William BasinskiBest William Basinski Albums Ranked
8.0
Avg Score
22
Opinions
15
Albums
8
Reviewers
Summary from 22 ratings
On Wavelength, fans have rated William Basinski's catalog across 15 albums from 22 opinions, with an overall average of 8.0/10. The top-rated William Basinski album is The Disintegration Loops (Remastered) (2002) with a 8.7/10 average from 3 ratings, followed by Lamentations and A Shadow In Time. The discography on Wavelength spans 2002 to 2020.
The Disintegration Loops (Remastered)
“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.”
The River
“This happened once before, at least. It was in Memphis-- not the ancient one nestled on the banks of the Nile, the one situated along the Mississippi. In the early sixties, before the Beatles landed upon our shores and seeded the hippies. During those years, young kids became interested in the sounds of folk and blues, scarcely realizing that their Negro gardeners and street-sweepers were once pro”
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“This reissue of William Basinski's 2009 album finds the composer doing what he does best, creating haunting loops and drones that have a way of burrowing into your life.”
A Shadow In Time
“A contrast of light and dark is merely A Shadow in Time for William Basinski”
Lamentations
“William Basinki's latest is all at once terrifying and beautiful”
Lamentations
“Spend enough time in the world of William Basinski and night begins to look an awful lot like day. Viewed from one angle, something like the elegant ‘O, My Daughter, O, My Sorrow’ can sound like a cavern of decay, sonic matter crumbling from sonic matter. At other vantage points, at another time of the day, it sounds like a yawning burst of light: is this disintegrating or is this accumulating? L”
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