The 2011 album pushes Hecker's signature sound into starker, more monolithic territories, drawing on the textures of organs and decaying tape loops to create a uniquely chilling ambience.
- The album was recorded and mixed at Greenhouse Studios in Reykjavik, Iceland, with Ben Frost.
- Ravedeath, 1972 was a critical success, appearing on numerous year-end lists including The Wire's top 50 releases of 2011.
- Hecker has cited the work of minimalist composers like La Monte Young and the ambient textures of Pauline Oliveros as influences.
Tim Hecker is a Canadian electronic musician and composer from Halifax, Nova Scotia, known for his textural, noisy, and often beatless ambient works. Ravedeath, 1972 arrived in the midst of a prolific period for Hecker, following 2009's 'Harmony in Ultraviolet' and preceding 2013's 'Virgins'.
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