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jazzy_daveI cannot believe this is now 20 years old. Cool ambient hauntology.
William Basinski - The Disintegration Loops
William Basinski looks back on ‘Disintegration Loops’ and dying media
A new documentary at SXSW explores the serendipitous ode to uncertainty.
https://www.engadget.com/william-basinski-interview-disintegration-loops-documentary-sxsw-160100091.html?guccounter=1
Basinski said during an interview that the music heard on The Disintegration Loops dates back as far as the 1970s when he began snatching clips of audio out of the airwaves. Many of the loops were “basically Muzak” being broadcast from the top of the Empire State Building. They were “all the Mancini and Mantovani versions of the American popular standards with all the syncopation taken out: no lyrics unless there were oohs and aahs and just string galore.”
Of course, Basinski’s most influential work is undeniably The Disintegration Loops. And it’s hard to overstate its impact. He’s far from the first person to work with tape loops or to explore the ephemeral nature of sound. But, his influence on modern ambient music is unmistakable in my opinion.
ENJOY
William Basinski - The Disintegration Loops
William Basinski looks back on ‘Disintegration Loops’ and dying media
A new documentary at SXSW explores the serendipitous ode to uncertainty.
https://www.engadget.com/william-basinski-interview-disintegration-loops-documentary-sxsw-160100091.html?guccounter=1
Basinski said during an interview that the music heard on The Disintegration Loops dates back as far as the 1970s when he began snatching clips of audio out of the airwaves. Many of the loops were “basically Muzak” being broadcast from the top of the Empire State Building. They were “all the Mancini and Mantovani versions of the American popular standards with all the syncopation taken out: no lyrics unless there were oohs and aahs and just string galore.”
Of course, Basinski’s most influential work is undeniably The Disintegration Loops. And it’s hard to overstate its impact. He’s far from the first person to work with tape loops or to explore the ephemeral nature of sound. But, his influence on modern ambient music is unmistakable in my opinion.
ENJOY
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