Interview, download and tracklist: http://truantsblog.com/2016/truancy-volume-150-laurel-halo/

Soundcloud: @laurelhalo

To mark the 150th Truancy Volume, we are very happy to share with you a mix from one of the most distinct and interesting artists around. Over the course of several EPs, two albums and many live performances, Laurel Halo has created music which is as strikingly original and engaging as it is unbound to conventions. The jagged Liaisons Dangereuses-sampling New Beat of Out of the Ordinary, sparse-yet-infectious gqom, Hard House Banton’s classic “Sirens”, dubbed-out house stompers, various strains of experimental music and much more – all these diverse sounds are played in a manner which helps provide a glimpse into what makes Halo’s work so compelling. There is an adventurousness in taste, an expert ear for detail and talent in seeking out exciting and surprising sonic combinations and contrasts – all skilfully bound together without ever feeling forced. Ultimately, the result is something which is captivating, irresistibly fun and rich for unpicking. To accompany the mix, we discussed over email her approach to playing live, her last record and the perception and reception of her work.

Photo by Phillip Aumann.

Truancy Volume 150: Laurel Halo

Justin Carter and Eamon Harkin live from Mister Sunday at Nowadays on June 26, 2016. From about 6:50pm to 9pm. 

Eamon Harkin and Justin Carter Live from Mister Sunday at Nowadays: June 26, 2016

If you don’t know the story of Donny & Joe Emerson, it’s a cool one. Basically, their dad built a full-fledged recording studio in a barn when they were kids, and they used it to record these vanity records during the late ‘70s. Fast forward 40 years, and a record digger pulls one of their LPs out of a dollar bin and “Baby” gets enough internet attention that the album is reissued by a great label called Light In The Attic. Later on the song ended up on the soundtrack to the film The Comedy. My buddy OJ liked the movie and the song so much he couldn’t get them out of his head, so he asked me to make a mix that’s based on “Baby.” I thought it was a fun idea, and I started brainstorming right away.

The thing about the song "Baby" is that it's vaguely sad (I've listened to it about 50 times in the last six months, but I still have no idea what dude is singing about), and then that sadness is filtered through a Southern California stoner's haze. For those reasons, "bummed out in paradise" was the vibe I tried to focus on. It should pair well with warm Sunday afternoons at home (which, not coincidentally, also describes the day it was recorded).

Tracklist:
1) Donnie & Joe Emerson - Baby
2) 10cc - I'm Not In Love (7" Version)
3) Hall & Oates - She's Gone (Live at the Troubadour, May 23rd, 2008)
4) Adan, Xavi Y Los Imanes - Luna
5) Mac DeMarco - Another One
6) Eagles - I Can't Tell You Why
7) Simply Red - Holding Back The Years
8) Fleetwood Mac - Over & Over
9) Black Sabbath - Planet Caravan
10) Talk Talk - The Rainbow (Edit)
11) Grizzly Bear - The Knife (Live on KEXP, February 16th, 2007)
12) The Association - Never My Love
13) Tame Impala - Yes I'm Changing
14) Unknown Mortal Orchestra - The World Is Crowded
15) Ricky Nelson - Lonesome Town
16) Bob Dylan - Wigwam

Baby

This is one of my 3 remixes for Sfire - Sfire3  to be released through Muting the Noise in collaboration with Cocktail D'Amore.

I know you waited for too long but sometimes things take longer than you think. Anyway thanks for the patience. I hope you like it. 

https://cocktaildamoremusic.bandcamp.com/album/sfire-sfire3-john-talabot-remixes
https://www.mutingthenoise.com/music/sfire-3-john-talabot-remixes


Baby

Chris Hires

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