A Shadow in Time
In A Shadow In Time, Basinski plunges deeper than ever for the plaintive, solitary eulogy to David Bowie, aptly titled “For David Robert Jones.” Conversely, the title track, “A Shadow In Time,” is a subtle, celestial escalation of melody and drone. The result is one of the most truly transcendent pieces of music he has ever committed to – or wrung from – tape.
Basinski's new album *A Shadow in Time *contains some of his strongest work since The Disintegration Loops introduced him to the world at large.
Ambient music, like any form of abstract art, relies on context. In the absence of lyrics—and often rhythm or melody—something has to give form to the formless, a title card explaining that those fuzzy black rectangles are actually Nude Woman Lamenting A Dying Earth. It’s why so many ambient albums, beginning with…
William Basinski returns with yet another sonic sculpture drenched in gentle effects and dynamic shifts to ease your soul.
There is so much in the stillness of William Basinski's music, layer upon layer of musical information that finds a richness of harmony and...
An extended and mournful tribute to David Bowie features alongside a hypnotic title track on the experimental composer’s latest offering
The two-track A Shadow in Time shows that William Basinski’s technique can yield a wide range of results.