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William Basinski (born 1958 in Houston, Texas) is an American composer, clarinetist, saxophonist, and sound & video artist. Born 1958 to a Polish-American father and a German-American mother.
A classically trained clarinetist, he studied jazz saxophone and composition at North Texas State University in the late 70’s. In 1978, inspired by minimalists such as Steve Reich and Brian Eno, he began developing his own vocabulary using tape loops and old reel to reel tape decks. He developed his meditative, melancholy style experimenting with short looped melodies played against themselves creating feedback loops.
His first release was Shortwavemusic. Although created in 1983, it was first released on vinyl in a small edition in 1998 by Carsten Nicolai’s Raster-Noton label. This was followed by Watermusic, released in 2000 on 2062. Another 2 disc major work which preceded the shortwavemusic studies was Variations: A Movement in Chrome Primitive 1980. It was finally released in 2004 by David Tibet on the Durtro/Die Stadt label. At the time this work was created Basinski was experimenting with compositions for piano and tape loops.
Throughout the 1980s, Basinski created a vast archive of experimental works using tape loop and delay systems, found sounds and shortwave radio static. He was a member of many bands including Gretchen Langheld Ensemble and House Afire. In 1989, he opened his own performance space, « Arcadia ». In the 1990s he performed and produced records and intimate underground shows there for various NYC artists including Antony, Diamanda Galás, Rasputina, The Murmurs, and his own ad-hoc experimental electronic/improv. band, Life On Mars. In 2000 he made a film titled Fountain with artists James Elaine and Roger Justice.
A classically trained clarinetist, he studied jazz saxophone and composition at North Texas State University in the late 70’s. In 1978, inspired by minimalists such as Steve Reich and Brian Eno, he began developing his own vocabulary using tape loops and old reel to reel tape decks. He developed his meditative, melancholy style experimenting with short looped melodies played against themselves creating feedback loops.
His first release was Shortwavemusic. Although created in 1983, it was first released on vinyl in a small edition in 1998 by Carsten Nicolai’s Raster-Noton label. This was followed by Watermusic, released in 2000 on 2062. Another 2 disc major work which preceded the shortwavemusic studies was Variations: A Movement in Chrome Primitive 1980. It was finally released in 2004 by David Tibet on the Durtro/Die Stadt label. At the time this work was created Basinski was experimenting with compositions for piano and tape loops.
Throughout the 1980s, Basinski created a vast archive of experimental works using tape loop and delay systems, found sounds and shortwave radio static. He was a member of many bands including Gretchen Langheld Ensemble and House Afire. In 1989, he opened his own performance space, « Arcadia ». In the 1990s he performed and produced records and intimate underground shows there for various NYC artists including Antony, Diamanda Galás, Rasputina, The Murmurs, and his own ad-hoc experimental electronic/improv. band, Life On Mars. In 2000 he made a film titled Fountain with artists James Elaine and Roger Justice.
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Melancholia
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The Disintegration Loops II
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FeatgaryTD a écrit :
"Melancholia" traces a gentle, eerie path through a selection of aural vignettes that together form a sort of mental scrapbook of musical thoughts.
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XXITheWorld a écrit :
I believe the time has come for him to find yet another loop under a sofa or something and release a new album with it
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Knifymoloko a écrit :
An Ambient God. Yes I said G-d.
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maxson924 a écrit :
v I know that's the case for the first album; I'd assume the same is true for the others.
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spongeluke a écrit :
i think the loops were some of his old personal recordings. if they weren't im losing my mind.
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Enokii a écrit :
willie
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hatredofmusic a écrit :
Melancholia would be far more suited to a subtle game like Ico, not one as bombastic as Skyrim which already has a suitable score by Jeremy Soule.
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hatredofmusic a écrit :
When I want to read, write or just sleep, this is the music I go to.
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Colton56 a écrit :
I feel like Melancholia should be the soundtrack to Skyrim.
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mh_66 a écrit :
Schön. Ich fülle gerade meinen Katalog auf. Auf seiner Seite http://www.mmlxii.com/music/music.html kann man sehen was er so alles veröffentlicht hat, und Bestellungen laufen mit Bestandabfrage per mail sowie $20 pro CD über paypal ab. Hat bis jetzt immer geklappt und war meistens auch extra signiert.
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Nibblhans a écrit :
Listening to these loops feels like dying inside mothers belly.
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nimrodella a écrit :
true love lasts forever *
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pimrupert a écrit :
jaaaaa!
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BubbleControl a écrit :
Best drone
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gregoryoftours a écrit :
a most fascinating character
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mushroomsseason a écrit :
perfect for astronomy
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vertsk8er419 a écrit :
*is waiting patiently for 'the regeneration loops' or something of the like*
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B-Fay a écrit :
Is it strange that I get excited about ambient music? AMBIENT MUSIC AMBIENT MUSIC YEAH YEAH YEAH!!!!!
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XXITheWorld a écrit :
I don't think we count as summer anymore
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XXITheWorld a écrit :
Hymn of Oblivion was supposed to be "Summer 2011"
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