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William Basinski

WILLIAM BASINSKI

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Also known asWilliam James BasinskiBasinskiBasinskyBill BasinskyBilly BasinskiBilly BasinskyWilliam BasinkiWilliam BaskinskiWlliam Basinski

Member of

House AfireSparkle Division

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Tim Hecker

Tim Hecker

Stars of the Lid

Stars of the Lid

Gas

Gas

Lawrence English

Lawrence English

Celer

Celer

Chihei Hatakeyama

Chihei Hatakeyama

Grouper

Grouper

How to Disappear Completely

The Dead Texan

Sarah Davachi

Sarah Davachi

Releases

Albums

Variations: A Movement In Chrome Primitive

2004

EPs

Shortwavemusic

1998

Singles

The Clocktower at the Beach (1979)

The Clocktower at the Beach (1979)

2023

Selva Oscura

2018

Cascade

2015

Nocturnes

2013

Vivian & Ondine

2009

Variations For Piano & Tape

2006

The Garden Of Brokenness

2005

Silent Night

2004

Other

Lamentations

Lamentations

El Camino Real

El Camino Real

Melancholia

Melancholia

On Time Out of Time

On Time Out of Time

A Shadow in Time

A Shadow in Time

The Disintegration Loops

The Disintegration Loops

92982

92982

HYMNS OF OBLIVION

HYMNS OF OBLIVION

Tracks by William Basinski

50+ tracks in our catalogue

4(E+D)4(ER=EPR)

A Red Score In Tile Pt. 1A Red Score In Tile

A Red Score In Tile Pt. 2A Red Score In Tile

A Ring of SmokeHYMNS OF OBLIVION

A Shadow in TimeA Shadow in Time

All These Too, I, I LoveLamentations

BecauseHYMNS OF OBLIVION

CascadeThe Deluge

Cascade (Piano, Tape Loop)Cascade

Cobalt PoolsShortwavemusic

d|p 1.1The Disintegration Loops

d|p 1.2The Disintegration Loops IV

d|p 1.3The Disintegration Loops IV

d|p 2.1The Disintegration Loops

d|p 2.2The Disintegration Loops II

d|p 3The Disintegration Loops II

d|p 4The Disintegration Loops III

d|p 5The Disintegration Loops III

d|p 6The Disintegration Loops IV

Disintegration Loops - 1.1 Excerpt IMusic From The Comedy, A Film By Rick Alverson

El Camino RealEl Camino Real

Evening ScarsShortwavemusic

FinLamentations

For David Robert JonesA Shadow in Time

For Whom the Bell TollsLamentations

Frirge AreaShortwavemusic

Hymns of OblivionHYMNS OF OBLIVION

Melancholia IMelancholia

Melancholia IIMelancholia

Melancholia IIIMelancholia

Melancholia IVMelancholia

Melancholia IXMelancholia

Melancholia VMelancholia

Melancholia VIMelancholia

Melancholia VIIMelancholia

Melancholia VIIIMelancholia

Melancholia XMelancholia

Melancholia XIMelancholia

Melancholia XIIMelancholia

Melancholia XIIIMelancholia

Melancholia XIVMelancholia

MesmerizedHYMNS OF OBLIVION

Mono No AwareSelva Oscura

NocturnesNocturnes

O, My Daughter, O, My SorrowLamentations

On A Frontier Of WiresShortwavemusic

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A Ring of SmokeHYMNS OF OBLIVION
A Shadow in TimeA Shadow in Time
All These Too, I, I LoveLamentations
BecauseHYMNS OF OBLIVION
CascadeThe Deluge

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Lyrics

William Basinski Lyrics

O, My Daughter, O, My Sorrow

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The Chemistry of Life

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Hymns of Oblivion

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Because

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The Glass of Gloom

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The Abandoned Fields

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Time

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Within This Dark I Heard You

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The Great Warriors

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A Ring of Smoke

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Mesmerized

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Where the World Waits

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Music videos by William Basinski

Music videos

William Basinski — 92982.2.3

92982.2.3

William Basinski — Particle Shower 1.1

Particle Shower 1.1

William Basinski — Melancholia III

Melancholia III

William Basinski — Melancholia VI

Melancholia VI