The Haxan Cloak
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The Haxan Cloak performing at the 2014 Pitchfork Music Festival
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| Birth name | Bobby Krlic |
| Born | 1985 (age 31–32) Wakefield, England |
| Genres | Electronica, dark ambient, drone, ambient, experimental |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer, producer |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Labels | Aurora Borealis Tri Angle |
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Bobby Krlic (born 1985), known by his stage name The Haxan Cloak, is a British musician and producer.
Krlic was born and raised in Wakefield in West Yorkshire, England. He studied music and visual arts at the University of Brighton.
Krlic recorded the first, self-titled Haxan Cloak album in his parents' shed over the course of three years using strings, mics and a laptop, playing every instrument himself. The second LP, Excavation, was released in 2013, and has a more electronic feel, using samples and heavy bass, along with distorted field recordings that Krlic recorded himself.
In 2012, The Haxan Cloak released a limited edition, one track, 27-minute live recording, The Men Parted the Sea to Devour the Water, as a part of Southern Records' Latitudes series. Krlic teamed up with American sludge metal band The Body to produce their 2014 album I Shall Die Here.Spin called it "a match made in hell." In August 2014, it was reported that Krlic is helping to produce the upcoming album from noise rock band HEALTH. In January 2015, Krlic announced that he was collaborating on both Vulnicura, an album by Björk released on January 20, 2015, and the score to Michael Mann's film Blackhat with Atticus Ross, released in theaters on January 16, 2015. In 2016, Krlic continued his work with Ross, co-scoring Triple 9, directed by John Hillcoat, and composing the soundtrack for the documentary Almost Holy, directed by Steve Hoover.
In 2014, The Haxan Cloak made its debut in the United States, with four dates total, in Washington, DC, New York City, Chicago and Los Angeles. He performed at the Brooklyn Masonic Temple along with Robert Henke and his music and light show, Lumière, and in Los Angeles with Pharmakon. The New York Times called The Haxan Cloak's set "amorphous, ominous and immersive, a transcendent plunge into darkness and overwhelming pressure."
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