''Ghosts on Magnetic Tape'' is the name of the fourth studio album released by British musician, songwriter, and producer
Steven Wilson
Steven John Wilson (born 3 November 1967) is an English musician. He is the founder, guitarist, lead vocalist and songwriter of the rock band Porcupine Tree, as well as being a member of several other bands, including Blackfield, Storm Corrosio ...
under the pseudonym
Bass Communion
''Bass Communion'' is a solo project of English musician Steven Wilson, best known for his lead role in the rock band Porcupine Tree. Records released under the name "Bass Communion" are in an ambient or electronic vein - lengthy drone-heavy ...
. It was created primarily from processing 78rpm records and piano sources.
There was a limited edition of 300 copies available as a double CD including
Andrew Liles
Andrew Liles (born 11 March 1969) is a British sound artist and multi-instrumentalist. He has a vast output of recordings that he has released since the mid-1980s, covering a variety of styles as experimental music, dark ambient music, progr ...
' reconstruction disc.
Track listing
Limited edition
;CD 2 – Andrew Liles Reconstruction
# Part I – 9:17
# Part II – 11:04
# Part III – 9:56
# Part IV – 10:18
# Part V – 16:33
;2LP
''Side A''
# Ghosts on Magnetic Tape I – 12:45
# Ghosts on Magnetic Tape II – 7:02
''Side B''
# Ghosts on Magnetic Tape III – 10:15
# Ghosts on Magnetic Tape IV – 8:17
''Side C''
# Ghosts on Magnetic Tape V – 18:48
''Side D''
# Ghosts on Magnetic Tape out-take – 16:04
Personnel
* Steven Wilson – All Instruments
*
Theo Travis
Theo Travis (born 7 July 1964 in Birmingham, England) is a British saxophonist, flautist and composer. He is best known for being a member of Soft Machine which he joined in 2006 while the group was still using the "Legacy" suffix and for being ...
– Flute on 5
* Jonathan Coleclough – Additional
sample
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* Sample (material), a specimen or small quantity of s ...
material
Other
* Carl Glover (for Aleph) –
Graphic Design
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and photography
Release history
References
External links
Bass Communion Siteat Steven Wilson Headquarters
2004 albums
Bass Communion albums
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