The Disintegration Loops: Music From Tragedy

I became aware of The Disintegration Loops a couple of years ago, and whilst the music itself was intriguing enough, the backstory was even more compelling to me.
In this video essay I break down the artist, William Basinski, his process of creating music and the events which led up to The Disintegration Loops being created.
I hope you enjoy!
CHAPTERS:
00:00 - Introduction
03:25 - Beginnings
05:28 - Tapes
06:57 - New York
08:40 - Brooklyn
09:26 - The Event
12:25 - 9/11
14:18 - Reception and Legacy
MUSIC USED:
William Basinski - d|p1 ( • William Basinski - d|p... )
William Basinski & Lawrence English - Mono No Aware ( • William Basinski & Law... )
William Basinski - Fin ( • Fin )
#disintegrationloops #ambient #ookiiani

[@ookiiani]

Thank you all so much for over 1k subscribers. This is such a crazy achievement for me! Expect more soon, including some music. :)

[@Venator-ym8pm]

No clue how this popped into my recommended but I'm glad it did. Great work.

[@ookiiani]

Great to have you! Thanks

[@thomasjohnston6998]

I listen sometimes to Everywhere at the End of Time. That's why I'm here...

[@nospaghetti5619]

I think these documental style videos about the themes and backgrounds of different albums really shine a light on the passion and creativity that comes with every different project.
I personally didn't knew this one, but I'll be sure to give It a try because it sounded really interesting. Thanks for the great video

[@ookiiani]

Thanks for stopping by, and enjoy the album! :)

[@Adamek1926]

Came back to this again expecting it to have garnered at least half the recognition the EATEOT iceberg video has and… what the hell?
Still worth it, though. Thanks for exposing me to this art piece.

[@ookiiani]

Yeah.... Its been kinda weird, but maybe cos its a niche album.

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[@Disregardedinc]

That intro gives me shivers

[@masonmatt2145]

These music/album reviews and analyses are a really cool video format. Can't really think of anything specific, but I'd love to see you cover some kind of synthwave album or artist with this format.

[@ookiiani]

funny thing is, the 'ookiiani' name was a Vaporwave/Synthwave alias to begin with. I still produce music as ookiiani but it took more of a kinda weird instrumental/funk/electronic form eventually. I'm slowly gearing up to post some live music performances of me performing my stuff which may be your kind of thing!

[@masonmatt2145]

@@ookiiani id definitely love to see anything you've got! Both original music and analyses/documentaries would definitely be a nice combo, especially since it fills that particular niche that not many other channels try to cover.

[@Vibrisan]

My lord you deserve more views, the idea that disintegration can be auditorily shown in music is deeply fascinating to me, I can't wait to listen to this album later.

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You articulate yourself so well and talk about interesting things you have a clear passion for. Hope to see more.

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your voice and content is amazing; i love the subjects you talk about. keep it up dude, your stuff is amazing

[@ookiiani]

Thank u so much!

[@masali4870]

wow, now that's art in its purest form. I believe the best of art has to come from experience and suffering... and this definitely exemplifies it.
Thanks for making this.

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[@CarelessFoolFallsFlat]

Fantastic work. I really appreciate this dive into Basinski's life and creative process.

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Your videos are very good, their quality is on another level, you deserve great recognition on this platform, =D

[@KacyJones]

I had never heard of this. So interesting. Thank you for the tip!

[@ookiiani]

Funnily enough I only heard about it when I was getting heavily into the Caretaker a couple years ago, and then just got obsessed with the story behind it. I love the whole concept of art being paired with a deep storyline, it makes me appreciate it so much more

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Amazing video!

[@ookiiani]

Thanks!

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Need more

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