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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 compositions. They come about as experiments made from processing the sound of real instruments and field recordings. Bass Communion's albums have often featured collaborations with other musicians, including Robert Fripp of King Crimson, saxophonist Theo Travis, Bryn Jones, and Vidna Obmana. History Bass Communion has origins in Steven Wilson's earliest work as a musician. Taking influence from German experimental electronic music artist such as Tangerine Dream, Klaus Schulze, and Conrad Schnitzler, Wilson, along with childhood friend Simon Vockings, formed the group Altamont in 1983. They experimented with primitive analog synthesizers, recording their performances, without the use of multitracking. These recordings were compiled on th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atmospherics (album)
Atmospherics is 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 albums. It was never commercially available. Track listing Includes descriptions provided to television and radio. # Spellbound [''Magical, airy, building in tension.''] - 2:33 # Bliss [''Warm, flowing, euphoric.''] - 3:05 # Past Lives [''Slow, thoughtful over eerie crackling record.''] - 2:36 # The Fog [''Gradually creeping, muffled, ominous.''] - 2:07 # Transcendence [''Light, climbing, wondrous.''] - 3:32 # Heartbeat [''Swelling, mysterious pulses.''] - 2:40 # Held under [''Sinister, underwater pressure.''] - 1:52 # Mountain Peak [''Calm, ethereal, steadily rising.''] - 2:43 # Night Creatures [''Jungle at night, echoing noises.''] - 2:38 # Sonar [''Soft, slowly progressing mystery.''] - 2:16 # Nostalgia [''Sober, uneasy, su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 Corrosion and No-Man. He is also a solo artist, having released eight solo albums since his solo debut Insurgentes (album), ''Insurgentes'' in 2008. In a career spanning more than 30 years, Wilson has made music prolifically and earned critical acclaim. His honours include six nominations for Grammy Award for Best Surround Sound Album, Grammy Awards: twice with Porcupine Tree, once with his collaborative band Storm Corrosion and three times as a solo artist. In 2017, ''The Daily Telegraph'' described him as "a resolutely independent artist" and "probably the most successful British artist you've never heard of". Wilson is a self-taught composer, producer, audio engineer, guitar and keyboard player, and plays other instruments as needed, including ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Imaginary Records
Imaginary Records was an independent record label based in Heywood, Greater Manchester, England, which specialised mainly in indie rock and post-punk. It was started in 1985 by Alan Duffy, known for his lyrical contributions to Porcupine Tree's first two albums, '' On the Sunday of Life'' and '' Up the Downstair'', and Andy Hopkins.Palmer, Robert (1989)RECORDINGS; Rock's Icons: Hero Today, Homage Tomorrow, ''The New York Times'', 15 October 1989. Retrieved 6 August 2015 The label released many albums by the Chameleons and related bands, including the Reegs, and Mark Burgess' Zima Junction. The label also released a number of artist tribute albums, on which contemporary acts recorded cover versions of influential artists such as Captain Beefheart, the Velvet Underground, the Byrds, Syd Barrett, the Kinks, and Nick Drake, leading to Duffy being described as a "tribute entrepreneur". [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Itself Of Itself
''The Itself of Itself'' is the tenth studio album by English musician, songwriter, and producer Steven Wilson under the stage name Bass Communion, released in Europe on 24 May, 2024 and in the US on 30 May 2024. It is the first full-length Bass Communion release in over twelve years. Its release was preceded by the reissuing of the entire Bass Communion catalogue on major music streaming platforms such as Spotify and Apple Music. To promote the album's release, Wilson performed a set as Bass Communion at Cafe Oto in London on 18 May, as part of a bill of various Fourth Dimension Records artists. According to Bass Communion's Bandcamp Bandcamp is an American online music distribution platform founded in 2008 by Oddpost co-founder Ethan Diamond and programmers Shawn Grunberger, Joe Holt and Neal Tucker, with an office and record store in Oakland, California. Acquired by Epic ... page, "''The Itself of Itself'' was selected from ten years worth of recordings, the ones chose ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cenotaph (Bass Communion Album)
''Cenotaph'' is the ninth studio album released by British musician, songwriter and producer Steven Wilson 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 compo .... The album varies from the vinyl version to the CD version but primarily consists of four 20-minute tracks which according to Wilson are "closest in style to previous albums such as Ghosts on Magnetic Tape and Loss, but looser in a way". The album was recorded during the same sessions as Steven Wilson's second solo album '' Grace for Drowning'', and was used in place of an opening act for shows on the 2011-2012 ''Grace for Drowning'' tour. The album was mixed differently for vinyl than CD versions in that the latter makes more use of rhythm, while the vinyl mix is more ambient. Even though ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Molotov And Haze
