Bass Communion I

I
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 1998
RecordedNo-Man's Land 1993; 1995–1998
GenreAmbient, drone
Length63:43
Label3rd Stone
ProducerSteven Wilson
Bass Communion chronology
I
(1998)
II
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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I (or Bass Communion I) is the first studio album released by British musician, songwriter, and producer Steven Wilson under the pseudonym Bass Communion in 1998. It was reissued in December 2001 through Hidden Art record label.

The basis of both "Drugged" pieces were reused for the title track of No-Man's album Together We're Stranger as well as "Drugged 3" from Bass Communion II. Brief distorted extracts from the suite can also be heard on the 1996 song "Urban Disco," a b-side from the "Housewives Hooked on Heroin" single (of the Wild Opera album), recorded by No-Man, a Wilson project and collaboration with singer-songwriter Tim Bowness.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Steven Wilson.

No.TitleLength
1."Shopping"1:24
2."Drugged"13:35
3."Sleep Etc."13:29
4."Orphan Coal"10:16
5."Drugged 2"24:54

Bonus track on vinyl

  • "No News Is Good News" – 8:10

Personnel

Bass Communion

  • Steven Wilson – instruments

Additional personnel

  • Theo Travis – soprano saxophones on "Drugged"
  • Robert Fripp – soundscapes on "Drugged 2" (sampled from a tape of soundscapes improvised by Fripp at No-Man's Land in 1993)
  • Carl Glover – graphic design and photography

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormatCatalog
United KingdomApril 19983rd StoneCDSTONE 036CD
December 2001Hidden ArtCD reissueHI-ART 9
UK & Europe21 April 20182x LPHI-ART 9LP
United Kingdom1 July 2022CD reissueHI-ART 27

References

  1. ^ Raggett, Ned. Bass Communion at AllMusic. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
  • Bass Communion Site Archived 23 January 2017 at the Wayback Machine at Steven Wilson Headquarters


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