Bass Communion III

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III
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Studio album by
ReleasedCD: March 2001
CD Reissue (with II): 2008
Recorded1995–1999
Genre Ambient, drone
Length63:37
Label Burning Shed
Reissue: Beta-Lactam Ring
Producer Steven Wilson
Bass Communion chronology
II
(1999)
III
(2001)
Ghosts on Magnetic Tape
(2004)
Professional ratings
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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. [2] In 2008, the album was re-issued together with II in a 2-CD edition limited to 1,200 copies.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Steven Wilson

No.TitleLength
1."Amphead"13:14
2."Three Pieces for Television"
a - "Sonar"
b - "Lina Romay"
c - "Grammatic Fog"

2:15
2:40
2:08
5."Slut 2.1"9:54
6."43553E99.01"14:06
7."Sickness"11:12
8."Reformat Spiders"7:50

Track notes

Three Pieces for Television: appeared previously on Atmospherics

Personnel

Other

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormatCatalog
United KingdomMarch 2001 Burning Shed mail order only CD-R
United KingdomNovember 2008Beta-Lactam Ring Double CD reissue(with II)mt182

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References

  1. Raggett, Ned. Bass Communion 3 at AllMusic. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
  2. "Bass Communion discography". Steven Wilson HQ. Archived from the original on 9 March 2012. Retrieved 4 May 2012.