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. The sounds used for this album, as well as most of Tim Hecker's other works, originate from a guitar, piano, and laptop. 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". The track "Ghost Writing Pt. 1" samples the American television show Who Wants to be a Millionaire?.
Release The album was originally released on November 20, 2001, through Substractif. It was re-released on September 24, 2010, through Alien8 Recordings. A remastered edition of the album was released on July 6, 2018, through Kranky.
Critical reception
Mark Richard-San of Pitchfork described the album as "a journey into abstract drones and cinematic atmosphere." 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." In 2018, Evan Lilly of The Line of Best Fit stated, "Within its twenty songs, Haunt Mes entirety lasts less than an hour, but in that time, Hecker manages to transform ambient noise itself into something magnificent."
Accolades + Accolades for Haunt Me, Haunt Me Do It Again Publication List Rank Pitchfork Top 50 Albums of 2002
Track listing
Personnel Credits adapted from liner notes.
T. Hecker – photography C. Minaker – photography
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