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on Important Records (IMPREC417)

Divertissement is the third collaborative full length from minimalist composer William Basinski and sound artist Richard Chartier.

The duo utilize electronics, piano, tape-loops and short wave radio to evoke a dense atmosphere suggesting hundreds of years of history rising up from the depths of a reverberating cathedral. Subtle, buried and intense murmurs of melody morph through this deeply consuming and slowly evolving composition in two parts.

Pressed in an edition of 500 with beautiful cover drawings by artist James Elaine.

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released August 21, 2015

Published by Touch Music/Fairwood Music UK Ltd

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richard chartier Los Angeles, California

Sound artist / composer considered one of the key figures in minimalist sound art. Chartier’s works explore the inter- relationships between the spatial nature of sound, silence, focus, perception and the act of listening itself.

He is also Pinkcourtesyphone.
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