William Basinski
William Basinski is an ambient artist formed in 1958. 51 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
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- 51
- Releases
- 2001–2026
- Active years
- 1958
- Formed
Discography
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The Disintegration Loops
2002 · 2 tracks
Melancholia
2003
The Disintegration Loops II
2003
The Disintegration Loops IV
2003
Cascade
2015
The Disintegration Loops III
2003
92982
2009
Variations: A Movement in Chrome Primitive
2004
Nocturnes
2013
Shortwavemusic
2007
A Red Score in Tile
2003
Vivian & Ondine
2009
Passing the Cup of Sorrows
2026
Lullabies (Remix by William Basinski and Gary Wright)
2025
The Disintegration Loops (Arcadia Archive Edition)
2025
Aurora Terminalis
2025
Aurora Terminalis (excerpt 2)
2024
September 23rd
2024
The Clocktower at the Beach (1979) (Excerpt 2)
2023
The Clocktower at the Beach (1979)
2023
“ . . . on reflection “
2022
Lamentations
2020
On Time Out of Time
2019
Selva Oscura
2018
A Shadow In Time
2017
Divertissement
2015
The Deluge
2015
Untitled 1-3
2008
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2004
Singles & EPs
22
Watermusic
Single · 2001
Watermusic II
Single · 2003
Subterraneans
Single · 2022
El Camino Real
Single · 2007
Aurora Liminalis
Single · 2013
Variations for Piano & Tape
Single · 2006
Silent Night
Single · 2004
The River
Single · 2002
The Garden of Brokenness
Single · 2005
Passing the Cup of Sorrows 1.1
Single · 2026
dlp 1.1.1 (Remastered)
Single · 2025
My Way My Love (Remix by William Basinski and Gary Wright)
Single · 2025
Aurora Terminalis (excerpt 1)
Single · 2024
September 23rd (Excerpt 1)
Single · 2024
The Clocktower at the Beach (1979) (Excerpt 1)
Single · 2023
. . . on reflection (three)
Single · 2022
. . . on reflection (one)
Single · 2022
O, My Daughter, O, My Sorrow
Single · 2020
Tear Vial
Single · 2020
The Wheel of Fortune
Single · 2020
4(E+D)4(ER=EPR)
Single · 2019
The Deluge Live at Issue Project Room
Single · 2015
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- Born in
- Houston
- From
- United States
- Active since
- 1978
- Instruments
- synthesizer, tape loop
- Labels
- Raster-Noton
- Educated at
- University of North Texas College of Music
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About
William Basinski (born June 25, 1958) is an American avant-garde composer based in Los Angeles, California. He is also a clarinetist, saxophonist, sound artist, and video artist. Basinski is best known for his four-volume album The Disintegration Loops (2002–2003), constructed from rapidly decaying twenty-year-old tapes of his earlier music.
William Basinski in brief
- How many William Basinski releases are on Riffiter?
- 51 releases are catalogued, spanning 2001 to 2026.
- When was William Basinski formed?
- William Basinski formed in 1958.
- What genre is William Basinski?
- William Basinski is catalogued under Ambient.
- What is the most recent William Basinski release on Riffiter?
- Passing the Cup of Sorrows, released in 2026.
