Excavation (The Haxan Cloak album)

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Excavation
Excavation (Front Cover).png
Studio album by
The Haxan Cloak
Released15 April 2013 (2013-04-15)
Genre
Length51:34
Label Tri Angle
The Haxan Cloak chronology
The Haxan Cloak
(2011)		Excavation
(2013)

Excavation is the second studio album by English musician Bobby Krlic under the pseudonym The Haxan Cloak. It was released on 15 April 2013 through Tri Angle. [1] It received universal acclaim from critics. [2]

Contents

Background

Excavation is The Haxan Cloak's second studio album, following The Haxan Cloak (2011). [3] As for the album's concept, Bobby Krlic said, "The first record was about a person's decline towards death, so this one's about the journey he takes afterwards." [4] The album is mastered by Matt Colton. [5] The album's cover art features a photograph taken by Cody Cobb. [6]

Release

Excavation was released on 15 April 2013 internationally and 30 April 2013 in the United States through Tri Angle. [7] Bobby Krlic later built his home studio in Los Angeles, regained the master tapes to his work from various record labels, and founded the record label Archaic Devices. [8] The Haxan Cloak and Excavation were both reissued on 24 November 2023 through Archaic Devices. [9]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?8.0/10 [10]
Metacritic 84/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Clash 8/10 [11]
Consequence of Sound Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [12]
DIY 7/10 [13]
Exclaim! 10/10 [14]
Pitchfork 8.7/10 [15]
Resident Advisor 4.0/5 [16]
The Skinny Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [17]
Spin 9/10 [18]
XLR8R 8/10 [19]

According to the review aggregator Metacritic , Excavation received "universal acclaim" based on a weighted average score of 84 out of 100 from 16 critic scores. [2]

Philip James de Vries of Exclaim! called the album "a brilliant piece of work, one best enjoyed actively with a premium set of headphones, in solitude." [14] Nick Neyland of Pitchfork stated, "It's not aesthetically similar to Scott Walker's later works, but it similarly highlights how certain music specifically needs the right time, place, and mood to function." [15] Brandon Bussolini of XLR8R commented that "Excavation treads, for the most part, the line between electro-acoustic experimentation for its own sake and more familiar shapes, although the beats remain too diffuse to put a label on." [19]

Accolades

Year-end lists for Excavation
PublicationListRankRef.
Consequence Top 50 Albums of 2013
46
MusicOMH Top 100 Albums of 2013
82
Paste The 50 Best Albums of 2013
40
Pitchfork The Top 50 Albums of 2013
29
The Quietus Quietus Albums of the Year 2013
14
PopMatters The 75 Best Albums of 2013
62
Resident Advisor Top 20 Albums of 2013
14
Rolling Stone 20 Best Dance Albums of 2013
16
Spin 50 Best Albums of 2013
14
Under the Radar Top 125 Albums of 2013
99
XLR8R Best Releases of 2013
16

Track listing

All tracks are written by Bobby Krlic.

Excavation track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Consumed"1:39
2."Excavation (Part 1)"8:09
3."Excavation (Part 2)"4:13
4."Mara"3:13
5."Miste"5:37
6."The Mirror Reflecting (Part 1)"3:10
7."The Mirror Reflecting (Part 2)"7:07
8."Dieu"5:12
9."The Drop"12:55
Total length:51:34

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes. [31]

Charts

Chart performance for Excavation
Chart (2013)Peak
position
UK Independent Album Breakers (OCC) [32] 12
UK Official Record Store (OCC) [33] 35

