Tim Hecker imagines a country

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  • The ambient producer will release his new full-length next month on Kranky.
  • Tim Hecker imagines a country image
  • Canadian ambient producer Tim Hecker will dream up his usual vistas of sound later this year when he releases his first proper full-length on Kranky in more than two years. An Imaginary Country is the name, and as anyone familiar with his past work can guess, abstract masses of sound is the game. Many of the tracks on the record reference water and its perhaps one of the best ways to think about these slow-moving tunes that seem to wash over the listener. Hecker had a relatively quiet 2008, with only a collaboration with Aidan Baker on Alien8 to show for his recorded efforts. We expect that much of the year was spent holed up recording An Imaginary Country and, upon first listen, we'd like to tell you that it was worth the wait. But, objectivity unfortunately doesn't allow us to do so. Luckily, the wait will be a short one, as it's due out in February. Tracklist 01. 100 Years Ago 02. Sea of Pulses 03. The Inner Shore 04. Pond Life 05. Borderlands 06. A Stop at the Chord Cascades 07. Utropics 08. Paragon Point 09. Her Black Horizon 10. Currents of Electrostasy 11. Where Shadows Make Shadows 12. 200 Years Ago Kranky will release Tim Hecker's An Imaginary Country in February.
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