Dust (Laurel Halo album)

2017 studio album by Laurel Halo

Dust

Studio album by

Laurel Halo

Released| June 23, 2017 (2017-06-23)
Genre|

* Art pop
* experimental
* electronic
* musique concrète

Length| 43:44
Label| Hyperdub
Producer| Laurel Halo
Laurel Halo chronology
| Chance of Rain
(2013)  | Dust
(2017)  | Raw Silk Uncut Wood
(2018)

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Singles from  Dust

1. "Jelly"
Released: April 20, 2017

Dust is the third album by Berlin-based American electronic music artist Laurel Halo. It was released on June 23, 2017 by Hyperdub. 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.[1]

## Critical reception

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Professional ratingsAggregate scores

Source| Rating
AnyDecentMusic?| 8.3/10[2]
Metacritic| 84/100[3]
Review scores
Source| Rating
AllMusic| [4]
Exclaim!| 9/10[5]
Financial Times| [6]
The Guardian| [7]
The Irish Times| [8]
Mixmag| 9/10[9]
The Observer| [10]
Pitchfork| 8.2/10[11]
Resident Advisor| 4.3/5[12]
Uncut| 8/10[13]

Upon its release, Dust was received positively by music critics, with a Metacritic weighed aggregate score of 84 out of 100 based on 18 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[3] Writing for The Guardian, Ben Beaumont-Thomas called the album "a triumph of impressionism, where the digital and organic coexist in a radically beautiful whole," while naming it electronic."[7] In his review for AllMusic, Paul Simpson described Dust as, "very disorienting and not always easy to grasp hold of, but it never comes close to sounding like anything else, and its best moments are highly compelling."[4] Heather Phares described the album in the artist's biography as fusing jazz with avant-pop.[14] Resident Advisor described the music on Dust as experimental.[12] Andrew Dorsett of PopMatters said in his review that Halo is "crafting a series of drifting art pop pieces that evoke forgotten, buried materials long since fallen into disrepair.".[15] The Quietus' Joseph Burnett said that "her almost monomaniacal focus on the intricacies of sound since her earliest releases has clearly culminated with this record, one that is in constant flux between joyful abandon and grim introspection, pop-tinged electronica and avant-garde expressionism."[16]

April Clare Welsh of Fact wrote: "Like Arca's Arca, Laurel Halo's third album also explores the human voice. But while Arca explores largely organic territory, Halo fashions a musique concrete mosaic of vocal cut-ups and robotic reveries."[17]

### Accolades

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Publication  | Accolade  | Rank  | Ref.

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Drowned in Sound | Favourite Albums of 2017  |

[18]

Fact | The 50 Best Albums of 2017  |

[19]

Gigwise | Gigwise's 51 Best Albums of 2017  |

[20]

Gorilla vs. Bear | Gorilla vs. Bear's Albums of 2017  |

[21]

Pitchfork | The 50 Best Albums of 2017  |

[22]

Tiny Mix Tapes | 2017: Favorite 50 Music Releases  |

[23]

The Vinyl Factory | The 50 Best Albums of 2017  |

[24]

## Track listing

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Tracks listing adapted from Bandcamp.[25]

All tracks are written by Laurel Halo.

No.| Title| Length

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1.| "Sun to Solar"| 5:33
2.| "Jelly"| 4:55
3.| "Koinos"| 2:50
4.| "Arschkriecher"| 1:35
5.| "Moontalk"| 4:24
6.| "Nicht Ohne Risiko"| 1:41
7.| "Who Won"| 3:44
8.| "Like an L"| 3:58
9.| "Syzygy"| 6:30
10.| "Do U Ever Happen"| 5:14
11.| "Buh-Bye"| 3:14

Japanese editionNo.| Title| Length

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12.| "Who Won" (Acapella)| 3:23

## Personnel

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Credits adapted from the liner notes of Dust.[26]

### Musicians

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* Laurel Halo – vocals, synthesizer, piano, vibraphone, guitaret
* Eli Keszler – drum kit, dumbek, glockenspiel
* Max D – cowbell (track 2)
* Klein – vocals (tracks 1, 2)
* Lafawndah – vocals (tracks 2, 8)
* Michael Salu – vocals (tracks 7)
* Craig Clouse – wurlitzer (tracks 7, 9, 10)
* Julia Holter – cello (track 10)
* Michael Beharie – electric guitar (track 5)
* Diamond Terrifier – tenor saxophone (tracks 4, 10)

