William Basinski, Fatima Al Qadiri, Fennesz, Wolf Eyes, More Make Songs That Disappear After 24 Hours: Listen

William Basinski, Fatima Al Qadiri, Fennesz, Wolf Eyes, More Make Songs That Disappear After 24 Hours: Listen

William Basinski, the composer behind the iconic Disintegration Loops, is among 31 contributors to a new Red Bull Music Academy project called Shattered Streams. Billed as “an experiment in musical ephemerality,” it features artists including Fatima Al Qadiri, Fennesz, Wolf Eyes, Mumdance, Eluvium, Zebra Katz, and more, each of whom has created one track that will play on a loop, gradually degrading, over a 24-hour period, before disappearing completely. (Coincidentally, the project went under way yesterday, the same day Radiohead began fading out their social media presence.) Listeners can choose the period over which the track will degrade, with settings ranging from one minute to the full 24 hours. Check out today’s track, by Basinski, here.

RBMA’s NYC festival is taking place from April 29-May 22.

Revisit Basinski’s “d|p 1.1″:

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