Bass Communion is a solo project of English musician Steven Wilson, best known for his lead role in the rock band Porcupine Tree.

[1] Bass Communion's albums have often featured collaborations with other musicians, including Robert Fripp of King Crimson, saxophonist Theo Travis, Bryn Jones, and Vidna Obmana.

Taking influence from German experimental electronic music artist such as Tangerine Dream, Klaus Schulze, and Conrad Schnitzler, Wilson, along with childhood friend Simon Vockings, formed the group Altamont in 1983.

[1][2] By the 1990s, Wilson began to notice an increasing amount of music shaped by the same experimental artists who inspired Altamont.

Hearing artists such as Paul Schutze and Biosphere, Wilson felt that it was an ideal time to revisit experimental electronic music.