William Basinski at Crosstown Theater

1350 Concourse Avenue,Memphis TN 38104

10 October, 2021

Description

Crosstown Arts presents classically trained musician and composer William Basinski at Crosstown Theater William Basinski celebrates the 20th anniversary of the Disintegration Loops with a North American tour and a performance on the Kemmons Wilson Family Stage at Crosstown Theater. Doors at 6 pm | Show at 7 pm (will call at 5 pm) Tickets: $25 The Disintegration Loops received the coveted 10/10 from Pitchfork "Basinski has a rare feel for mood and texture. The sounds on their own are haunting, and Basinski has a wonderful ear for how a loop can work, how to capture these bits of incidental music in a place where there's just a hint of tension that is never released." - Pitchfork William Basinski is a classically trained musician and composer who has been working in experimental media for over 30 years in NYC, and most recently, California. Employing obsolete technology and analog tape loops, his haunting and melancholy soundscapes explore the temporal nature of life and resound with the reverberations of memory and the mystery of time. His epic 4-disc masterwork,The Disintegration Loops received international critical acclaim and was chosen as one of the top 50 albums of 2004 by Pitchfork Media. The Temporary Residence deluxe LP box-set reissue from 2012 was awarded best re-issue of the year and a score of 10 on Pitchfork. Installations and films made in collaboration with artist-filmmaker James Elaine have been presented in festivals and museums internationally, and his concerts are presented to sold-out crowds around the world. Basinski was chosen by Music Director Antony Hegarty to create music for the Robert Wilson opera The Life and Death of Marina Abramovic, which had its world premiere at the Manchester International Festival in July 2011 and toured Europe in 2012 and North America in 2013. Orchestral transcriptions of The Disintegration Loops by Maxim Moston have been performed at The Metropolitan Museum of Art; Queen Elizabeth Hall; La Batie Festival in Geneva, Switzerland; Dark Mofo Festival in Hobart, Tasmania; and most recently Pitchfork Midwinter Festival with the Chicago Philharmonic. Basinski is currently touring the world in support of his latest work “On Time Out of Time,” which was released on March 8th, 2019 on Temporary Residence/2062/USA. Crosstown Arts is a contemporary arts organization dedicated to further cultivating the creative community in Memphis. We provide resources and create opportunities and experiences to inspire, support, and connect a diverse range of creative people, projects, and audiences. The spaces and programs we manage integrate varying components of exhibition, performance, production, education, and retail.  We welcome anyone in the community to join any of our events or projects, regardless of prior experience or expertise with creative interests.