No. I love the Disintegration Loops. There's a poll-thread devoted to those discs. If I remember that thread correctly, Ned is a big Basinski fan, too (but he hardly needs me to speak for him).
― Daniel, Esq., Thursday, 16 April 2009 23:46 (fifteen years ago) link
yeah i think that poll might be longer than this thread even!
i've loved most everything i've heard by him disintegration loopsmelancholiasilent nightel camino real
all A+
― listen to it...put yourself in los angeles (winston), Thursday, 16 April 2009 23:52 (fifteen years ago) link
He opened up for Antony last month. Great stuff.
― Alex in SF, Thursday, 16 April 2009 23:52 (fifteen years ago) link
I also really love the "River" double CD, I think Raster-Noton put it out. But it's all good.
― sleeve, Tuesday, 22 May 2007 22:56 (1 year ago)
― sleeve, Friday, 17 April 2009 03:42 (fifteen years ago) link
Ah, this guy.
― I just wish he hadn't adopted the "ilxor" moniker (ilxor), Saturday, 25 April 2009 03:53 (fourteen years ago) link
Anyone got or heard the new one?
― krakow, Saturday, 25 April 2009 20:46 (fourteen years ago) link
i have 92982, its v good
― Dr. Phil, Saturday, 25 April 2009 20:47 (fourteen years ago) link
What's the new one, Krakow?
I haven't listened to Basinski in a while, but I really like what I have of him. I've only one Disintegration Loop (no. III) cos it would have been very pricey to buy them all at the time. Does anyone know where to get the others reasonably cheaply? are they still available? some sort of box would be perfect.I also really like Movement in Chrome Primitive and The River. I have a vinyl-only release, A Red Score in Tile which is similar in style to the Chrome Primitive stuff. Then I have Melancholia, and a split with Richard Chartier, to which have In't really given enough time.
There were a few other Musex releases, such as Water Music I and II -- has anyone heard them?
― Duke, Saturday, 25 April 2009 21:39 (fourteen years ago) link
erm... should read thread properly. So the new one is 92982. He says a shorter version of track 3 was included as variation #8 on A movement in chrome primitive, so I can imagine I'll like this one
― Duke, Saturday, 25 April 2009 21:57 (fourteen years ago) link
oh God please keep this thread going; I completely adore The Disintegration Loops (to the point of buying everything of Basinski's still available - my favorite so far is the River, although the new one is pretty good too) and I'm such a sucker for anything even evoking a comparison.
anyway in the meantime, I've been enjoying this:
http://deletedscenesforgottendreams.blogspot.com/2009/03/st-kilda-st-kilda-ep.html
as a sort of Cliff's Notes to the Disintegration Loops. v v v v v v pretty. I was happy to buy it.
― jamescobo, Sunday, 26 April 2009 11:02 (fourteen years ago) link
It started with the Disintegration Loops set for me as well, and have also bought everything still available. My possible favorite is El Camino Real, but he really hasn't made a mediocre record. 'The Garden of Brokenness´ is gorgeous as well. Hard to single one out, his whole output has been fantastic.The new one sounds great, but I´ve yet to take the time to fully dive into it. I won´t be dissapointed though, I know that for a fact.
― Gerard (Le Bateau Ivre), Sunday, 26 April 2009 11:13 (fourteen years ago) link
I haven't listened to Basinski in a while, but I really like what I have of him. I've only one Disintegration Loop (no. III) cos it would have been very pricey to buy them all at the time. Does anyone know where to get the others reasonably cheaply?
eMusic.
― Daniel, Esq., Sunday, 26 April 2009 11:23 (fourteen years ago) link
How about in a physical (CD) format for less than $20 each?
― I just wish he hadn't adopted the "ilxor" moniker (ilxor), Sunday, 26 April 2009 14:34 (fourteen years ago) link
Thanks to this thread, I had to pull out "Disintegration Loops" and have been, um, looping dlp5 for half of the afternoon. So much for my day. Thanks you guys (=it was a beautiful day).
