XLR8R — On October 28 Cantaloupe Music will release a collection of remixes of "Timber," a composition for six wooden 2-by-4s by Michael Gordon. When Michael Gordon’s "Timber" premiered in 2009, it raised the bar for percussion performance. Now, newly... more info
Stereogum — The avant-garde noise sculptor Tim Hecker released his Love Streams album earlier this year, and now he’s become the latest artist to contribute something to this summer’s Adult Swim Singles series. “Veil Scans,” Hecker’s new track, is a ma... more info
XLR8R — The latest edition in patten's Re-Edits series of free EPs has arrived, finding the Warp-signed producer repurposing the likes of Tim Hecker, Rihanna, Boards of Canada, Death Grips, Cypress Hill, ... more info
Brooklyn Vegan — Including Against Me!, D∆WN, Earl Sweatshirt, Flying Lotus, HEALTH, Jenny Hval, Metro Boomin, Protomartyr, Run the Jewels, Vince Staples, Sannhet, VHÖL, Tim Hecker & more.
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Guardian Music — St John at Hackney, LondonHecker’s experimental noise art, inspired by Renaissance masses, is not helped by an absence of spectacle and focus as he shrouds the venue in darknessFor a hotly tipped band with plenty of airplay, filling this 1,400... more info
Stereogum — There are few ambient electronic artists as consistent and groundbreaking as Tim Hecker, even if the terms “ambient” and “electronic” barely encompass the scope of his work. He does use electronic manipulation to create drone-infused atmosphe... more info
Uncut —
Heavenly choirs and fiendish noise… The radical beauty of a Canadian sound artist.
Heavenly choirs and fiendish noise… The radical beauty of a Canadian sound artist.
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Quick Before It Melts — I was reading some recent interviews with Tim Hecker about the way he makes records, specifically his latest, Love Streams. If I’m getting this right, Hecker used computer software to re-score 15th century choral motifs, shifting its tone, stretchi... more info