Haunt Me, Haunt Me Do It Again

Haunt Me, Haunt Me Do It Again
Studio album by
Tim Hecker
ReleasedNovember 20, 2001 (2001-11-20)
Recorded2000–2001
Genres
Length53:59
Labels
Tim Hecker chronology
Haunt Me, Haunt Me Do It Again
(2001)		 My Love Is Rotten to the Core
(2002)

Haunt Me, Haunt Me Do It Again (or simply Haunt Me) is the debut studio album by Canadian electronic musician Tim Hecker. It was released on November 20, 2001, through Substractif, a sub-label of Alien8 Recordings.

Background

The album mixes the digital signal processing of glitch with post-rock structures and melodies.[1] The sounds used for this album, as well as most of Tim Hecker's other works, originate from a guitar, piano, and laptop.[2] The title of the song "The Work of Art in the Age of Cultural Overproduction" is a reference to Walter Benjamin's essay, "The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction".[3] The track "Ghost Writing Pt. 1" samples the American television show Who Wants to be a Millionaire?.[4]

Release

The album was originally released on November 20, 2001, through Substractif.[5] It was re-released on September 24, 2010, through Alien8 Recordings.[6][7] A remastered edition of the album was released on July 6, 2018, through Kranky.[8]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStarHalf star[9]
The Line of Best Fit8.5/10[10]
Pitchfork8.6/10[1]
Resident Advisor4.2/5[11]

Mark Richard-San of Pitchfork described the album as "a journey into abstract drones and cinematic atmosphere."[1] In 2016, Lindsey Rhoades of Stereogum wrote, "Feeling bound by the trappings of techno, Hecker was already on a different wavelength with Haunt Me, clearly seeking something that would trigger ASMR-induced enlightenment, and he ran with it."[12] In 2018, Evan Lilly of The Line of Best Fit stated, "Within its twenty songs, Haunt Me's entirety lasts less than an hour, but in that time, Hecker manages to transform ambient noise itself into something magnificent."[10]

Accolades

Accolades for Haunt Me, Haunt Me Do It Again
Publication List Rank Ref.
Pitchfork Top 50 Albums of 2002
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Track listing

All tracks are written by Tim Hecker.

Haunt Me, Haunt Me Do It Again track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Music for Tundra, Part 1"5:13
2."Music for Tundra, Part 2"1:57
3."Music for Tundra, Part 3"0:39
4."Arctic Lover's Rock, Part 1"5:34
5."Arctic Lover's Rock, Part 2"0:56
6."The Work of Art in the Age of Cultural Overproduction"7:35
7."October, Part 1"3:35
8."October, Part 2"1:08
9."Ghost Writing, Part 1"4:29
10."Ghost Writing, Part 2"1:20
11."City in Flames (In Three Parts), Part 1"2:58
12."City in Flames (In Three Parts), Part 2"2:46
13."City in Flames (In Three Parts), Part 3"0:54
14."Borderlines, Part 1"4:56
15."Borderlines, Part 2"0:21
16."Boreal Kiss, Part 1"3:28
17."Boreal Kiss, Part 2"0:32
18."Boreal Kiss, Part 3"1:59
19."Night Flight to Your Heart, Part 1"2:28
20."Night Flight to Your Heart, Part 2"1:02
Total length:53:59

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.[14]

  • T. Hecker – photography
  • C. Minaker – photography

References

  1. 1 2 3 Richard-San, Mark (May 9, 2002). "Tim Hecker: Haunt Me, Haunt Me Do It Again". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on February 13, 2011. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
  2. ↑ Arizona, David (January 19, 2002). "Tim Hecker: Haunt Me". 5plendid. Archived from the original on August 6, 2002. Retrieved May 9, 2016.
  3. ↑ Abravanel, David (February 7, 2009). "Tim Hecker". Cokemachineglow. Archived from the original on August 15, 2016.
  4. ↑ Weingarten, Christopher R. (October 10, 2013). "Tim Hecker: Attack of the Drones". Spin. Archived from the original on June 30, 2016. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Tim Hecker: Haunt Me". Alien8 Recordings. Archived from the original on February 5, 2002. Retrieved July 7, 2026.
  6. ↑ Schreurs, Jason (July 29, 2010). "Tim Hecker's 2001 Debut, Haunt Me, Reissued on Double Clear Vinyl". Exclaim!. Archived from the original on July 7, 2026. Retrieved July 7, 2026.
  7. ↑ "Tim Hecker - Haunt Me". Alien8 Recordings. Archived from the original on August 1, 2018. Retrieved July 7, 2026.
  8. ↑ Blais-Billie, Braudie (May 22, 2018). "Tim Hecker to Reissue First 2 Albums". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on August 16, 2018. Retrieved July 7, 2026.
  9. ↑ Richardson, Mark. "Haunt Me, Haunt Me Do It Again – Tim Hecker". AllMusic. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
  10. 1 2 Lilly, Evan (June 28, 2018). "By reissuing his first two LPs, Tim Hecker reminds us that he is a revolutionary artist". The Line of Best Fit. Archived from the original on October 20, 2020. Retrieved July 7, 2026.
  11. ↑ Warwick, Oli (August 6, 2018). "Tim Hecker - Haunt Me, Haunt Me Do It Again / Radio Amor". Resident Advisor. Archived from the original on September 6, 2018. Retrieved July 7, 2026.
  12. ↑ Rhoades, Lindsey (April 29, 2016). "Tim Hecker Albums From Worst To Best". Stereogum. Archived from the original on May 13, 2016. Retrieved July 7, 2026.
  13. ↑ "Top 50 Albums of 2002 (page 2 of 5)". Pitchfork. January 1, 2003. Archived from the original on January 31, 2014. Retrieved July 7, 2026.
  14. ↑ Tim Hecker (2017). Haunt Me, Haunt Me Do It Again (CD liner notes). Kranky.
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