Excavation (The Haxan Cloak album)

Excavation is the second studio album by English musician Bobby Krlic under the pseudonym The Haxan Cloak. It was released on 16 April 2013 through Tri Angle.^[1] It received universal acclaim from critics.^[2]

Excavation
Studio album by The Haxan Cloak
Released	16 April 2013 (2013-04-16)
Genre	Electronic drone experimental dark ambient industrial
Length	51:34
Label	Tri Angle
The Haxan Cloak chronology
The Haxan Cloak (2011) Excavation (2013)

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	8.0/10[3]
Metacritic	84/100[2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Clash	8/10[4]
Consequence of Sound	[5]
DIY	7/10[6]
Exclaim!	10/10[7]
Pitchfork	8.7/10[8]
Resident Advisor	4.0/5[9]
The Skinny	[10]
Spin	9/10[11]
XLR8R	8/10[12]

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 it "a brilliant piece of work, one best enjoyed actively with a premium set of headphones, in solitude."^[7] 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."^[8] 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."^[12]

Accolades

Year-end lists for Excavation

Publication	List	Rank	Ref.
Consequence	Top 50 Albums of 2013	46	[13]
MusicOMH	Top 100 Albums of 2013	82	[14]
Paste	The 50 Best Albums of 2013	40	[15]
Pitchfork	The Top 50 Albums of 2013	29	[16]
The Quietus	Quietus Albums of the Year 2013	14	[17]
Rolling Stone	20 Best Dance Albums of 2013	16	[18]
Under the Radar	Top 125 Albums of 2013	99	[19]
XLR8R	Best Releases of 2013	16	[20]

Track listing

Excavation track listing

No.	Title	Length
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

All tracks are written by Bobby Krlic.

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.^[21]

• Bobby Krlic – music
• DR.ME – design
• Matt Colton – mastering
• Cody Cobb – photography

Charts

Chart performance for Excavation

Chart (2013)	Peak position
UK UK Independent Album Breakers (OCC)[22]	12
UK Official Record Store (OCC)[23]	35