William Basinski Set to Perform New “Cathedral” Piece At ISSUE Project Room

William Basinski live

Photo by Bradley Buehring

If you’re based in Brooklyn and bummed about missing William Basinski’s Arcadia series in London earlier this year, we have some good news and some bad news. First, the bad: tomorrow’s ISSUE Project Room show is sold out. Now, the good: According to the venue’s marketing director, Eve Essex, Basinski’s evening-length “Cascade” piece is the New York premiere of the music he performed before Michael Gira last March. Even more important for the rest of us is the news that a proper recording is on the way soon.

In the meantime, check out our in-depth conversation with Basinski from a few years back here, and footage of the composer’s Arcadia set below…