### Technical personnel

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* Laurel Halo – production
* Cole M.G.N. – mixing[27]
* Jason Goz – mastering

### Artwork

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* Phillip Aumann – photography

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## References

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1. ^ Arcand, Rob. "Laurel Halo Announces New Album Dust, Releases 'Jelly'". SPIN Magazine. Archived from the original on May 5, 2017. Retrieved June 11, 2017.
2. ^ "Dust by Laurel Halo reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
3. ^ a b "Reviews and Tracks for Dust by Laurel Halo". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
4. ^ a b Simpson, Paul. "Dust – Laurel Halo". AllMusic. All Media Network. Archived from the original on September 9, 2017. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
5. ^ Beedham, Tom (June 30, 2017). "Laurel Halo: Dust". Exclaim!. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
6. ^ Hunter-Tilney, Ludovic (June 30, 2017). "Laurel Halo: Dust — 'enticing pop'". Financial Times. Archived from the original on April 26, 2019. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
7. ^ a b Beaumont-Thomas, Ben (June 22, 2017). "Laurel Halo: Dust review – radical adventures in electronic impressionism". The Guardian. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
8. ^ Carroll, Jim (June 22, 2017). "Laurel Halo: Dust – back to the pop music well". The Irish Times. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
9. ^ Worthy, Stephen (June 30, 2017). "Laurel Halo 'Dust' (Hyperdub)". Mixmag. Archived from the original on April 26, 2019. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
10. ^ Joshi, Tara (June 25, 2017). "Laurel Halo: Dust review – eerie, warm experimental sounds". The Observer. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
11. ^ Ravens, Chal (June 28, 2017). "Laurel Halo: Dust". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on July 1, 2017. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
12. ^ a b Finlayson, Angus (June 21, 2017). "Laurel Halo – Dust". Resident Advisor. Archived from the original on June 30, 2017. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
13. ^ Martin, Piers (August 2017). "Laurel Halo: Dust". Uncut (243): 30.
14. ^ Phares, Heather. "Laurel Halo | Biography & History". Allmusic. Archived from the original on November 6, 2024. Retrieved February 2, 2020.
15. ^ Dorsett, Andrew. "Review: Laurel Halo - Dust". PopMatters. Archived from the original on October 11, 2017. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
16. ^ Burnett, Joseph (June 27, 2017). "The Quietus | Reviews | Laurel Halo". The Quietus.
17. ^ Twells, John; Horner, Al; Lobenfield, Claire; Wilson, Scott; Bowe, Miles; Welsh, April Clare (June 30, 2017). "The 25 best albums of the last three months: April to June 2017". FACT Mag. Archived from the original on October 10, 2022. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
18. ^ "Drowned in Sound's Favourite Albums of 2017". Drowned in Sound. November 22, 2017. Archived from the original on November 23, 2017. Retrieved November 23, 2017.
19. ^ "The 50 best albums of 2017". Fact (UK magazine). Archived from the original on August 1, 2019. Retrieved September 15, 2019.
20. ^ "The 50 best albums of 2017". Gigwise. December 3, 2017. Archived from the original on February 1, 2023. Retrieved September 15, 2019.
21. ^ "The 50 best albums of 2017". Gorilla vs. Bear. December 3, 2017. Archived from the original on August 1, 2019. Retrieved September 15, 2019.
22. ^ "The 50 Best Albums of 2017". Pitchfork. December 12, 2017. Archived from the original on June 5, 2020. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
23. ^ "2017: Favorite 50 Music Releases". Tiny Mix Tapes. December 18, 2017. Archived from the original on July 18, 2018. Retrieved September 15, 2019.
24. ^ "The 50 best albums of 2017". The Vinyl Factory. Archived from the original on December 19, 2018. Retrieved September 15, 2019.
25. ^ "Laurel Halo: Dust (HDBLP036)". Bandcamp. Archived from the original on June 23, 2017. Retrieved June 11, 2017.
26. ^ Dust (liner notes). Laurel Halo. Hyperdub. 2017. HDBCD036.`{{cite AV media notes}}`: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
27. ^ "Dust by Laurel Halo". Bandcamp. June 23, 2017. Archived from the original on November 27, 2019. Retrieved November 27, 2019.

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Laurel Halo

Studio albums|

* Quarantine (2012)
* Chance of Rain (2013)
* Dust (2017)
* Raw Silk Uncut Wood (2018)
* Atlas (2023)

EPs|

* Behind the Green Door (2013)

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* MusicBrainz release group

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