On this new collaborative effort from Tim Hecker and Daniel Lopatin, the two artists combine their respective approaches to ambient and experimental music in a way even the most casual fans can predict. That's not a bad thing, though. Where this album falls short is in writing and execution, because a lot of these seemingly improvised pieces lack the direction and presence of the solo material each of these guys have released.
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Reviews9 CommentsTim Hecker's latest album is a barren wasteland of forgotten sounds. It's music you can truly wander through. Some tracks do feel a little short of breath, sadly, but there are many more standouts here than there are duds.
It's another strong piece of material in the Hecker canon. It may be difficult to separate this from his other work--simply because he shifts his sound very subtly from album to album--but it should be expected than LP of this nature would take a little extra attention when it comes to understanding it.
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