Excavation (The Haxan Cloak album)

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

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

Reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	8.0/10[2]
Metacritic	84/100[3]
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]

Excavation received 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".^[3] Pitchfork named Excavation the 29th best album of 2013,^[13] and Rolling Stone called it the 16th best dance album of 2013.^[14]

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

Personnel

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

References

1. Phares, Heather. "Excavation – The Haxan Cloak". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
2. "Excavation by The Haxan Cloak reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
3. "Reviews for Excavation by The Haxan Cloak". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
4. Martin, Felicity (11 April 2013). "The Haxan Cloak – Excavation". Clash. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
5. 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.
6. Smith, Dom (15 April 2013). "The Haxan Cloak – Excavation". DIY. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
7. De Vries, Philip James (2 May 2013). "The Haxan Cloak: Excavation". Exclaim!. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
8. Heyland, Nick (17 April 2013). "The Haxan Cloak: Excavation". Pitchfork. Retrieved 17 April 2013.
9. Ryce, Andrew (16 April 2013). "The Haxan Cloak – Excavation". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
10. Gieben, Bram E. (2 April 2013). "The Haxan Cloak – Excavation". The Skinny. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
11. Sherburne, Philip (16 April 2013). "The Haxan Cloak, 'Excavation' (Tri Angle)". Spin. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
12. Bussolini, Brandon (15 April 2013). "The Haxan Cloak: Excavation". XLR8R. Archived from the original on 19 April 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
13. Grayson Haver Currin, “The Top 50 Albums,” Pitchfork, December 18, 2013.
14. “20 Best Dance Albums of 2013,” Rolling Stone. Retrieved May 21, 2014.