A Shadow In Time
by William Basinski
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William Basinski bestography
A Shadow In Time is ranked 5th best out of 25 albums by William Basinski on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by William Basinski is The Disintegration Loops I which is ranked number 1601 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,078.
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A Shadow In Time track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 73 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 07/07/2026 15:28 | Exist-en-ciel | 14,759 | 70/100 |
| ! | 11/17/2023 16:20 | zomg101 | 2,228 | 69/100 |
| ! | 06/09/2022 13:56 |  DommeDamian | 7,470 | 49/100 |
| ! | 02/23/2020 19:35 | DrewHamster | 2,041 | 69/100 |
| ! | 12/11/2019 22:20 |  Maxence | 12,755 | 61/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 72.1/100, a mean average of 72.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 72.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 10.6.
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William Basinski’s albums always offer ambient sanctuary from the real world, and A Shadow In Time is no exception, with the first half of the album a glacial, smoky elegy to the late great David Bowie, and the second half twinkling with the promise of heaven. Special shout-out to the cat who chewed up the tape loops heard throughout, aiding its seductive fogginess.
johnner 01/24/2017 23:12 | #184165
Renowned for it's inclusion of the 20 minute tribute to David Bowie, featuring an obvious nod to his most treasured album - Low, Basinski's latest avant-classical work has been mooted as his best since Disintegration Loops. Perhaps being not so challenging or repetitive, A Shadow in Time is by no means less rewarding.
awesomness425 01/23/2017 18:41 | #183995
I don't know how to fully review ambient music as I feel I do not know much about it. What I got from this album was a mix in between. The first track was not bad as I was not a huge of the trumpets (The repetitive sound in the back has gotten to me, though). The second track though was absolutely gorgeous and I thought it was great. In the end, this review seems to be generous considering I like one out of the two tracks, but that last track is really really good.
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