Atmospherics (album)
| Atmospherics | ||||
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| Released | 1999 | |||
| Recorded | Battery Studios, London | |||
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| Length | 76:31 | |||
| Label | Bruton Music BRI 53 | |||
| Producer | Steven Wilson | |||
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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[edit]
Includes descriptions provided to television and radio.
- Spellbound [Magical, airy, building in tension.] - 2:33
- Bliss [Warm, flowing, euphoric.] - 3:05
- Past Lives [Slow, thoughtful over eerie crackling record.] - 2:36
- The Fog [Gradually creeping, muffled, ominous.] - 2:07
- Transcendence [Light, climbing, wondrous.] - 3:32
- Heartbeat [Swelling, mysterious pulses.] - 2:40
- Held under [Sinister, underwater pressure.] - 1:52
- Mountain Peak [Calm, ethereal, steadily rising.] - 2:43
- Night Creatures [Jungle at night, echoing noises.] - 2:38
- Sonar [Soft, slowly progressing mystery.] - 2:16
- Nostalgia [Sober, uneasy, surreal.] - 2:27
- Acquiescence [Tranquil, spreading waves.] - 2:46
- Edge of Darkness [Quietly threatening, danger approaching.] - 3:19
- Sense of Awe [Gentle, tentative progression.] - 2:23
- Desert Plains [Eerie minimalism.] - 2:34
- Ethereal [Smooth gliding motion, increasing in pressure.] - 1:56
- Sleepwalking [Spooky late night restlessness.] - 2:40
- 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[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
- ^ "Bruton Music - CDs and Vinyl at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved 14 January 2012.
- ^ Bass Communion - Atmospherics at Discogs
- ^ Häberle, Uwe (2009). "Steven Wilson - The Complete Discography (8th Edition)" (PDF). p. 247. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
External links[edit]
- Bass Communion Site at Steven Wilson Headquarters
- Bruton Music website
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