Halo (Azonic album)

Album by Andy hawkins

Halo

Studio album by

Azonic

Released| July 1, 1994
Recorded| Greenpoint Studios
(Brooklyn, NY)
Genre| Drone, experimental rock
Length| 46:03
Label| Strata
Producer| Bill Laswell
Azonic chronology
|  | Halo
(1994)  | Skinner's Black Laboratories
(1995)

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Halo is the debut album of guitarist and composer Andy Hawkins, issued under the moniker Azonic. It was released on July 1, 1994 by Strata Records. Marking a departure from his work with Blind Idiot God, the album comprises four lengthy improvised guitar drones accompanied by electronics. Hawkins described the music as a "violent ambiance, harnessing the resonant frequencies of the void to take you out of the here and now."[1]

## Critical reception[edit]

Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
Allmusic| [2]

In writing for Allmusic, critic Brian Olewnick praised Hawkins' passionate and inventive playing style, saying "Hawkins manages to wring some tasty juice from an area, post-Hendrix rock guitar, that most would have considered long since dry."[2] In 2006, The Wire described Halo as "a criminally overlooked post-Metal masterpiece" and called Hawkins "a master of oceanic reverb and sustain, turning riffs from concrete slabs to gentle, body-caressing ripples."[3]

## Track listing[edit]

All music is composed by Andy Hawkins

No.| Title| Length

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1.| "Beyond the Pale"| 10:16
2.| "Shore"| 11:25
3.| "Headwaters"| 11:25
4.| "Raze"| 11:50

## Personnel[edit]

Adapted from the Halo liner notes.[4]

Musicians

* Andy Hawkins – guitar, musical arrangements
* Gabriel Katz – effects, bass guitar

Production and additional personnel

* Oz Fritz – engineering
* Bill Laswell – production, musical arrangements
* Layng Martine – assistant engineer
* Alex Winter – photography, design

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## Release history[edit]

Region  | Date  | Label  | Format  | Catalog

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United States | 1994  | Strata | CD | 0002-2

## References[edit]

1. ^ Gamm, Lyll (September 23, 1994). "A Sampling of Subharmonic". The Miscellany News. Vassar College. 128 (3): 18. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
2. ^ a b Olewnick, Brian. "Azonic: Halo > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
3. ^ "Blind Idiot God". The Wire. C. Parker. 269–274: 81. 2006. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
4. ^ Halo (booklet). Blind Idiot God. New York City, New York: Strata. 1994.`{{cite AV media notes}}`: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

## External links[edit]

* Halo at Discogs (list of releases)

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* MusicBrainz release group

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