Style: Ambient Drone
Chiaroscuro: (a contrast between light and dark)
This is the first and only live recoding my Steven Wilson under the pseudonym, Bass Communion. It was recorded in Antwerp, Belguim, in November 2008 entitled "Frenzy Of The Absolute Show" using just a laptop and guitar.
Bass Communion is one of the most interesting side projects that Steven has undertaken and by far my favourite. I have never come across ambient music that is so genuine, atmospheric, dark and twisted. The only other act that comes close to achieving the sense of limitless atmosphere and 'super natural' sounds, is the highly recommended work of Dirk Series (Fear Falls Burning) and the collaborative act between him and Steven Wilson (Continuum)
This recording is certainly one of the 'heavier' recordings that he has put out. The sound gradually builds into a swirling white noise then slowly slipping into a spectural, guitar orientated drone similar to the 'Ghost on Magnetic Tape' sessions. The sound then falls into an eerie and spooky textural soundscape with slow pulsing bass notes.
The second track, Fusilier, a gradually building pulse of textures culminating in more swirling white noise, was recorded in Mexico City and London in February 2008 again just using a laptop and guitar but with some post-production layering and editing.
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