Mirages (Tim Hecker album)

Mirages is the third studio album by Canadian electronic music musician Tim Hecker, released on September 21, 2004 on Alien8 Recordings. It is described on the Alien8 website as "an ambient-death-metal classic in waiting." The album is composed primarily of heavily distorted and processed guitar.

Mirages
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 21, 2004
RecordedNovember 2002 and March 2004 in Montréal and Ottawa
Genre
Length47:41
LabelAlien8
Tim Hecker chronology
Radio Amor
(2003)
Mirages
(2004)
Mort Aux Vaches
(2005)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic link
AlmostCool.org link
Pitchfork7.9/10[1]
Stylus(B-) 10/5/2004

The track "The Truth of Accountants" is a reference to the philosophy of director Werner Herzog. In 1999, Herzog made a declaration at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, writing, "By dint of declaration the so-called Cinema Verité is devoid of verité. It reaches a merely superficial truth, the truth of accountants.".[2][3] Herzog continues to use this phrase to distance himself from the idea that facts create truth.[4]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Tim Hecker

No.TitleLength
1."Acéphale"4:57
2."Neither More Nor Less"3:10
3."Aerial Silver"3:37
4."Celestina"4:31
5."Counter Attack"2:13
6."The Truth of Accountants"2:21
7."Aerial Light-Pollution Orange"3:09
8."Non Mollare"1:10
9."Kaito"3:08
10."Balkanize-You"8:37
11."Incurably Optimistic!"10:40
Total length:47:41

Production notes

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References

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  1. ^ 10/11/2004 Pitchfork Review Archived 2007-01-13 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Ebert, Roger (30 April 1999). "Herzog's Minnesota Declaration: Defining 'ecstatic truth'". Roger Ebert. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  3. ^ Herzog, Werner (30 April 1999). "MINNESOTA DECLARATION". Werner Herzog Film. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Legendary Werner Herzog talks books with author Robert Pogue Harrison: full-length version". Stanford University. 16 February 2016. Event occurs at 28:30. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
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