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Dust (Laurel Halo album)

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]

Dust
Studio album by
Laurel Halo
ReleasedJune 23, 2017 (2017-06-23)
Genre
Length43:44
LabelHyperdub
ProducerLaurel Halo
Laurel Halo chronology
Chance of Rain
(2013) 		Dust
(2017) 		Raw Silk Uncut Wood
(2018)
Singles from Dust
  1. "Jelly"
    Released: April 20, 2017

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?8.3/10[2]
Metacritic84/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [4]
Exclaim!9/10[5]
Financial Times     [6]
The Guardian     [7]
The Irish Times     [8]
Mixmag9/10[9]
The Observer     [10]
Pitchfork8.2/10[11]
Resident Advisor4.3/5[12]
Uncut8/10[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.
Drowned in Sound Favourite Albums of 2017
85
[18]
Fact The 50 Best Albums of 2017
6
[19]
Gigwise Gigwise's 51 Best Albums of 2017
18
[20]
Gorilla vs. Bear Gorilla vs. Bear's Albums of 2017
5
[21]
Pitchfork The 50 Best Albums of 2017
46
[22]
Tiny Mix Tapes 2017: Favorite 50 Music Releases
7
[23]
The Vinyl Factory The 50 Best Albums of 2017
8
[24]

Track listing

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Tracks adapted from Bandcamp.[25]

All tracks are written by Laurel Halo

No.TitleLength
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

Personnel

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

References

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  1. ^ Arcand, Rob. "Laurel Halo Announces New Album Dust, Releases 'Jelly'". SPIN Magazine. 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. 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. 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. 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. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
  12. ^ a b Finlayson, Angus (June 21, 2017). "Laurel Halo – Dust". Resident Advisor. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
  13. ^ Martin, Piers (August 2017). "Laurel Halo: Dust". Uncut (243): 30.
  14. ^ Phares, Heather. "Laurel Halo | Biography & History". Allmusic. Retrieved February 2, 2020.
  15. ^ Dorsett, Andrew. "Review: Laurel Halo - Dust". PopMatters. Retrieved 11 October 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. 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). Retrieved September 15, 2019.
  20. ^ "The 50 best albums of 2017". Gigwise. December 3, 2017. Retrieved September 15, 2019.
  21. ^ "The 50 best albums of 2017". Gorilla vs. Bear. December 3, 2017. Retrieved September 15, 2019.
  22. ^ "The 50 Best Albums of 2017". Pitchfork. December 12, 2017. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
  23. ^ "2017: Favorite 50 Music Releases". Tiny Mix Tapes. December 18, 2017. Retrieved September 15, 2019.
  24. ^ "The 50 best albums of 2017". The Vinyl Factory. Retrieved September 15, 2019.
  25. ^ "Laurel Halo: Dust (HDBLP036)". Bandcamp. Retrieved 11 June 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. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
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