William Basinski

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Born
25 June 1958 (age 67)
Born In
Houston, Harris County, Texas, United States
William Basinski (Houston, 1958), a New York-based classically-trained clarinetist and saxophonist, specializes in compositions for loops and drones. He began experimenting with compositions for piano and tape that created a melancholy ambience via looped and overdubbed melodies with Variations - A Movement in Chrome Primitive (1980), released on Variations - A Movement in Chrome Primitive (Durtro, 2002 - Die Stadt, 2004), and A Red Score in Tile (1979), released on A Red Score in Tile (3 Poplars, 2003). Shortwave Music (1982), some of which appear on Shortwave Music (Noton, 1998), … read more
William Basinski (Houston, 1958), a New York-based classically-trained clarinetist and saxophonist, specializes in compositions for loops and drones. He began experimenting with compositions for piano and tape that created a melancholy ambience via looped and overdubbed melodies with Variatio… read more
William Basinski (Houston, 1958), a New York-based classically-trained clarinetist and saxophonist, specializes in compositions for loops and drones. He began experimenting with compositions for piano and tape that created a melancholy ambience via looped and overdubbed melodies with Variations - A Movement in Chrome Primitive (1980), released on Variations - A M… read more

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1 Play track Melancholia Melancholia II
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2 Play track dlp 1.1.1 dlp 1.1.1
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3 Play track Melancholia Melancholia III
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4 Play track Melancholia Melancholia I
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5 Play track The Disintegration Loops dlp 1.1
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7 Play track Melancholia Melancholia VI
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9 Play track The Disintegration Loops IV dlp 1.3
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  1. 244,562 listeners

    16 Jan 2003 · 14 tracks

    Melancholia
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  2. 89,649 listeners

    28 Aug 2014 · 2 tracks

    The Disintegration Loops (Remastered)
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