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Sunday, 26 April 2009 16:57 (fourteen years ago) link
@ilxor try this guy on eBay http://stores.shop.ebay.co.uk/TWO-HEADEDDOG__W0QQ_sidZ273089502?_nkw=basinski&submit=Search
I've bought from him several times and he's totally spot on ("an excellent seller A++++++" etc.). Usually has a few Basinksi titles in stock for the best prices I can find and could probably get others if asked.
― krakow, Monday, 27 April 2009 22:21 (fourteen years ago) link
Another new one out now from Basinski. Not heard it yet, will wait for it to filter through to the usual channels, but here's the link and Basinski's write-up:
http://www.mmlxii.com/music/music.html
Vivian & OndineCatalog#: 2062.0902Price: $20.00CD 45:10. Release date: December 2009"...I got back to work and found yet another lunchbox of ancient tape-loops to go through for possible inclusion in the new piece. I came across the main theme and thought...well, this is gorgeous; let's see if we can use this to coax Viv to come out. I went through the rest of them and found another dozen or so that mixed well used randomly, just under the threshold."The next night I performed the piece at Issue with their 16 channel hemispherical speaker system set to move the sounds randomly around the room as if waves in a pool. We all had a really good time. It was mesmerizing."This version was recorded with microphones and two Norelco tape decks live in my studio in Los Angeles in one take in September 2008.
Price: $20.00CD 45:10. Release date: December 2009
"...I got back to work and found yet another lunchbox of ancient tape-loops to go through for possible inclusion in the new piece. I came across the main theme and thought...well, this is gorgeous; let's see if we can use this to coax Viv to come out. I went through the rest of them and found another dozen or so that mixed well used randomly, just under the threshold.
"The next night I performed the piece at Issue with their 16 channel hemispherical speaker system set to move the sounds randomly around the room as if waves in a pool. We all had a really good time. It was mesmerizing."
This version was recorded with microphones and two Norelco tape decks live in my studio in Los Angeles in one take in September 2008.
― krakow, Friday, 4 December 2009 14:32 (fourteen years ago) link
^sounds like a lot of his other work but that's not a bad thing. another dreamy single track, this one 45 minutes
― ra (ramon cora), Thursday, 4 February 2010 00:11 (fourteen years ago) link
just got the first one and it's woooow
― dyao, Thursday, 4 February 2010 12:02 (fourteen years ago) link
I'm excited to hear this!! I only have the four Disintegration Loops and I love all of them. I used to work at this all night cafe and around 4 the place would clear out and I would play these as I would mop and clean up. I miss jobs where I could play music late at night.
― Jacob Sanders, Thursday, 4 February 2010 12:34 (fourteen years ago) link
available on emusic, btw
― Daniel, Esq., Thursday, 4 February 2010 12:37 (fourteen years ago) link
holy shit that sounds like the best thing ever xp
― dyao, Thursday, 4 February 2010 12:48 (fourteen years ago) link
distingeration loops 1 is shifted heavily towards the right channel in the mix, right? really hard to listen to on headphones.
― 99. The Juggalo Teacher (dyao), Sunday, 7 February 2010 12:47 (fourteen years ago) link
i don't think so, no
― ♖♕♖ (am0n), Sunday, 7 February 2010 18:19 (fourteen years ago) link
hmm it definitely seems right-shifted to me, even in the iTunes samples. (NB I would buy it from eMusic but they won't let me join because I'm currently living out-of-the-states)
― 99. The Juggalo Teacher (dyao), Monday, 8 February 2010 00:49 (fourteen years ago) link
i bought mine on Amazon Mp3 and it certainly sounds "right-shifted" to me
― kshighway (ksh), Monday, 8 February 2010 00:50 (fourteen years ago) link
yeah I guess fixing it in post would be against the spirit of the enterprise. really wish I could just put it on on headphones and zone out though...
