Atmospherics (album)

Atmospherics
Compilation album by Bass Communion
Released	1999
Recorded	Battery Studios, London
Genre	Ambient drone
Length	76:31
Label	Bruton Music BRI 53
Producer	Steven Wilson
Bass Communion chronology
II (1999) Atmospherics (1999) Vajrayana (2004)

Atmospherics is a collection of Bass Communion music released by library music company Bruton Music>^[1] and distributed to media companies for use in television and radio programs. Some of the pieces are extracts and remixes of tracks from other Bass Communion albums.^[2]

It was never commercially available.^[3]

Track listing

Includes descriptions provided to television and radio.

1. Spellbound [Magical, airy, building in tension.] - 2:33
2. Bliss [Warm, flowing, euphoric.] - 3:05
3. Past Lives [Slow, thoughtful over eerie crackling record.] - 2:36
4. The Fog [Gradually creeping, muffled, ominous.] - 2:07
5. Transcendence [Light, climbing, wondrous.] - 3:32
6. Heartbeat [Swelling, mysterious pulses.] - 2:40
7. Held under [Sinister, underwater pressure.] - 1:52
8. Mountain Peak [Calm, ethereal, steadily rising.] - 2:43
9. Night Creatures [Jungle at night, echoing noises.] - 2:38
10. Sonar [Soft, slowly progressing mystery.] - 2:16
11. Nostalgia [Sober, uneasy, surreal.] - 2:27
12. Acquiescence [Tranquil, spreading waves.] - 2:46
13. Edge of Darkness [Quietly threatening, danger approaching.] - 3:19
14. Sense of Awe [Gentle, tentative progression.] - 2:23
15. Desert Plains [Eerie minimalism.] - 2:34
16. Ethereal [Smooth gliding motion, increasing in pressure.] - 1:56
17. Sleepwalking [Spooky late night restlessness.] - 2:40
18. Aftermath [Haunting desolation.] - 2:33

• Tracks 19 - 36 are :60 edits of these titles.
• Tracks 37 - 54 are :30 edits of these titles.

Track notes

Track 3 is a remixed extract of "16 Second Swarm" from II
Track 4 appears on III as "Grammatic Fog"
Track 5 is a remixed extract of track 2 ("Drugged") from I
Track 7 is an extended remixed version of "Advert" from II
Track 9 appears on III as "Lina Romay"
Track 10 appears on III as "Sonar"
Track 12 is a remixed extract of "Drugged III" from II
Track 17 is a remixed extract of "Sleep Etc" from I
Track 18 is a remixed extract of "Wide Open Killingfeld" from II

Credits

Composed by Steven Wilson, except "Aftermath" written by Steven Wilson/Theo Travis
All instruments: Steven Wilson

Executive Producer: Jez Poole.
Recorded & mixed at Battery Studios, London, UK.
Mix Engineer: Steven Wilson.
Mastering: Chris Parmenidis, Battery Studios, London, UK.
Post-production Co-ordinator: Claire Leaver.
Graphic Designer: Jacquie O'Neill, Zomba Design

References

1. "Bruton Music - CDs and Vinyl at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved 2012-01-14.
2. Bass Communion - Atmospherics at Discogs
3. Häberle, Uwe (2009). "Steven Wilson - The Complete Discography (8th Edition)" (PDF). p. 247. Retrieved 6 May 2012.

External links

• Bass Communion Site at Steven Wilson Headquarters
• Bruton Music website