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Bass Communion I

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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
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

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

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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

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  • "No News Is Good News – 8:10

Personnel

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Bass Communion

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  • Steven Wilson – instruments

Additional personnel

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  • 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

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Region Date Label Format Catalog
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

References

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  1. ^ Raggett, Ned. Bass Communion at AllMusic. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
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