Bass Communion II

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Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 1999
Recorded1998 at No-Man's Land, Hemel Hempstead
Genre Ambient, drone
Length59:23 (CD 1)
23:23 (CD 2)
1:22:46 (Total)
1:11:34 (Re-issue)
1:41:39 (Vinyl)
Label Hidden Art
Producer Steven Wilson
Bass Communion chronology
I
(1998)
II
(1999)
III
(2001)
Professional ratings
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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. [2] 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. [3] The album was later released on vinyl in December 2007 by Tonefloat Records and includes exclusive bonus material on Side D. [4] In November 2008, the album was re-issued together with III in a 2CD edition limited to 1,200 copies. [2]

Contents

Track listing

Original release

All tracks are written by Steven Wilson, except where indicated.

Disc 1
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Advert" 0:56
2."16 Second Swarm" 10:58
3."Grammatic Oil" 10:11
4."Drugged 3" 17:00
5."Dwarf Artillery" 7:14
6."Wide Open Killingfeld"Steven Wilson/Theo Travis13:01
Disc 2
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."A Grapefruit in the World of Park" (Based on Robert Fripp soundscape) 12:10
2."Snakebird" (The Square Root of Sub Remix)Steven Wilson/Mark Poysden11:12

2002 and 2009 editions

All tracks are written by Steven Wilson, except where indicated.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Advert" 0:56
2."16 Second Swarm" 10:58
3."Grammatic Oil" 10:11
4."Drugged 3" 17:00
5."Dwarf Artillery" 7:14
6."Wide Open Killingfeld"Steven Wilson/Theo Travis13:01
7."A Grapefruit in the World of Park" (Based on Robert Fripp soundscape) 12:02

Vinyl edition

All tracks are written by Steven Wilson, except where indicated.

Side A
No.TitleLength
1."Advert"0:56
2."16 Second Swarm"10:58
3."Grammatic Oil"10:11
Side B
No.TitleLength
1."Drugged 3"17:00
Side C
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Dwarf Artillery" 7:14
2."Wide Open Killingfeld part 1"Steven Wilson/Theo Travis12:57
Side D
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Wide Open Killingfeld part 2"Steven Wilson/Theo Travis5:52
2."Wide Open Killingfeld part 3"Steven Wilson/Theo Travis13:04

Personnel

Other

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormatCatalog
United KingdomJuly 1999Hidden Art Double CD HI-ART 4
2002Headphone DustCD reissueBCCD3
December 2007Tone Float Double LP TF42
November 2008Beta-Lactam RingDouble CD reissue (with III)mt182

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