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Tim Hecker Ravedeath, 1972

Kranky | Item No: 1104437
Vinyl 2LP | 2011 / US – Reissue | New
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Item Description
TIM HECKER’s classic Ravedeath 1972 approaches a form of secular musical transcendentalism from within the battered temple of spirituality. Recorded in a church in Reykjavik, Iceland and using a pipe organ as the primary sound source, this piece is essentially a live recording. In reality, it exists in a nether world between captured live performance and meticulous studio work, melding the two approaches to sonic artifice as a unity. It is in parts a document of air circulating within a wooden room, and also a pagan work of physical resonance within a space once reserved for the hallowed breath of the divine. While the title of the piece “Hatred of Music” might be a clue, the album is also partly an attempt to confront a pervasive negativity surrounding music. Historical rituals of destroying pianos, mountains of pirated CDRs pushed by bulldozers in Eastern Europe, or the melancholy of the digital music era began as sideline motifs which quickly informed the work on this record. They also really didn't at all. Despite that the context is wide open in such a form of musical abstraction, the substance of these immersive compositions showcases Hecker s continued mastery of organizing sound into a visceral near entity. It is an almost physical presence that the listener feels as much as hears. This work is a significant contribution to Hecker's oeuvre, one which spans over ten years of musical production. Ravedeath is an enigmatic document of beauty and force. The album was recorded mostly over the period of one day in July of 2010. Iceland-based musician BEN Frost assisted with the engineering and performs on this recording.
Item Details
Item No: 1104437
Artist: Tim Hecker
Title: Ravedeath, 1972
Label: Kranky
Catalog No: KRANK154
Format: Vinyl 2LP, Vinyl, LP
Pressing: US – Reissue
Release Date: 2011
Genre: Electronic & Dance
Style: Downbeat | Electronica | Leftfield
Available since: 2024-02-23
Condition: New
Price: 41,99 €
Weight: 500g (plus 250g Packaging)
Tracklist
A1 The Piano Drop
A2 In The Fog I
A3 In The Fog II
B1 In The Fog III
B2 No Drums
B3 Hatred Of Music I
C1 Hatred Of Music II
C2 Analog Paralysis, 1978
C3 Studio Suicide, 1980
D1 In The Air I
D2 In The Air II
D3 In The Air III
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