Bass Communion II

II
Studio album by Bass Communion
Released July 1999
Recorded 1998 at No-Man's Land, Hemel Heampstead
Genre Ambient, drone
Length 59:23 (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)
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II (or Bass Communion II) is the name of 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 of 2007 by Tonefloat Records and includes exclusive bonus material on Side D.[4] In November of 2008, the album was re-issued together with III in a 2CD edition limited to 1,200 copies.[2]

Track listing

Original Release

All songs written and composed 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 Travis 13:01
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 Poysden 11:12

2002 and 2009 editions

All songs written and composed 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 Travis 13:01
7. "A Grapefruit in the World of Park" (Based on Robert Fripp soundscape)  12:02

Vinyl edition

All songs written and composed by Steven Wilson, except where indicated.. 

Side A
No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Advert"    0:56
2. "16 Second Swarm"    10:58
3. "Grammatic Oil"    10:11
Side B
No. TitleWriter(s) Length
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 Travis 12:57
Side D
No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Wide Open Killingfeld part 2"  Steven Wilson/Theo Travis 5:52
2. "Wide Open Killingfeld part 3"  Steven Wilson/Theo Travis 13:04

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Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalog
 United Kingdom July 1999 Hidden Art Double CD HI-ART 4
 United Kingdom 2002 Headphone Dust CD reissue BCCD3
 United Kingdom December 2007 Tone Float Double LP TF42
 United Kingdom November 2008 Beta-Lactam Ring Double CD reissue(with III) mt182

References

  1. ↑ Raggett, Ned. Bass Communion II at AllMusic. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Bass Communion discography". Steven Wilson HQ. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
  3. ↑ Häberle, Uwe (2009). "Steven Wilson - The Complete Discography (8th Edition)". p. 245. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
  4. ↑ "Bass Communion II". Tonefloat Records. Retrieved 4 May 2012.