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Oct 30, 2013An astonishingly challenging album in every sense of the word; and for this, it is one of the most fascinating and beautiful things I have heard in years.
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Nov 1, 2013The image has no direct connection to the music (it was drawn in the '70s, before Halo was born) but it's intricate, strange and beautiful--much like the album itself.
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Oct 25, 2013Halo's music has never felt beholden to nostalgia or thematic consistency, leaving Chance of Rain as a shining example of an artist striving to operate within a creative vacuum.
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Jan 16, 2014In a world where electronic music is omnipresent, Laurel Halo succeeds on Chance of Rain in creating a distinctive voice, one that never allows the listener to settle into a sense of security.
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The WireDec 10, 2013This is dance music, but not as we know it, and a delight to experience. [Oct 2013, p.47]
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Dec 2, 2013Deranged and balefully bleak.
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Nov 15, 2013It’s a record with an elliptical force exerting itself on something altogether more mechanical; the cover art, an illustration by Halo’s father, attests to this, taking the drudgery of a work-late, watch-checking morning and placing it firmly in the afterlife.
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Nov 11, 2013Anyone enthralled by the previous album may feel there is something missing here. Instead, what we have is the true expression of the artist finding salvation in musical release and forging new paths using established forms.
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UncutOct 31, 2013The listlessness of the structures is initially offputting, but the tracks begin to reveal luxurious depths. [Dec 2013, p.69]
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Oct 29, 2013Chance Of Rain sinks its hooks in deeper.
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Oct 28, 2013Chance of Rain will likely prove less controversial than Quarantine, but by no means is it a less challenging record.
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Oct 25, 2013Plainly speaking, this is psychedelic music, and it’s music that’s both moving and a pleasure to move to.
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Oct 25, 2013Chance of Rain hinges on uncertainty and fluctuating pressure, not outpouring. It’s impersonal, then, but never inhuman.
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Oct 30, 2013Craggy and hard as hell, you'll wish Chance of Rain forged a few more such moments [like the title track], but its consistent, nagging ability to knock you off balance is worth wrestling with.
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Dec 11, 2013Halo's voice is never heard--likely a relief for those who found Quarantine too unsettling--but this is about as jolly as the cover illustration, drawn by her father.
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Nov 11, 2013There's a sketchbook quality to the album, a formlessness that it never quite escapes, nor seems to want to. But there are worse things to do, Halo knows, than to get lost in the clouds for a while.
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Oct 31, 2013Vocal-free, Chance Of Rain sees Laurel Halo once more stepping back behind the sounds of her machines, but it’s the depth of those sounds that speaks volumes.
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Oct 25, 2013Chance of Rain defies easy explanation, an album that is more like a bout of freak weather than a light shower.
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MojoNov 22, 2013It's another absorbing, sonically rich record, albeit one lacking a chunk of the charm that marked out its predecessor. [Dec 2013, p.89]
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Q MagazineNov 22, 2013While that may sound par for techno course, it's shot through with discordant sonics and a bubbling surface that makes even the most wildly different moments feel like part of the same voyage. [Dec 2013, p.107]
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Nov 7, 2013Chance of Rain is a good techno album, but never strives for much more than that. It’s a bigger adventure, for sure, but it never feels more adventurous.
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Positive: 11 out of 12
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Mixed: 1 out of 12
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Negative: 0 out of 12
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