Konoyo

Konoyo
Studio album by
Tim Hecker
ReleasedSeptember 28, 2018
Studios
Various
  • Studio Atlio
  • Jiunzan Mandala-Temple Kanzouin, Tokyo
  • Sunblind Studios
Genres
Length59:06
LabelKranky
ProducerTim Hecker
Tim Hecker chronology
Love Streams
(2016)		 Konoyo
(2018)		 Anoyo
(2019)
Singles from Konoyo
  1. "This Life"
    Released: July 31, 2018
  2. "Keyed Out"
    Released: September 12, 2018

Konoyo is the ninth studio album by Canadian electronic music musician Tim Hecker, released on September 28, 2018 on Kranky and Sunblind Music. A majority of the album was made from Hecker's visits to Japan, where he worked with a gagaku ensemble, Tokyo Gakuso, in Jiunzan Mandala-Temple Kanzouin on the outskirts of Tokyo.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.7/10
Metacritic81/100
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStar
Drowned in Sound8/10
Exclaim!9/10
The GuardianStarStarStarStar
MojoStarStarStar
Pitchfork8.5/10
PopMatters9/10
Resident Advisor4.2/5
Rolling StoneStarStarStarHalf star
Uncut7/10

According to the review aggregator Metacritic, Konoyo received "universal acclaim" based on a weighted average score of 81 out of 100 from eighteen critic scores. The review aggregator AnyDecentMusic? gave Konoyo a weighted average score of 7.7 out of 10 from nineteen critic scores.

Accolades

Publication Accolade Rank Ref.
Crack Magazine Top 50 Albums of 2018
26
Gaffa Top 30 Albums of 2018
13
The 405 Top 50 Albums of 2018
6
PopMatters Top 70 Albums of 2018
28
Top 20 Avant-Garde and Experimental Albums of 2018
4
Sputnikmusic Top 50 Albums of 2018
7
Tiny Mix Tapes Top 50 Albums of 2018
21

Track listing

All tracks are written by Tim Hecker.

No.TitleLength
1."This Life"8:42
2."In Death Valley"5:36
3."Is a Rose Petal of the Dying Crimson Light"3:27
4."Keyed Out"9:46
5."In Mother Earth Phase"10:26
6."A Sodium Codec Haze"5:46
7."Across to Anoyo"15:26
Total length:59:06

Notes

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2018) Peak
position
UK Dance Albums (Official Charts)18

References

  1. ↑ Carr, Paul (December 7, 2018). "The 25 Best Electronic Albums of 2018". PopMatters. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Tim Hecker returns to Kranky for new album, Konoyo". Retrieved September 29, 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Konoyo by Tim Hecker reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
  4. 1 2 "Konoyo by Tim Hecker Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved October 27, 2025.
  5. ↑ Simpson, Paul. "Konoyo – Tim Hecker". AllMusic. Retrieved September 29, 2018.
  6. ↑ Bland, Benjamin (October 1, 2018). "Album Review: Tim Hecker – Konoyo". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on September 11, 2019. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
  7. ↑ Hayes, Bryon (September 25, 2018). "Tim Hecker: Konoyo". Exclaim!. Retrieved September 29, 2018.
  8. ↑ Beaumont-Thomas, Ben (September 28, 2018). "Tim Hecker: Konoyo review – Japanese forms abstracted by ambient dystopias". The Guardian. Retrieved September 29, 2018.
  9. ↑ Chick, Stevie (December 2018). "Tim Hecker: Konoyo". Mojo (301): 93.
  10. ↑ Haver-Currin, Grayson (September 28, 2018). "Tim Hecker: Konoyo". Pitchfork. Retrieved September 29, 2018.
  11. ↑ Stasis, Spyros (September 24, 2018). "Tim Hecker Explores the Negative Space with 'Konoyo'". PopMatters. Retrieved September 29, 2018.
  12. ↑ Beta, Andy (September 26, 2018). "Tim Hecker – Konoyo". Resident Advisor. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
  13. ↑ Weingarten, Christopher R. (September 28, 2018). "Review: Tim Hecker's 'Konoyo' Turns Japanese Woodwinds Into Powerful Ambient". Rolling Stone. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
  14. ↑ Robinson, John (November 2018). "Tim Hecker: Konoyo". Uncut (258): 30.
  15. ↑ "The Top 50 Albums of 2018". Crackmagazine.com. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
  16. ↑ "Redaktionens Val" [Editors' Choice]. Gaffa. Århus: Gaffa A/S. December 2018. p. 38. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
  17. ↑ "The 405's Top 50 Albums of 2018". Thefourohfive.com. December 20, 2018. Archived from the original on March 31, 2019. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
  18. ↑ "The 70 Best Albums of 2018". PopMatters.com. December 20, 2018. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
  19. ↑ Harrison, Noah; Fitzgerald, Colin (December 17, 2018). "The 20 Best Avant-Garde and Experimental Albums of 2018". PopMatters.com. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
  20. ↑ Spencer, Trey (December 19, 2018). "Staff's Top 50 Albums of 2018". Sputnikmusic.com. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
  21. ↑ "Favorite 50 Music Releases of 2018". Tinymixtapes.com. December 17, 2018. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
  22. ↑ "Official Dance Albums Chart on 11/10/2018 – Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 29, 2025.