Tycho - "Hours"

Tycho shares a track from his upcoming album, 'Dive.'
Release details: ghostly.com/releases/dive
Artist Bio: ghostly.com/artists/tycho
While his formative years were spent listening to everything from Yes to Photek, Scott Hansen didn't get his hands on an actual guitar or drum machine until he left his native Sacramento for San Francisco in 1995. "Encountering this whole new world at 20 years old was a profound experience," says Hansen, better known by his musical pseudonym Tycho and as the graphic artist ISO50. "At the time, I was just learning the processes of design and music; both felt very similar, and have flowed back and forth for me ever since."
As seamless as his two creative outlets have been, nearly a decade passed before the release of Hansen's first proper Tycho LP, Sunrise Projector (later expanded and reissued under the title Past Is Prologue). And while three striking singles have emerged since then, the sum of all those sepia-toned parts is nowhere near the double-exposed soundscapes of Dive. The product of a prolonged break from IS050's design work and blog, it pays tribute to Tycho's prismatic past (the dense, guitar-guided turning points of "Daydream" and "Adrift") but spends most of its time pointing to the project's not-so-distant future.
That can mean any number of things, really, from the halcyon hooks and hopeful horizons of "A Walk" to the expansive, wildly expressive tone poetry of the title track, an eight-minute epic that unfolds like a compressed concept album. Or at the very least, a restless vision of prog-rock-one that's been coated in neon colors and filtered through a thick piece of blotter paper. And then there's "Elegy," a spare curtain closer that pairs a vulnerable crescendo with a fitting bridge to future works.
And with that, Dive establishes its position as the most diverse musical statement of Hansen's multi-medium career; the point where his skills as a performer finally catch up with his vaporized vision of a world that doesn't belong to any particular time or place.
"Nostalgia is a common thread in my work," says Hansen, "but this album wasn't driven by that idea. I see these songs as artifacts from a future which might have more in common with our past than our present."

[@twistsnkicks]

This is definitely one of Tycho's best tracks.

[@mercurialmagictrees]

totally plus " dive "

[@AmandaLaggan]

Agree

[@user-ib9xy1ec9k]

🙏

[@MrStevo626]

The.

[@MrStevo626]

Best.

[@tedgallegos1187]

this rocked my world years ago and still does. can't even put a finger on the breadth of emotion this song evokes. also Tycho's sound design is unreal

[@KeniRooSki]

This is literally the best song he ever made.

[@lifestyle126]

this song is one of the best songs i have heard in my whole life. no shit.

[@yahwehelohimswarrior7339]

isn't it? Agreed my friend. Listen to this track for like 7 or 8 years on a regular basis...crazy how it just flows...

[@user-jv2sk1xv9g]

Yea

[@user-hs4dx6cs5b]

@Jay Bee a

[@HavokVersusEverything]

It's been seven years, has anything passed this?

[@icjburke]

@@HavokVersusEverything I've been listening since it came out and only love it more with time

[@jorgemuerte9188]

Heard this song back in 2010 and fell in love with it, it’s been 11 years and I’m still in love

[@luciferspal]

Fuck yes. It's always so god damn good.

[@whotookjimirocket]

yup

[@lazarusmagellan2367]

heard it in '16, a bit late to the show

[@Nordheide]

That’s me being 29 years old listening to this for the first time lol. Love it

[@redswan624]

i used to sleep with this on repeat 😁 this song is life.

[@niklasreisinger5215]

were u sleeping for "hours" ;D ha ha ha... i´m sorry...

[@Jartny]

Carlos Garcia Use to run Past Is Prologue and Dive on a repeated playlist and fall asleep to it. Good times.

[@redswan624]

This song would be in my dreams for "Hours". 😂

[@mrneedlemau5441]

Same here! ❤

[@fredericktromp1745]

@@mrneedlemau5441p 0p Ppl L P0 0

[@georgiodimis]

"Dive" what an album... Simply amazing

[@pkwiva]

This is my favorite song right now. It just makes me feel so good...

[@KEVINSMITH-ce6ux]

Everytime I listen this song I feel as if im in the city with my close friends driving around exploring the city with shining lights and entertainment all around us every corner we turn. Definitely a remarkable feeling...

