If you were hoping for a new Tim Hecker album in 2008, you’re not going to like this post. I inquired about the status of a new Hecker LP on Kranky’s (Hecker’s label) MySpace page like any good fan boy would. Mr. Kranky replied with the following:

it’s looking like an early ‘09 release for tim. he sent us a rough mix of the next full-length and it sounds gorgeous, unsurprisingly.

mr.kranky

Sure, that is slightly disappointing, but the Chicago label have a pair of releases set for October 14th that will more than tide me over. Veteran noisemakers Windy & Carl return with their seventh full length, Songs For The Broken Hearted. You can stream three samples from the album here courtesy of Windy Weber. Weber released her debut solo album, I Hate People, earlier this year.

October 14th will also see the release of Temper, the second full length release from Benoît Pioulard (real name = Tom Meluch). Pioulard released the excellent Précis on Kranky in 2006. A teaser video for Temper can be seen below. Pioulard is also working on an EP for the boutique label Hall Of Owls as well as a collaboration (Songs Spun Simia) with Praveen Sharma on Music Related. I was able to coax a tracklisting for Temper out of Benoît via email:

1, ragged tint 2, ahn 3, sweep generator 4, golden grin 5, the loom pedal 6, ardoise 7, physic 8, modèle d’éclat 9, idyll 10, brown bess 11, cycle disparaissant 12, a woolgathering exodus 13, détruisons tout 14, loupe 15, tapyre 16, hesperus

Stay tuned as I will be sending some questions to Benoît for a mini-interview.

P.S. I haven’t been sold on Deerhunter, but Kranky will release their Microcastle album two weeks later on October 28th.

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