William Basinski - (PRE ORDER 2/27/2026) The Disintegration Loops (8xVINYL) |

    The Disintegration Loops (Arcadia Archive Edition)
    Artist: William Basinski Format: LP Release Date: 2/27/2026 

    Label: Temporary Residence
    Vendor: Secretly Distribution-Bwscd
    Distributor: AMPED
    Number of Discs: 8
    UPC: 656605330013
    Genre: Electronic
    Release Date: 2/27/2026
    Product ID: TMPR300.1

Description

Since the turn of this century, perhaps no other modern composition has had a more resonant healing effect than The Disintegration Loops. Composer William Basinski's deteriorating analog tape loops evolved from melodic symphonies to melancholic silence over a span of time that uncannily turned passing minutes into pensive lifetimes. In her foreword for the new box set reissue of The Disintegration Loops, the pioneering multimedia storyteller, Laurie Anderson, describes the impact of this transformation in poetic detail: "These dissolving sounds, this emptying space, has gained my complete confidence. They are taking me somewhere. I am willingly following these sounds, becoming more and more transparent." The Disintegration Loops - Arcadia Archive Edition is an expansive new box set that includes the entire 5-hour suite of iconic work. Newly remastered from the original recordings by Josh Bonati, the hefty package includes eight vinyl records (or four CDs for the less analog-inclined) in sturdy full-color jackets featuring the restored original artwork, and a new 1000-word foreword by Laurie Anderson - all housed in a striking heavyweight, case-wrapped box. It is the ideal encapsulation of one of the 21st Century's most truly transcendent works. As Anderson concludes in her foreword, "this music has created another world, a world to be carried away in."

    Tracks
    Credits

    1 DLP 1.1 (Remastered)
    2 DLP 2.1 (Remastered)
    3 DLP 2.2 (Remastered)
    4 DLP 3 (Remastered)
    5 DLP 4 (Remastered)
    6 DLP 5 (Remastered)
    7 DLP 6 (Remastered)
    8 DLP 1.2 (Remastered)
    9 DLP 1.3 (Remastered)

• Availability : PRE ORDER
• Genre: AMBIENT
• Format Type: 8XLP BOX
• Released: 02/27/2026