Album
The Disintegration Loops
2012 · Electronic
10 collectors on Gatefold own this
The Disintegration Loops is an Electronic album by William Basinski, originally released in 2012. On Gatefold: 5 pressings tracked, owned by 10 collectors.
About
Loops is based on Basinski's attempts to salvage earlier recordings made on magnetic tape, by transferring them into digital format; however, the tape had physically deteriorated to the point that, as it passed by the read/write head, the ferrite detached from the plastic backing and fell off. Basinski has alleged that he finished the project the morning of the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City, and sat on the roof of his apartment building in Brooklyn with friends listening to the project as the WTC towers collapsed.
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Tracklist
Side CD
- CD1-1dlp 1.163:36
- CD1-2dlp 2.110:50
- CD2-1dlp 2.232:40
- CD2-2dlp 341:51
- CD3-1dlp 420:11
- CD3-2dlp 552:21
- CD4-1dlp 640:37
- CD4-2dlp 1.221:44
- CD4-3dlp 1.311:58
- CD5-1dlp 1.1 Live At The Metropolitan Museum Of Art, September 11, 201142:34
- CD5-2dlp 1.1 Live At The 54th Venice Music Biennale, October 18, 200815:15
Side DVD
- DVD1dlp 1.162:18
Side D
- Ddlp 2.110:50
Side I
- Idlp 420:07
Side O
- Odlp 1.221:40
Side P
- Pdlp 1.311:58
Sound DNA
- Electronic
- Ambient & Downtempo
- saturated
- meditative
- cerebral
Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.
"This music is dedicated to the memory of those who perished as a result of the atrocities of September 11th, 2001, and to my dear Uncle Shelley."
"In loving memory of Suzanne Fiol"
Limited-edition box set of 2000 copies containing all four historic volumes of The Disintegration Loops, plus a pair of live orchestral performances from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the 54th Venice Biennale, both previously unreleased, issued to mark the 10-year anniversary of the original release and its induction into the 9/11 Memorial Museum.
All tracks are remastered from the original recordings and pressed onto 100% virgin vinyl for the first time. This set also includes all of the remastered recordings on 5 CDs, the rare 63-minute The Disintegration Loops film on DVD, and a 144-page full-color coffee table book featuring rare photos taken during the making of The Disintegration Loops, and liner notes.
A portion of proceeds from the sales of this set will be donated to the 9/11 Memorial.
There is a misprint on CD1: dlp 2.1 is incorrectly listed as dlp 3 on the disc.
Issued with promotional coupon from Temporary Residence.
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Alicia LeeCLARINET
- Brian SnowCELLO
- Caroline ShawVIOLIN
- Chihiro ShibayamaPERCUSSION
- Clarice JensenCELLO
- Conrad HarrisVIOLIN
- James HirschfeldTROMBONE
- Jared SoldivieroPERCUSSION
- Kate SheeranFRENCH HORN
- Keats DieffenbachVIOLIN
- Kevin McFarlandCELLO
- Logan CoaleBASS
- Maxim MostonORCHESTRATED BY
- Nadia SirotaVIOLA
- Nic CannizzaroPERCUSSION
- Pauline KimVIOLIN
- R. Conrad CornelisonBASSOON
- Ryan McAdamsCONDUCTOR
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