Baralku (Emancipator album)

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Baralku
Cover of the Emancipator Album "Baralku".jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 17, 2017 (2017-11-17)
Length60:03
Emancipator chronology
Seven Seas
(2015)
Baralku
(2017)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Exclaim! 8/10 [1]

Baralku is the fifth studio album by American DJ Emancipator. It is named after Baralku island upon which the dead are believed to live in Indigenous Australian Yolngu culture. [2] It was released on November 17, 2017.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Baralku"3:25
2."Ghost Pong"4:51
3."Mako"4:12
4."Daffodil Pickles"2:34
5."Tree Hunt"4:39
6."Abracadabra"2:31
7."Goodness"5:25
8."Udon"3:46
9."Bat Country"4:28
10."Pancakes"4:47
11."Rappahannock"5:14
12."Winter Dub"4:46
13."Time for Space"7:13
14."Sands"2:43
Total length:60:03

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References

  1. Hampson, Ashley (November 13, 2017). "Emancipator – Baralku". Exclaim! . Retrieved July 31, 2019.
  2. Warman, Zane (November 17, 2017). "Emancipator Releases Earthy New Album 'Baralku'". Billboard . Retrieved July 31, 2019.