Laurel Halo
Higher harmonic energy is the keystone of Laurel Halo’s music, which challenges the boundaries between techno, ambient, pop concrete, dub and synthetic psychedelia. Fixed stylistic territories fold in on themselves, time quickens - it’s music for transit and body listening.
Halo’s 2010 King Felix EP gained notice among fans of electronic pop for its nuanced songwriting, rhythmic complexity and her unique singing voice. Many felt King Felix sounded like a blueprint for something larger, which was later realized on Halo’s 2011 LP-length EP Hour Logic -- a recording which manipulated and stretched various stylistic rules of electronic musics, including electro, dub techno, jungle and motorik. Though Halo's vocals were submerged on Hour Logic, the record went on to gain critical support and several year-end nods for its bold approach, stylistic depth and general freshness.
Meanwhile Halo’s live set has electrified clubs, DIY venues, festivals and museums both in the States and Europe. In the live context Halo’s music becomes heavy, looming and dancefloor driven. As Jon Caramanica of the New York Times has written, “she’s a sharp, and sometimes tantalizing performer who knows how to deploy wobble, drone and nervous energy in refreshing fashion.”
2012 is off to a good start for Halo -- on March 19th she’ll release the Spring EP under a new alias, King Felix, for Mute’s new sublabel Liberation Technologies; and later in May, her debut LP will drop on a TBA label – it has songs, so we're told.
Halo’s original music and remixes have appeared on Hippos In Tanks, RVNG, NNA, DFA, Human Ear and Endless Echo. She is originally from Ann Arbor, Michigan and resides in Brooklyn.
