Tim Hecker - Virgins

really digging into this now. there's a major ben frost influence. sounds a lot like by the throat. which makes sense as he's worked with frost on this and the last album.

wow. guys I have to say, this really impressed me. If anyone's noticed I've been bumping most of the 2013 releases in prep for my albums OTY selections and I'm glad I gave this one some time!

As i've said before, I've was very much in the Ehrlichman camp - why is this man famous, but this was a real treat. I hope it'll enrich the previous work too. Good integration of samples, noise, synths and live instruments - none stick out too much but all still feel distinct. Quite hard to pull that off I imagine. I'll be listening to this again and again, thanks guys.

what's yur favorite track

I can't get into TH at all. Ravedeath had a similar negative effect on me. I can understand why people like hm but its just not my cup of tea.

This is his first album I just can't seem to get into.....I especially love Ravedeath, An Imaginary Country and Harmony in Ultraviolet.

I listen to it on my way home from work, since I have the CD, and in my post-caffeine mania it makes me think about the chaotic, fallen nature of the things I see. How desire ultimately leads to death. That's what I think about when I have it turned up in the TWENTIES in my Honda Element. If you have one you know how high that is. Sometimes I will push it to 30 which is INSANE. I'm driving on the South Side and I don't see flesh, just souls, and they are trying an infinite number of ways and positions to connect with other souls, and getting further away from everything with each attempt.

Then I get home and calm down somehow.

That's all I will say. No need to discuss whether it is better or worse than his previous efforts as that type of discussion is completely worthless and detrimental.

^ A++ post would read again

  On 12/5/2013 at 12:19 AM, sheatheman said:

I listen to it on my way home from work, since I have the CD, and in my post-caffeine mania it makes me think about the chaotic, fallen nature of the things I see. How desire ultimately leads to death. That's what I think about when I have it turned up in the TWENTIES in my Honda Element. If you have one you know how high that is. Sometimes I will push it to 30 which is INSANE. I'm driving on the South Side and I don't see flesh, just souls, and they are trying an infinite number of ways and positions to connect with other souls, and getting further away from everything with each attempt.

 

Then I get home and calm down somehow.

 

That's all I will say. No need to discuss whether it is better or worse than his previous efforts as that type of discussion is completely worthless and detrimental.

beautiful

This album seems to open up a bit more with each listen. Very much enjoying.

Anyone else find the loudness of this album to be overbearing? Sounds squashed.

not really, it's a pretty dynamic listen.

  On 12/5/2013 at 12:19 AM, sheatheman said:

I listen to it on my way home from work, since I have the CD, and in my post-caffeine mania it makes me think about the chaotic, fallen nature of the things I see. How desire ultimately leads to death. That's what I think about when I have it turned up in the TWENTIES in my Honda Element. If you have one you know how high that is. Sometimes I will push it to 30 which is INSANE.

the mid 20's are a very special place indeed, reserved only for such beautiful works as this.

  On 12/6/2013 at 3:49 AM, yshf said:

 

  On 12/5/2013 at 12:19 AM, sheatheman said:

I listen to it on my way home from work, since I have the CD, and in my post-caffeine mania it makes me think about the chaotic, fallen nature of the things I see. How desire ultimately leads to death. That's what I think about when I have it turned up in the TWENTIES in my Honda Element. If you have one you know how high that is. Sometimes I will push it to 30 which is INSANE.

the mid 20's are a very special place indeed, reserved only for such beautiful works as this.

 

Lol

  On 12/6/2013 at 3:49 AM, yshf said:

 

  On 12/5/2013 at 12:19 AM, sheatheman said:

I listen to it on my way home from work, since I have the CD, and in my post-caffeine mania it makes me think about the chaotic, fallen nature of the things I see. How desire ultimately leads to death. That's what I think about when I have it turned up in the TWENTIES in my Honda Element. If you have one you know how high that is. Sometimes I will push it to 30 which is INSANE.

the mid 20's are a very special place indeed, reserved only for such beautiful works as this.

 

lol nicely done

I have so much love built up inside my scrotum for this man.

Can't wait til I meet him.

He is in for a surprise.

  On 12/6/2013 at 10:43 PM, sheatheman said:

 

  On 12/6/2013 at 3:49 AM, yshf said:

 

  On 12/5/2013 at 12:19 AM, sheatheman said:

I listen to it on my way home from work, since I have the CD, and in my post-caffeine mania it makes me think about the chaotic, fallen nature of the things I see. How desire ultimately leads to death. That's what I think about when I have it turned up in the TWENTIES in my Honda Element. If you have one you know how high that is. Sometimes I will push it to 30 which is INSANE.

the mid 20's are a very special place indeed, reserved only for such beautiful works as this.

 

 

 

lol

^ lol

its working, tim. virgins are ready

  On 12/7/2013 at 8:41 PM, Marked x 0ne said:

^ lol

 

  On 12/7/2013 at 1:29 AM, Atop said:

I have so much love built up inside my scrotum for this man.

 

Can't wait til I meet him.

 

He is in for a surprise.

its working, tim. virgins are ready

flol

this is the most ultra brutal shit i heard this year

sheatheman is right, you have to turn the volume all the way up!

Saw Tim Hecker last night and he was great. His set was mainly Virgins stuff and there wasn't a huge amount of deviation from those stems, but it was fucking loud and that was good enough for me! Stigmata II is just perfection live.

He dropped in a couple of bits I didn't recognise, one of which was a pulse-y number a bit like Sea of Pulses which sounded good. After a sonic assault he faded out, hit a kill switch and whispered 'thanks' - you could hear a pin drop which was really cool.

Karen Gwyer supported and drew a larger crowd I think, which was surprising. Wasn't really feeling her stuff though.

i love this album, just play this on beast volume and this is the reason 2 get completly drunk and stoned with your friends in the weekends, iv been tripping balls for month's on this

Great album, indeed.Tim Hecker is one of a kind.

It's an excellent album, but for me he has maybe 3 or 4 which I prefer which is testament to how amazing he is. A true sonic master.

Haven't listened to this one too much. Downloaded a leak and there were a few abrupt song transitions, so I figured the tracklist was out of order or there were chunks of audio cut out or something. So I deleted and decided to wait until I pick it up in store.

But I've had 0 luck finding it locally:( I'm still hanging out to get into it proper. Might have to order it online ...