Love Streams (album)

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Love Streams
Ben Frost
Tim Hecker chronology
Virgins

(2013) 		Love Streams
(2016) 		Konoyo
(2018)
Singles from Love Streams
  1. "Castrati Stack"
    Released: February 19, 2016
  2. "Black Phase"
    Released: March 30, 2016

Love Streams is the eighth

Virgins (2013) and Ravedeath, 1972 (2011) were recorded.[2][3]

Background and recording

The album features

auto-tune" during its creation.[4]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.9/10[5]
Metacritic82/100[6]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[7]
The A.V. ClubB[8]
The Guardian[9]
The Irish Times[10]
Mojo[11]
The Observer[12]
Pitchfork8.2/10[13]
Q[14]
Spin7/10[15]
Uncut8/10[16]

Love Streams received universal acclaim from critics. On the aggregate score site Metacritic, the album scored at 82 out of 100, indicating "universal acclaim".[6] Pitchfork wrote that "Love Streams marks a subtle shift in Tim Hecker's habitual style, a pivot away from his hazy trademark."[13] PopMatters gave the album nine stars out of ten,[17] stating that "Love Streams is at once familiar and totally alien; a work of art that reminds us why we need art in the first place."

Accolades

Publication Accolade Year Rank Ref.
Consequence of Sound
 Top 50 Albums of 2016 2016
17
[18]
Pitchfork The 20 Best Experimental Albums of 2016 2016 —
[1]
The Quietus Albums of the Year 2016 2016
51
[19]
Stereogum The 50 Best Albums of 2016 2016
48
[20]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Tim Hecker

No.TitleLength
1."Obsidian Counterpoint"4:55
2."Music of the Air"4:08
3."Bijie Dream"2:16
4."Live Leak Instrumental"2:56
5."Violet Monumental I"4:58
6."Violet Monumental II"3:13
7."Up Red Bull Creek"2:41
8."Castrati Stack"4:01
9."Voice Crack"3:14
10."Collapse Sonata"4:12
11."Black Phase"6:15
Total length:42:49

Personnel

  • Jóhann Jóhannsson – choral arrangement
  • Icelandic Choir Ensemble – choir
  • Owen Roberts – choir conductor
  • Ben Frost
    – studio engineering, additional choral production
  • Kara-Lis Coverdale – keyboards
  • Paul Corley – additional mixing
  • Grímur Helgason – woodwind

Charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[21] 86
UK Albums (OCC)[22] 97

References

  1. ^
    Pitchfork
    . December 9, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  2. ^ a b c "New Album 'Love Streams'". 4AD. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
  3. ^ Strauss; Minsker. "Tim Hecker Announces New Album Love Streams". Pitchfork. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  4. ^ "The Quietus announce Love Streams". Retrieved 4 February 2016.
  5. ^ "Love Streams by Tim Hecker reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
  6. ^ a b "Reviews for Love Streams by Tim Hecker". Metacritic. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
  7. ^ Simpson, Paul. "Love Streams – Tim Hecker". AllMusic. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
  8. ^ Warwick, Kevin (April 8, 2016). "Tim Hecker's compositions are engineered to drift off into the ether". The A.V. Club. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
  9. ^ "Tim Hecker: Love Streams review – fascinating, uplifting experimental noise". The Guardian. April 7, 2016. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
  10. ^ Carroll, Jim (April 28, 2016). "Tim Hecker – Love Streams review: ying yang mix of ethereal ambience and visceral stunning noise". The Irish Times. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
  11. ^ Worthy, Stephen (May 2016). "Tim Hecker: Love Streams". Mojo (270): 91.
  12. ^ Empire, Kitty (April 10, 2016). "Tim Hecker: Love Streams review – genuinely immersive". The Observer. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
  13. ^ a b Sherburne, Philip (April 7, 2016). "Tim Hecker: Love Streams". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
  14. ^ Segal, Victoria (May 2016). "Tim Hecker: Love Streams". Q (358): 111.
  15. ^ Kelly, Zach (April 5, 2016). "Review: Tim Hecker Says Hello 2 Heaven on 'Love Streams'". Spin. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
  16. ^ Mulvey, John (May 2016). "Tim Hecker: Love Streams". Uncut (228): 83.
  17. ^ "Tim Hecker: Love Streams". PopMatters. Retrieved 2016-06-09.
  18. Consequence of Sound
    . November 28, 2016. Retrieved November 28, 2016.
  19. ^ "The Quietus Albums of the Year 2016". The Quietus. December 6, 2016. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
  20. ^ "The 50 Best Albums of 2016". Stereogum. December 1, 2016. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
  21. ^ "Ultratop.be – Tim Hecker – Love Streams" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 15, 2016.
  22. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
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