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Mirages
Ambient · 2004 · 11 tracks

Mirages

A heavy, beautiful fog of distorted guitars and digital decay. Tim Hecker's landmark ambient-noise masterwork feels like a monument slowly dissolving in acid.

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Tactile noise shift

Static-charred guitars dissolve into a dense, freezing fog that smells of ozone and wet concrete. You are left standing inside a beautiful, slow-motion collapse where digital decay feels as heavy as stone.

Tracklist · 11 Tracks
01
Acéphale
4:58
02
Neither More nor Less
3:10
03
Aerial Silver
3:38
04
Celestina
4:32
05
Counter Attack
2:13
06
The Truth of Accountants
2:21
07
Aerial Light-Pollution Orange
3:10
08
Non mollare
1:11
09
Kaito
3:08
10
Balkanize-You
8:37
11
Incurably Optimistic!
10:41
Moments Worth Waiting For
06The Truth of AccountantsThe track title 'The Truth of Accountants' directly references a 1999 declaration by film director Werner Herzog regarding the superficiality of facts.
Reviews
Critic Consensus

Critics widely praised Mirages for its immersive blend of heavily processed, abrasive guitar textures and softly haunting melodies. The album was warmly received as a dense, brooding experience, with reviewers admiring its hypnotic, nocturnal atmosphere and purposeful use of noise.

Stylus[http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/tim-hecker/mirages.htm 10/5/2004]
Pitchfork7.9/ 10
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AlmostCool.org7.5/ 10 stars
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AllMusic4/ 5 stars
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