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“Because I refuse to perform my music in a traditional sense of instrumentation, I don't have an amazing live stage spectacle to provide, and I don't want to go there. I don't see how the music would stay true to the spirit of the work.”

Quote by Tim Hecker

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Tim Hecker, born in 1974, is a renowned musician from Canada. His musical style blends electronic, experimental, and classical elements, winning him acclaim from both fans and critics. more

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“Working with devices and guitar pedals and mixers and synthesizers is what I do, and I prefer people not focus on that because it's kind of distracting from what the point should be. At least for me, it's to have the primacy of aurality in the experience of that evening.”

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“I love vinyl, but I'm not a 'vinyl person'. I still collect, but most of my stuff is digital.”

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“Vinyl's just a fun endgame step. I work with analogue signal chains too, but the mp3 is the way I listen to music.”

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“I'm not an anti-online person. I get what the modern world's about and I understand that that's the nature of music dissemination.”

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“I'm not a nostalgic person for the glory days of 8-track sales at the local K-Mart. But there's a little bit of flattery and a little bit of horror. It's a mixture. It's like sublime shock and awe, but also terror. That's always the way I feel about how music flows through those types of networks. I'm mostly cool with it, but I definitely appreciate when people support the work.”

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“There have always been people making music. On their porches, playing folk songs. Playing piano in quiet salons. You don't have to listen to every MySpace page, so what's the difference? It's just noise that you filter out.”

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“I download music just like anybody else, but it's a weird relationship when you're a musician.”

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“My peer network is international. It's people all over the place who I know, and respect their work. It's not really delineated by traditional nationalist ideas.”

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“I'm not a peak oil person. I'm not a biohazard apocalyptic kind of freak. I don't have a supply of weapons or gold bars under my house.”

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