Open Frame: Laurel Halo

Overview

Combining three staples of everyday life - science fiction, freeform music and Detroit techno, Laurel Halo is the definition of musical fusion. Described by Pitchfork as, “oddly stacked and constantly shifting harmonies, portamento pitch-bending, narcotic melodies, [and] a prevailing sense of technological dread", Laurel boasts a style of music surreal enough to be deemed super-art, yet real enough to be enjoyable.

Halo’s work, while originally being classical and piano-based in nature, has stemmed to a wall of bass and percussion that attacks the body in soothing, parabolic way - it’s that rare combination of art-house and spiritualisation. And rarer still, bass and vocal making for a truly defining genre that is coming to Australia for the first time.

This musical innovation can be yours for just $29 dollars per 2.5hrs starting at 8:30pm. So, if you feel like having your mind rocked on Thursday 19 September, why not see the future of music at Powerhouse. If not because it sounds good, then for the hipster bragging rights.

Check out Laura Halo's 'Thaw'