It is not the sound of waves crashing ashore with elegant calm. William basinski albums, songs, and news pitchfork. William basinski is an experimental composer, sound. We encrypt all traffic involving personal data with industrystandard ssl certificates and we are also pci compliant meaning that we follow all current data security standards and undergo weekly scans monitoring our security status. Coming out on his own 2026 imprint, experimental composer william basinski releases this pianobased ambient piece inspired tapeloop which lasts the whole 40 minutes. William basinski is up to his old tricks with new lp on time out of time. Find william basinski discography, albums and singles on allmusic.
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Buy cascade by william basinski mp3 download online from 7digital united states over 30 million high quality tracks in our store. The deluge by william basinski, released 07 august 2015 1. Basinski doesnt chase the melancholy and fear of dark ambient, but his music can still be more disturbing than its more antagonistic colleagues. Cascade is the cddigital variant, and the deluge is the deluxe 180 gram white vinyl lp companion. May 30, 2012 this feature is not available right now. William basinski and man forever, the percussion ensemble headed by kid millions of oneida, played a threepart set together.
Spread over a single piece that tops an hour, water music ii has an undulating predilection that basinski then goes on. Here we find the disintegration loops bloke sampling what else. Sasha frerejones worked at the new yorker as a staff writer and popmusic critic. Skip to the main navigation skip to the main content skip to search skip to footer skip to the main content back to the top. Artforumits the kind of music that makes you believe there is a heaven, and that this is what it must sound like. Check out cascade by william basinski on amazon music. Stream william basinski cascade by peterbalance from desktop or your mobile device. The disintegration loops remastered by william basinski. Download william basinski songs, singles and albums on mp3.
On time out of time, selva oscura, a shadow in time, divertissement, cascade, singles. Cascade by william basinski, released 28 april 2015 1. Everyone from indie kids to headbangers navigated norways fastgrowing festival, which featured not only local. Download album william basinski hymns of oblivion 2020 free download download william basinski hymns of oblivion 2020 anonymously and free. Published in the print edition of the november 10, 2014, issue. Black book magazinean icon of contemporary ambient music.
There is probably no point in presenting william basinski. Stream william basinski the deluge the denouement by temporary residence ltd from desktop or your mobile device. Cascade by william basinski, released 07 august 2015. Teechnically, thats all you really need to know, but we should stress that basinski s way with a loop transcends any prosaic, earthly description and manifests a music in its own selfsufficient world of infinitely morphing harmonics and. 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. The first part grows slowly over the course of 21 minutes but remains fundamentally shapeless. Payment security we take the security of our website and of your transactions extremely seriously. More glorious tapeloopbased minimal composition from william basinski. He was raised in a catholic family, and states that he had his first really mystical, wonderful, magical musical experiences as an infant at houstons st. Added apr 02, 2015 cascade submitted by andre source audio added apr 02, 2015 submitted by andre video added apr 02, 2015 submitted. William basinski the deluge 2015, white, vinyl discogs.
The music defies physics, evolving while it hardly changes at all. The deluge presents an alternative approach to the source material used on recent companion piece cascade. With a little patience on behalf of the listener william basinski s inventions reap rich rewards. Melancholia xiv 14 short melancholy tapeloops from the early eighties. His father was a scientist contracted to nasa, which caused the family to move often. Everyone from indie kids to headbangers navigated norways fastgrowing festival, which featured not only local favorites like 120 days and the new violators.
The ghostly and vacant sounding composition showcases basinskis commitment to the phantasmal capabilities of repetition and adaptation as a format. William basinski doesnt play a single note on his new album cascade. Limited edition, 180 gram white vinyl lp packaged in a heavyweight fullcolor cardboard jacket. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. William basinski was born in 1958 in houston, texas. In the deluge, the same loop is processed through a series of feedback loops of different lengths, creating a spiraling crescendo of. Cascade cascade and the deluge are variations on the latest tapeloop and delay composition from the inimitable william basinski. Apr 28, 2015 coming out on his own 2026 imprint, experimental composer william basinski releases this pianobased ambient piece inspired tapeloop which lasts the whole 40 minutes. This, of course, will never replace the authentic experience but gives an idea of the visuals accompanying the music featured in this new work by william basinski. Discover and download music with our free personalized discovery tools. The disintegration loops remastered by william basinski on.