[@misaaasa527]

So interesting the different things people imagine to music. When I hear this, it reminds me of two summers ago when me and my bro drove down Catanzaro Lido in Italy at like ten pm. Beautiful.

[@samsmotzzz2171]

ME TOO

[@landser4377]

My girlfriend and I are sitting on my car on top of the hill that overlooks the town I live in and we watch the stars

[@skinnywhale777]

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[@saligonth]

Tycho is one of those artists that has me sitting here thinking all deep and philosophical. But if I were to try and explain these thoughts I'd probably sound mentally handicapped. Either way, favorited.

[@markdavis7853]

Thankyou for helping find the strength when I didn't know I had it

[@Tubeytime]

I love how unique his music sounds. There's nothing like it.

[@AmahlAmahlAmahl]

More like a "pop" version of Boards of Canada.

[@futurevvaves4184]

I like how IDM has changed over time.

[@BartenderPMC]

Boards of Canada is boring, it's not even dark/depressing it's just flavorless.

[@user-uk5cu4vw7o]

boards of canada doesnt feel human, theres not really any human emotion in it - its just cold like it came straight out of nature, thats what makes it amazing.

[@greenbackz]

actually boards of canada sounds a lot like it, but yah i like both different vibes from each.

[@aarondavis1284]

Tycho, you are part of the soundtrack to my life. Thank you

[@loganwelty7094]

Same here mate.

[@johanogie2981]

This is the most amazing artist to take a trip to outer space with, I can't live without Tycho in my own mind.

[@gh0ulie]

Wow, nostalgia overload.

[@GenericWhiteMale56]

30 seconds into this song and I'm already getting the ol' spine chills. Lovin' it!

[@mhaze210]

Absolutely beautiful and full of imagination. Personally I always imagine flying over Tokyo, then being in Tokyo looking above at the skyline and seeing the same plane flying over my head over the most colorful city I've never even seen yet with my own eyes...but hope to.

[@MATT_96]

You have an amazing imagination, I really enjoyed reading your comment. It must be really nice to be able to "fly away" like that. :)

[@sab1229]

it's as awesome as you think srsly go there

[@dillweedwtf]

Mark Hazleton Have you watched the movie "Enter The Void?" I think you would look at flying over Tokyo a bit differently afterwards.

[@buzznikk]

Mark Hazleton las vegas is too :)

[@JohnDoeTheGoodGuy]

Try Las Vegas, Dubai and Kuala Lampur too.

[@raultrashlord4404]

I can only feel something I can never acquire.

[@Kodeb8]

I was listening to Flying Lotus while doing my math homework and I let the auto play do it's job. It took me here. This is literally the best thing auto play has ever suggested me.

[@VorticyHP]

oh man... i only first discovered this song a few months ago but i'm so nostalgic for it!

[@sarahl9398]

So peaceful and dreamy 💙 An ex introduced me to Tycho in 2011, and I still have his music on rotation. Very centering.

[@ValentinoDal]

Memories, they.. just.. keep.. surfacing.

[@lewisbatt8666]

Me and my mate used to repeat this tune when after we went out for hard parties. This was the best relax tune

[@Someguy1133]

"Nostalgia is a common thread in my work," says Hansen, "but this album wasn't driven by that idea. I see these songs as artifacts from a future which might have more in common with our past than our present." i soo understands this

[@evilslig]

But what does it mean?

[@bobjohnson4445]

evilslig No one knows what it means, but it's provocative.

[@Someguy1133]

he means he uses electronicly generated sounds from programs off a computer and wen the product is done and is being listened too the listener gets a feel for the past or memories come about... kinda makes me reflect on my life

[@TheMNTKA]

Dawn Wagner it just means, he was inspired to create and drive him into his future music production ideas...and now its all done, almost reliving childhood memories as if it was yesterday..

[@ivanmelendez2611]

First heard this in 2012 and have loved Tycho Since. This is definitely the worlds most beautiful song and I always tell my girlfriend and family that this is what I want played at my funeral. 💙

[@xcryosonx]

The mix of live bass with those synth tones is just luxurious and beautiful.. what a track.. transports you into the sunset.. soothing & relaxing.

