William Basinski

The Disintegration Loops IV

It is fragile from the start. Like it doesn't want to be there, weary, stuttering, barely standing we hear the dusty horns from afar and wonder how they won't collapse before the end. Well, thing is they will collapse. If at some point we can hear some glory and sparkle in that loop, like it will stand still, proudly, it won't last long before every hint of hope vanishes. The tape being continuously crushed by the passing of time, until there's noting less but a deafening silence. It's not the ... read more

honestly, the main thing that comes to my mind for this one is "okay, we get it." this is by far the most non-essential entry in the series, and despite being around the same length as the first three, there's almost nothing to talk about here! dlp 6 suffers from the fact that its disintegration effect is almost not present at all, and when it is, it really isn't that noticeable. this effect is what prevents the loops from getting annoyingly repetitive, but since it's not here to save ... read more

After a weak 5 hour binge the last song comes to a finish. I feel emotionally overwhelmed yet my only wish remaining that dlp 3 would've been placed as the last song on here.

A bit too repetitive. There's nothing wrong with the loop it's just that it goes for too long without any direction or evolution.

Out of all the Disintigration Loops, I think I enjoy this one the most. I don't know; it just feels good. I should preface I'm talking about Dlp 6 here. It's just a great synthscape and there's something about its fading and wavering towards the middle and end that I think best showcases the fragility of these loops.