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| 4.0 excellent | hesperus | April 10th 23 |
this is really fkn solid but i have to admit i miss when tim hecker albums sounded like staticky betamax recordings of a beehive inside a cathedral organ. all the sounds are just a lil too scrutable here
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| 3.5 great | ajcollins15 | April 11th 23 |
Tim Hecker was the very first ambient artist I fell in love with many years ago. Through the years it has become apparent why I believe he is the best ambient and drone musician out there: textured simplicity. Throughout his long discovery, there is a constant theme of these laced drones with a lot of texture to them. From his early years of glitchy ambiance to then going deeper into electroacoustic and other areas but that texture always remained. However, this might be the first Tim Hecker record that feels like it lacks that signature texture I have always loved about his music. The last few albums for him have been a dip in quality, but here we see him diving back into what would seem more of a traditional sound for him. So, in some ways, it?s an intriguing return to form, but in others feels as hollow sounding as his last few releases.
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| 3.5 great | Gene Gol-Jonsson CONTRIBUTOR | December 29th 23 |
Tim Hecker has settled down, no longer aggressively pursuing innovative soundscapes, but rather content with his mark on the world dwelling in his studio, playing around with his toys, occasionally releasing the results.
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| 4.5 superb | North0House2 | April 21st 23 |
I first listened to this yesterday on 04/20. So you can infer how it went. r
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| 3.8 excellent | Erwann S. STAFF | April 11th 23 |
Hecker's No Highs is an affair of repetitive, drony ambient with the occasional post-minimalism touches. What's impressive here is the global sense of urgency - the Stetson saxo lines sure helped that, and would have made the record even more potent if they appeared more. But even without these daddy Stetson chords, the *textures* here manage to convey enough suspenseful moments.
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| 4.0 excellent | rooby | February 18th 24 |
| 3.5 great | doofy | January 8th 24 |
| 4.5 superb | Tyll | December 14th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | TwigTW | December 8th 23 |
| 5.0 classic | loulou | November 25th 23 |
| 3.5 great | phylyps | November 19th 23 |
| 4.5 superb | Tom R. CONTRIBUTOR | August 7th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | bSmith | July 18th 23 |
| 3.5 great | tellah | July 10th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | Jalapeno CONTRIBUTOR | June 20th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | NeoZod | May 26th 23 |
| 3.5 great | Coast | May 23rd 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | Elynna | April 29th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | Smevin | April 24th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | ZIG | April 22nd 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | gilly | April 20th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | anat CONTRIBUTOR | April 19th 23 |
| 3.5 great | jesper STAFF | April 18th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | h0rsie | April 18th 23 |
| 3.5 great | Runeii | April 17th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | leon486 | April 16th 23 |
| 3.5 great | jhop | April 14th 23 |
| 3.0 good | Tb1114 | April 12th 23 |
| 3.5 great | MvdW | April 12th 23 |
| 4.5 superb | dafjam | April 12th 23 |
| 4.5 superb | JS19 | April 11th 23 |
| 3.5 great | fog CONTRIBUTOR | April 11th 23 |
| 5.0 classic | Blaidd | April 11th 23 |
| 3.5 great | Yotimi | April 10th 23 |
| 4.5 superb | Jekub | April 9th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | Prancer | April 7th 23 |
| 4.5 superb | Polvo | April 7th 23 |
| 4.5 superb | Ryus | April 7th 23 |
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