Name: The Disintegration Loops IV
Brand: William Basinski

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TRR226

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Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2014-08-26

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Secre­tly

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Sales:8.875

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656605322520

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1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

William Basinski

Genre US

Modern Composition

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Secretly Canadian

William Basinski is an American experimental musician and composer, known for his work with tape loops on reel-to-reel machines. Born in Houston, Texas in 1958, he is now based in Los Angeles. Trained in classical music, Basinski plays clarinet and jazz saxophone. He has collaborated with various forms of experimental media since 1978, primarily in New York. His music has been released by several international labels, including his own label.

Basinski is openly gay and cites minimalist composers such as Steve Reich and Brian Eno as his main influences. His most well-known work is the four-volume album "The Disintegration Loops" (2002-2003), which features decaying tapes of his earlier music. In 2012, he composed the score for the documentary "Pursuit of Loneliness," which premiered at Sundance Film Festival.

Experience the unique soundscapes created by William Basinski and explore his extensive discography available on our e-commerce website.

To appease those who missed out on the now-legendary, highly sought-after (and highly sold-out) box sets, we are offering the four volumes of The Disintegration Loops suite as separate, individually packaged albums. The audio was remastered in 2012 from the original master tapes, and the artwork is packaged in deluxe old-style tip-on gatefold jackets. 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: stunning, ethereal, majestic, transfixing, life-affirming... and for good reason. From its 20-year gestation period to its infamously fateful completion, The Disintegration Loops is one of the most powerful manifestations of the inevitable cycle of life ever committed to tape, even as it documents the inevitable decay of all that is committed to tape. The very passage of time is its most effective instrument. Not only lauded by The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Pitchfork, NPR and dozens more, The Disintegration Loops have become considered by many to be "one of the most pre-eminent American artistic statements of the 21st Century."

The Disintegration Loops IV

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