Halo (Azonic album)

Halo
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 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
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

All music is composed by Andy Hawkins

No.	Title	Length
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]

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

Release history

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

References

^ Gamm, Lyll (September 23, 1994). "A Sampling of Subharmonic". The Miscellany News. 128 (3). Vassar College: 18. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
^ ^a ^b Olewnick, Brian. "Azonic: Halo > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
^ "Blind Idiot God". The Wire. 269–274. C. Parker: 81. 2006. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
^ 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

Halo at Discogs (list of releases)

[miscnews-1] Gamm, Lyll (September 23, 1994). "A Sampling of Subharmonic". The Miscellany News. 128 (3). Vassar College: 18. Retrieved March 8, 2015.

[allmusic-2] Olewnick, Brian. "Azonic: Halo > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved August 6, 2015.

[wiremag06-3] "Blind Idiot God". The Wire. 269–274. C. Parker: 81. 2006. Retrieved March 8, 2015.

[linearnotes-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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