Throb (haloblack album)

Throb (or sylized as Throb.) is the third studio album by haloblack, released on February 16, 2004 by Armalyte Industries and The Sick City. The album's recording began after Bryan Barton moved from Minneapolis to London in the late 1990s. Barton became inspired to return to his musical roots and compose again after extensively listening to electronic music and Tricky's 1995 album Maxinquaye.[1][2] The album was made with collaborative efforts of musicians Kraig Tyler, Charles Levi, Raymond Watts, and Olivier Grasse.[3]

Throb
Studio album by
haloblack
ReleasedFebruary 16, 2004 (2004-02-16)
Recorded1999 (1999) – 2003 (2003)
GenreIndustrial rock
Length41:42
LabelArmalyte Industries/The Sick City
ProducerBryan Barton
Haloblack chronology
funkyhell
(1996)		 Throb
(2004)

Reception

Release Magazine gave Throb eight out of ten "R's", calling the music "strikingly inventive" and "consistently good."[4] C. Parker of The Wire criticized the mediocre writing and said "from the crackling interference, supine adolescent questioning and maladroit thudding of "Why?" through to the soggy bassline on the closing "Drugbeat". this is one long, unalleviated exercise in gloom and despondency."[5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Bryan Barton, except co-written where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Why?" 2:21
2."Feel"Olivier Grasset3:32
3."Vapour"Krayge Tyler3:55
4."My Sacred"Arianne Schreiber, Krayge Tyler3:28
5."Junky" 4:30
6."Out There"Arianne Schreiber3:11
7."Punch the Deck" 2:21
8."Love Méchante" 3:23
9."Tonight My Body Feels So Tight" 4:45
10."Permanence" 2:44
11."So Volatile" 1:50
12."Drugbeat"Krayge Tyler5:42

Personnel

Adapted from the Throb liner notes.[6]

haloblack

  • Bryan Barton (as Bryan Black) – production, mastering, vocals (2, 3, 5, 8, 9, 11, 12)

Additional performers

  • Toby Doig – feedback (9, 11)
  • Jules Hodgson – guitar (5)
  • Charles Levi – bass guitar (6)
  • Jun Onose (as J) – bass guitar (7)
  • Arianne Schreiber – production, vocals (3–7, 9, 12)
  • Krayge Tyler – production, guitar (3, 4, 7, 12)

Production and design

Release history
Region Date Label Format Catalog
United States 2004 Armalyte Industries/The Sick City CD ARMCD005, CAT0204

References
  1. Hinds, Daniel (1999). "Haloblack Interview". The Plague. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
  2. Noheden, Kristoffer (2004). "The Electronic Music World of Bryan Black – Haloblack, H3llb3nt, Xlover, Motor..." Release Magazine. WordPress. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
  3. "Haloblack Interview". Side-Line Magazine. Bernard Van Isacker. 2004. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
  4. Noheden, Kristoffer (February 18, 2004). "Haloblack: Throb.". Release Magazine. Musik & Media. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
  5. C. Parker (2004). "Haloblack: Throb". The Wire. Tony Herrington (239–244): 183. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  6. Throb (booklet). haloblack. Surrey, United Kingdom/London, United Kingdom: Armalyte Industries/The Sick City. 2004.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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