Laurel Halo

raw silk... is the only release of hers/theirs that's left me utterly cold. this new one is quite compelling (i keep wanting to listen to it) in comparison, imo. there's an instance partway through Atlas that recalls the melancholy of Gavin Bryars' The Sinking of the Titanic.. the atmosphere, vibe, everything. i recall two separate performances / releases of TSotT (before the philip jeck thing), one (or both?) of them were recorded in an old water tower, or some kind of approximation of that. the atmosphere (depth of it, mournful strings, etc.) is quite similar. apart from that, it's definitely singular-sounding, esp. in l'oeuvre de halo.

*par ou de ... no se

Wow this is gorgeous.

parts of it feel like Autechre's "all end" arranged for strings

Played this intensely loud this afternoon and just dissolved into it. Brilliant record.

Yeah I put it on yesterday during a drifty disco nap, lovely.

raw silk... is the only release of hers/theirs that's left me utterly cold.

btw, "Reading the Air" (after 4 minutes, on Atlas) is the only track that vaguely reminded me of Gavin Bryars' The Sinking of The Titanic, in part of its chord progression. still haven't listened to Atlas on a proper system.

*getting familiar with Raw Silk Uncut Wood, that is

Atlas was my 2023 AOTY, and now she already has a new EP out, Octavia

https://laurelhalo.bandcamp.com/album/octavia

Oh that’s awesome, I’ve had to ration how often I play Atlas so I don’t burn out on it