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 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 2007 by Tonefloat Records and includes exclusive bonus material on Side D.[4] In November 2008, the album was re-issued together with III in a 2CD edition limited to 1,200 copies.[2]

II
Studio album by Bass Communion
Released	July 1999
Recorded	1998 at No-Man's Land, Hemel Hempstead
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)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Track listing

Original release

All tracks are written by Steven Wilson, except where indicated..

Disc 1

No.	Title	Writer(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.	Title	Writer(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 tracks are written by Steven Wilson, except where indicated..

No.	Title	Writer(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 tracks are written by Steven Wilson, except where indicated..

Side A

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Advert"	0:56
2.	"16 Second Swarm"	10:58
3.	"Grammatic Oil"	10:11

Side B

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Drugged 3"	17:00

Side C

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Dwarf Artillery"		7:14
2.	"Wide Open Killingfeld part 1"	Steven Wilson/Theo Travis	12:57

Side D

No.	Title	Writer(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

Personnel

• Steven Wilson – All Instruments
• Theo Travis – Flute, Saxophone

Other

• Carl Glover - Graphic design and photography

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. "Bass Communion discography". Steven Wilson HQ. Archived from the original on 9 March 2012. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
3. Häberle, Uwe (2009). "Steven Wilson - The Complete Discography (8th Edition)" (PDF). p. 245. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
4. "Bass Communion II". Tonefloat Records. Archived from the original on 11 June 2012. Retrieved 4 May 2012.