Tim Hecker’s music inhabits a unique intersection between noise, dissonance, and melody. In his varied and celebrated works, digital and organic sources tightly intertwine. The result is a hybrid aesthetic that recalls electronic abstraction and psychedelic minimalism. Hecker purposefully obfuscates the clear tonal distinctions of traditional instrumentation, preferring to cultivate enigmatic, uneasy soundscapes. The beauty and crush of Hecker’s sonically processed noise has been compared to “tectonic colour plates” and “cathedral electronic music”.

Vancouver New Music’s presentation of Tim Hecker is on November 28 at the Annex (second floor, 823 Seymour Street).