Basinski performing live at the Empty Bottle in 2005
Background information
Born
(1958-06-25) June 25, 1958 (age 65) Houston, Texas, U.S.
Genres
Experimental
ambient
drone music
minimal music
tape music
process music
Occupation(s)
Composer
musician
Years active
1978–present
Labels
Raster-Noton
2062 Records
Temporary Residence Limited
Spekk
Durtro
Die Stadt
Line
Member of
Sparkle Division
Website
mmlxii.com
Musical artist
William James Basinski[1] (born June 25, 1958) is an American avant-garde composer based in Los Angeles, California.[2] He is also a clarinetist, saxophonist, sound artist, and video artist.[3]
Basinski is best known for his four-volume album The Disintegration Loops (2002–2003), constructed from gradually decaying twenty-year-old tapes of his earlier music.[4]
^"A RING OF SMOKE". ASCAP. American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
William James Basinski (born June 25, 1958) is an American avant-garde composer based in Los Angeles, California. He is also a clarinetist, saxophonist...
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A Shadow in Time is an album by American avant-garde composer WilliamBasinski. It was released on January 20, 2017, by 2062 Records and Temporary Residence...
first time as "Antony and the Johnsons" at The Kitchen as part of WilliamBasinski's installation "Life on Mars" in 1997. In 1999, the group began to perform...
Stereogum. Retrieved January 26, 2022. Minsker, Evan (March 14, 2022). "WilliamBasinski and Janek Schaefer Announce New Album ...On Reflection". Pitchfork...
composers WilliamBasinski, Preston Wendel, and Gary Thomas Wright. Sparkle Division grew out of collaborations between ambient/electronic composer William Basinski...
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friend Ivan Seal. The series drew comparisons to the works of composer WilliamBasinski and electronic musician Burial, while the later stages were influenced...
orchestra; Nocturne (Homage to John Field), for piano, Op. 33 (1959) WilliamBasinski: Nocturnes Arnold Bax: Nocturnes, for soprano and orchestra (1911)...
released her second album Black Origami. It features collaborations with WilliamBasinski, Holly Herndon, Fawkes, and Dope Saint Jude. It received universal...
University Press. p. 412. Stone Blue staff writers (Sep 11, 2015). WilliamBasinski: Musician Snapshots. SBE Media. pp. Chapter 3. Rahimi, Sadeq (2021)...
On Time Out of Time is a studio album by WilliamBasinski. It was released on Temporary Residence Limited on March 8, 2019. It peaked at number 2 on Billboard's...
such as Lydia Lunch, John Wall, Pierre Bastien, Tomaga, DJ Slugo, WilliamBasinski, VTGNIKE, Nikita Quasim, 12z, Sary Moussa and the Terepa collective...
station NTS Radio. The shows included guests such as James Blake, WilliamBasinski and King Krule. In July 2016, Mount Kimbie announced they would be...
Alfred Reed El Camino Real, Todos Tus Muertos album El Camino Real, WilliamBasinski album El Camino Real, Carmaig de Forest album El Camino Real, Camper...
original on 15 June 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2017. Simpon, J. (2015). WilliamBasinski: Musician Snapshots. SBE Media. Fisher, Mark. Ghosts of My Life: Writings...
voice. Music magazine Rolling Stone compared his style to that of WilliamBasinski, Grouper, and Anohni. His 2016 Centres was the first release on FatCat's...
International. Gore listed among "Musical / Vocal Contributors" 2022 "Subterraneans" Subterraneans EP Vocals. Music by Alva Noto, saxophone by WilliamBasinski....
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