert  [0:57] 16 Second Swarm  [10:55] Grammatic Oil  [10:11] Drugged 3  [17:00] Dwarf Artillery  [7:15] Wide Open Killingfield  [12:57] A Grapefruit In The World Of Park  [12:10] Release # 2:09 Title :: Ghosts On Magnetic Tape Label :: Headphone Dust Cat # :: HDBCCD9 Country :: UK Format :: CD Dated :: August 2003 Other :: Card gatefold sleeve Tracks :: Ghosts On Magnetic Tape I  [12:45] Ghosts On Magnetic Tape II  [7:02] Ghosts On Magnetic Tape III  [10:15] Ghosts On Magnetic Tape IV  [8:17] Ghosts On Magnetic Tape V  [18:48] Release # 2:10 Title :: Ghosts On Magnetic Tape Label :: Headphone Dust Cat # :: HDBCCD9 Country :: UK Format :: 2xCD Dated :: 2003 Other :: Card gatefold sleeve CD #1 :: Ghosts On Magnetic Tape I  [12:45] Ghosts On Magnetic Tape II  [7:02] Ghosts On Magnetic Tape III  [10:15] Ghosts On Magnetic Tape IV  [8:17] Ghosts On Magnetic Tape V  [18:48] CD #2 :: Ghosts On Magnetic Tape (Reconstruction) II  [9:17] Ghosts On Magnetic Tape (Reconstruction) I  [11:05] Ghosts On Magnetic Tape (Reconstruction) III  [9:56] Ghosts On Magnetic Tape (Reconstruction) IV  [10:18] Ghosts On Magnetic Tape (Reconstruction) V  [16:33] Release # 2:11 Title :: Dronework Label :: Headphone Dust Cat # :: HDBCCD14 Country :: UK Format :: CD-r Dated :: March 2005 Other :: Came with as cover and plastic sleeve. Was originally issued - for a very limited time - by 20Hz Tracks :: Dronework  [20:16] Release # 2:12 Title :: Continuum 1     with :: vidnaObmana Label :: Soleilmoon Recordings Cat # :: SOL 136 CD Country :: USA Format :: CD Edition :: 1000 copies Dated :: March 2005 Other :: Came in a book-sized digipack designed by Lasse Hoile Tracks :: Construct I  [19:54] Construct II  [21:30] Construct III  [19:45] Release # 2:13 Title :: BCVSMGCD     with :: Muslimgauze Label :: Soleilmoon Recordings Cat # :: SOL 146 CD Country :: USA Format :: CD Edition :: unknown Dated :: 23 October 2006 Other :: Combines the two earlier collaboration CD's Tracks :: One  [8:36] Two  [7:16] Three  [13:04] Four  [4:58] Five  [10:38] Six  [9:30] Seven  [9:02] Release # 2:14 Title :: Loss Label :: Soleilmoon Recordings Cat # :: SOL 155 CD, SDVD 5 Country :: USA Format :: CD Edition :: 2000 copies Dated :: November 2006 Other :: Two disc set consisting of a high resolution 5.1 surround sound DVD-Audio disc and a standard stereo CD housed in a heavy tip-on gatefold card sleeve. CD :: untitled  [19:26] untitled  [18:52] DVD-Audio :: untitled  [19:26] untitled  [18:52] Release # 2:15 Title :: Continuum 1     with :: vidnaObmana Label :: Soleilmoon Recordings Cat # :: SOL 159 CD Country :: USA Format :: CD Edition :: 2000 copies Dated :: March 2005 Other :: Came in a book-sized digipack designed by Lasse Hoile Tracks :: Construct IV  [22:45] Construct V  [17:28] Construct VI  [18:31] 3 :: Remixes | Recycling | Recirculations (all formats) Release # 3:01 Title :: Bass Communion (Reconstructions And Recycling) Label :: Headphone Dust Cat # :: BCCD5 Country :: UK Format :: CD Dated :: March 2003 Other :: Reissue of 1999 2xCD album without the final track "Snakebird" Tracks :: From 31 Minutes [3:25] feat. Lull The Battle Of Tetris [7:37] feat. Monolake BCRemix1.2 [7:50] feat. Carbon Boy Macrovelux Deluxremux [6:04] feat. Bola Clandestine Report From The Netherworld [8:09] feat. Rapoon Abyssinian Abyss [5:57] feat. Black Faction Pachydermatous Armada [4:24] feat. Rhinoceros Rebirth [20:58] feat. vidnaObmana Drugged IV [14:55] feat. Jonathan Coleclough & Colin Potter Release # 3:02 Title :: Ghosts On Magnetic Tape (Reconstruction By Andrew Liles) Remixer :: Andrew Liles Label :: Headphone Dust Cat # :: HDBCCD9X Country :: UK Format :: CD Edition :: 1000 copies Dated :: 2004 Other :: 200 of which are hand numbered and signed and come with a unique photograph Tracks :: Ghosts On Magnetic Tape (Reconstruction) II  [9:17] Ghosts On Magnetic Tape (Reconstruction) I  [11:05] Ghosts On Magnetic Tape (Reconstruction) III  [9:56] Ghosts On Magnetic Tape (Reconstruction) IV  [10:18] Ghosts On Magnetic Tape (Reconstruction) V  [16:33] Release # 3:03 Title :: untitled Remixer :: Bass Communion Label :: Integrated Circuits Records Cat # :: ICR 39 Country :: UK Format :: 2xCD Dated :: 2004 CD #1 :: Passed [12:53] by Colin Potter Yossaria [24:13] feat. Jonathan Coleclough & Colin Potter Raiser [8:48] by Colin Potter Pethidine [27:51] by Jonathan Coleclough Cd #2 :: Epidural [73:57] by Jonathan Coleclough [ top ]