A Shadow In Time (studio album) by William Basinski
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A Shadow In Time is ranked 5th best out of 21 albums by William Basinski on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by William Basinski is The Disintegration Loops I which is ranked number 1516 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,146.
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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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11/17/2023 16:20 | zomg101 | 2,212 | 69/100 | |
06/09/2022 13:56 | DommeDamian | 6,241 | 49/100 | |
02/23/2020 19:35 | DrewHamster | 1,633 | 69/100 | |
12/11/2019 22:20 | Maxence | 12,101 | 61/100 | |
07/07/2019 02:47 | Elauqsapid | 2,389 | 64/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 72.2/100, a mean average of 72.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 72.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 10.7.
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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.
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.
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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