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Vivian & Ondine

William Basinski
2062 0902

"...I got back to work and found yet another lunchbox of ancient tape-loops to go through for possible inclusion in the new piece. I came across the main theme and thought...well, this is gorgeous; let's see if we can use this to coax Viv to come out. I went through the rest of them and found another dozen or so that mixed well used randomly, just under the threshold."

"The next night I performed the piece at Issue with their 16 channel hemispherical speaker system set to move the sounds randomly around the room as if waves in a pool. We all had a really good time. It was mesmerizing."

This version was recorded with microphones and two Norelco tape decks live in my studio in Los Angeles in one take in September 2008.

  • Format:

    CD

    Digital available in
    MP3, FLAC, & ALAC

    Duration:
    45:10
    Release Date:
    December 2009
    Tracklist:
    1. Vivian & Ondine

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