Holy Other | Held (Tim Hecker Remix)
More than any other label, sound artist seems to be the most appropriate when referring to Tim Hecker . In 2011, the Vancouver-born, Montreal-bred musician became “obsessed with digital garbage,” an infatuation that led him to produce arguably his finest album. Ravedeath, 1972, recorded mainly in a church in Reykjavik, Iceland, saw Hecker experimenting with sonic comfort zones and the idea of beauty in digital decay.
We can hear remnants of Ravedeath in his latest piece, a remix of Holy Other ’s “Held” wherein Hecker allows the familiar melody of the original song to float softly between his reverberating layers of cinematically foreboding synths. Headphones and a joint in mouth are recommended.
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