Halo (Azonic album)

Halo
Studio album by
Azonic
ReleasedJuly 1, 1994
RecordedGreenpoint Studios
(Brooklyn, NY)
GenreDrone, experimental rock
Length46:03
LabelStrata
ProducerBill Laswell
Azonic chronology
Halo
(1994) 		Skinner's Black Laboratories
(1995)

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

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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

All music is composed by Andy Hawkins

No.TitleLength
1."Beyond the Pale"10:16
2."Shore"11:25
3."Headwaters"11:25
4."Raze"11:50

Personnel

Adapted from the Halo liner notes.[4]

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalog
United States 1994 Strata CD 0002-2

References

  1. ^ Gamm, Lyll (September 23, 1994). "A Sampling of Subharmonic". The Miscellany News. 128 (3). Vassar College: 18. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
  2. ^ a b Olewnick, Brian. "Azonic: Halo > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
  3. ^ "Blind Idiot God". The Wire. 269–274. C. Parker: 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)