William Basinski Disintegration Loops Vinyl Box Set

The completion of the recording coincided with the 9 11 attacks.

William basinski disintegration loops vinyl box set.

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. This massive box set contains all four historic volumes plus a pair of stunning live orchestral performances from the. All tracks are remastered from the original recordings and pressed onto 100 virgin vinyl for the first time. The four volumes of william basinski s ambient masterpiece have been gathered into a gorgeous and impressive 9xlp 5xcd box set including two previously unreleased live performances.

All the original recordings on vinyl all the remastered recordings on cd and an orchestral version too. I first came across the name william basinski and his disintegration loops a couple of years ago but only very recently bought this box set having heard the loops many times and struggling to understand whether this is divine music or pretentious nonsense masquerading as profound art. To mark the 10 year anniversary of its original release and its induction into the 9 11 memorial museum this year temporary residence and william basinski present the disintegration loops in a fashion truly befitting a library of music with such a lasting legacy.