William Basinski’s “The Disintergration
Loops 2” was released in 2014. As the title says, the composition contains a
continuous repetition of a tape in its’ state of decay.
The tape used for this composition
contains a harmonic and comfortable ambience for the listener, caused by a
steady flow of sounds without any major changes or additions to the
composition. The only change that can be noticed throughout the composition is
the decay of the tape which seems to increase with every loop and therefore
gets more noticeable for the listener. For me as a listener, the decay also
serves as a rhythm or beat for the composition which remained in the background
in the beginning but gets pushed into the foreground with an increase of its’
decay.
The knowledge about the decay can also
influence the listener and their interpretation of the composition. For me as a
listener, the feeling of a peaceful death without pain was put into the foreground,
due to the combination of the knowledge about the decay of the audiotape and
the harmonious sound as a representative for peace and the absence of pain.
Therefore, the composition has a melancholic, yet peaceful undertone for me.
Especially towards the end, the
interpretation of a peaceful death without pain changes, due to the fading
sounds played by the audio tape. The feeling of a tragic death emerges with the
tape struggling to stay alive and win the fight of life which it loses
eventually.
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