Pieces from her score have been compiled on the track lp, out april 10th via the vinyl factory. Quarantine was written from scratch in the studio, and then reconfigured to be played live, and chance of rain is. May 31, 2012 w hen fact magazine recently asked brooklynbased laurel halo what her debut album was concerned with, she answered. Laurel halo secret thirteen interview secret thirteen. By paulius ilius on 14 oct secret thirteen interview. She is an electronic musician from ann arbor, michigan and has been creating waves since her critically acclaimed quarantine album in 2012.
Includes unlimited streaming of dust via the free bandcamp app, plus high quality download in mp3, flac and more. The michiganborn and berlinbased artist has been a mainstay of the londonbased label hyperdub, who released her breakout, divisive debut album quarantine in 2012. 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. There are few albums that compel, intrigue and confuse your senses in such a way as laurel halos quarantine does. Includes unlimited streaming of quarantine via the free bandcamp app, plus high quality download in mp3, flac and more. D ust, laurel halos third fulllength, is bright and loose, a collection of tracks dancing at the borders of entropy.
At first it glows with warmth, but after a while dissonant chords cool the mood. Quarantine is the debut album by american electronic musician laurel halo, released on may 21, 2012 by hyperdub. Laurel halo is an american underground electronic artist, first gaining interest with her 2012 debut quarantine. Laurel halo via the free bandcamp app, plus highquality download in mp3, flac and more. This weeks notable releases include the highly anticipated vince staples album, a new vocal album by laurel halo, the impossibletoclassify circle, and more.
Features song lyrics for laurel halos quarantine album. K7, 2019 tru opal the light within you 12 with hodge livity sound, 2018 raw silk uncut wood lp latency, 2018 dust lp hyperdu. Heavy, mutilated strains of electronic music with influence from the sounds of detroit, uk and germany. 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. Laurel haloquarantine retail 2012 muse greatest hits 2012 men at work definitive collection 2003.
Dust is the third album by berlinbased american electronic music artist laurel halo. Released on 23rd june includes unlimited streaming of dust via the free bandcamp app, plus highquality download in mp3, flac and more. Quarantine is an album that is raw, and also quite nicely crafted. After seven years, five eps and now three albums, laurel halos lovehate relationship with her own voice shows no sign of abating.
She released her debut album quarantine on hyperdub in 2012 to critical. Laurel halo quarantine at times hard to listen but also the most beautiful and original music you can find. Heavy, mutilated strains of electronic music with influence from the sounds of detroit, uk and germany laurel halos music is shapeshifting, moody and ecstatic. For an artist with such a dizzying level of variation in their output, its probably somewhat expected that her debut. 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. We specialise in finding the highest quality products regardless of format or genre. 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. She released her debut album quarantine on hyperdub in 2012 to critical acclaim.
Ainnome taken from chance of rain lp 281020 by hyperdub records from desktop or your mobile device. Laurel halo focusses and diffracts her energies into the hitech jazzfusion advancement of dust. Influenced by her midwest roots, the music speaks to new club ecologies, explored via abstracted rhythms, chaotic ambience and moody jazz elements. Theres a track on laurel halos first album, 2012s quarantine, called joy. W hen fact magazine recently asked brooklynbased laurel halo what her debut album was concerned with, she answered. Laurel halo s score for metahaven film possessed is getting a vinyl release. Subsequent efforts, chiefly chance of rain 20 and in situ 2015, have slowly exorcised the demons that. I could understand if this was laurel halo s first release and there was no history of her music to look to as reference. 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. 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. 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. Download a superb remix of laurel halo by michigan noisenik sun hammer.
The contrast between laurel halo s otherworldly soundscapes and her confident voice creates a sort of distressing yet infinitely intriguing effect. 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. After weirdo psych rock, peaceful ballads and driving kraut, they are back in a new edition. 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.
Whilst fully formed in their own rights, those records now appear to be a playground or warmup for the stunningly loose yet instinctively coherent. Love is falling out of my eye this road goes down to the water. Laurel halo has recorded for hyperdub in the past so that should be a good enough recommendation. Bleep we sell the best music from the best record labels and artists in the world. 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. 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. Laurel halo, interview with the quietus, 2011 theres a lot of weight to the word dust, in terms.
First time listening to laurel halo and im intrigued enough to check out her other works. Laurel halos score for metahaven film possessed is getting a vinyl release. Laurel halo shakes up her sound after partnering with a. Jun 21, 2017 laurel halo, whose new album, dust, is out friday. You can stream the music video for the lead single jelly below via youtube. 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. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from laurel halo at the discogs marketplace.
United in their restlessness, they probe at the foundations of structure and form, always unfolding, always moving towards. Quarantine 2012 our new desktop experience was built to be your music destination. 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. 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 live mira digital arts festival berlin 2018. 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 anne chartow born june 3, 1985, known professionally as laurel halo, is an american electronic musician currently based in berlin, germany. 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. On her celebrated 2012 debut album quarantine, laurel halo develops a self contained take on electronic music, collapsing the boundaries between ambient.
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. Berlin party mothers finest launches label with compilation featuring batu, laurel halo. Theres a track on laurel halo s first album, 2012s quarantine, called joy. Laurel halo is a producer and electronic musician from ann arbor, michigan, united states. So raw in fact, that it took me awhile to get into her voice. 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. 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. There are few albums that compel, intrigue and confuse your senses in such a way as laurel halo s quarantine does. Harakiri school girls by makoto aida from 1999 used later as album cover for quarantine by laurel halo. Electronic, techno, electro, house, experimental, grime, dubstep, hip hop, alternative, indie, and many more. In some ways, the recording seems like a sequel or maybe a sibling or cousin to quarantine, her.
Quarantine, put her voice front and center for a set of quivering, confessional electronic songs. Her new 12, in situ, is out on honest jons the label corun by damon albarn. 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 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. 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.
On a record full of angst and paranoia, the message seemed to be that joy was something lost, or unattainable. Stream tracks and playlists from laurel halo on your desktop or mobile device. Laurel haloquarantine retail 2012 muse greatest hits 2012 men at work definitive collection 2003 savage garden truly madly completely 2005. When her album, quarantine, was released earlier this year, it was well received and highly acclaimed. 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. 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. The writing on this can be beautifully written, but also on the nose.
Laurel halo quarantine illustration dalbum, laurel halo. 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. Digipack cd edition of laurel halos 2017 album dust. Includes unlimited streaming of quarantine via the free bandcamp app, plus highquality download in mp3, flac and more. Quarantine, the title of laurel halos debut release on hyperdub, is one such word, that has been also been used to describe infected data. I think a great example of this would be the song years. Quarantine, this years acclaimed debut album by laurel halo, has been dipped into by fellow michigan noisenik sun hammer.