William Basinski
William Basinski (born 25 June 1958) is an American avant-garde composer based in New York City. He is also a clarinetist, saxophonist, sound artist, and video artist. Basinski is best known for his four-volume album The Disintegration Loops (2002–2003), constructed from rapidly decaying twenty-year-old tapes of his earlier music.
- Known for
- Sound
- Born
- 1958-06-25
Known for
- Other Music (2019) — Self
- Faya Dayi (2021) — Music
- Disintegration Loop 1.1 (2001) — Director
- Limits (2020) — Musical
- Disintegration Loops (2021) — Self
- William Basinski - The Disintegration Loops (2026) — Self
- A Red Score in Tile (2003) — Director
- Calabasas 1/26/20 (2021) — Music
- Cascade (The Deluge) (2015) — Director
- blueprints on a winter pond (2006) — Director
- Sync Up Element (2006) — Music
- Iceland Celeste (2022) — Director
- Midwinter Hue (2017) — Music
- Disintegration Loops (dlp 5) (2014) — Compositor
- Disintegration Loops (dlp 6) (2013) — Compositor
- Later in the Clearing (2025) — Music