Bleep

The incomparable Tim Hecker returns with yet another spellbinding long-player. Deep in a sea of green does this record swim, aeons away from pale, beatless ambient music. In previous years, Hecker's work has straddled the full dynamic range- from delicate pin-drop atmospheres to scorching, overdriven drone noise. In an Imaginary Country is no different. Undulating through the thick layers of distortion are the most sumptuous melodies, drawn out through sustained chords and a bubbling undercurrent of strangled feedback. Astounding.