Tim Hecker
Harmony in Ultraviolet
(Kranky) Sound-sculptor? Sounds kinda pretentious, kinda art-school lame, no? For better or worse, pretty much everything I’ve read of him includes that description. Maybe I’m just lazy, maybe my self-imposed deadline is already way over, but the PR people that approved that one pretty much hit the nail on the head. Hecker gathers granular, static-filled noises into seamless pieces, approximations of the most beautiful moments in time. Yet with each triumphant moment of utter beauty, comes a back end of melancholy which understands that the moment may not last. That sense of un-ironic self-awareness makes each breathtaking sweep even more incredible.
Tim Hecker
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