References

  1. 1 2 Phares, Heather. "Excavation – The Haxan Cloak". AllMusic . Retrieved 15 April 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 "Reviews for Excavation by The Haxan Cloak". Metacritic . CBS Interactive . Retrieved 22 January 2015.
  3. ↑ Sherburne, Philip (19 February 2013). "The Haxan Cloak: U.K. Producer Channels Demons, Curdles Blood". Spin . Retrieved 7 July 2025.
  4. ↑ Fitzmaurice, Larry (21 February 2013). "The Haxan Cloak". Pitchfork . Retrieved 7 July 2025.
  5. ↑ Kalev, Maya (15 April 2013). "Deeper Underground: An Interview With The Haxan Cloak". The Quietus . Retrieved 7 July 2025.
  6. ↑ Wray, Daniel Dylan (26 June 2013). "We met sound art graduate The Haxan Cloak at Primavera Sound". Loud and Quiet . Retrieved 7 July 2025.
  7. ↑ Neyland, Nick (31 January 2013). "The Haxan Cloak: "The Mirror Reflecting (Part 2)"". Pitchfork . Retrieved 7 July 2025.
  8. ↑ Kelly, Tyler Damara (11 October 2023). "Bobby Krlic returns with "N/Y" as his first solo release in over a decade". The Line of Best Fit . Retrieved 7 July 2025.
  9. ↑ Hussey, Allison (11 October 2023). "The Haxan Cloak Returns After a Decade With New Song "N/Y": Listen". Pitchfork . Retrieved 7 July 2025.
  10. ↑ "Excavation by The Haxan Cloak reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  11. ↑ Martin, Felicity (11 April 2013). "The Haxan Cloak – Excavation". Clash . Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  12. ↑ Geffen, Sasha (30 April 2013). "Album Review: The Haxan Cloak – Excavation". Consequence of Sound . Archived from the original on 14 May 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  13. ↑ Smith, Dom (15 April 2013). "The Haxan Cloak – Excavation". DIY . Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  14. 1 2 De Vries, Philip James (2 May 2013). "The Haxan Cloak: Excavation". Exclaim! . Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  15. 1 2 Heyland, Nick (17 April 2013). "The Haxan Cloak: Excavation". Pitchfork . Retrieved 17 April 2013.
  16. ↑ Ryce, Andrew (16 April 2013). "The Haxan Cloak – Excavation". Resident Advisor . Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  17. ↑ Gieben, Bram E. (2 April 2013). "The Haxan Cloak – Excavation". The Skinny . Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  18. ↑ Sherburne, Philip (16 April 2013). "The Haxan Cloak, 'Excavation' (Tri Angle)". Spin . Retrieved 16 April 2013.
  19. 1 2 Bussolini, Brandon (15 April 2013). "The Haxan Cloak: Excavation". XLR8R . Archived from the original on 19 April 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  20. ↑ "Top 50 Albums of 2013". Consequence . 13 December 2013. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
  21. ↑ "musicOMH's Top 100 Albums Of 2013: Full List and Playlist". MusicOMH . 9 December 2013. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
  22. ↑ "The 50 Best Albums of 2013". Paste . 2 December 2013. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
  23. ↑ "The Top 50 Albums of 2013". Pitchfork . 17 December 2013. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
  24. ↑ "Quietus Albums Of The Year 2013 (In Association With Norman Records)". The Quietus . 30 December 2013. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
  25. ↑ "The 75 Best Albums of 2013 (page 2 of 8)". PopMatters . 8 December 2013. Archived from the original on 15 December 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
  26. ↑ "RA Poll: Top 20 albums of 2013". Resident Advisor . 18 December 2013. Archived from the original on 7 July 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
  27. ↑ "20 Best Dance Albums of 2013". Rolling Stone . 16 December 2013. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
  28. ↑ "SPIN's 50 Best Albums of 2013 (page 37 of 50)". Spin . 2 December 2013. Archived from the original on 4 December 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
  29. ↑ "Under the Radar's Top 125 Albums of 2013". Under the Radar . 23 December 2013. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
  30. ↑ "XLR8R's Best of 2013: Releases (30 – 16)". XLR8R . 19 December 2013. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
  31. ↑ The Haxan Cloak (2013). Excavation (CD booklet). Tri Angle.
  32. ↑ "Official Independent Album Breakers Chart on 21/4/2013". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 26 March 2025.
  33. ↑ "Official Record Store Chart on 28/4/2013". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 26 March 2025.
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