Laurel Halo is an up-and-coming Brooklyn based bedroom artist who crafts complex beats out of warped electronica and dreamy vocals. Her hotly anticipated new Hour Logic EP is will be available in a matter of days (May 3 on Hippos in Tanks) and is bound to soundtrack all the uber-hip Brooklyn dance parties that neither you nor I will be attending this Summer. Here’s a taste of Halo’s work, “Supersymmetry,” a single off of her last EP King Felix. Halo has promised a more techno oriented sound in her upcoming work, and you can definitely hear the beginnings of that underneath “Supersymmetry”s dreamy, synthpop-infused electronica.
— Jon Behm
SUPERSYMMETRY – KING FELIX EP – 2010 by LAUREL HALO
Nuts & Bolts; 2005 Aston Martin DB9 web site aston martin db9
The Washington Post March 13, 2005 Downside: The DB9 coupe’s sun visors are narrow, designed to comply with the sleekness of the car’s interior. That’s great styling but lousy ergonomics. Those visors can become practically useless when driving into direct sunlight. There are also the usual sports car bugaboos — two rear seats that are seats in name only; a low ground clearance that turns speed bumps and dips into jolting obstacles; and little luggage space.
Ride, acceleration and handling: Excellent overall ride. Superior handling. The car moves from 0 to 60 miles per hour in 4.7 seconds.
Head-turning quotient: The DB9 snapped necks all over San Diego County. At the Hotel del Coronado, attendants fought for the chance to park the car.
Body style/layout: The DB9 coupe has a mid-front-mounted engine. It is a two-door with rear-wheel drive. The DB9 is also available as the stunningly beautiful Aston Martin Volante convertible. The 2005 DB9 replaces the Aston Martin DB7. The DB9 is built on a completely new bonded-aluminum platform.
Engine/transmission: The car is equipped with a 6-liter V-12 gasoline engine that develops 450 horsepower at 6,000 revolutions per minute and 420 foot-pounds of torque at 5,000 rpm. A six-speed automatic transmission that also can be shifted manually (using paddle shifters on either side of the steering wheel) is standard.
Cargo and fuel capacities: There are four seats in the DB9 coupe, but the car actually has adequate seating only for the driver and front passenger, as is the case with most sports coupes. Luggage capacity is a scant 6.1 cubic feet. The fuel tank holds 22 gallons of required premium gasoline.
Mileage: I averaged 18 miles per gallon mostly in highway driving.
Safety: Super-rigid body construction, traction and stability control, four-wheel anti-lock brakes, side air bags. website aston martin db9
Price: The base price on the tested DB9 coupe is $160,000. No dealer invoice price was available at this writing. Price as tested is $177,150, including $15,800 in options and a $1,350 destination charge. The price does not include possible federal gas-guzzler taxes. Pricing information is sourced from Aston Martin, Kbb.com and Edmunds.com.
Purse-strings note: Aston Martin automobiles are largely built to customer specifications, so their prices vary based on customer orders. Compare with the Bentley Continental GT, Mercedes-Benz CL65 AMG, Mercedes-Benz CL600 coupe and the Porsche 911 Turbo.
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