Cascade (William Basinski album)

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Cascade
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Studio album by
William Basinski
ReleasedApril 28, 2015 (2015-04-28)
Studio2062, Los Angeles, California
Length40:12
Label 2062 Records
Producer William Basinski
William Basinski chronology
Nocturnes
(2013)		Cascade
(2015)		The Deluge
(2015)

Cascade is a studio album by William Basinski. It was released on 2062 Records [1] on April 28, 2015. [2] The release comes with a download code for The Deluge. [3] It peaked at number 4 on Billboard 's New Age Albums chart. [4]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 80/100 [5]
Review scores
SourceRating
Pitchfork 7.4/10 [6]
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Spectrum Culture3.75/5 [8]
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At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 80, based on 8 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [5]

Ian King of PopMatters gave the album 8 out of 10 stars, saying, "The piece is so gradual that when the curtain finally does fall the phantom of that piano loop lingers in the ears for long after." [7] Meanwhile, Brian Howe of Pitchfork gave the album a 7.4 out of 10, saying, "it has endless variation at the micro level, which creates the sense of a paradox—repetition that is impossible to grasp, slipping ceaselessly through your fingers." [6]

Fact placed it at number 40 on the "50 Best Albums of 2015" list. [10]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Cascade"40:12

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes.

Charts

ChartPeak
position
US New Age Albums ( Billboard ) [4] 4

References

  1. ↑ Ratliff, Ben (May 3, 2015). "Eve Risser, Van Hunt, Casey J and William Basinski Exceed Boundaries". The New York Times . Retrieved October 22, 2019.
  2. ↑ Hughes, Josiah (March 30, 2015). "William Basinski Returns with 'Cascade' and 'The Deluge'". Exclaim! . Retrieved July 23, 2017.
  3. ↑ Ryce, Andrew (March 31, 2015). "William Basinski readies two new LPs". Resident Advisor . Retrieved July 23, 2017.
  4. 1 2 "William Basinski Chart History (New Age Albums)". Billboard . Retrieved October 22, 2019.
  5. 1 2 "Cascade by William Basinski". Metacritic . CBS Interactive . Retrieved July 23, 2017.
  6. 1 2 Howe, Brian (July 29, 2015). "William Basinski: Cascade / The Deluge". Pitchfork . Retrieved July 23, 2017.
  7. 1 2 King, Ian (June 16, 2015). "William Basinski: Cascade". PopMatters . Retrieved July 23, 2017.
  8. ↑ Cole, Jake (May 6, 2015). "William Basinski: Cascade/The Deluge". Spectrum Culture. Retrieved July 23, 2017.
  9. ↑ Rovinelli, Jeffrey Dunn. "William Basinski - Cascade". Tiny Mix Tapes . Retrieved July 23, 2017.
  10. ↑ "The 50 Best Albums of 2015". Fact . December 9, 2015. Retrieved July 23, 2017.
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