All the tracks are decent in their own right, however its not as engaging as some of laurel halo s other excursions like quarantine. An interview with laurel halo as literal as the lyrics seem to be on laurel halos first proper lp quarantine, available now digitally through hyperdub, the singerproducer makes sure to present each line in a way thats as unsettling as her lucid tales of obsession and unrequited love. Laurel halo s score for metahaven film possessed is getting a vinyl release. Since the release of her debut album quarantine 2012 on the pioneering london label hyperdub, she has established herself as a distinct innovative voice within electronic music. Download laurel halo quarantine 2012 mp3 320 torrent. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. Dust is the third album by berlinbased american electronic music artist laurel halo. Laurels music is great and in my opinion the inclusion of her voice makes the songs more listenable. I do not think i would like this album as much without her voice. 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 followed with studio albums chance of rain 20 and dust 2017, as well as various eps and the minialbum raw silk. Quarantine is the debut album by american electronic musician laurel halo, released on may 21, 2012 by hyperdub.
Laurel halos quarantine was the wire magazines number 1 album from 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. On her celebrated 2012 debut album quarantine, laurel halo develops a self contained take on electronic music, collapsing the boundaries between ambient. Showcasing her experimental pop side, halo s vocalheavy fulllength debut, quarantine, arrived to critical acclaim in 2012. The album features contributions from eli keszler, julia holter, michael salu, and max d among others, and was preceded by. Quarantine has a downtempo, folky, hazy feel with, at times, an almost boards of canada ambience. Antenna 2011 quarantine 2012 behind the green door 20 quarantine is the debut album by american electronic musician laurel halo, released on may 21, 2012 by hyperdub. Worth listening but better appreciated in conjunction with the rest of laurel halos discography.
The title of the track is the name of a topsecret cia project in which the agency conducted hundreds of. It received acclaim from critics, and was named release of the year by british magazine the wire. D ust, laurel halos third fulllength, is bright and loose, a collection of tracks dancing at the borders of entropy. Laurel halo is a producer and electronic musician from ann arbor, michigan, united states. United in their restlessness, they probe at the foundations of structure and form, always unfolding, always moving towards. Berlin party mothers finest launches label with compilation featuring batu, laurel halo. Laurel halo, one of the more fascinating electronic music producers to emerge in the 2010s, follows two eps for hippos in tanks with an album for hyperdub. Lest there be any doubt as to whether there is a fit, the albums title is quarantine and its first track is titled airsick no one would be surprised if labelhead kode9 issued productions of his own with those exact titles.
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. May 28, 2012 mk ultra is the fifth track off laurel halos debut album quarantine. She released her debut album quarantine on hyperdub in 2012 to critical acclaim. Equally interested in experimental composition as well as cuttingedge club culture, laurel halo has navigated a singular, unpredictable path since she first emerged during the late 2000s. Originally from ann arbor, michigan, the complex, atmospheric techno tracks on her releases like 2011s hour logic are informed by the. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. Sep 25, 2015 dust is the third album by berlinbased american electronic music artist laurel halo. Following the beatoriented instrumental abstractions of releases such as 20s chance of rain and 2015s in situ, halo fused jazz with avantpop on 2017s dust before exploring sparse, isolated ambient music with the. 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.
Unlike her previous efforts there are no vocals on this album, marking a definite change in direction. The oneohtrix point never remix is a decent closer. Mk ultra is the fifth track off laurel halos debut album quarantine. Laurel anne chartow born june 3, 1985, known professionally as laurel halo, is an american electronic musician currently based in berlin, germany. The ambiance of the song is done very well but having the vocals pushed to the front in the. First time listening to laurel halo and im intrigued enough to check out her other works.
Originally from ann arbor, michigan, the complex, atmospheric techno tracks on her releases like 2011s hour logic are informed by the innovations of nearby detroit as well as london and her. 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. W hen fact magazine recently asked brooklynbased laurel halo what her debut album was concerned with, she answered. Listen buy a rare film interview with laurel halo, for frieze news laurel halo a rare film interview with laurel halo, for frieze. In the instant you know the feeling of time passing the line continues to take itself. Showcasing her experimental pop side, halos vocalheavy fulllength debut, quarantine, arrived to critical acclaim in 2012.
Pieces from her score have been compiled on the track lp, out april 10th via the vinyl factory. Jun 23, 2017 dust is the third album by berlinbased american electronic music artist laurel halo. Quarantine, her debut album and first release on hyperdub, is her most focused and evolved recording yet. Quarantine is an album that is raw, and also quite nicely crafted. 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. 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 is to rid of them. Its sound is so foreign, sounding perfectly extraterrestrial or if you prefer its as if you woke up within a william gibson novel, it took me a few listens to sink comfortably into the rather uncomfortable.
