William Basinski The Disintegration Loops Vinyl

William basinski created his ambient and much storied record the disintegration loops by feeding his compositions on loop through a tape head until a myriad sounds were made in its place.

William basinski the disintegration loops vinyl. The record s completion coincided with the 9 11 bombings a sight which is recreated on the record s cover. The disintegration loops by william basinski released 02 september 2014 1. Dlp 2 1 for those who missed out on the now legendary highly sought after and highly sold out box sets we are now offering the four volumes of the disintegration loops suite as separate individually packaged albums. This set also includes all of the remastered recordings on 5 cds the rare 63 minute the disintegration loops film on dvd and a 144 page full color coffee table book featuring rare photos taken during the making of the disintegration loops and liner notes.

Lush yet simple and deeply emotive without trying to overwhelm the listener. Discover releases reviews credits songs and more about william basinski the disintegration loops at discogs. The record s completion coincided with the 9 11 attacks a sight which is recreated on the record s cover. Dlp 1 3 william baskinski via soundcloud in the early part of the last decade william basinski s the disintegration loops was the sort of music you passed around.

More than conceptually brilliant the disintegration loops are an auditory voyage unlike anything else. William basinski created his ambient and much storied record the disintegration loops by feeding his compositions on loop through a tape head until a myriad sounds were made in its place. The music creates an intimate space for quiet contemplation and a refuge from the hustle bustle of modern life. The disintegration loops is a series of four albums by american avant garde 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. The audio was remastered in 2012 from the original master tapes and the artwork is.