You start to think, when you're finishing a record, in twelve- to fourteen-minute chunks. At a certain point, you do write to the format. It's not a …

- Tim Hecker

I don't feel like music is getting more intense; I think generally the channel for deeper harmonic saturation is not just a sine wave - but a really …

- Tim Hecker

I've been playing music all my life. I wasn't really fostered in a musical family, it was something I did despite the kind of limitations put on me. …

- Tim Hecker

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

- Tim Hecker

I work with digital audio, which is like sculpting, a form of chiseling down metal or wood. And I take audio and move it back and forth between the a…

- Tim Hecker

You have to make rough decisions with sequencing and work within the limitations of having good audio for 15 minutes on a vinyl side.

- Tim Hecker

I definitely enjoy liturgical work and choral work from the 15th century and 16th century, but I play in churches with a bit of trepidation, and it's…

- Tim Hecker

I'm trying to find a way to make music work as a living. People used to make their living selling albums. Those days are over! It's kind of an odd ti…

- Tim Hecker

It depends on what kind of minimalism you're talking about, of course. I love both those artists - Brian Eno and William Basinski. I would say my min…

- Tim Hecker