William basinski returns with cascade a gorgeous 40 minute meditation on a solitary piano loop coaxed by nycs neoclassical maestro, william basinski. Video from william basinski s june 2014 performance of cascade at issue, produced by the new yorker to accompany sasha frerejones feature on him in the november 10th issue brian eno once said that repetition is a form of change, but basinski s tape loops physically revise that and bring the idea back as repetition is change. The tape loopbased recordings make up the composers first new work in two years. They, like much of william basinskis work, show just how much can change given time and nothing else. He has become one of the most recognized sound artists and ambient composers ac.
It peaked at number 4 on billboard s new age albums chart. In cascade, a single ancient lilting piano tape loop repeats endlessly carrying one along in its tessellating current. Cascade and the deluge are variations on the same tapeloop and delay composition. The ghostly and vacant sounding composition showcases basinski s commitment to the phantasmal capabilities of repetition and adaptation as a format. It peaked at number 4 on billboards new age albums chart. In cascade, a single ancient lilting piano tape loop repeats.
You see, theres a reason cascades cover is what it is, a blackandwhite etching of the tide. William basinski preps new albums cascade and the deluge. They, like much of william basinski s work, show just how much can change given time and nothing else. Book awards book club selections books by author books by series coming soon kids books new releases teens books this months biggest new releases. We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. His latest release, cascade, has a somewhat misleading title. Listen to williambasinski soundcloud is an audio platform that lets you listen to what you love and share the sounds you create 28 tracks. Melancholia by william basinski, released 29 april 2014 1. William basinski started working away at his singular sound in 1978, but it was nearly a quarter of a century before the world began to notice. William basinski returns with cascade and the deluge exclaim. Description provided by wikipedia under creative commons attribution cc. William basinski shortwavemusic 1998 torrent download.
Cascade and the deluge are variations on the latest tapeloop and delay composition from the inimitable william basinski. William basinski cascade by peterbalance peter balance. He has become one of the most recognized sound artists and ambient composers across the globe, in large part for his careerdefining work the disintegration. Cascade by william basinski 656605570723 cd barnes. 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 biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. Trained as a jazz saxophonist, he turned toward tape. The release comes with a download code for the deluge. In lesser hands the sheer audacity of this move could eclipse the music made from it, but on time.
In the deluge, the same loop is processed through a series of feedback loops of different lengths, creating a spiraling crescendo of overtones that eventually fades away to silence. Over one million legal mp3 tracks available at juno download. If you missed the act, there is a chance of locating snippets of cascades performance on the web. Apr 28, 2015 cascade is a studio album by william basinski. William basinski albums, songs discography album of. Cascade by william basinski, released 07 august 2015 the deluge is a limited edition, 180 gram white vinyl lp packaged in a heavyweight fullcolor cardboard jacket. 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. Watch the video for cascade from william basinski s cascade for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Next month experimental composer william basinski will release cascade and the deluge, a pair of albums.
He is a relentless experimentalist, obsessed with reeltoreel tape decks, splicing tape, and spindling it. Stream tracks and playlists from williambasinski on your desktop or mobile device. He has become one of the most recognized sound artists and ambient composers across the globe, in large part for his careerdefining work the disintegration loops, though he. You see, theres a reason cascade s cover is what it is, a blackandwhite etching of the tide. The second part of william basinskis superlative water music series seemingly touching on the idea of mathematical music ciphers, durational ratios etc. Although william basinski s work is often tagged as neoclassical, the veteran producer is very much an electronic musician. Jul 29, 2015 william basinski doesnt play a single note on his new album cascade. The tapes were initially recorded in 1980, and 2 decades later he decided to move them onto a digital platform, but the tapes were slowly deteriorating by then and you can hear in the recording the disintegration of the loop as the tapes play on, backed by the added reverb. Cascade william basinski to stream in hifi, or to download in true cd quality on.