William Basinski’s reputation as the foremost producer of profound meditations on death and decay has long been established, but on his new album, Lamentations, he transforms operatic tragedy into abyssal beauty. More than any other work since The Disintegration Loops, there is an ominous grief throughout the album, and that sense of loss lingers like an emotional vapor. Captured and constructed from tape loops and studies from Basinski’s archives – dating back to 1979 – Lamentations is over forty years of mournful sighs meticulously crafted into songs. They are shaped by the inevitable passage of time and the indisputable collapsing of space – and their collective resonance is infinite and eternal. LIMITED EDITION FIRST PRESSING COLORED VINYL: PEARLESCENT BRONZE (EDITION OF 1,000) LIMITED EDITION SECOND PRESSING COLORED VINYL: MERLOT (EDITION OF 500) ALL VINYL FORMATS INCLUDE MP3 DOWNLOAD COUPON INSIDE PACKAGE TRACK LISTING1. For Whom the Bell Tolls2. The Wheel of Fortune3. Paradise Lost4. Tear Vial5. O, My Daughter, O, My Sorrow6. Passio7. Punch and Judy8. Silent Spring9. Transfiguration10. All These Too, I, I Love11. Please, This Shit Has Got To Stop12. Fin
