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]

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

Critical reception

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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

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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

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Adapted from the Halo liner notes.[4]

Release history

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

References

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  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)
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