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William Basinski

Real Name:William Basinski
Profile:William Basinski is an experimental musician and composer currently residing in Los Angeles. Classically trained, he has worked with various forms of experimental media for nearly 30 years, mostly in New York. One of his main compositional tools is the tape loop on reel-to-reel machines, and these also play the main role in his live performances. His work has been released by a variety of internationally-based labels, including his own 2062 label.
URLs:http://www.mmlxii.com
http://myspace.com/williambasinski
Name Variations: All | William Basinski | Billy Basinski | Billy Basinsky
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Releases:
Shortwavemusic ◄ (2 versions)   Raster-Noton ... 1998
Watermusic (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   2062 2001
The Disintegration Loops (CD)   2062 2002
The River (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   Raster-Noton ... 2002
A Red Score In Tile (LP, Ltd)   Three Poplars 2003
Melancholia (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   2062 2003
The Disintegration Loops II (CD)   2062 2003
The Disintegration Loops III (CD, Album)   2062 2003
The Disintegration Loops IV (CD)   2062 2003
Untitled (2x7")   Robot Records 2003
Watermusic II (CD)   2062 2003
Disintegration Loop 1.1 (DVD)   Vectors, Headz 2004
Silent Night (CD)   2062 2004
Untitled (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   Spekk ... 2004
Variations: A Movement In Chrome Primitive (2xCD)   Die Stadt, Durtro 2004
The Garden Of Brokenness (CD)   2062 2005
Variations For Piano & Tape (CD, Dig)   2062 2006
El Camino Real (CD, Album)   2062 2007
The River (Alternative Mixes) (File, FLAC)   2062 2008
92982 (CD, Album)   2062 2009
Production:
The Murmurs (CD)   MCA Records (Canada) 1994
The Murmurs (CD, Album, Promo, Dig)   MCA Records (Canada) 1994
You Suck / Mission (Cass, Single)   MCA Records 1994
Behold The Lamb Of God (Cass, Ltd)   Not On Label 1995
White Rabbit (CD, Single, Promo, Dig) Venom Of Violence MCA Records 1995
You Suck (CD, Maxi)   MCA Records 1995
Appears On:
Infra-Dig (12")   S.O.S. Records 1987
Antony And The Johnsons (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   Durtro ... 2000
Black Ships Ate The Sky (Album) ◄ (4 versions) Abba Amma (Babylon Des... Durtro ... 2006
Black Ships Eat The Sky (CD, Album, Ltd) Abba Amma (Babylon Des... Durtro, Jnana Records 2006
Not Alone (5xCD, Comp) Because Durtro, Jnana Records 2006
Tracks Appear On:
New Forms - Compilation (2xCD, Comp) Tape Loop Raster-Noton 2000
Alienation Presents: International Compilation CDr_3 (CDr) Variation For Piano An... Alienation 2001
60 Sound Artists Protest The War (CD, Comp) A Moment Of Silence Atak 2003
A1. Raster-Noton. Archiv 1 (Comp) ◄ (3 versions) Shortwavemusic Wire Magazine ... 2003
The Allegorical Power Series Volume I (File, MP3) Despair Antiopic 2003
Two Point Two (2xCD, Comp) Worry 12k, LINE 2003
Weltecho Box (2xCD) Shortwavemusic Raster-Noton 2003
Not Alone (5xCD, Comp) Because Durtro, Jnana Records 2006
Festival Voor Nieuwe Muziek > Happy New Ears 2008 (CD, Comp) Melancholia IX Gonzo Circus 2008
Sgustok Podcast 001 (File, MP3, Mixed) D|P 3 Sgustok Music 2008
Spekk Sampler 2008 Winter (CDr, Smplr, Mixed) Untitled Spekk 2008
RA.155 (File, MP3, Mixed, Pod) Melancholia 1 Resident Advisor 2009
User Reviews:
denisoliver, Nov 26, 2002

Was that partly what was behind your releasing W. Basinskis Shortwavemusic on Noton?

In a way. As I was listening to that piece, it reminded me of that shortwave radio [growing up]. And its surprising that those pieces are so fresh -- hed done them in 82. A funny time, because one year later Brian Eno released the first of the Ambient series. So by then, I was already listening to that kind of music. And it hasnt lost its power, 16 or 17 years later. He did a lot of other pieces as well, shortwave pieces, a little bit different. If you listen to them, sometimes theyre really close to Oval.

Carsten Nicolai (Noto / Alva Noto) on William Basinski

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