Ravedeath, 1972

Ravedeath, 1972
Studio album by Tim Hecker
Released February 14, 2011[1]
Recorded July 21, 2010 at Frikirkjan Church, Reykjavik, Iceland[2]
Genre Ambient, drone
Length 52:24
Label Kranky
Tim Hecker chronology
An Imaginary Country
(2009)		 Ravedeath, 1972
(2011)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic 86/100[3]
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [4]
The A.V. Club (A-)[5]
BBC Music (Positive)[6]
Delusions of Adequacy (Positive)[7]
Drowned in Sound (9/10)[8]
musicOMH [9]
No Ripcord (9/10)[10]
One Thirty BPM (88%)[11]
Pitchfork (8.6/10.0)[12]
PopMatters (7/10)[13]
Rock Sound (9/10)[14]
Tiny Mix Tapes (3.5/5)[15]

Ravedeath, 1972 is Tim Hecker's sixth full-length album, released on February 14, 2011 by Kranky.

The cover depicts MIT students pushing a piano off the roof of a campus building there in 1972 – an act which began a long-running university ritual.[16] Inspired by "digital garbage – like when the Kazakhstan government cracks down on piracy and there's pictures of 10 million DVDs and CDRs being pushed by bulldozers", Hecker found the artwork and developed the cover concept himself, licensing the artwork from the MIT archives and re-photographing the image.[16]

Contents

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Hecker. 

No. Title Length
1. "The Piano Drop"   2:54
2. "In the Fog I"   4:52
3. "In the Fog II"   6:01
4. "In the Fog III"   5:01
5. "No Drums"   3:24
6. "Hatred of Music I"   6:11
7. "Hatred of Music II"   4:22
8. "Analog Paralysis, 1978"   3:52
9. "Studio Suicide, 1980"   3:25
10. "In the Air I"   4:12
11. "In the Air II"   4:08
12. "In the Air III"   4:02

Personnel

Writing and performing[2]
Technical[2]

Release history

Date Label Catalogue number Format
14 February 2011 Kranky[17] krank154 2×LP
CD

Reception

Pitchfork gave the album a favorable score of 8.6/10, calling it a "a dark and often claustrophobic record that is arguably Hecker's finest work to date."[12] The album was named as a longlisted nominee for the 2011 Polaris Music Prize.[18] Uncut placed the album at number 30 on its list of "Top 50 albums of 2011."[19] The Quietus named the album #3 on its list of "2011's Best LP's."[20]

References

  1. ^ Dropal, Ryan (18 November 2010). "Tim Hecker Announces New Album". Pitchfork Media. http://pitchfork.com/news/40768-tim-hecker-announces-new-album/. Retrieved 25 July 2011. 
  2. ^ a b c (2011) Album notes for Ravedeath, 1972 by Tim Hecker [Digipak liner notes]. Kranky Records (krank154).
  3. ^ "Ravedeath, 1972 – Tim Hecker". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. http://www.metacritic.com/music/ravedeath-1972. Retrieved 25 July 2011. 
  4. ^ "Ravedeath, 1972 – Tim Hecker". allmusic. Rovi Corporation. http://allmusic.com/album/ravedeath-1972-r2112117/review. Retrieved 25 July 2011. 
  5. ^ Williams, Christian (22 March 2011). "Tim Hecker: Ravedeath, 1972". The A.V. Club. The Onion. http://www.avclub.com/articles/tim-hecker-ravedeath-1972,53457/. Retrieved 25 July 2011. 
  6. ^ Power, Chris (8 February 2011). "Review of Tim Hecker – Ravedeath, 1972". BBC Music. BBC. http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/zrx2. Retrieved 25 July 2011. 
  7. ^ Argo, Greg (18 February 2011). "Tim Hecker – Ravedeath, 1972". Delusions of Adequacy. http://www.adequacy.net/2011/02/tim-hecker-ravedeath-1972/. Retrieved 25 July 2011. 
  8. ^ Bliss, Abi (14 March 2011). "Tim Hecker – Ravedeath, 1972". Drowned in Sound. http://drownedinsound.com/releases/16037/reviews/4142225. Retrieved 4 August 2011. 
  9. ^ Paton, Daniel. "Tim Hecker – Ravedeath, 1972". musicOMH. http://www.musicomh.com/albums/tim-hecker_0311.htm. Retrieved 25 July 2011. 
  10. ^ Higgins, Marc (7 April 2011). "Tim Hecker: Ravedeath, 1972". No Ripcord. http://www.noripcord.com/reviews/music/tim-hecker/ravedeath-1972. Retrieved 25 July 2011. 
  11. ^ Barker, Ian. "Tim Hecker – Ravedeath, 1972". One Thirty BPM. http://onethirtybpm.com/reviews/album-review-tim-hecker-ravedeath-1972/. Retrieved 25 July 2011. 
  12. ^ a b Colly, Joe (18 February 2011). "Tim Hecker: Ravedeath, 1972". Pitchfork Media. http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/15124-ravedeath-1972/. Retrieved 25 July 2011. 
  13. ^ Newmark, Mike (18 May 2011). "Tim Hecker: Ravedeath, 1972". PopMatters. http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/140415-tim-hecker-ravedeath-1972/. Retrieved 25 July 2011. 
  14. ^ Marshall, Joe (14 February 2011). "It’s hard to imagine that 2011 will see many finer releases". Rock Sound. http://www.rocksound.tv/reviews/article/tim-hecker-ravedeath-1972. Retrieved 25 July 2011. 
  15. ^ "Tim Hecker – Ravedeath, 1972". Tiny Mix Tapes. http://www.tinymixtapes.com/music-review/tim-hecker-ravedeath-1972. Retrieved 25 July 2011. 
  16. ^ a b Dombal, Ryan (28 January 2011). "Take Cover: Tim Hecker: Ravedeath, 1972". Pitchfork Media. http://pitchfork.com/news/41245-take-cover-tim-hecker-iravedeath-1972i/. Retrieved 25 July 2011. 
  17. ^ "Tim Hecker: Ravedeath, 1972". Kranky Records. http://www.brainwashed.com/common/htdocs/discog/krank154.html. Retrieved 4 August 2011. 
  18. ^ "2011 Polaris Music Prize Long List announced". aux.tv. http://www.aux.tv/2011/06/2011-polaris-music-prize-long-list-announced/. Retrieved 16 June 2011. 
  19. ^ http://stereogum.com/891311/uncuts-top-50-albums-of-2011/list
  20. ^ "Here Be Monsters: Quietus Albums Of The Year 2011". The Quietus. 16 December 2011. http://thequietus.com/articles/07520-quietus-albums-of-the-year-2011. Retrieved 15 December 2011. 
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