''Molotov and Haze'' is the eighth studio album released by British musician, songwriter and producer Steven Wilson under the pseudonym Bass Communion. The album consists of four tracks, and, according to Steven Wilson's website, is divided into two sections: "2 noisy tracks (Molotov) and 2 transcendently beautiful tracks (Haze)." All pieces were generated from guitar and recorded from 14 to 17 February 2008. The album was issued in miniature card gatefold sleeve. Some excerpts from "Haze" and "Corrosive" can be heard on the Bass Communion Myspace page. An excerpt from "Molotov" can be heard through the Important Records website. Vinyl edition In April 2009, ''Molotov and Haze'' was released in a double LP vinyl edition by Tonefloat Records with extended versions of "Molotov 1502" and "Haze 1402". The edition was limited to 500 copies on 180 grams black vinyl in gatefold picture sleeve, and contained a 10" LP of '' Haze Shrapnel'' as a bonus disc. Track listing Person ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 CD and the 5.1 Surround Sound mix in a DVD-A. The song can be split into two sections as displayed in the cover of the Equation Records edition. All sounds were generated from recordings of Steve Hubback's metal sculptures, played by Steven Wilson and Theo Travis Theo Travis (born 7 July 1964) is a British saxophonist, flautist and composer. He is a member of Soft Machine which he joined in 2006 while the group was still using the "Legacy" suffix and was a member of Gong from 1999 to 2010. Biography Tra .... The record is packaged in a card gatefold-style jacket in a slipcase, along with a book containing images of the sea by Carl Glover. Each copy also contains a hand-numbered card insert. Only 975 copies were printed, and they sold o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loss (Bass Communion Album)
''Loss'' is the sixth studio album by British musician, songwriter and producer Steven Wilson released under the pseudonym Bass Communion, and was limited to only 450 copies on vinyl. The original pressing featured a scented inner sleeve. The album consists of a title track split in two parts. It was re-issued shortly after, in a CD+DVD-A edition containing both Stereo and 5.1 Surround mixes. In February 2009, it was also re-issued as a limited edition 12" picture disc Picture discs are gramophone record, gramophone (phonograph) records that show images on their playing surface, rather than being of plain black or colored vinyl. Collectors traditionally reserve the term picture disc for records with graphics ... vinyl version of 500 copies. Track listing ;Vinyl and picture disc ''Side A'' # Loss - Part 1 - 19:52 ''Side B'' # Loss - Part 2 - 19:11 ;CD (stereo mix) # Loss - Part 1 - 19:52 # Loss - Part 2 - 19:11 ;DVDA (5.1 surround sound mix) # Loss - Part 1 - 19:52 # Lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 copies in a gold sleeve, and 100 copies as part of a box set of the first 3 "C" releases. The album was re-released on compact cassette in 2020 by Coup Sur Coup Records. The album consists of Steven Wilson's 2005 recordings based primarily on one instrument source each, except for track 4 which was recorded with Theo Travis Theo Travis (born 7 July 1964) is a British saxophonist, flautist and composer. He is a member of Soft Machine which he joined in 2006 while the group was still using the "Legacy" suffix and was a member of Gong from 1999 to 2010. Biography Tra ... in 1998. Track listing All songs by Steven Wilson except track 4 by Steven Wilson and Theo Travis # Guitar – 10:27 # Clarinet – 7:48 # Voice / Musical box – 10:49 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghosts On Magnetic Tape
''Ghosts on Magnetic Tape'' is 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. There was a limited edition of 300 copies available as a double CD including Andrew Liles' 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 – Flute on 5 * Jonathan Coleclough – Additional sample material Other * Carl Glover (for Aleph) – Graphic Design Graphi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bass Communion III
''III'' (''Bass Communion III'' or ''Bass Communion CDR'') is the name of the third studio album released by British musician, songwriter, and producer Steven Wilson under the pseudonym Bass Communion. It is a compilation of leftover pieces recorded between 1995 and 1999 that were not included on either of the previous two Bass Communion albums. In 2008, the album was re-issued together with II in a 2-CD edition limited to 1,200 copies. Track listing Track notes The track "43553E99.01" features the same intro as "Lips of Ashes" from In Absentia by Porcupine Tree, among other tonal similarities. It is often seen as a precursor or demo, and serves as an example of Steven Wilson revisiting and expanding upon similar ideas across projects. Three Pieces for Television: appeared previously on Atmospherics * "Sonar" appears as "Sonar" * "Lina Romay" appears as "Night Creatures" * "Grammatic Fog" appears as "The Fog" Personnel * Steven Wilson – All instruments * The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bass Communion II
''Bass Communion II'' is the second studio album released in 1999 by British musician, songwriter, and producer Steven Wilson under the pseudonym Bass Communion. The first edition was a double album with a second disc containing a track of sampled material provided by Robert Fripp and a remix by The Square Root of Sub. The 2002 reissue of the album excludes the remix by The Square Root of Sub and moves the Fripp-based track to the first disc, taking the album to a single CD. The album was later released on vinyl in December 2007 by Tonefloat Records and includes exclusive bonus material on Side D. In November 2008, the album was re-issued together with III in a 2CD edition limited to 1,200 copies. Track listing Original release 2002 and 2009 editions Vinyl edition Personnel * Steven Wilson – All instruments * Theo Travis – Flute, saxophone Other * Carl Glover – Graphic design and photography Photography is the visual arts, art, application ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