Experimental techno producer laurel halo makes her formidable return with a double ep on honest jons records. May 24, 20 laurel halo s quarantine was the wire magazines number 1 album from 2012. You can stream the music video for the lead single jelly below via youtube. Quarantine by laurel halo, released 23 april 2012 1. What lends it its uncompromising nature is not a particularly eccentric delivery, but rather laurel s placement of it front and. W hen fact magazine recently asked brooklynbased laurel halo what her. There are similarities both in the singing style and in the heavy use of electronic instrumentation. All the tracks are decent in their own right, however its not as engaging as some of laurel halos other excursions like quarantine. After hearing her woozy, 4adesque king felix ep, we did a small feature in january 2011 for a series that was then known as bubblin these days, we call it bubblin up, and weve been keeping a close eye on the michiganraised, brooklynbased producer ever since.
New releases from washtenaw county musicians in the age of quarantine. I think a great example of this would be the song years. Stream tracks and playlists from laurel halo on your desktop or mobile device. To compare laurel halo to bjork would be doing both artists a disservice although that is as good a starting point as any. Laurel halo, born 1985 in detroit, is an electronic music composer, performing artist and dj, based in berlin. Laurel halo is back, presenting her unique take on electronic music once again on her first full length since 2012s quarantine on hyperdub. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that.
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 halo is an american underground electronic artist, first gaining interest with her 2012 debut quarantine. So raw in fact, that it took me awhile to get into her voice. While theres not much need to say more in terms of a recommendation, quarantine took me some time to cozy up to. Influenced by her midwest roots, the music speaks to new club ecologies, explored via abstracted rhythms, chaotic ambience and moody jazz elements. K7, 2019 tru opal the light within you 12 with hodge livity sound, 2018 raw silk uncut wood lp latency, 2018 dust lp hyperdu. 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 quarantine at times hard to listen but also the most beautiful and original music you can find. In halos hands, that aforementioned liminal space between virtual and actual becomes bathed in warm sunlight, and her music responds in kind. Listen free to laurel halo quarantine airsick, years and more. Though the breadth of genre is varied, theres an intrinsic logic to halos aesthetic, focussed on the interplay between digital and analog production techniques, and the general. Laurel halos score for metahaven film possessed is getting a vinyl release.
Its sound is so foreign, sounding perfectly extraterrestrial or if you prefer its as if you woke up within a william gibson novel, it took me a few listens to sink comfortably into the rather. In situ is her first release for the iconic london label, following her two grandiose albums on hyperdub 2012s quarantine and 20s chance of rain. Drawing from a range of music lineages, her considered approach has enabled her to maintain a signature. She has released music in a variety of styles, ranging from ambient and experimental club, to avantpop and dubwise electronica. In some ways, the recording seems like a sequel or maybe a sibling or cousin to quarantine, her vocalheavy 2012. 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. Laurel halo focusses and diffracts her energies into the hitech jazzfusion advancement of dust. It wasnt all that long ago that xlr8r first profiled laurel halo.
Theres undeniably a much dirtier analogue aesthetic smeared across the tracks of this album. Download laurel halo quarantine 2012 mp3 320 torrent or any other torrent from mp3 category. Quarantine is an album teeming with defining qualities, but two of its aspects stand out most immediately. Subsequent efforts, chiefly chance of rain 20 and in situ 2015, have slowly exorcised the demons that seemingly haunted the. Laurel halo is an electronic musician originally from michigan, usa but based in berlin. May 21, 2012 buy quarantine by laurel halo on bleep. Includes unlimited streaming of quarantine via the free bandcamp app, plus highquality download in mp3. Drawing from a range of music lineages, her considered approach has enabled.
In truth, her path hasnt always been an easy one to. This is an album of transporting songs, various altitude. Worth listening but better appreciated in conjunction with the rest of laurel halo s discography. The writing on this can be beautifully written, but also on the nose. May 21, 2012 mixed by laurel halo, zeljko mcmullen performer access virus xl, akai ax60, akai mpc, arp 2600, elektron octatrack, fender jaguar, korg electribe es1, korg ms20, korg monopoly, korg polysix, mfb synth ii, roland d50, roland juno106, roland sh101, yamaha cs80, electric piano wurlitzer, voice laurel halo. 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. Quarantine is the debut album by american electronic musician laurel halo, released on may.
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