Lamentations (LP)
William Basinski
Amoeba Review
The theme of Lamentations seems especially suited to our current climate, most obviously in the track title, "Please, This Shit Has Got to Stop." The other titles on William Basinksi's elegantly mournful new album include literary and Biblical references, adding further depth to these reconstructed tape loops and slowly swirling ambient pieces. The aforementioned track begins with vinyl static and distant, operatic vocals; "Paradise Lost" is a short, warped-sounding warning and "Punch and Judy" is a murky dirge. The avant-garde composer continues to make melancholy music that is anything but dreary.
Track Listing
Disc 1 Titles |
Artist |
Length |
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1.
For Whom The Bell Tolls
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William Basinski | |
2.
The Wheel Of Fortune
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William Basinski | |
3.
Paradise Lost
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William Basinski | |
4.
Tear Vial
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William Basinski | |
5.
O, My Daughter, O, My Sorrow
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William Basinski | |
6.
Passio
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William Basinski | |
7.
Punch And Judy
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William Basinski | |
8.
Silent Spring
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William Basinski | |
9.
Transfiguration
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William Basinski | |
10.
All These Too, I, I Love
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William Basinski | |
11.
Please, This Shit Has Got To Stop
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William Basinski | |
12.
Fin
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William Basinski |