William Basinski is a minimalist ambient composer, best known for his work using analog tape loops. Over the decades, his work has drawn inspiration from everything from September 11th to the sound of black holes colliding. 

For this episode of Sound & Space, we get front row seats to a rehearsal for the orchestral arrangement of Basinski's seminal work "The Disintegration Loops" with the Chicago Philharmonic. William and Pitchfork Radio's Elia Einhorn also discuss how physical spaces inform musical presentation and just what “art scientists” actually do.

Sound & Space with William Basinski

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