Name: Inspection II
Brand: Hecker

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

EMEGO268

{"blocks": [{"data": {"text": "EMEGO268"}, "type": "paragraph"}]}

Colour

Colour details

Discogs ID

Format multiplier

Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2019-09-27

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Kudos

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

5050580719354

{"blocks": [{"data": {"text": "5050580719354"}, "type": "paragraph"}]}

Total Cap

1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

Hecker

Genre GB

Modern Composition

Label GB

Editions Mego

Editions Mego was founded on January 1st, 2006 by Peter Rehberg. The label's main goal is to preserve the legacy and catalog of the now defunct Mego label, while also releasing new and innovative works.
With a focus on experimental music and sound art, Editions Mego has become a leading force in the industry. They are known for their commitment to pushing boundaries and exploring new sonic territories.
Whether you're a long-time fan or just discovering their unique offerings, Editions Mego offers a diverse range of releases that will captivate and challenge your musical sensibilities.

Florian Hecker, born in 1975 in Augsburg and currently based in Vienna, is a renowned artist in the field of computer music. Since 1996, he has been actively involved in creating innovative soundscapes both independently and through collaborations with other esteemed artists such as Farmers Manual, Russell Haswell, Shunichiro Okada, Peter Rehberg, Marcus Schmickler, and Yasunao Tone.

Hecker's unique approach to music production has garnered him a dedicated following. His experimental compositions push the boundaries of traditional electronic music by incorporating elements of noise and glitch aesthetics. With his mesmerizing sonic creations, Hecker transports listeners into uncharted territories of auditory exploration.

Influenced by pioneers like Luc Ferrari and Iannis Xenakis, Hecker's work stands out for its meticulous attention to detail and its ability to evoke emotional responses through abstract sound structures. His compositions have been described as immersive experiences that challenge conventional notions of musicality.

Florian Hecker's latest CD release continues his work with computational techniques for analysis and resynthesis. In Inspection II we hear the progressive reconstruction of original source material using algorithms based upon human hearing and designed to capture timbral characteristics of sound.

As the source is iteratively extracted from featureless noise, a complex ongoing dialogue commences between formal model and empirical experience of sound. Like Charon, the boatman who ferries souls of the dead across the styx, Inspection II crosses perpetually from one bank to the other: from the formal anticipations of analysis to the unexpected artefacts of synthesis.

In Robin Mackay's libretto, recited by a synthetic voice, this inspective dialogue is transferred to the introspective psychoanalytic situation, where the continual re-narration of the self creates further disturbances and transformations—to attain a definitive image of oneself would be to face one's own death.

Inspection II

Music GB