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Cascade (William Basinski album)

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Cascade
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 28, 2015 (2015-04-28)
Studio2062, Los Angeles, California
Length40:12
Label2062 Records
ProducerWilliam 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]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic80/100[5]
Review scores
SourceRating
Pitchfork7.4/10[6]
PopMatters[7]
Spectrum Culture3.75/5[8]
Tiny Mix Tapes[9]

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

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No.TitleLength
1."Cascade"40:12

Personnel

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Credits adapted from the liner notes.

Charts

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Chart Peak
position
US New Age Albums (Billboard)[4] 4

References

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  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. ^ a b "William Basinski Chart History (New Age Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
  5. ^ a b "Cascade by William Basinski". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved July 23, 2017.
  6. ^ a b Howe, Brian (July 29, 2015). "William Basinski: Cascade / The Deluge". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 23, 2017.
  7. ^ a b 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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