[@lankieSL]

I get a great vibe from this.

[@TheRealSamPreece]

I listen to this song everyday. It means the world to me :)

[@myrenmusic1611]

yeah

[@RikkiRikkiRikki]

Tunes from heaven.

[@anako1976]

I can not get enough of this track! Reminds me of so many places i've been and also reminds me to never stop wondering what's on the horizon...

[@ShelbyMockingjay7]

People who listen to Tycho are the coolest ever!

[@AyuSophia]

7 years later and still in my favorite playlist.

[@adamm3049]

This lovely piece of music makes me think of being at some sort of outdoors dance party at night where most people have been partaking in herbal refreshments and/or mdma, but everyone surrounding is a blur, as I am dancing with someone special. I envision looking into her stunning eyes as she shakes her head and hair with the rhythm of the music. The 5 minutes and 44 seconds of this piece feels like eternity. Curious how music evokes imagery for you, it is called music for that reason, and this truly is music.

[@MelGlenn001]

What a beaitiful image you just shared.

[@adamm3049]

Thank you Mel and Joshua. Sadly it is a fantasy. Who knows, perhaps one day we may all manifest our subjective fantasies.

[@serenaduarte3900]

I just imagined the same

[@bjj1028]

I can totally agree with you

[@fsteix]

It had been a long time since a new song had made me shiver, but that one really got it!

[@DWRyota]

the best album to trip to ever

[@MackeypooJoe]

just learned that last night

[@jayzg60]

Listened to this on my lsd come down. Utter Bliss

[@manuelruiz190]

S c r e e n f r e a k jaja

[@vrapbrap]

Best album to take a morning dump with.

[@ExopoliticalIdealist]

Done it many times, past is prologue is pretty amazing too. PBS is a mindbender for sure. Tycho while tripping brings back childhood memories that are stored in the deepest recesses of my mind.

[@katematthews7417]

It's my first time listening to this song. I have listened to Awake millions of times. My god... Hours is quadtratic sound therapy. Star music. High as Snoop Dogg. So amazing!!!!!!

[@Jartny]

Dive is honestly my favorite of his. Awake is good but it didn't hit me emotionally like Dive did as an album. So many memories to this music.

[@blitzandchitzgaming2584]

Search Home- Resonance.

[@omarthewarrior93]

One Of My Favorite Tycho Songs

[@vfl00ver32]

this cures my axiety

[@stuartwilezol2502]

Heard the bulk of Tycho's work. This, in my opinion, is his masterpiece.

[@Pathos312]

Ah... nearly 10 years later and I am back here again - almost for the same exact reasons. The wheel indeed turns mysteriously.

[@Danieleldj]

"It helps me remember... I need to remember... Sometimes there's so much beauty in the world, I feel like I can't take it, and my heart is just going to cave in"

[@thrillhousecycling7260]

Best Tycho track. As in it doesn't sound like a screensaver, and has a strong sense of progression, layers, and depth.

[@AdrianMartinez-qc1om]

This takes me down to that one time I stayed awake to see the sunrise at the beach , remarkable moment

[@SHadeYGhoSt]

I congratulate this music writer, this is so amazing.

[@joemarsden68]

I heard this at Sears and was like omg

[@anthonysimons825]

lmao they playes this at Sears? That's so strange to me

[@connielu5095]

omg same. at kmart as well @__@

[@allisonlabrecque2449]

they play this, daydream, and coastal brake all at Sears lol

[@HanStanwell]

***** sears is still around?

[@jrunberg]

joe "Billy broke my heart at Walgreens and I cried all the way to Sears."

[@WellwhynotMars]

I love this song sooo much

[@zl5393]

This right here made us want to live so we finally opened our eyes to all this madness we call reality. 👁❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@jpas61904]

Once in a while I accidently come across an amazing artist, right now is one of those times!

[@halftab]

When I forget an Idea, I listen to some music like this and it comes up with an even better one

[@michaelpolenz7315]

Absolutely Glorious! Excellent Album!

