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Entertainment · Music · published 2026-08-26 · via Pitchfork

William Basinski Announces New Solo Piano Piece, His First in Six Years

William Basinski's upcoming album 'Passing the Cup of Sorrows' is a single 40-minute piano composition, set for release on October 23. It marks his first solo LP since 2020's 'Lamentations' and follows a collaboration with Janek Schaefer. An excerpt titled 'Passing the Cup of Sorrows 1.1' is available to stream.

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The album's conceptual foundation draws from a hypnotherapy framework called "Life Between Lives," which describes a process where two souls with a history of difficult or destructive earthly relationships undergo a purging experience and achieve reconciliation in the spiritual realm. This thematic grounding gives the 40-minute piano work a narrative arc centered on healing and resolution.

Basinski's output between solo albums has been substantial. He released "Lamentations" in 2020, collaborated with Janek Schaefer on "...On Reflection" in 2022, and supervised the reissue of his landmark ambient work "The Disintegration Loops." The new album arrives October 23, with the excerpt "Passing the Cup

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