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Emeritus
Reviews 56
Approval 94%
Soundoffs 79
Album Ratings 2383
Objectivity 85%
Last Active 06-23-23 6:00 pm
Joined 11-28-15
Review Comments 9,431
| Tim Hecker heckin' ranked
Heck | | 1 |  | Tim Hecker
Ravedeath, 1972
Probably my favorite ambient album at this point in my foray into the genre. I adore the heaps of distortion and gorgeous shards of live pipe organ. Feels like it genuinely makes a statement on the disposability of art in the modern era. This is the one to beat. 4.7/5 | | 2 |  | Tim Hecker
Harmony in Ultraviolet
Probably Hecker's most balanced album, very pretty but not without some teeth, especially towards the end. I don't really have much to say about this one, it's basically just a 50-minute summation of everything Hecker does well. 4.3/5 | | 3 |  | Tim Hecker
An Imaginary Country
One of Hecker's more underappreciated works imo, I appreciate the scope and wide variety of tones, and the idea of mapping out a region using sound is one I've always loved. 4.2/5 | | 4 |  | Tim Hecker
Haunt Me, Haunt Me Do It Again
Glitchy staticky goodness, starts off a tad shaky but "The Work of Art in The Age of Cultural Overproduction" is possibly Hecker's single best standalone piece and everything after keeps up the momentum with aplomb. 4.2/5 | | 5 |  | Tim Hecker
Radio Amor
Feels bad putting this this low but in all fairness, it's only a hair's breadth from being on par with his best. More consistent than HMHMDIG, but lacks a glowing standout like "The Work of Art...". 4.1/5 | | 6 |  | Tim Hecker
Dropped Pianos
Definitely not as mindblowing as its parent album, but still fascinating, surprisingly compelling stuff, especially when contrasted with Ravedeath. 4/5 | | 7 |  | Tim Hecker
Konoyo
Konoyo feels like a refinement of its predecessors approach, using a live ensemble to create Hecker's most fraught, uncomfortable record yet. My first few listens left the impression that more time was required to unravel all its intricacies, but it hasn't really drawn me back the way I expected it to... 3.9/5 | | 8 |  | Tim Hecker
Virgins
This one feels like it needs more time to grow on me. I didn't care for it much at first, but further listens revealed it to have some potency of its own, even despite forgoing so much of what I loved about his previous three albums. 3.7/5 | | 9 |  | Tim Hecker
Mirages
Definitely a step down fro Radio Amor, but not a huge one. It's definitely his noisiest, most aggressive project to this point, but it uses distortion and static to create an oddly lulling, peaceful atmosphere. It's nice enough, certainly a worthy addition to Hecker's body of work, but most of the ideas here are ones he explores more fruitfully elsewhere. 3.6/5 | | 10 |  | Tim Hecker
Anoyo
I was disappointed by how cold this left me compared to its older sibling, it felt lacking in atmosphere and just overall sonically empty. Not a bad album, but a strange one, and certainly less rewarding than most of his other albums. 3.3/5 | | 11 |  | Tim Hecker
Love Streams
I definitely see why this is Hecker's least-lauded release. The idea of incorporating more vocals is a good one in theory, but feels underwhelmingly executed. I especially disliked some of the keyboard tones, which felt awfully uninspired and cheesy. 3/5 | |
Kompys2000
10.12.19 | I'm very tired and a little drunk rn so apologies for any typos I missed.
Feel free to recommend other good ambient/glitch/drone shit | StarlessCore
10.12.19 | Good ranking except I'd put 3 way lower and 8 higher
Kashiwa daisuke- program music I
Father- reflection
Gas- pop
Tor lundvall- ice
Listening mirror- resting in aspic
Klaus schulze- irrlicht (old space ambient type stuff)
Nmesh/telepath- chinese title with girl on cover
Deru- 1979
Es- a love cycle (electronic ambient)
Sweet trip- velocity design comfort (glitch shoegaze idm pop)
Secede- tryshala
Witxes- sorcery/geography
Grouper- aia
| Sinternet
10.12.19 | 8 is 1 | GhandhiLion
10.12.19 | I should listen to An Imaginary Country. You rarely see that one get mentioned. | mindleviticus
10.12.19 | 4 is 1 | AnimalsAsSummit
10.12.19 | always got this guy confused with tim heidecker | bigguytoo9
10.13.19 | "I should listen to An Imaginary Country. You rarely see that one get mentioned."
Its a straight masterpiece. | Trophycase
10.13.19 | I disagree with your ranking but respect your right to rank.
| Kompys2000
10.13.19 | Sorry TC I know Haunt Me and Radio Amor are your waifus, honestly 1-9 are all valid picks for best Hecker in my books though so I feel ya | Kompys2000
10.13.19 | @starless I checked some of Velocity Design Comfort a while back and liked it a fair bit, definitely want to come back to it at some point. Thanks for the recs! | Trophycase
10.13.19 | All Hecker is waifu.
I'd also argue Imaginary Country is the noisiest project. Granted they are all pretty noisy. | Pon
10.13.19 | So long as 1, 4 and 5 are somewhere near the top I'm heckin' pleased | Trophycase
10.13.19 | My man | Kompys2000
10.13.19 | Lol yeah hecker sure loves his distortion and static, part of what makes lots of his stuff so cool tbh | DoofDoof
10.13.19 | Think 5 is 1 for me | Ryus
02.10.21 | 8 is 1 [2] | Ryus
02.10.21 | with 4 as a close second | hal1ax
02.10.21 | 4 might be my fav | JayEnder
02.10.21 | Virgins should be top 5 at least. | JustJoe.
02.10.21 | 1 really do be 1 | climactic
02.10.21 | 8 might be 1 | ResidentNihilist
02.10.21 | 11 is 1 tbh | Kompys2000
02.10.21 | 11 has grown on me a little but it and Anoyo are still the only Hecker albums I don't outright love | Kompys2000
02.10.21 | And tbh Virgins might be top 5 for me now, it's a tight race though! |
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