# Alvin Lucier — I Am Sitting in a Room

Alvin Lucier’s I Am Sitting in a Room (1969) is No. 4 in our Minimalism ranking. The full verdict, and where to hear it.

- **Released:** 1969
- **On one list:** Minimalism
- **Updated:** 2026-08-29
- **Artist:** [Alvin Lucier](https://waxonia.com/artist/alvin-lucier/)
- **Canonical page:** https://waxonia.com/track/alvin-lucier--i-am-sitting-in-a-room/

## What we say

### No. 4 in [Minimalism](https://waxonia.com/genre/minimalism/)

A man records himself describing what he is about to do, then re-records the recording forty times until the room's resonance eats the speech. The purest process piece ever made.

## Listen

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