Konoyo | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | September 28, 2018 | |||
Studio | Various
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Genre | ||||
Length | 59:06 | |||
Label | Kranky | |||
Producer | Tim Hecker | |||
Tim Hecker chronology | ||||
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Singles from Konoyo | ||||
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Konoyo is the ninth studio album by Canadian electronic music musician Tim Hecker, released on September 28, 2018 on Kranky and Sunblind Music. A majority of the album was made from Hecker's visits to Japan, where he worked with a gagaku ensemble, Tokyo Gakuso, in Jiunzan Mandala-Temple Kanzouin on the outskirts of Tokyo. [2]
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AnyDecentMusic? | 7.7/10 [3] |
Metacritic | 82/100 [4] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Drowned in Sound | 8/10 [6] |
Exclaim! | 9/10 [7] |
The Guardian | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Mojo | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Pitchfork | 8.5/10 [10] |
PopMatters | 9/10 [11] |
Resident Advisor | 4.2/5 [12] |
Rolling Stone | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Uncut | 7/10 [14] |
Konoyo received critical acclaim upon its release. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average score of 82, based on 18 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim". [4]
Publication | Accolade | Rank | Ref. |
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Crack Magazine | Top 50 Albums of 2018 | 26
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Gaffa | Top 30 Albums of 2018 | 13
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The 405 | Top 50 Albums of 2018 | 6
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PopMatters | Top 70 Albums of 2018 | 28
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PopMatters | Top 20 Avant-Garde and Experimental Albums of 2018 | 4
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Sputnikmusic | Top 50 Albums of 2018 | 7
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Tiny Mix Tapes | Top 50 Albums of 2018 | 21
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All tracks are written by Tim Hecker
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "This Life" | 8:42 |
2. | "In Death Valley" | 5:36 |
3. | "Is a Rose Petal of the Dying Crimson Light" | 3:27 |
4. | "Keyed Out" | 9:46 |
5. | "In Mother Earth Phase" | 10:26 |
6. | "A Sodium Codec Haze" | 5:46 |
7. | "Across to Anoyo" | 15:26 |
Total length: | 59:06 |
Notes
Konoyo | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | September 28, 2018 | |||
Studio | Various
| |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 59:06 | |||
Label | Kranky | |||
Producer | Tim Hecker | |||
Tim Hecker chronology | ||||
| ||||
Singles from Konoyo | ||||
|
Konoyo is the ninth studio album by Canadian electronic music musician Tim Hecker, released on September 28, 2018 on Kranky and Sunblind Music. A majority of the album was made from Hecker's visits to Japan, where he worked with a gagaku ensemble, Tokyo Gakuso, in Jiunzan Mandala-Temple Kanzouin on the outskirts of Tokyo. [2]
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AnyDecentMusic? | 7.7/10 [3] |
Metacritic | 82/100 [4] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Drowned in Sound | 8/10 [6] |
Exclaim! | 9/10 [7] |
The Guardian | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Mojo | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Pitchfork | 8.5/10 [10] |
PopMatters | 9/10 [11] |
Resident Advisor | 4.2/5 [12] |
Rolling Stone | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Uncut | 7/10 [14] |
Konoyo received critical acclaim upon its release. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average score of 82, based on 18 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim". [4]
Publication | Accolade | Rank | Ref. |
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Crack Magazine | Top 50 Albums of 2018 | 26
|
|
Gaffa | Top 30 Albums of 2018 | 13
|
|
The 405 | Top 50 Albums of 2018 | 6
|
|
PopMatters | Top 70 Albums of 2018 | 28
|
|
PopMatters | Top 20 Avant-Garde and Experimental Albums of 2018 | 4
|
|
Sputnikmusic | Top 50 Albums of 2018 | 7
|
|
Tiny Mix Tapes | Top 50 Albums of 2018 | 21
|
All tracks are written by Tim Hecker
No. | Title | Length |
---|---|---|
1. | "This Life" | 8:42 |
2. | "In Death Valley" | 5:36 |
3. | "Is a Rose Petal of the Dying Crimson Light" | 3:27 |
4. | "Keyed Out" | 9:46 |
5. | "In Mother Earth Phase" | 10:26 |
6. | "A Sodium Codec Haze" | 5:46 |
7. | "Across to Anoyo" | 15:26 |
Total length: | 59:06 |
Notes