Houston, Harris County, Texas, United States (1958 – present)
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… read more
Top Tracks
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| 1 | Play on youtube | Melancholia II |
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| 2 | Play on youtube | dlp 1.1 |
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| 3 | Play on youtube | Melancholia III |
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| 4 | Play on youtube | Melancholia I |
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| 5 | 4(E+D)4(ER=EPR) |
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| 6 | Play on youtube | Mono No Aware 1.3 |
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| 7 | Play on youtube | Melancholia VI |
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| 8 | On Time Out of Time 1.1 |
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| 9 | Mono No Aware 1.1 |
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| 10 | On Time Out of Time 1.5 |
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