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compilation of songs released by

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musician, songwriter, and producer

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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 contains many rarities from the last 15 years of Steven's ambient and drone work, especially from vinyl-only editions of Bass Communion albums. It also features the previously unreleased track "Temporal", recorded in 2012 as a homage to composer

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and his 1971 composition "Chronometer" – both pieces are created entirely from the sounds of clocks and other timekeeping devices. Only 2000 copies were made, with each disc housed in a mini LP cover with inner sleeve, and a 64-page booklet. The set is a mail order exclusive to

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Track listing

*Tracks 1 and 2 released in edited form on

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in 2004. These are previously unreleased full length versions. *Track 3 released on

Ghosts on Magnetic Tape ''Ghosts on Magnetic Tape'' is the name of the fourth studio album released by British musician, songwriter, and producer Steven Wilson under the pseudonym Bass Communion. It was created primarily from processing 78rpm records and piano sources. ...

2lp Vinyl Edition in 2006. *Tracks 4 - 7 released as

Indicates Void ''Indicates Void'' is the fifth studio album released by British musician, songwriter and producer Steven Wilson under the pseudonym Bass Communion, and was limited to 300 12-inch LP copies in handmade sleeves, 100 copies in a silver sleeve, 100 ...

in a limited edition of 300 vinyl lps in 2005. *Released as

Pacific Codex ''Pacific Codex'' is the name of the seventh studio album released by British musician, songwriter and producer Steven Wilson under the pseudonym Bass Communion. The album consists of two discs containing the title track mixed in stereo in a ...

in a limited edition of 1000 CD/DVDA box sets in 2008. *Track 1 is a reconstruction of

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, released on "the DAC mixes" cdr in 2004. *Track 2 is a reconstruction of The Use of Ashes, released on 10 inch vinyl in 2008. *Track 3 is a reconstruction of

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 ...

- a different version was released on "slow life" 2lp vinyl in 2007. This version is previously unreleased. *Track 4 is a reconstruction of

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 ...

, released in 2007 on "black sheep" cd. *Track 5 is a reconstruction of Pyramids, released in 2010 on "Wvndrkmmer" 5 x cassette box set. *Tracks 1 and 2 released as

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12 inch vinyl in 2009 *Track 3 is a reconstruction of 3 Seconds of Air, released on "The Flight of Song" vinyl lp in 2009 *Tracks 4 and 5 are previously unreleased. All sounds derived from recordings of clocks and other time keeping devices.

Credits

Steven Wilson - All instruments, except as noted
Ben Castle - Clarinets on "Indicates Void II"
Theo Travis - Saxophone on "Indicates Void IV" All tracks written by Steven Wilson, except:
Source material for "Pacific Codex" written and performed by Theo Travis and Steven Wilson using Steve Hubback's metal sculptures
Source material for "After Dark" written and performed by Darkroom
Source material for "Mousehill" written and performed by The Use of Ashes
Source material for "Behind These Silent Eyes" written and performed by Theo Travis
Source material for "537171NR848492C" written and performed by Andrew Liles
Source material for "Wvndrkmmer" written and performed by Pyramids
Source material for "The Flight of Song" written and performed by 3 Seconds of Air. (Dirk Serries, Martina Verhoeven, Paul Van Den Berg)

References

{{Authority control 2014 albums Bass Communion albums Steven Wilson albums