Passing the Cup of Sorrows

by William Basinski

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  • Type: Album
  • Released: 2026-10-23
  • Label: Temporary Residence Limited, Temporary Residence Ltd.
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 1:15:32
  • Community rating: 3.55/5 from 1 rating

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Renowned ambient composer William Basinski returns with his evocative new album, 'Passing the Cup of Sorrows'. Utilizing his signature tape loop degradation techniques, the project weaves melancholic, slowly decaying soundscapes that meditate on themes of time, memory, and loss. The record stands as another poignant entry into his masterful catalog of elegiac tape music.

Genres

Descriptors: ambient, analog, droning, repetitive, fragile

Tracklist

  1. Passing the Cup of Sorrows 1.1 (2:57)
  2. Passing the Cup of Sorrows 1.2 (7:25)
  3. Passing the Cup of Sorrows 1.3 (3:34)
  4. Passing the Cup of Sorrows 1.4 (5:31)
  5. Passing the Cup of Sorrows 1.5 (4:21)
  6. Passing the Cup of Sorrows 1.6 (3:19)
  7. Passing the Cup of Sorrows 1.7 (2:05)
  8. Passing the Cup of Sorrows 1.8 (3:41)
  9. Passing the Cup of Sorrows 1.9 (4:49)
  10. Passing the Cup of Sorrows (37:46)

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