― 99. The Juggalo Teacher (dyao), Monday, 8 February 2010 00:54 (fourteen years ago) link
dyao technology
― nsuomy (ramon cora), Monday, 8 February 2010 01:03 (fourteen years ago) link
(mine's not right-shifted btw)
hee waaannnt it
― 99. The Juggalo Teacher (dyao), Monday, 8 February 2010 01:06 (fourteen years ago) link
Achieved something akin to Distintegrating Loops here, using two reel to reel machines feeding back on one another. Rather than the tape itself degrading though it's the signal being obliterated by the analogue recording process. Something like this is what makes tape so exciting to work with, it seems like a natural process.
http://automating.bandcamp.com/track/soundoffsound
― Department of Epidemic Prevention and Water Purification (S-), Monday, 8 February 2010 03:47 (fourteen years ago) link
Available for download for one week:
http://www.npr.org/blogs/deceptivecadence/2011/09/07/140265002/remembering-september-11-a-live-concert-webcast-from-the-temple-of-dendur
Wasn't sure about the added drums to start with, but it's growing on me.
― toby, Tuesday, 13 September 2011 10:35 (twelve years ago) link
yeah saw that linked on p'fork. will listen tonight when writing. drums?!
― willem, Tuesday, 13 September 2011 10:36 (twelve years ago) link
download??
― Stories from Hull City, Stories from Hull FC (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 13 September 2011 10:53 (twelve years ago) link
Just to the right of "hear this concert".
― toby, Tuesday, 13 September 2011 10:54 (twelve years ago) link
Wow Toby, thanks so much for sharing! Going to make a listening event of this tonight!
― Vision Kreayshawn Newsun (Le Bateau Ivre), Tuesday, 13 September 2011 10:58 (twelve years ago) link
Good stuff. I'm very interested in hearing this. Will zone out to it tonight.
― AnotherDeadHero, Tuesday, 13 September 2011 11:09 (twelve years ago) link
thx toby i looked and looked and couldn't find the link.
― Stories from Hull City, Stories from Hull FC (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 13 September 2011 11:12 (twelve years ago) link
http://pd.npr.org/anon.npr-mp3/npr/concerts/2011/09/20110911_concerts_dendur.mp3?dl=1
― Geirge Hongriot (NickB), Tuesday, 13 September 2011 12:33 (twelve years ago) link
wonderful stuff, thanks
― sonderangerbot, Tuesday, 13 September 2011 17:51 (twelve years ago) link
heard this a few times today and it's really pretty great.
― toby, Tuesday, 13 September 2011 19:04 (twelve years ago) link
i was at the temple of dendur for this on sunday. writing a review now, it'll be up at frieze.com in a day or two
― geeta, Tuesday, 13 September 2011 19:12 (twelve years ago) link
yay frieze.com!
― Pizzataco Five (admrl), Tuesday, 13 September 2011 19:50 (twelve years ago) link
Woah listening now, turns out my current employer sponsored this event! I knew there was a connection with Basinski and Sep 11th but didn't make the connection. You can hear them thanked at 5:23
― Pizzataco Five (admrl), Tuesday, 13 September 2011 20:00 (twelve years ago) link
there were a lot of people I recognized in the audience - Antony of Antony and the Johnsons, Tony Conrad, etc. Antony is like a big teddy bear in person.
― geeta, Tuesday, 13 September 2011 20:04 (twelve years ago) link
Antony and William Basinski are long time friends. Very cool that TOny Conrad was there!
― Vision Kreayshawn Newsun (Le Bateau Ivre), Tuesday, 13 September 2011 20:05 (twelve years ago) link
yeah. when Conrad showed up, they asked him for his ticket, but he didn't have one (even though it was free, it was a ticketed event), so the Met guards wouldn't let him in. i gave him my +1 and got him into the show. i recognized him right away because i'd just seen him play the night before, at the Kitchen!
― geeta, Tuesday, 13 September 2011 20:35 (twelve years ago) link
Aw, nice.
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 13 September 2011 20:37 (twelve years ago) link
that's awesome, geeta.
― Battlestar Gracián (crüt), Tuesday, 13 September 2011 20:39 (twelve years ago) link
the perfect music event??
― Battlestar Gracián (crüt), Tuesday, 13 September 2011 20:40 (twelve years ago) link
dude has an awesome apartment
― you got me again, beets!!! (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 13 September 2011 20:46 (twelve years ago) link