In the early part of the last decade, william basinski s the disintegration loops was the sort of music you passed around. William basinski is an american avantgarde composer based in new york city. William basinski the disintegration loops iv 2003 03 dp 1. His entire catalog is available for digital download through itunes. The music was recorded from a series of ambient music fragments played in tape loops that gradually deteriorated each time they passed the tape head. The disintegration loops were performed as part of the tenyear anniversary concert remembering september 11 at new yorks metropolitan museum of art in its temple of dendur by the wordless music orchestra, orchestrated by maxim moston. The album is an eulogy to david robert jones, also known as david bowie. The second part of william basinski s superlative water music series seemingly touching on the idea of mathematical music ciphers, durational ratios etc. Loops is based on basinski s attempts to salvage earlier recordings made on magnetic tape, by transferring them into digital format. Basinski set up a camera to record the final hour of daylight while his newly recorded project played in the background and the smoke enveloped new york.
A bandcamp exclusive disintegration loops is a series of four albums by american avantgarde composer william basinski released in 2002 and 2003. Basinski is best known for his fourvolume album the disintegration loops, constructed from rapidly decaying twentyyearold tapes of his earlier music. A stunning vinyl box set collects his bestknown work, the disintegration loops, a project he finished the morning of september 11. This is the first part of william basinski s now celebrated disintegration loops, elegant pastoral loops made from looping disintegrating old tape stock the recordings had originally been recorded onto. Listen free to william basinski the disintegration loops dlp 1. Tidal is the first global music streaming service with high fidelity sound, hidef video quality, along with expertly curated playlists and original content making it a trusted source for music and culture. William basinski the disintegration loops iv cd, digital. In 2003, william basinski was releasing an abundance of music, including further volumes of his disintegration loops. William basinskis disintegration loops the music show. I first came across the name william basinski, and his disintegration loops, a couple of years ago, but only very recently bought this box set, having heard the loops many times and struggling to understand whether this is divine music, or pretentious nonsense masquerading as profound art.
William basinski s gorgeous 2003 album reborn on a remastered edition. For a collection of music built around the poignant inevitability of decay, there has been a great many hopeful and inspired words devoted to william basinskis the disintegration loops. William basinski disintegration loops 5 dp 5 duration. His haunting and melancholy soundscapes explore the temporal nature of life, resounding with the reverberations of memory and the mystery of time.
William basinski is an experimental composer, sound. Melancholia xiv 14 short melancholy tapeloops from the early eighties. Melancholia xiv 14 short melancholy tape loops from the early eighties. The story goes that in the process of converting his old magnetic tapes to digital format, basinski noticed that his tapes had begun to literally fall apart. Melancholia is probably the best basinski s record until now, even if this is hard for me to say given my love for each one of his releases. Basinski is best known for his fourvolume album the disintegration loops 20022003, constructed from rapidly decaying twentyyearold tapes of his earlier music. Limitededition box set of 2000 copies containing all four historic volumes of the disintegration loops, plus a pair of live orchestral performances from the metropolitan museum of art, and the 54th venice biennale, both previously unreleased, issued to mark the 10year anniversary of the original release and its induction into the 911. Download the disintegration loops remastered by william basinski at juno download. Remastered and now available on conventional pressed cd in trimpak previously available as a very limited cdr. William basinski is a classically trained musician and composer who has been working in. William basinski disintegration loops 6 dp 6 youtube. Although william basinskis work is often tagged as neoclassical, the veteran producer is very much an electronic musician.
Constructed from his signature swirling, endlessly ambient tape loops, a shadow in time is possibly the most affecting work he has composed since the first chapter of the disintegration loops slowly weaved its way into our collective psyche. He began experimenting with compositions for piano and tape that created a melancholy ambience via looped and overdubbed melodies with variations a movement in chrome primitive 1980, released. In disjunction with disintegration loopss ability to deceive and surprise with seemingly settled phrases that spiral into new ones in such intricacy that it takes multiple listens to pull apart, cascade is stagnant, and relies on simple additions rather than actual changes in key or melody, making it hard to tolerate for most of the album with. Apr 28, 2014 melancholia isnt a lost album, but its one thats easily overlooked. Buy the disintegration loops by william basinski on bleep. Melancholia isnt a lost album, but its one thats easily overlooked. In the early part of the last decade, william basinskis the disintegration loops was the sort of music you passed around. Licensed to youtube by merlin sc distribution on behalf of temporary residence ltd. Loops is based on basinskis attempts to salvage earlier recordings made on magnetic tape, by transferring them into digital format. William basinski the disintegration loops cd box set. Across 15 short form pieces, his beautifully sparse and solemn piano figures become seductive silhouettes and haunting. Once you heard it, you wanted to tell somebody about it. Jan 20, 2017 the disintegration loops is a series of four albums by american avantgarde composer william basinski released in 2002 and 2003. The recordings consist of tape loops that gradually deteriorated each time they passed the tape head, the unexpected result of basinski s attempt to transfer his earlier recordings to digital format.
