# Gavin Bryars — Every Record We Rank

Gavin Bryars appears once in our Minimalism list, placing as high as No. 8. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.

- **Ranked entries:** 1
- **Appears on:** Minimalism
- **Year:** 1975
- **Highest placing:** No. 8 in Minimalism
- **Updated:** 2026-08-29
- **Canonical page:** https://waxonia.com/artist/gavin-bryars/

## Appears on

### [The Sinking of the Titanic](https://waxonia.com/track/gavin-bryars--the-sinking-of-the-titanic/)

*1975 · Obscure · No. 8 in [Minimalism](https://waxonia.com/genre/minimalism/)*

A hymn the band supposedly kept playing as the ship went down, looped and slowly drowned in reverb. Released on Eno's own label, three years before he named ambient music.

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/Gavin%20Bryars%20The%20Sinking%20of%20the%20Titanic) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=2oVMRADOq5s)

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