''Cascade'' is a studio album by
William Basinski. It was released on
2062 Records on April 28, 2015. The release comes with a download code for ''The Deluge''. It peaked at number 4 on ''
Billboard
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''s New Age Albums chart.
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Critical reception
At Metacritic
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, 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".[
Ian King of '']PopMatters
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'' 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."[ 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."][
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'' placed it at number 40 on the "50 Best Albums of 2015" list.
Track listing
Personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes.
* William Basinski – piano, tape loop
* Preston Wendel – engineering
* Denis Blackham – mastering
* James Elaine – drawings
* Richard Chartier – design
Charts
References
External links
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2015 albums
William Basinski albums