Droning On…

On his first Bass Communion album in 12 years, Steven Wilson pushes the boundaries of progressive music with what could only be described as a experimental noise record. The Itself Of Itself finds him taking inspiration from avant-garde composers and experimenting with studio sounds. Prog discovers how tape hiss and Stockhausen led to the creation of one of the artist’s most surprising releases.

Jerry Ewing

“Even by Bass Communion standards this is a pretty confrontational record.” Steven Wilson reclines on “Even a sofa in his north London home, sips his tea and seeks to explain to Prog exactly what Bass Communion is. How he makes the sounds that make up this project’s latest album, The Itself Of Itself. Where the ideas come from. And just what ambient drone noise music is anyway: is it even music at all? The Itself Of Itself is a sometimes uncomfortable and confrontational record, he’s right. But it’s also a fascinating noise. Veering into territory more commonly occupied by the likes of Sunn O))) and Earth in today’s musical sphere, and previously by Robert Fripp and Brian Eno back in the 70s, The Raven That Refused To Sing… or The…

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