Excavation (album)

Excavation
Studio album by The Haxan Cloak
Released	April 16, 2013
Genre	Drone Dark ambient Experimental Ambient
Length	51:15
Label	Tri Angle Records
The Haxan Cloak chronology
The Haxan Cloak (2011) Excavation (2013)

Excavation is the second studio album by The Haxan Cloak, released on Tri Angle Records on April 16, 2013.^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	84/100[2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Pitchfork	(8.7/10)[3]
Spin	(9/10)[4]
Drowned in Sound	(7/10)[5]

Excavation received some acclaim from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 84 based on 16 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".^[2] Pitchfork named Excavation the 29th-best album of 2013,^[6] and Rolling Stone called it the 16th-best dance album of 2013.^[7]

Track listing

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

Personnel

• Music: Bobby Krlic
• Design: DR.ME
• Mastered by: Matt Colton
• Mastered at: Alchemy Mastering
• Photography: Cody Cobb

References

1. Heather Phares, “The Haxan Cloak: Excavation,” Allmusic, April 15, 2013.
2. "Critic Reviews for Excavation - Metacritic". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
3. Nick Heyland, “The Haxan Cloak: Excavation,” Pitchfork, April 17, 2013.
4. Philip Sherburne, “The Haxan Cloak, ‘Excavation’ (Tri Angle),” Spin, April 16, 2013.
5. J.R. Moores, “The Haxan Cloak: Excavation,” Drowned in Sound, April 11, 2013.
6. Grayson Haver Currin, “The Top 50 Albums,” Pitchfork, December 18, 2013.
7. “20 Best Dance Albums of 2013,” Rolling Stone. Retrieved May 21, 2014.