Press

  • "Voices of unidentified characters, Bach quotes, funnily cheap Philip Glass-ism, sweetly sinister melodies, extemporaneous manifestations from alternative dimensions that sound in any case strangely familiar. You will immediately get used to this small universe, between domestic and visionary. And, above all, you will like it."

    Touching Extremes

  • "There are sustaining sound events sitting next to pieces with abrupt changes, voices from other dimensions, quirky electronics and majestic long form sounds, all part of one piece. Palombo’s music is never too quiet or slow and meandering; something is always happening, and usually not what you expect. "

    Vital Weekly

  • "The sonic performance, fully using Elastic Arts’ sixteen-speaker electro-acoustic sound system, was aggressive, immediate. Palombo described it as evoking the ambivalent feeling of being somewhere you shouldn’t while being unconcerned with your intrusion."

    Newcity

  • "The track begins with a gentle gong, extended into a drone, punctuated by lasers and chimes. Soon, a huge crash, clomping like horses’ feet, an unanswered phone, then another, business machines, typewriters and their subsequent dings, an office nightmare. The sound subsides to reveal a turn signal, then what may be the internal workings of a Xerox machine."

    A Closer Listen

  • "...humour is an essential aspect of her music. In that respect, her work stands out from chin-stroking, serious musique concrète composers with their field recordings and modular synthesizers."

    Vital Weekly

  • "The Chicago composer and visual artist Hali Palombo, has a knack for reanimating the dead. Her work is as much an exploration of technology as one of music, crafting sound collages from shortwave radio recordings and glitch art from footage of abandoned spaces."

    Bandcamp, Best Ambient Music of January 2021