William Basinski

The Disintegration Loops

This is the kind of record you hear once and go "holy shit"... then don't really come back to it much

Now I loved this experience for sure, it was one of a kind and left me feeling bleak and empty afterwards, but I do feel it is slightly a one-trick wonder in which, you have your first captivating listen but then don't really come back that often, due to the sheer magnitude of the album, specifically the first song. It definitely remains memorable but... why? That's something I can't ... read more

Basinski's opus is one of the most important releases in ambient's history, and it's very challenging to describe what makes it enjoyable, in spite of it's ultimate simplicity. Listening to these incredibly beautiful pieces of music 'disintegrate' into some corrupt mutation of themselves is... perhaps not terrifying, but really depressing. This old song begins youthful and sounds with life, but gradually fades into a frail version of itself.

Although what's happening here is so simple, it's ... read more

This album literally destroyed me mentally.

Music to be Hollow to

It’s impossible for there to be another project like The Disintegration Loops. Too many circumstantial aspects fell perfectly into place to create this project. It’s chilling to hear the tape distort and fade away as it keeps going. It’s like the life this project has is being slowly snuffed until almost nothing is left. It perfectly captures the feelings of this horrible time in our history

That said, I would call this project “Annual at ... read more