WILLIAM BASINSKI : The River

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Format: 2CD [2062.0702]
Shipping Weight: 0.1lbs
Label: 2062

3,544円

'Re-issue; originally released on Raster-Noton, 2002. "The River is the culmination of William Basinski's shortwave music experiments. It was recorded in real time in 1983 using tape loops and shortwave radio static. The loops were all culled from the airwaves, short bits of string melody taken from the Muzak radio station, slowed down and mixed live to cassette from two '50s Norelco reel-to-reel decks with a random accompaniment of shifting shortwave radio static. 'Growing up in the '70s, with a love for the lush sound of the Mellotron, but not having the pocketbook to own one, I decided to try to create my own. I had heard that the sounds were recorded on tape loops, so I began recording small bits of lush strings from intros and interludes in Muzak songs to use as my keys. The aspect of pulling all the sounds from the airwaves, to create something from nothing, fascinated me. With these elemental, organic loops that I had saved aside for The River, I was attempting to record the music of the spheres. The 90 minute length was decried by the length of the two sides of the cassette. The idea was to have a piece which could repeat endlessly, creating an eternal, meditative womb of tranquility.' "'

Tracklist
1-1 The River I 46:49
2-1 The River II 46:55

Recorded At ? Music Laboratories, New York

Credits
Composed By, Recorded By ? William Basinski

Notes
The River was composed and recorded live [...] in 1983 at Music Laboratories in New York using tape loops and shortwave radio.
First release: 2002, Raster-Noton.DE
CDs in clamshell keep cases with open card sleeve, housed in a cellophane jacket.
Barcode printed on sticker affixed to the jacket.
Repress of The River, as indicated by the date mentioned in the matrix.