Laurel halo, born 1985 in detroit, is an electronic music composer, performing artist and dj, based in berlin. 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. The quietus called it one of this years most intriguing and divisive listens. In 2015, halo worked alongside rashad becker, julia holter and nh koxyen on the. Laurel anne chartow born june 3, 1985, known professionally as laurel halo, is an american electronic musician currently based in berlin, germany. United in their restlessness, they probe at the foundations of structure and form, always unfolding, always moving towards. While theres not much need to say more in terms of a recommendation, quarantine took me some time to cozy up to. Laurel halo is a producer and live electronic musician from ann arbor, michigan, united states.
Ian cohen of pitchfork called the album something definitive and halos best and most cohesive work to date. 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 following years raw silk. In 2015, halo worked alongside rashad becker, julia holter and nhkoxyen on the. Halos studio lpseps have largely tended towards either club tracks, boundarypushing electronic pop in the oneohtrix point never mould, or a combination of the two. It received acclaim from critics, and was named release of the year by british magazine the wire. I could understand if this was laurel halo s first release and there was no history of her music to look to as reference. Sep 25, 2015 night of smooth jazz relaxing background chill out music piano jazz for studying, sleep, work duration. Often they are quite rhythmic, as on the steadily pounding drift.
Sep 21, 2015 this feels like so much of what ive enjoyed about laurel halo s postquarantine stuff, with just as much groove, but a bit more emphasis on the weird feints and constructions, plus some of the extraloopy drum machine and delay acrobatics that ive been enjoying from people like pearson sound the last couple years. Laurel halos score for metahaven film possessed is getting a vinyl release. Laurel anne chartow, known professionally as laurel halo, is an american electronic musician currently based in berlin, germany. Possessed by laurel halo, released 10 april 2020 1. When im working on a track, i always know that im heading in the right direction when something makes me laugh, she explains. Reading through all the different uses of the phrase in situ on wikipedia kind of feels like going over a laundry list of inspirations for a new laurel halo record. Night of smooth jazz relaxing background chill out music piano jazz for studying, sleep, work duration. If you are a moderator please see our troubleshooting guide. The americans adventurous 29 track trip features seven exclusives, including two of her own plus those from rrose, machinewoman, fit siegel, nick leon and ikonika. Find laurel halo discography, albums and singles on allmusic. Subsequent efforts, chiefly chance of rain 20 and in situ 2015, have slowly exorcised the demons that seemingly haunted the first laurel halo lp by delving ever further into the realm of experimental dance music. There are also a couple of pieces that sound more like sound experiments ex. In some ways, the recording seems like a sequel or maybe a sibling or cousin to quarantine, her vocalheavy 2012.
Published april 28, 2020 laurel halo raw silk uncut wood 2018 official digital download 24bit44,1khz laurel halo raw silk uncut wood 2018 flac tracks 24 bit44,1 khz time 32. Laurel halos record follows a typically wideranging run of releases on honest jons records in 2015. The evercool laurel halo lays down a series of enervating and inventive electronic. 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. 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. Stream tracks and playlists from laurel halo on your desktop or mobile device. Laurel halo in situ by laurel halo 20150504 amazon. In 2015, the berliner philharmonikers european concert. Sep 25, 2015 dust is the third album by berlinbased american electronic music artist laurel halo. Includes unlimited streaming via the free bandcamp app, plus highquality download in mp3, flac and more. 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. Halo s studio lpseps have largely tended towards either club tracks, boundarypushing electronic pop in the oneohtrix point never mould, or a combination of the two. Having grown up in ann arbor, the american town close to detroit, she managed to embrace all the musical climate of the latter and channel. Laurel halo sings with strange voices crack magazine.
Laurel halo stakes an eagerly and widely awaited return with the beguiling 4. In halos hands, that aforementioned liminal space between virtual and actual becomes bathed in warm sunlight, and her music responds in kind. This weeks notable releases include the highly anticipated vince staples album, a new vocal album by laurel halo, the impossibletoclassify circle, and more. Jul 17, 2015 sharon van etten, patty griffin, diane cluck, julia holter, lucinda williams, marissa nadler, laurel halo, larkin grimm, isobel campbell, tara jane oneil, and josephine foster sing songs penned by karen dalton. Rashad becker, charlotte collin, lucrecia dalt, laurel halo, julia holter, kohei matsunaga, and gregoire simon. The track neverland is a collaboration with hot chips joe goddard and jungles tom mcfarland. Following a method conceived by kohei matsunaga aka nhkkoyxen years ago out of a desire to collaborate with people living distantly, the seven artists recorded.
