# William Basinski — Every Record We Rank

William Basinski appears once in our Ambient list, placing as high as No. 3. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.

- **Ranked entries:** 1
- **Appears on:** Ambient
- **Year:** 2002
- **Highest placing:** No. 3 in Ambient
- **Updated:** 2026-08-28
- **Canonical page:** https://waxonia.com/artist/william-basinski/

## Appears on

### [dlp 1.1](https://waxonia.com/track/william-basinski--dlp-1-1/)

*2002 · 2062 · No. 3 in [Ambient](https://waxonia.com/genre/ambient/)*

A tape loop physically disintegrating as it plays, recorded once and never repeatable. The concept would be a gimmick if the decay were not so genuinely devastating to sit through.

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/William%20Basinski%20dlp%201.1) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=juH-dWmfcVM)

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