{"product_id":"656605445717","title":"PRE-ORDER: William Basinski \"Passing the Cup of Sorrows\" LP","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHIS IS A PRE-ORDER: We expect this to ship on or around OCTOBER 23rd, 2026. Any items ordered with this will be held until they can ship together. If you need other items faster please place a separate order for those items. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003carticle class=\"container-fluid constrain-content-center product-article\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"content pt-1\" class=\"ng-tns-c14-454 ng-star-inserted\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col-12 px-3 py-3\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the realm of past-life regression hypnotherapy, there is a concept known as “Life Between Lives,” wherein a sacred exchange of energy occurs between two souls in the spirt world, helping a spirit fully understand and forgive a being who hurt them in a past life. This exchange – called “passing the cup of sorrows” – became the unexpected inspiration for William Basinski’s first new album in six years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile sinking deeper into the daily abyss of our collective negativity bias, William Basinski stumbled upon a video describing the spiritual hypnotherapy exercise known as “passing the cup of sorrows.” Fixed on the glow of a screen that projected mounting anxiety and cynicism at a seemingly interminable pace, Basinski found the testimonials of this fascinating therapeutic practice to be profoundly moving. He sat at his piano, translating the transformation of those traumatic memories of past lives into cathartic tears of the present day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChanneling the quiet curiosity and asymmetrical patterns of pioneering 20th Century composer, Morton Feldman, Passing the Cup of Sorrows is a single 40-minute piece that employs a solitary piano and subtle electronics to truly haunting effect. It recalls fragments of traumatic memories and projects them as fractals in a slow-moving soft focus that’s as eerie as it is enlightened.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003estreet date 10\/23\/2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e","brand":"Secretly Canadian","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45203755204808,"sku":"656605445717","price":38.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0628\/1337\/2616\/files\/TRR457-6a91a20a2b09b.jpg?v=1788218503","url":"https:\/\/1234gorecords.shop\/en-ca\/products\/656605445717","provider":"1-2-3-4 Go! Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}