Melancholia is probably the best basinskis record until now, even if this is. For over 30 years, william basinski has worked with tape loops. William basinski the disintegration loops ii 02 dp 3. In disjunction with disintegration loops s ability to deceive and surprise with seemingly settled phrases that spiral into new ones in such intricacy that it takes multiple listens to pull apart, cascade is stagnant, and relies on simple additions rather than actual changes in key or melody, making it hard to tolerate for most of the album with. William basinski the disintegration loops album download. William and pitchfork radios elia einhorn also discuss how physical spaces inform musical presentation and just what art scientists actually do.
Ambient producer william basinski is back with a new album a shadow in time which he has been touring extensively with in the us and europe the past year. The recordings consist of tape loops that gradually deteriorated each time they passed the tape head, the unexpected result of basinski s attempt to transfer his earlier recordings to digital format the completion of the recording coincided with the 911 attacks. In 2012, temporary residence rereleased the disintegration loops in a limited set of 2000 vinyl copies. His epic 4disc masterwork, the disintegration loops, received. Experimental composer, sound sculptor, and video artist globally renowned for his 911 elegy the disintegration loops. His craft does involve plenty of deep instrumentation and symphonious arrangements, but hes been experimenting with tape loops and reeltoreels for over three decades. William basinski is a classically trained musician and composer who has been working in experimental media for over 25 years in nyc. To mark the 10year anniversary of its original release and its forthcoming induction into the 911 memorial museum this year temporary residence ltd. A stunning vinyl box set collects his bestknown work, the disintegration loops, a. The disintegration loops by william basinski, released 02 september 2014 1. William basinski houston, 1958, a new yorkbased classicallytrained clarinetist and saxophonist, specializes in compositions for loops and drones. William basinski pulls another couple of tape loops out of his voluminous archives, this time containing sounds from the rare voyetra 8 synthesiser. William basinski born 25 june 1958 is an american avantgarde composer based in new york city. Buy the disintegration loops iii by william basinski on bleep.
Rightly considered one of his finest works, melancholia employs similar techniques used on his now legendary the disintegration loops to another stash of short tape loops he created in the early 80s. It included a dvd of basinski s film with the audio soundtrack, and compact disc versions added a fifth disc that contained the wordless music orchestras performances at the met and the venice biennale. In next page click regular or free download and wait certain amount of time usually around 30 seconds until download button will appead. Includes unlimited streaming of the disintegration loops via the free bandcamp app, plus highquality download in mp3, flac and more.
This is the first part of william basinskis now celebrated disintegration loops, elegant pastoral loops made from looping disintegrating old tape. Still frames from this video serve as the album art for the 4 associated releases, and both the video and the albums have been inducted into. On time out of time, selva oscura, a shadow in time, divertissement, cascade, singles. The origin story of the disintegration loops is one that passed to legend and then to myth, and what must have started as fact now seems buried under romantic hyperbole. William basinski the disintegration loops 2012, vinyl. The healing power of the disintegration loops november 15, 2012 for over 30 years, william basinski has worked with tape loops. The second part of william basinskis superlative water music series seemingly touching on the idea of mathematical music ciphers, durational ratios etc. William basinski the disintegration loops iv cd digital album. He is also a clarinetist, saxophonist, sound artist, and video artist. Although william basinski s work is often tagged as neoclassical, the veteran producer is very much an electronic musician. William basinskis gorgeous 2003 album reborn on a remastered edition. Includes unlimited streaming of the disintegration loops iv via the free bandcamp app, plus highquality download in mp3, flac and more. Nov 19, 2012 in the early part of the last decade, william basinski s the disintegration loops was the sort of music you passed around. Xldwilliam basinskithe disintegration loopsthe disintegration loops live01 dlp 1.
Spread over a single piece that tops an hour, water music ii has an undulating predilection that basinski then goes on. For a collection of music built around the poignant inevitability of decay, there has been a greatmany hopeful and inspired words devoted to william basinskis. Delving deeper than most, william basinski returns with the elegant sadness of his new album, a shadow in time. A shadow in time is devised as a tribute to david robert jones aka david bowie, and is a typically gorgeous, slowlyexpanding work of basinskidrone. The disintegration loops is a series of four albums by american avantgarde composer william basinski released in 2002 and 2003. For a collection of music built around the poignant inevitability of decay, there has been a great many hopeful and inspired words devoted to william basinski s the disintegration loops. With the disintegration loops and cascade, he has built a career from fragments of old audio tape. William basinski the disintegration loops ii the river. The disintegration loops remastered by william basinski on. William basinski telecharger et ecouter les albums. For those who missed out on the nowlegendary, highly soughtafter and highly soldout box sets, we are now offering the four volumes of the disintegration loops suite as separate, individually packaged albums.
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