[@joelozano720]

Knew this song then heard it playing up on the las vegas stratosphere at 2 am. Have a better appreciation for it now.

[@djchekoblaster]

this blows my mind away ..so synchronized ...an untouchable unique song

[@Cody-oc4kf]

I get chills at certain points in this song and I just enter complete bliss throughout. Instant-mood-lifter type song.

[@mUfFiNsRuLz]

love this song so much. i fall asleep to it almost every night

[@Maestro360]

Tycho gives me the feeling that I could be young forever.

[@thegomez404]

I first heard Tycho's music through an old friend's cheap mp3 player back in 2005, and loved it! The sad part was that my friend had no idea how it had got there, nor did he know who the artist was. So for years I spent days searching. After about 3 years, I discovered Tycho through his design blog at iso50 about 3 years ago. It was a day ill never forget. After all these years and this new record all i can say is that Tycho is an amazing artist and his music will forever be a part of my life!

[@jonathanvargas9653]

I took 3 hits of acid last night and as I was peeking this song really touched my soul my heart and my spirit unchain your mind don't be scared to be different just let go of what you are afraid of your fears close your eyes and let the music do its magic drop acid not bombs

[@WillyWankstain]

Jonathan Vargas have you changed to be more responsible yet hippie, it’s been a year

[@benjaminivy5881]

100% PURE 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥!!!!

[@greempaste3270]

I imagine two people becoming closer and learning about each other in some small town in the desert. It's scorching and they're going out the small town's diner and heading up to the nearby city that has a theme park. They come back to town after a long day of coasters they come back into town and hang out at the roller rink. It's become really late and there's not much to do, so they sit and relax on the outskirts of town since that's where one of them lives. And they kinda just... Enjoy it. They found somebody they're willing to spend their life with.

[@gim913]

Listening to this makes me feel like driving some cabrio along the coast, sun shining through the palms, sea breeze from one side... No cabrio, and no coast nearby, but when I finally do it, this trace will accompany me...

[@AyyRalphy]

Being lost in a forest at midnight, absolutely cold with nothing but darkness around you, full moon the only source of light. ❤️ Or a cold lonely park with benches, trees with rich moss and fallen leaves/branches and dim lamp posts.

[@grimclip4153]

Perfect for snowboarding

[@LawrenceofCanadia]

My life changed to his music. Saw him live for the first time last year. I can die now.

[@vincentpunda7190]

Love how this total life vibe takes me on the most vibrant journeys into my mind.

[@alarmingtadpole4213]

This song makes me feel like I'm drifting through outer space....anyone else?

[@cyndasaur4194]

Lauren Stanford NOBECAUSE IF YOU WERE DRIFTING THROUGH SPACE YOUR BONES WOULD BE ROTTING AND YOU'D FUCKIN DIE

[@kobron1559]

+Cyndasaur thanks for ruining the moment lol

[@aicMadSeason]

Well if you think about we technically are floating through outer space... we’re on earth which is revolving around the sun and the sun is revolving around the center of our galaxy which is being drawn, by gravity, to our nearest neighbor galaxy Andromeda. So technically we are never in the same part of the universe ever. We are moving at thousands of miles per hour. The universe is a complex thing yet here we are communicating to each other using electricity and cognitive functions.

[@steveg5268]

I listen to tycho when driving through the city. Could never ever live among soo many people, but this music makes me one with everyone there

[@mvvagner]

Fills me with the nostalgia of long car trips as a child. Watching the fields, blue sky and clouds out the window

[@WolfyVolume]

Reminds me of DyE Fantasy. And I think I know how everybody feels about DyE Fanatsy.

[@TheNucular]

+WolfyVolume my favorite porno

[@balls8013]

my fetish

[@moizlove1987]

Right

[@aynurcamc6457]

My name jeff

[@ganjariver2683]

With a like ratio of 9,100/94 that means only about 1% of people dislike this. Literally 1 out of 100 people don't like this. That's an overwhelmingly positive review, I've never seen any music be so widely endorsed. Tycho has got some serious magic going on.

