| Cascade | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | William Basinski |
| Cover: | File:Cascade - William Basinski.jpeg |
| Studio: | 2062, Los Angeles, California |
| Label: | 2062 Records |
| Producer: | William Basinski |
| Prev Title: | Nocturnes |
| Prev Year: | 2013 |
| Next Title: | The Deluge |
| Next Year: | 2015 |
Cascade is a studio album by William Basinski. It was released on 2062 Records[1] on April 28, 2015.[2] The release comes with a download code for The Deluge.[3] It peaked at number 4 on Billboards New Age Albums chart.
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 80, based on 8 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".
Ian King of PopMatters gave the album 8 out of 10 stars, saying, "The piece is so gradual that when the curtain finally does fall the phantom of that piano loop lingers in the ears for long after." Meanwhile, Brian Howe of Pitchfork gave the album a 7.4 out of 10, saying, "it has endless variation at the micro level, which creates the sense of a paradox—repetition that is impossible to grasp, slipping ceaselessly through your fingers."
Fact placed it at number 40 on the "50 Best Albums of 2015" list.[4]
Credits adapted from the liner notes.