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Universal acclaim- based on 63 Ratings
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Positive: 56 out of 63
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Mixed: 3 out of 63
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Negative: 4 out of 63
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Oct 9, 2022
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May 15, 2014Tim hecker really delivers on virgins, the hooks on this album are done very well the track live room is my favorite especially the hooks in this wow, this album has a dark feel to it. Track after track tim delivers. This album is put together really well 8/10
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Dec 29, 2013This is the most beautiful album of all time, with a strong vibe of mass destruction. Loving it a lot.
Must Hear Tracks:
Prisms
Virginal I
Virginal II
Live Room In
Not So Good Tracks:
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Dec 8, 2013I find this to be totally unlistenable and hard to really quantify as "music". It's more like a bunch of annoying noises layered over each other in random ways. There are many who will bend over backward to convince themselves that they "get" this album, and try to seem "sophisticated" by liking it. I will not be one of those hipsters.
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Oct 26, 2013This album is a beautiful listening experience. A journey through a road of amazing sounds. Some are sad, others are tense, while others can actually be called scary. And then there are the calm pieces. Just wonderful. It's why "Black Refraction" is my favorite track. It feels almost like a meditation.
I enjoyed this album more than its predecessor, which is still good in its own right. -
Oct 16, 2013
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Oct 16, 2013Tim hecker creates art with this fantastic music the soundscapes are beautiful, dark tense. It's a perfect comeback to being one of the best experimental artists out there, as Ravedeath 1972, Hecker can bring the shadows of a obscure world to transformate to light, sadness never sounded so good. Excellent!
Awards & Rankings
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The WireDec 10, 2013Another nuance of Virgins is the pacing. With the exception of a few slightly predictable orchestral driftscapes, Hecker's editing instincts have rarely sounded this restless and razor-sharp. [Oct 2013, p.45]
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Q MagazineNov 22, 2013A record tremblingly alert to the darkness, it flickers like a candle in the gloom, a victory for the forces of good against all odds. [Dec 2013, p.107]
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Nov 15, 2013It marks a natural progression--a little more defined, a little less of a homogeneous whole, but still a sound world that's unmistakably Hecker's own.