Lamentations - William Basinski: Review
William Basinski is an experimental and ambient music composer who has been working out of New York for over three decades. He is most well known for his Disintegration Loops series of short loops played on repeat while being stretched and distorted. Since 2013 Basinski has entered a particularly prolific period of releases with many distinct styles and collaborators, alongside remasters and re-releases of older work. Review By Lavender: While I think it should be absolutely essential that all serious music fans familiarize themselves with The Disintegration Loops there is plenty that William's greater discography offers. 2017's A Shadow In Time brought a greater spotlight back onto Basinski and his music and he has released a number of projects since then but Lamentations with it's trio of singles felt like the most major rollout since. Turns out it was for good reason because Lamentations is definitely my favorite thing William has d...