Career
She is currently based in Berlin, Germany. Halo is a classically trained musician. Her work reveals influence from the music of her home state.
The physical process and impact of time are recurring motifs.
Halo released her debut album Quarantine on the London-based label Hyperdub in June 2012. The album received widespread critical praise, and was named the number one Album of the Year of 2012 by The Wire magazine.
In a live context Halo’s music is centered on hybrid rhythms, bass and psychedelic push. Halo"s second album, Chance of Rain, was released in October 2013.
In 2015 Halo worked alongside Rashad Becker, Julia Holter and New Hampshire"Koxyen on the collaborative, "telepathic" Terepa European Parliament, in addition to providing a cover of a previously lost Karen Dalton song for the Tompkins Square compilation, Remembering Mountains.
2015 also saw Halo collaborate with John Cale and Lisa Gerrard for a special one-off performance of Cale"s music at the Arts Centre Melbourne. In addition, Halo released In Situ, a double-European Parliament for the London-based label Honest Jon"s in the fall of 2015. In 2016 Laurel Halo composed the soundtrack for Still Be Here, a collaborative piece featuring the Japanese virtual popular star Hatsune Miku.
lieutenant premiered at HKW in Berlin, Germany.