{"product_id":"tim-hecker-konoyo-vinyl-2lp","title":"Tim Hecker: Konoyo Vinyl 2LP","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e“These aren’t ambient pieces, but they are sloppier than I’ve been in the past, in the sense that I just let things go.”\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Tim+Hecker\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTim Hecker\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e’s ninth album is at least partially inspired by a suggestion from the late \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Johann+Johannsson\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJohann Johannsson\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e that he invite more negative space into his music, and those who’ve followed his last couple albums will notice this difference straight away. If 2016’s \u003cem\u003eLove Streams\u003c\/em\u003e was, well, a steady stream of sound, \u003cem\u003eKonoyo\u003c\/em\u003e (Japanese for ‘the world over here’) is a slow, intermittent trickle, changing colors and elusively slipping though your fingers. \u003cstrong\u003eHecker\u003c\/strong\u003e worked with a Japanese \u003cem\u003egagaku\u003c\/em\u003e ensemble to conjure the old-world patchwork of bamboo flutes, strings, pipe horn and drums typically only heard in ancient imperial Japanese court music, which he deployed and manipulated in chorus with his own sounds and computer processes. But rather than recording the instruments and then retreating to his studio to deconstruct the results, \u003cstrong\u003eHecker\u003c\/strong\u003e engaged more closely with the source material than normal, cultivating themes and moods in a back-and-forth with the musicians. “There was very little advice or direction given. We started talking about things like, ‘This sounds like dark smoke clouds,’ and we would just riff on that for 15 minutes.” It’s easily his most evocative and devastating work to date, but like any other \u003cstrong\u003eHecker\u003c\/strong\u003e record (\u003cem\u003eHeckord™\u003c\/em\u003e) I still have no clue how it was made, even after reading the press release. With the subversion of age-old man versus machine tropes, deconstructed Eastern sound design, sparkling neon overtones and scorched undertones, I can’t help but think what this music would sound like over the new \u003cem\u003eBlade Runner\u003c\/em\u003e (or the old one!), especially the dreamlike “In mother earth phase” and tender ballad “Is a rose pedal of the dying crimson light.” The screeching dissonance of “This life,” high-tech emotional rollercoaster “Keyed Out” and foggy Midgar vibes of 15-minute coda “Across To Anoyo” are other highlights. Gatefold double vinyl pressing, recommended.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003edouble vinyl pressing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ehoused in gatefold jacket\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003epoly inner sleeves\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emusic label: Kranky 2018\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003ereviewed by tom violence 11\/2018\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Bq3mE98hB7g\/?utm_source=ig_embed\u0026amp;utm_medium=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eView this post on Instagram\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Bq3mE98hB7g\/?utm_source=ig_embed\u0026amp;utm_medium=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"\u003eA post shared by @turntablelab\u003c\/a\u003e on Dec 1, 2018 at 6:46pm PST\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e.","brand":"Tim Hecker","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl 2LP","offer_id":48502703390891,"sku":"lp-10199","price":23.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0801\/5282\/1931\/files\/timhecker-konyo.jpg?v=1793635690","url":"https:\/\/shopdelviro.shop\/products\/tim-hecker-konoyo-vinyl-2lp","provider":"Avermont","version":"1.0","type":"link"}