[@jazzt6860]

This songs fantastic, I don't see how anyone cannot enjoy music like this.

[@soulrebel1330]

This and weed = me as a ray of color in our light spectrum

[@akilali4026]

Lit ✨ dope comment 👍

[@guerreraflor3242]

This is for a smooth shuffle day

[@Lgg130]

not only an account manager from Braavos but also a prolific artist in the music industry... keep at it mr tycho!

[@brianwillis333]

Song motivates me ! Love it.

[@krisgfunk9798]

I'm flying through SPACE

[@goofycawfee]

I heard this at mcdonalds and I'm so happy they were playing it

[@danielgarcia-el4xo]

When i saw him perform with his entire live band it literally tore my spirit open like i was reborn. So euphoric

[@watersystems]

Hours is one of my favorite tracks.

[@BretLebo]

happy 4th of july

[@philip94x1]

this music sucks me in, its like quicksand lol. or a really nice shower I dont want to get out of.

[@TPPidgeon]

One of my favorite songs from him.

[@MargotLives]

This song is out of this world! It makes me really happy to see others feel same way! ♡

[@416pp]

Y'all need some Com Truise

[@rupturefarmz2678]

I got some Com Truise. I'm cured!

[@rupturefarmz2678]

***** I'll check them out, thanks!

[@KrisTheFlowerBasket]

OMG yes

[@liamnorris2480]

Smart man

[@tfinvold]

I'm going to make a time lapse video and use this song its so sick!

[@Rainy78]

Tyler Finvold - Fantastic Idea!! Im stealing that idea ;-)

[@dezstagnitta6863]

This song live 💜

[@Creidne]

This song got me out of depression. I love tycho.

[@limagirl9131]

They took down the other video of this song...the one showcasing big waves and surfers in slow motion :( that was a great one... too bad.

[@SuperFastEddies]

2:01 i came

[@Julian.Castro]

This song gives me wings every single time I hear it. Love it!

[@lizweiss2407]

my favorite music to listen to at 5am

[@MarinRayado]

Everyone says I jam to the weirdest music......I say I'm just unique :)

[@catrockz]

Praise it baby!

[@ktstt65]

I can relate...love this music

[@deborahchesser7375]

MarinRayado I get the same thing, they don’t listen as deeply as we do, not even close

[@steveg5268]

No doubt ... I love this stuff too... they will never understand. Always an outsider

[@nahuelln]

Everyone is dumb

[@qproject169]

Me and my friends have been listening to Tycho for years, although we argued how to pronounce the band's name. does anyone know how? I feel like it's "TIE CO"

[@Desolate97]

You are right, "tie co" sounds correct.

[@Desolate97]

@Los 7 Yeah, it is TIE CO, Scott itself said how it should be pronounced.

[@mrdankhimself]

I first heard this 4 years ago when Spotify played it on random while out enjoying a cold night in the city centre. I must have looked very silly dancing in the street like that.

[@pratsch42]

Hypnotic bliss is so hard to find in the present world. embrace these tunes and hold them in our hearts forever ... . . . . . .

[@dkane411]

THIS music, was made for smoking DMT and transcending into space, ty Tycho

[@AlexisGarper]

con L S D esta cosa es hermosa?

[@mrboxhead91]

yesterday a whole bunch of my friends came over. every time they do, we always like to share music and talk like always at midnight. when it was my turn to share a song, I put this song and i started talking about it. then everyone went quite and started listening i was surprised that all my friends liked this music because most of them dont listen to this kind of music they wanted to know who the artist was over and over. Buying the delux vinyl didnt disappoint. Tycho doesnt disappoint.

[@sabrinahenry6917]

I really need to go to bed, but can't get enough of this artist!

[@careym85]

CERN and LIGO brought me here.

[@nokk5190]

link? I'm curious to see the context

[@roh_yinee5229]

Dirty Annie anyone?

[@raultrashlord4404]

YOOOOOOOOO

[@paintballer0098]

This is one of the very few songs I can listen to over and over and over, and it always makes my troubles go away.

[@dannesz]

Me to

[@MarinRayado]

All my stress goes away listening to this masterpiece