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Tim Hecker Is An Electronic Musician And Sound Artist Based In Montreal Canada. Hecker Previously Recorded Under The Moniker Jetone But Has Become Better Known Internationally For His Ambient Recordings Released Through Kranky Mille Plateaux Alien8 Force Inc Staalplaat And Fat Cat Under His Own Name. Hecker Is An Acclaimed Producer Of Electronica Having Toured And Produced Under The Name Jetone. His Work Has Included Commissions For Contemporary Dance Sound-Art Installations And Various Writings. Tim Has Performed Extensively Including Festivals Such As Sónar Barcelona MUTEK Montreal Impakt Festival Utrecht Victoriaville In Quebec IDEAL Nantes Vancouver New Music Festival Vancouver And Club Transmediale Berlin .
In Addition To Touring With Godspeed You! Black Emperor And Recording With The Likes Of Fly Pan Am Hecker Has Also Collaborated With Christof Migone Martin Tétreault And Aidan Baker. He Has Also Contributed Remixes To Other Artists Including Isis. His Works Have Been Described As “structured Ambient” “tectonic Color Plates” And “cathedral Electronic Music” However For The Most Part Have Focused On Exploring The Intersections Of Noise Dissonance And Melody Fostering An Approach To Song Craft Which Is Both Physical And Emotive. The New York Times Has Described His Work As “foreboding Abstract Pieces In Which Static And Sub-Bass Rumbles Open Up Around Slow Moving Notes And Chords Like Fissures In The Earth Waiting To Swallow Them Whole”. His Radio Amor Was Considered To Be A Key Recording In 2003 By The Wire. read less