Dust is the third album by berlinbased american electronic music artist laurel halo. Subsequent efforts, chiefly chance of rain 20 and in situ 2015, have slowly exorcised the demons that. Laurel haloquarantine retail 2012 muse greatest hits 2012 men at work definitive collection 2003. Following several releases of moody experimental techno, including 20 fulllength chance of rain and 2015 doubleep in situ issued by honest jons, shapeshifting producer laurel halo returned to vocalbased works as well as her previous home, hyperdub with 2017 album dust. There are few albums that compel, intrigue and confuse your senses in such a way as laurel halo s quarantine does. Laurel anne chartow born june 3, 1985, known professionally as laurel halo, is an american electronic musician currently based in berlin, germany. After weirdo psych rock, peaceful ballads and driving kraut, they are back in a new edition. Love is falling out of my eye this road goes down to the water. Berlin party mothers finest launches label with compilation featuring batu, laurel halo. Includes unlimited streaming of quarantine via the free bandcamp app, plus highquality download in mp3, flac and more. Quarantine was written from scratch in the studio, and then reconfigured to be played live, and chance of rain is. In some ways, the recording seems like a sequel or maybe a sibling or cousin to quarantine, her. Laurel halo secret thirteen interview secret thirteen. The ambiance of the song is done very well but having the vocals pushed to the front in the manner they are just makes the song to me more powerful.
D ust, laurel halos third fulllength, is bright and loose, a collection of tracks dancing at the borders of entropy. Endless trees worthy of some cult so broke isnt it for apes to be rooted your eyes make all the misery come worthwhile yet all i want. Includes unlimited streaming of quarantine via the free bandcamp app, plus high quality download in mp3, flac and more. I could understand if this was laurel halo s first release and there was no history of her music to look to as reference. Quarantine 2012 our new desktop experience was built to be your music destination. Brooklynbased experimental electronic artist laurel halo talks to jenn pelly about the gruesome manga image she borrowed for the cover of her debut lp, quarantine, as well as her fascination with. Laurel halo shakes up her sound after partnering with a.
She released her debut album quarantine on hyperdub in 2012 to critical. The contrast between laurel halo s otherworldly soundscapes and her confident voice creates a sort of distressing yet infinitely intriguing effect. This weeks notable releases include the highly anticipated vince staples album, a new vocal album by laurel halo, the impossibletoclassify circle, and more. Laurel halo live mira digital arts festival berlin 2018.
Laurel halo focusses and diffracts her energies into the hitech jazzfusion advancement of dust. Whilst fully formed in their own rights, those records now appear to be a playground or warmup for the stunningly loose yet instinctively coherent. On her debut ep, king felix, she placed it front and centre, untreated and seldom harmonised, allowing it to soar over her futuristic rnb productions with vibrato and almost operatic zeal. She released her debut album quarantine on hyperdub in 2012 to critical acclaim. Pieces from her score have been compiled on the track lp, out april 10th via the vinyl factory. Quarantine would still be an enjoyable album had laurel halo chosen not to include her vocals but the juxtaposition they provide and the personality they convey make the record great. The album features contributions from eli keszler, julia holter, michael salu, and max d among others, and was preceded by the single jelly, featuring klein and lafawndah. Laurel halos score for metahaven film possessed is getting a vinyl release. Quarantine, put her voice front and center for a set of quivering, confessional electronic songs. It received acclaim from critics, and was named release of the year by british magazine the wire. Laurel halo via the free bandcamp app, plus highquality download in mp3, flac and more.
Download a superb remix of laurel halo by michigan noisenik sun hammer. Laurel halo, interview with the quietus, 2011 theres a lot of weight to the word dust, in terms. You can stream the music video for the lead single jelly below via youtube. By paulius ilius on 14 oct secret thirteen interview.
Ainnome taken from chance of rain lp 281020 by hyperdub records from desktop or your mobile device. First time listening to laurel halo and im intrigued enough to check out her other works. Chance of rain licensed to youtube by merlin beatink, merlin cargo records uk, merlin redeye distribution on behalf of hyperdub, and 1 music rights societies. W hen fact magazine recently asked brooklynbased laurel halo what her debut album was concerned with, she answered. K7, 2019 tru opal the light within you 12 with hodge livity sound, 2018 raw silk uncut wood lp latency, 2018 dust lp hyperdu. Stream tracks and playlists from laurel halo on your desktop or mobile device. Theres a track on laurel halo s first album, 2012s quarantine, called joy. Quarantine, im listening to this right now laurel, bb homage to carles i download thanks to jake for introducing me to such a lovely musician. When her album, quarantine, was released earlier this year, it was well received and highly acclaimed. Harakiri school girls by makoto aida from 1999 used later as album cover for quarantine by laurel halo. At first it glows with warmth, but after a while dissonant chords cool the mood.
It would be tempting to say that in situ suffers from a lack of laurel halos voice, because her voice is part of what made quarantine such a stunning highwater mark, but chance of rain didnt suffer for the same reason, and i actually. My sound is probably a matter of simultaneously having that nomind mentality, that floating in the ether quality, while still having an amount of soul and a certain amount of emotion without venturing too far into either territory. Quarantine is the debut album by american electronic musician laurel halo, released on may 21, 2012 by hyperdub. So raw in fact, that it took me awhile to get into her voice. Released on 23rd june includes unlimited streaming of dust via the free bandcamp app, plus highquality download in mp3, flac and more.
