Bass Communion I
1998 studio album by Bass Communion
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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.
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| Released | April 1998 | |||
| Recorded | No-Man's Land 1993; 1995–1998 | |||
| Genre | Ambient, drone | |||
| Length | 63:43 | |||
| Label | 3rd Stone | |||
| Producer | Steven Wilson | |||
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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. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
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| United Kingdom | April 1998 | 3rd Stone | CD | STONE 036CD |
| December 2001 | Hidden Art | CD reissue | HI-ART 9 | |
| UK & Europe | 21 April 2018 | 2x LP | HI-ART 9LP | |
| United Kingdom | 1 July 2022 | CD reissue | HI-ART 27 |
