Tranquility Bass

Real Name:Michael Kandel
Profile:One of the original innovators in the ambient/trip-hop movement, Tranquility Bass' Mike Kandel submerged for most of the '90s before finally issuing his debut album in 1997. Kandel grew up in Chicago but moved to Los Angeles in the early '90s; inspired by his hometown's acid-house ideals, he formed the Exist Dance label in 1991 with Tom Chasteen and began producing classic ambient-house singles like "They Came in Peace" (available on Mo'Wax's original Headz compilation) and "Mya Yadana" (from the influential first volume of the Excursions in Ambience series). After Chasteen left Exist Dance in 1993, Kandel released a label compilation named Transmitting from Heaven but then disappeared to a remote island off the British Columbian coast to begin work on his debut album. Two years later, after trip-hop's influence had spread far and wide, he emerged from seclusion with Let the Freak Flag Fly, an album that reconciled his electronic fantasies with elements of psychedelia, funk and blues. A bit too trippy for its own good, however, the album wasn't received as well as Kandel's earlier recordings. - John Bush
Aliases:Commander Mindfuck, Michael Kandel
Members:Tom Chasteen
Name Variations: All | Tranquility Bass | T-Bass | Tranquility Base
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Releases:
They Came In Peace ◄ (2 versions)   Exist Dance 1991
California Dreaming (Sampler 12") (12", Promo)   Internal 1993
Broadcast Standard Issue No. 1 ◄ (2 versions)   Exist Dance 1994
Broadcast Standard Issue No. 2 (12")   Exist Dance 1994
Lalala (Maxi) ◄ (4 versions)   Astralwerks ... 1997
Let The Freak Flag Fly (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   Astralwerks 1997
The Bird (12", S/Sided, Ltd, Etch, Blu)   Astralwerks 1997
We All Want To Be Free (2x12")   Astralwerks 1997
Beep!!! (CD, Comp)   Astralwerks 1998
Remixes:
Fantasy On A Fantasy ◄ (2 versions) Fantasy On A Fantasy (... Mo Wax Excursions 1994
Under The Milky Way (12", Ltd) Under The Milky Way (T... Murmur 1994
MK2A (12") MK2A (Tranquility Bass... One Little Indian 1995
Volume 15 - Technology Alert! (CD, Comp + CD, Comp, Enh + Box) MK2A (Tranquility Bass... Volume 1996
Below The Belt (CD) Warzone (Satellite Tra... Invisible 1998
Champion Sound Remixes (2x12") Champion Sound (Comman... Exist Dance 1998
Stoned Island Estate (Maxi) ◄ (2 versions) Stoned Island Estate (... Arthrob 1998
owL Remix (CD) Over The Ocean ('91 Pa... Vernon Yard Recordings 1998
Dr. Speedlove Presents: Chemical Warfare (Mix Mix Bang Bang) (2xCD) Warzone (Tranquility B... Invisible 1999
Electro Lounge - Electronic Excursions In Hi-Fi Stereo (Comp) ◄ (3 versions) Jump, Jive, An' Wail (... The Right Stuff ... 1999
Reich Remixed (Album) ◄ (4 versions) Megamix (Tranquility B... Nonesuch 1999
Rebaked (CD) Cloud Control (Tranqui... Exist Dance 2001
A New High In Low (Limited Edition 3-CD Re-Issue) (3xCD, Album, Ltd) Warzone (Satellite Tra... Underground, Inc., Invisible 2007
Production:
The Rebirth Of Cool 4 ◄ (3 versions) Cantamilla Island Records ... 1994
Appears On:
Paradisiac 2 (2xCD, Comp) Cantamilla ULM Electro, ULM Electro, ULM Electro 2000
Tracks Appear On:
California Dreaming (Comp) ◄ (4 versions) Cantamilla Internal ... 1993
Excursions In Ambience (CD, Comp) Mya Yadana Caroline Records 1993
Fall Trip '93 CD Sampler (CD, Comp, Smplr, Promo) Cantamilla FFRR (US) 1993
Transmitting From Heaven (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Cantamilla, They Came ... Exist Dance 1993
Headz : A Soundtrack Of Experimental Beathead Jams (Comp) ◄ (5 versions) They Came In Peace Mo Wax ... 1994
Mo' Groove Vol. 2 (CD) They Came In Peace Avex Trax 1994
Techno Ambient Vol. 1 + Vol. 2 (2xCD) They Came In Peace (Se... Fairway Record 1994
Techno Ambient Vol. 2 - The Spirit Of Clouds (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) They Came In Peace (Se... Fairway Record 1994
The Rebirth Of Cool 4 (Comp) ◄ (4 versions) Cantamilla Island Records ... 1994
The Rebirth Of Cool Volume 2 (CD) Cantamilla 4th & B'way Records 1994
The Trip Hop Test - Part One (CD, Comp) They Came In Peace Moonshine Music 1994
This Ain't Trip Hop? - Part One (CD, Comp) They Came In Peace Moonshine Music 1994
Ambient Techno Mania Vol. 2 (CD, Comp) They Came In Peace Javelin Ltd 1995
Music For Dreams (2xCD, Comp) Cantamilla FLEX Records Denmark 1995
Spiritual High (CD, Comp) Cantamilla OM Records 1995
This Ain't Trip Hop? (Part One) (2xLP, Comp) They Came In Peace Moonshine Music 1995
Synthetic Pleåsures Volume One (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Cantamilla Moonshine Music 1996
Amp (CD, Comp) We All Want To Be Free Caroline Records, Astralwerks 1997
Astralwerks™ (CD, Promo, Smplr, Comp) La La La (Fatboy Slim ... Astralwerks, Jockey Slut 1997
MTV's Amp (CD, Comp) We All Want To Be Free Caroline Records 1997
Sampling The Future (CD, Comp, Mixed) La La La (Fatboy Slim ... Thrive Records 1997
Cosmos Sound Club Vol. 1 (CD) La, La, La (Fatboy Sli... Cosmos Production 1998
Flying Carpet (2xCD) Cantamilla Mercury, PolyGram 1998
Option.FM ◄ (2 versions) We All Want To Be Free... Moonshine Music 1998
Terra Musica ◄ (2 versions) Lalala (The Fatboy Sli... Zip Dog Records 1998
The CD-ROM That's Also A CD (CD, Enh) La La La (Fatboy Slim ... GQ Magazine 1998
Arabesque (CD, Comp) Cantamilla Gut Records 1999
Big Badass Beats (CD) La La La (Fatboy Slim ... Halo The Label 1999
Bombshelter DJ's Emile And Radar Present Future's Past (CD) Mya Yadana, Cantamilla... Exist Dance 1999
Terra Musica Global Explorer II (2xCD, Album) Lalala (The Fatboy Sli... M.I.L. Multimedia 1999
Paradisiac 2 (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Cantamilla ULM Electro 2000
100% Chillout 2 (CD) Cantamilla 100% 2002
The Chillout Session (2xCD) Cantamilla Ministry Of Sound 2002
LateNightTales (Comp) ◄ (3 versions) Cantamilla Azuli Records 2003
Polynated (CD, Comp) Ionosphere Hunab Ku Creations 2008
Arabesque (2x12", Comp) Cantamilla Gut Records  
Sunday Best (Album) ◄ (2 versions) The Bird Dust 2 Dust Records  
Unofficial Releases:
Reich Remixed (CD, Album, Ltd) Megamix (Tranquility B... ArsNova 2001
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