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Basinski, William AB-CD Highlight From 2005 Water Music II Originally issued as a limited CDR in 2003, now reissued as a fully pressed CD. "A certain flavour of composition puts emphasis more on what could be considered 'hang-time' than 'narrative'. Some pieces don't necessarily have to 'go' anywhere in particular, their existence is simple enough in that it presents a mood, a moment, a place and encapsulates it. Think of still-images for the ears as opposed to moving-pictures for the eyes. As an audio exploration into this hovering suspension-fluid-photography, Basinski presents Watermusic. The piece utilises what seems to be a form of generative music technique similar to that employed by Brian Eno on his 'Systems Series' works, wherein the compositional factor is comprised of the simple interaction between a limited number of carefully calculated cycling motifs, designed to create a form of self-perpetuating music. Basinki's piece, however, allows for much more randomness and unexpected event happenings than may be envisioned by this coarse description. His dense textures and softly pulsing tones continually drift around one another in gradually shifting plains of sound, creating new and constantly evolving variations on the piece's the theme, yet never deviating from what defines its essential sentiment... Very much the soundtrack for a place as opposed to a film, the beautiful scene is set by gently swelling low end bass tones. Lovely soft pulses caress one another, intermingling to create something both flowing and floating at the same time." - [k/doherty] Format: CD Album   Label: 2062 Catalog: 2062-0302 Origin: USA Listed: 2005-04-25 Activity Status: Usually Available in 1 - 3 days   Price: $12.97   More titles from Basinski, William : Melancholia Shortwavemusic Silent Night The Disintegration Loops The Disintegration Loops II The Disintegration Loops III The Disintegration Loops IV The Garden of Brokenness The River Variations For Piano & Tape Variations: A Movement in Chrome Primitive - 2CD set Water Music Water Music II specials Jaga What We Must (ltd) Price: $11.44 More Info    Ikeda, Ryoji +/- Price: $10.44 More Info

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