''Harmony in Ultraviolet'' is the fourth
studio album by Canadian
electronic music
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musician
Tim Hecker
Tim Hecker is a Canadian electronic musician, producer, composer, and sound artist. His work, spanning atmospheric ambient albums such as '' Harmony in Ultraviolet'' (2006), '' Ravedeath, 1972'' (2011) and '' Virgins'' (2013), has been widel ...
, released on October 16, 2006, on
Kranky.
Critical reaction
The album was generally praised by critics, with ''
Pitchfork Media
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'' writer Mark Richardson saying "''Harmony in Ultraviolet'' is sensual body music of a very particular kind, and it's the sort of record that asks a lot. But if you trust it and go along, it knows exactly where to lay its hands."
Track listing
Artwork
The album's front
cover art
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is a photograph of a memorial in
Bologna
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, Italy commemorating people from the area who were killed in the
Italian resistance movement
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.
References
External links
Kranky's ''Harmony in Ultraviolet'' page
2006 albums
Tim Hecker albums
Kranky albums
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