Length 41:19 Artist Laurel Halo Label Hyperdub | Quarantine
(2012) Chance of Rain
(2013) Release date 21 May 2012 | |
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Released May 21, 2012 (2012-05-21) Genres Electronic music, Outsider house Similar Chance of Rain, Black Sun, North, Aerotropolis, Contact - Love - Want - Have | ||
Quarantine is the debut album by American electronic musician Laurel Halo, released in 2012 on the Hyperdub label.
Contents
Artwork
The album cover features an adaptation of Harakiri School Girls, a work by Makoto Aida which Halo chose for the artwork after seeing it an exhibition on Japanese pop art in New York.
Critical reception
Critical response came from all major music publications including The Wire who made the release ‘Album of the Year’ in December 2012. The Quietus stated that Quarantine was “Nothing short of magnificent.” The Quietus also went on to say that the album, “remains one of this year's most intriguing and divisive listens.”
Ian Cohen from Pitchfork stated that the album was “Something definitive - her best and most cohesive work to date.“
The Guardian rated Quarantine 4/5, claiming that the album, “Grows in power with repeated listens.”
Resident Advisor states “Quarantine binds her past sounds into a toxic, lush blend of ambient suspension and disorienting detail. Halo’s melancholic vocals, at turns dry or digitally mangled, serve as psychic counterpoint to the placid, isolated nature of the sonic environments in which they’re situated.” They also went on to say that the album was Halo’s “most immersive and beautiful work to date.”
Track listing
All tracks were recorded by Laurel Halo and mixed by Laurel Halo and Zeljko McMullen.
All tracks written by Laurel Halo.
Songs
1Airsick3:58
2Years2:52
3Thaw5:59