Halo (Azonic album)

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]

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 (1994) Skinner's Black Laboratories (1995)

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