Harmony in Ultraviolet
{{Short description|Album by Tim Hecker}}
{{Infobox album
| name = Harmony in Ultraviolet
| type = studio
| artist = Tim Hecker
| cover = TimHeckerHarmonyInUltraviolet.jpg
| alt =
| released = October 16, 2006
| recorded = 2005–2006 in Montreal, Ottawa and Banff
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = {{flatlist|
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| length = 49:53
| label = Kranky
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| prev_title = Mort Aux Vaches
| prev_year = 2005
| next_title = An Imaginary Country
| next_year = 2009
}}
Harmony in Ultraviolet is the fourth studio album by Canadian electronic music musician Tim Hecker, released on October 16, 2006, on Kranky.{{Cite web|url=http://www.cyclicdefrost.com/2007/03/tim-hecker-interview-by-simon-hampson/|title=Tim Hecker interview|last=Hampson|first=Simon|date=March 3, 2007|website=Cyclic Defrost|language=|access-date=2016-05-09}}
Critical reaction
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{Cite web |url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r855010|pure_url=yes}} |title=Harmony in Ultraviolet - Tim Hecker |last=Brown |first=Marisa |accessdate=March 9, 2013 |publisher=Allmusic}}
| rev4 = Sputnikmusic
| rev4Score = {{Rating|5|5}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/51838/Tim-Hecker-Harmony-in-Ultraviolet/ |title=Harmony in Ultraviolet - Tim Hecker |last=Ponton |first=J |accessdate=June 9, 2013 |publisher=Sputnikmusic}}
| rev5 = Tiny Mix Tapes
| rev5Score = {{rating|4|5|full=TMT full.svg|half=TMT half.svg|empty=TMT empty.svg|rating=mark}}{{Cite web |url=http://www.tinymixtapes.com/music-review/tim-hecker-harmony-ultraviolet |title=Harmony in Ultraviolet - Tim Hecker |last=Funk |first=P |accessdate=June 9, 2013 |publisher=Tiny Mix Tapes}}
| rev2 = Pitchfork
| rev2Score = 8.7/10{{Cite web |url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/9497-harmony-in-ultraviolet/ |title=Tim Hecker: Harmony in Ultraviolet |last=Richardson |first=Mark |date=October 16, 2006 |accessdate=March 9, 2013 |publisher=Pitchfork Media}}
| rev3 = PopMatters
| rev3Score = 8/10{{Cite web |url=http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/tim-hecker-harmony-in-ultraviolet/ |title=Tim Hecker: Harmony in Ultraviolet |last=Dorr|first=Nate |date=June 9, 2013 |accessdate=March 9, 2013 |publisher=PopMatters}}
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The album was generally praised by critics, with Pitchfork Media 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
{{track listing
| all_writing = Tim Hecker
| headline =
| total_length = 49:53
| title1 = Rainbow Blood
| length1 = 1:53
| title2 = Stags, Aircraft, Kings and Secretaries
| length2 = 4:31
| title3 = Palimpsest I
| length3 = 0:36
| title4 = Chimeras
| length4 = 3:14
| title5 = Dungeoneering
| length5 = 5:25
| title6 = Palimpsest II
| length6 = 0:39
| title7 = Spring Heeled Jack Flies Tonight
| length7 = 3:11
| title8 = Harmony in Blue I
| length8 = 1:32
| title9 = Harmony in Blue II
| length9 = 1:53
| title10 = Harmony in Blue III
| length10 = 2:41
| title11 = Harmony in Blue IV
| length11 = 2:03
| title12 = Radio Spiricom
| length12 = 4:52
| title13 = Whitecaps of White Noise I
| length13 = 7:30
| title14 = Whitecaps of White Noise II
| length14 = 5:57
| title15 = Blood Rainbow
| length15 = 4:06
}}
Artwork
The album's front cover art is a photograph of a memorial in Bologna, Italy commemorating people from the area who were killed in the Italian resistance movement.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Monument to Fallen Partisans|url=https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/monument-to-fallen-partisans#:~:text=While%20visiting%20Bologna's%20Fountain,at%20the%20top%20of%20it.|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=28 November 2020|website=Atlas Obscura}}{{Better source needed|date=May 2025}}
References
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External links
- [http://brainwashed.com/common/htdocs/discog/krank102.html Kranky's Harmony in Ultraviolet page]
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