Laurel halos quarantine was the wire magazines number 1 album from 2012. She released her debut album quarantine on hyperdub in 2012 to critical acclaim. Find laurel halo discography, albums and singles on allmusic allmusic. Laurel halo presents an albums worth of score provided for the 2018 experimental documentary possessed by dutch design collective metahaven, produced in collaboration with rob schroder and dutch mountain films. She followed with studio albums chance of rain 20 and dust 2017, as well as various eps and the minialbum raw silk. Masks laurel halo presents an albums worth of score provided for the 2018 experimental documentary possessed by dutch design collective metahaven, produced in collaboration with rob. Raw silk uncut wood by laurel halo, released july 2018 1. Dalton never sang any of these songs on record, she released just two during her troubled life, but tompkins square has rounded up a wonderful cast of characters to give voice to. Laurel halo is an american underground electronic artist, first gaining interest with her 2012 debut quarantine. Electro ambient experimental reggae dub electronic techno. Pieces from her score have been compiled on the track lp, out april 10th via the vinyl factory. It wasnt all that long ago that xlr8r first profiled laurel halo. Laurel halo has signed up for a doubleep on honest jons records.
Laurel halo possessed original score for vip members only. Laurel anne chartow born june 3, 1985, known professionally as laurel halo, is an. Possessed is, on the surface, a marked departure from laurel halo s other records. Shes a musician and an experimental artist born in michigan and based in berlin, who cut her teeth in the most basic synth pop and the most classical techno before following more groundbreaking paths, in which the voice plays an essential role. Laurel halo secret thirteen interview secret thirteen. With 2012 half over, we take a moment to look at some fine records you might have missed.
Laurel halo heads in exciting new directions on the warm, reflective dust. Laurel halo aquifer by hippos in tanks published on 20110429t16. The phrase means on site and is a widelyadopted piece of jargon for a number of different fields of study aerospace, electrochemistry, petroleum production, environmental cleanup, vacuum technology, gastronomy, but. Dust is the third album by berlinbased american electronic music artist laurel halo. I think a great example of this would be the song years. The evercool laurel halo lays down a series of enervating and inventive electronic instrumental trax on the in situ ep. Berlin party mothers finest launches label with compilation featuring batu, laurel halo. Quarantine is the debut album by american electronic musician laurel halo, released on may 21, 2012 by hyperdub. Includes unlimited streaming of quarantine via the free bandcamp app, plus highquality download in mp3, flac and more. Laurel halo, interview with the quietus, 2011 theres a lot of weight to the word dust, in terms.
Part of whats always made laurel halo unique is that. 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. Laurel halo i was feeling a little starstruck seeing laurel halo because, well, i got to see laurel haloseemed to have great chemistry with hodge and their set showed it. Includes unlimited streaming of quarantine via the free bandcamp app, plus high quality download in mp3, flac and more. K7, 2019 tru opal the light within you 12 with hodge livity sound, 2018 raw silk uncut wood lp latency, 2018 dust lp hyperdu. 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. Her delivery is often deadpan, she is selfdeprecating, and prone to adopting eccentric accents when she makes fun of herself. 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.
Drawing from a range of music lineages, her considered approach has enabled her to maintain a signature. Laurel halo presents six instrumental pieces that form a meditative, cinematic listening experience. 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. Nahbarkeit what works reliably is to know the raw silk, hold the uncut wood. When i last saw laurel halo perform live, at the muchmissed incubate festival in tilburg in september 2015, she even briefly. The album features contributions from eli keszler, julia holter, michael salu, and max d among others, and was preceded by. Fans of outofthisworld artists should give laurel halo a try as soon as possible. Laurel halo is a producer and electronic musician from ann arbor, michigan, united states. 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 halos quarantine is one of the most compelling debut albums weve heard. Subsequent efforts, chiefly chance of rain 20 and in situ 2015, have slowly exorcised the demons that seemingly haunted the. Hdmusic page 4 high definition 24 bit music download. Influenced by her midwest roots, the music speaks to new club ecologies, explored via abstracted rhythms, chaotic ambience and moody jazz elements. 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.
Arriving two years since the ann arborquartered musician began testing a new hardware setup on chance of rain, laurel has refined those slightly clunky. Apr 10, 2020 the lp, out february 7th, features samples by laurel halo, batu, untold, uk bhangra pioneer kuljit bhamra and more. Laurel halo aquifer by hippos in tanks recommendations. Due out september 28th, in situ is laurel halos first release since 20, a year in which she released her chance of rain album on hyperdub. All albums by laurel halo available to download and stream in high quality. Possessed is, on the surface, a marked departure from laurel halos other records. 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. 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. In situ by laurel halo, released 29 september 2015 1. The 68th edition of the djkicks mix series is another landmark one, with experimental producer laurel halo taking the reins.
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