''Bass Communion II'' is the second studio album released in 1999 by

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musician, songwriter, and producer

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under the pseudonym

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. The first edition was a double album with a second disc containing a track of sampled material provided by

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and a remix by The Square Root of Sub. 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. The album was later released on vinyl in December 2007 by Tonefloat Records and includes exclusive bonus material on Side D. In November 2008, the album was re-issued together with III in a 2CD edition limited to 1,200 copies.

Track listing

Original release

2002 and 2009 editions

Vinyl edition

Personnel

* Steven Wilson – All Instruments * Theo Travis – Flute,

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Other

* Carl Glover - Graphic design and

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Release history

References

1999 albums Bass Communion albums {{1990s-album-stub