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Sparkle Division is an American electronic music group composed of composers William Basinski, Preston Wendel, and Gary Thomas Wright.

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Sparkle Division grew out of collaborations between ambient/electronic composer William Basinski and Preston Wendel, a recording engineer and composer whom Basinski had initially hired as a studio assistant. [1] The pair collaborated on an electronic, saxophone-heavy album, which was completed in 2016 but not released until 2020. [1] The album, To Feel Embraced , features Henry Grimes playing bass on one track. [2] In 2023, a follow-up, Foxy , was announced, with the group continuing as a trio after adding Gary Thomas Wright as a member. [3]

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