Cascade (William Basinski album)

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]

Cascade
Studio album by William Basinski
Released	April 28, 2015 (2015-04-28)
Studio	2062, Los Angeles, California
Length	40:12
Label	2062 Records
Producer	William Basinski
William Basinski chronology
Nocturnes (2013) Cascade (2015) The Deluge (2015)

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	80/100[5]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Pitchfork	7.4/10[6]
PopMatters	[7]
Spectrum Culture	3.75/5[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

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Cascade"	40:12

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

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

References

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

External links

• Cascade at AllMusic
• Cascade at Discogs (list of releases)