I'm not sure that I've ever understood what Laurel Halo is going for. That's quite alright; her three major releases occupy a totally distinct sonic world, and it'd be boring to have fully explored it the first time. Halo's work, for me, has a very specific role: when I'd like to listen to Laurel Halo, she's the obvious choice. Otherwise, it's almost entirely insulated from the rest of my music library, totally immune to the constant subconscious comparison- and connection-drawing that I can't otherwise avoid. She's usually labelled a techno or ambient pop artist - neither is strictly incorrect, but Dust's rhythmic detachment from the grid belies the former; the occasional full disregard of listenability, the latter. There's no doubt in my mind that every second of Dust is fully explicated somewhere on the internet, enough context to enlighten me and enough to make me never want to listen to it again. Ignorance is bliss.

Highlights: Moontalk, Do U Ever Happen, Jelly