Electronic, techno, electro, house, experimental, grime, dubstep, hip hop, alternative, indie, and many more. The resulting remix of carcass opens with waves of static, a blank canvas slowly being torn apart to reveal a lensflared horizon that appears endless until that bassline hits. Laurel halo is an american underground electronic artist, first gaining interest with her 2012 debut quarantine. The outstanding michiganborn and berlinbased artist laurel halo heads mira berlin in the best moment of her career to present her latest album dust hyperdub, 2017, a magnificent record that follows the steps of her previous, brilliant works. Heavy, mutilated strains of electronic music with influence from the sounds of detroit, uk and germany. Jun 28, 2017 laurel halo has taken a winding, unpredictable route to her third album for hyperdub, and once again, her new record feels like a reaction against the last. Laurel halos quarantine, released on hyperdub records, follows hot on the heels of dean blunt and inga copelands black is beautiful recorded for the same label and is not unlike that album in that it too is uncategorisable and will probably appeal to a similar audience. Jun 21, 2017 laurel halo, whose new album, dust, is out friday. On a record full of angst and paranoia, the message seemed to be that joy was something lost, or unattainable. Quarantine is an album that is raw, and also quite nicely crafted. Bleep we sell the best music from the best record labels and artists in the world. Quarantine was written from scratch in the studio, and then reconfigured to be played live, and chance of rain is the exact opposite, sequences made from scratch for.
Digipack cd edition of laurel halos 2017 album dust. Quarantine, this years acclaimed debut album by laurel halo, has been dipped into by fellow michigan noisenik sun hammer. It would be tempting to say that in situ suffers from a lack of laurel halos voice, because her voice is part of what made quarantine such a stunning highwater mark, but chance of rain didnt suffer for the same reason, and i actually dont know that this record would benefit from it. The writing on this can be beautifully written, but also on the nose. May 31, 2012 w hen fact magazine recently asked brooklynbased laurel halo what her debut album was concerned with, she answered. Laurel halo is a producer and electronic musician from ann arbor, michigan, united states. I think a great example of this would be the song years. Theres a track on laurel halos first album, 2012s quarantine, called joy. Since 2010s king felix and into last years highly lauded hour logic, laurel halo has developed a selfcontained take on electronic music, collapsing the. Laurel halo has recorded for hyperdub in the past so that should be a good enough recommendation. For an artist with such a dizzying level of variation in their output, its probably somewhat expected that her debut. For an artist with such a dizzying level of variation in their output, its probably somewhat expected that her debut album would reach such unpredictable levels. There are few albums that compel, intrigue and confuse your senses in such a way as laurel halos quarantine does.
Laurel haloquarantine retail 2012 muse greatest hits 2012 men at work definitive collection 2003 savage garden truly madly completely 2005. Laurel halo s quarantine, released on hyperdub records, follows hot on the heels of dean blunt and inga copelands black is beautiful recorded for the same label and is not unlike that album in that it too is uncategorisable and will probably appeal to a similar audience. Influenced by her midwest roots, the music speaks to new club ecologies, explored via abstracted rhythms, chaotic ambience and moody jazz elements. Her new 12, in situ, is out on honest jons the label corun by damon albarn. From detroit with love the exclusive interview with laurel halo.
In halos hands, that aforementioned liminal space between virtual and actual becomes bathed in warm sunlight. Im sorry that astronaut will be brought back from her own chosen heaven. Following on from an acclaimed debut we take a listen to the latest ep about to drop from laurel halo. United in their restlessness, they probe at the foundations of structure and form, always unfolding, always moving towards. On her celebrated 2012 debut album quarantine, laurel halo develops a self contained take on electronic music, collapsing the boundaries between ambient. We specialise in finding the highest quality products regardless of format or genre. Whilst fully formed in their own rights, those records now appear to be a playground or warmup for the stunningly loose yet instinctively coherent geometries and ideas. Features song lyrics for laurel halos quarantine album. Laurel halo s score for metahaven film possessed is getting a vinyl release. Laurel halo quarantine illustration dalbum, laurel halo. Includes unlimited streaming of dust via the free bandcamp app, plus high quality download in mp3, flac and more.
Heavy, mutilated strains of electronic music with influence from the sounds of detroit, uk and germany laurel halos music is shapeshifting, moody and ecstatic. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from laurel halo at the discogs marketplace. When laurel halo first announced her arrival on the scene back in 2012, with the instant underground hit that was quarantine, it was with a sound that courted the mood of dream pop whilst stubbornly throwing all sorts of lightly dystopian spanners into the mix. She is an electronic musician from ann arbor, michigan and has been creating waves since her critically acclaimed quarantine album in 2012. Electronic producersinger laurel halo has recealed that she has completed production on her forthcoming third studio album dust, currently slated to be released on june 23rd, 2017 by hyperdub records. Laurel halo quarantine at times hard to listen but also the most beautiful and original music you can find. After seven years, five eps and now three albums, laurel halos lovehate relationship with her own voice shows no sign of abating. Oct 29, 20 chance of rain licensed to youtube by merlin beatink, merlin cargo records uk, merlin redeye distribution on behalf of hyperdub, and 1 music rights societies. The michiganborn and berlinbased artist has been a mainstay of the londonbased label hyperdub, who released her breakout, divisive debut album quarantine in 2012. Laurel halo has taken a winding, unpredictable route to her third album for hyperdub, and once again, her new record feels like a reaction against the last. Quarantine, the title of laurel halos debut release on hyperdub, is one such word, that has been also been used to describe infected data.
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