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Montreal, Canada (1996 – present)

Montreal producer Tim Hecker made his initial breakthrough as Jetone, but followed with some incredible ambient work attributed to his born name. This experimental ambient work, released by Alien8 sublabel Substractif beginning in late 2001 with Haunt Me Haunt Me, Do It Again, won much acclaim. It also familiarised listeners with the producer himself, and not just because it featured his real name rather than a moniker: Hecker’s self-titled work was much more personal than his Jetone recordings, its ideological characteristics reflecting his interests and its experimental slant similarly reflected his ambitions. For his self-titled recordings, Hecker drew inspiration from pop culture and showcased his ideas within dense collages of found sounds and computer-generated noise. The producer also performed live extensively.

As a graduate student studying digital acoustics and software, Hecker spent years dabbling with electronic music before finally debuting as Jetone in 2000 with Autumnumonia for Pitchcadet. The release interested Force Inc, which released Hecker’s next album as Jetone, Ultramarin, a year later. Following this popular release, he aligned himself with Alien8, an experimental label based in Montreal. He recorded Haunt Me Haunt Me, Do It Again for the label’s ambient sub-label, Substractif, and watched it inspire critical praise upon its release in late 2001. The album proved so successful that Substractif released a follow-up EP, My Love Is Rotten to the Core, less than a year later in hopes of building upon the lingering critical buzz surrounding Haunt Me. Hecker then recorded Radio Amor for Mille Plateaux, Force Inc’s experimental ambient sublabel, which released the album in April 2003.

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spilled_milk wrote:
Thursday evening

haunt me, haunt me, do it again

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Carnecaliel wrote:
Thursday evening

This music heals my soul. True story.

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surlesmots wrote:
Thursday morning

It's true.

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Oliahim wrote:
Monday evening

I've rediscovered my love for An Imaginary Country. Goddamn, it's great.

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surlesmots wrote:
9 days ago

Still no west coast dates, you're killing me.

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a_bleeding_star wrote:
10 days ago

[Too Many Nights I've Spin'd this...Incredible Artist]

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Tatem wrote:
14 days ago

This music moves my soul.

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z0z0bra wrote:
15 days ago

tim hecker for president!

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sarvam_dukha wrote:
16 days ago

"Fennesz who?" thumbs up!

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theStarry wrote:
16 days ago

Thats a bold statement polleta, i admire that kinda conviction. All of his stuff is worthy of such comments to be fair. Fennesz who?

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polleta wrote:
17 days ago

an imaginary country is just as good as harmony in ultraviolet, maybe even better

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foolonahill235 wrote:
18 days ago

Play a gig in Montreal please!

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nonlocality wrote:
19 days ago

i miss the static

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optimistic_tour wrote:
last month

oh I only meant subdued in that it's a subtle amazingness... listened immediately after Ultraviolet and it feels more streamlined. still, awesome record I'm going to be playing for some time to come. This and the new White Rainbow are standout 2009 records I must say.

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surlesmots wrote:
last month

Westcoastwestcoastwestcoast ....

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renoise wrote:
last month

what?? what is "trend users"?

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lostchamber wrote:
last month

lost in ur nothing , eternal

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Shadowcast wrote:
last month

i wonder if tim hecker is influenced by rapoon

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foolonahill235 wrote:
last month

i can see the amazing part, not so much the subdued.

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optimistic_tour wrote:
last month

new album is amazing, if a bit subdued. needs more listens.

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