Pacific Codex

Pacific Codex is the name of the seventh studio album released by British musician, songwriter and producer Steven Wilson under the pseudonym Bass Communion.

Pacific Codex
Cover design by Carl Glover
Studio album by
Bass Communion
ReleasedFebruary 2008
Recorded9 January 2006[1]
GenreAmbient, drone
Length40:18
LabelEquation, Tonefloat, Headphone Dust.
ProducerSteven Wilson
Bass Communion chronology
Loss
(2006)		 Pacific Codex
(2008)		 Molotov and Haze
(2008)
Inner Sleeve
Inner Sleeve Cover by Carl Glover
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

The album consists of two discs containing the title track mixed in stereo in a CD and the 5.1 Surround Sound mix in a DVD-A. The song can be split into two sections as displayed in the cover of the Equation Records edition. All sounds were generated from recordings of Steve Hubback's metal sculptures, played by Steven Wilson and Theo Travis. The record is packaged in a card gatefold-style jacket in a slipcase, along with a book containing images of the sea by Carl Glover. Each copy also contains a hand-numbered card insert. Only 975 copies were printed, and they sold out within two days after the release date.[3][4]

Five test pressings of the album on vinyl LP were produced, each consisting of two single-sided LPs with plain white labels and no sleeve. The pressings were rejected due to poor sound quality, and a vinyl LP edition was never released.[5]

Track listing
CD (Stereo Mix)
No.TitleLength
1."Pacific Codex 1"20:24
2."Pacific Codex 2"19:54
DVDA (5.1 Surround Sound Mix)
No.TitleLength
1."Pacific Codex"40:18

References
  1. Häberle, Uwe (2009). "Steven Wilson - The Complete Discography (8th Edition)" (PDF). p. 262. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
  2. Couture, François. Bass Communion Pacific Codex at AllMusic. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
  3. "Bass Communion :: Pacific Codex". Equation Records. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
  4. "Bass Communion discography". Steven Wilson HQ. Archived from the original on 15 April 2012. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
  5. "Bass Communion". Equation Records. Retrieved 6 May 2012.



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