Ghosts on Magnetic Tape
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Ghosts on Magnetic Tape is the name of the fourth studio album released by British
musician, songwriter, and producer Steven Wilson
under the pseudonym Bass Communion
. It was created primarily from processing 78rpm records and piano sources. There was a limited edition of 300 copies available as a double CD including Andrew Liles
reconstruction disc.
CD 2 - Andrew Liles Reconstruction
2LP
Side A
Side B
Side C
Side D
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
musician, songwriter, and producer Steven Wilson
Steven Wilson
Steven John Wilson is an English musician, best known as the founder, lead guitarist, singer and songwriter of progressive rock band Porcupine Tree...
under the pseudonym Bass Communion
Bass Communion
Bass Communion is a side project of Steven Wilson, best known for his lead role in the rock band Porcupine Tree. Records released under the name "Bass Communion" are in an ambient or electronic vein - lengthy drone-heavy compositions...
. It was created primarily from processing 78rpm records and piano sources. There was a limited edition of 300 copies available as a double CD including Andrew Liles
Andrew Liles
Andrew Liles is a UK based sound artist and multi-instrumentalist. He has a vast output of recordings that he has released since the mid-1980s, covering a variety of styles as experimental music, dark ambient music, progressive rock and even hints at hard rock....
reconstruction disc.
Track listing
- Ghosts on Magnetic Tape I (12:45)
- Ghosts on Magnetic Tape II (7:02)
- Ghosts on Magnetic Tape III (10:15)
- Ghosts on Magnetic Tape IV (8:17)
- Ghosts on Magnetic Tape V (18:48)
Limited edition
CD 1- Ghosts on Magnetic Tape I (12:45)
- Ghosts on Magnetic Tape II (7:02)
- Ghosts on Magnetic Tape III (10:15)
- Ghosts on Magnetic Tape IV (8:17)
- Ghosts on Magnetic Tape V (18:48)
CD 2 - Andrew Liles Reconstruction
- Part I (9:17)
- Part II (11:04)
- Part III (9:56)
- Part IV (10:18)
- Part V (16:33)
2LP
Side A
- Ghosts on Magnetic Tape I (12:45)
- Ghosts on Magnetic Tape II (7:02)
Side B
- Ghosts on Magnetic Tape III (10:15)
- Ghosts on Magnetic Tape IV (8:17)
Side C
- Ghosts on Magnetic Tape V (18:48)
Side D
- Ghosts on Magnetic Tape out-take (16:04)
Personnel
- Steven Wilson – All Instruments
- Theo TravisTheo TravisTheo Travis is a British saxophonist and flautist.Travis received his degree in flute and saxophone from the University of Manchester and has worked among others with Robert Fripp, Gong, Porcupine Tree, The Tangent, Bill Nelson, Bass Communion, No-Man, Steven Wilson, David Sylvian, Harold Budd,...
– Flute on 5 - Jonathan Coleclough - Additional sampleSampling (music)In music, sampling is the act of taking a portion, or sample, of one sound recording and reusing it as an instrument or a different sound recording of a song or piece. Sampling was originally developed by experimental musicians working with musique concrète and electroacoustic music, who physically...
material
Release history
Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
---|---|---|---|---|
United Kingdom | February 2004 | Headphone Dust Headphone Dust Headphone Dust is the name of a record label set up by British musician and audio engineer Steven Wilson to issue music by his solo projects. Many of them are one-off limited editions. The label primarily distributes music by Bass Communion, IEM and Wilson's "Cover Version" singles... |
CD Compact Disc The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,... |
HDBCCD9 |
United Kingdom | February 2006 | ToneFloat | Double LP | TF23 |
External links
- Bass Communion Site at Steven Wilson Headquarters