''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
No-Man are an English art pop duo, formed in 1987 as No Man Is an Island (Except the Isle of Man) by singer Tim Bowness and multi-instrumentalist Steven Wilson. The band has so far produced seven studio albums and a number of singles/outtakes ...
's album ''
Together We're Stranger
''Together We're Stranger'' is No-Man's fifth studio album released by the Snapper Music label in 2003.
The first four songs are linked to form a 28-minute suite of continuous music with recurring lyrical and musical themes. The remaining three ...
'' as well as "Drugged 3" from ''
Bass Communion II
''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 sampl ...
''. 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
No-Man are an English art pop duo, formed in 1987 as No Man Is an Island (Except the Isle of Man) by singer Tim Bowness and multi-instrumentalist Steven Wilson. The band has so far produced seven studio albums and a number of singles/outtakes ...
, a Wilson project and collaboration with singer-songwriter
Tim Bowness
Tim Bowness (born 29 November 1963) is an English singer and songwriter primarily known for his work as part of the band No-Man, a long-term project formed in 1987 with Porcupine Tree's Steven Wilson.
Music career
In addition to recording album ...
.
Track listing
Bonus Track on Vinyl
„No News Is Good News“ (8:10)
Personnel
Bass Communion
* Steven Wilson – Instruments, all songwriting
Additional personnel
*
Theo Travis – Soprano Saxophones on "Drugged"
*
Robert Fripp
Robert Fripp (born 16 May 1946) is a British musician, songwriter, record producer, and author, best known as the guitarist, founder and longest-lasting member of the progressive rock band King Crimson. He has worked extensively as a session ...
- Soundscapes on "Drugged 2" (sampled from a tape of soundscapes improvised by Fripp at No-Man's Land in 1993)
* Carl Glover –
Graphic design
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and photography
Release history
External links
Bass Communion Site at Steven Wilson Headquarters
References
1998 debut albums
Bass Communion albums
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