# Harlecore

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{{Infobox album
| name         = Harlecore
| type         = studio
| artist       = [Danny L Harle](/source/Danny_L_Harle)
| cover        = Danny L Harle - Harlecore.jpg
| alt          = 
| released     = 26 February 2021
| genre        = {{hlist|[EDM](/source/Electronic_dance_music)|[rave](/source/rave_music)|[hard dance](/source/hard_dance)|[Eurodance](/source/Eurodance)}}
| length       = 37:32
| label        = [Mad Decent](/source/Mad_Decent)
| producer     = {{hlist|Danny L Harle|[Hudson Mohawke](/source/Hudson_Mohawke)}}
| prev_title   = 1UL EP
| prev_year    = 2017
| next_title   = Harlecore (Remixes)
| next_year    = 2022
| misc         = {{Singles
  | name        = Harlecore
  | type        = studio
  | single1     = On a Mountain
  | single1date = 14 January 2021
  | single2     = Boing Beat
  | single2date = 14 January 2021
  | single3     = Interlocked
  | single3date = 10 February 2021
  | single4     = Ocean's Theme
  | single4date = 10 February 2021
}}
}}

'''''Harlecore''''' is the debut studio album by British [electronic music](/source/electronic_music)ian [Danny L Harle](/source/Danny_L_Harle). It was released 26 February 2021 via [Mad Decent](/source/Mad_Decent).<ref>{{Cite web|last=Minsker|first=Evan|title=Danny L Harle Announces New Album Harlecore, Shares New Song|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/danny-l-harle-announces-new-album-harlecore-shares-new-song-listen/|access-date=2021-01-23|website=Pitchfork|language=en-us}}</ref> The album draws heavily on [rave music](/source/rave_music), and features Harle taking on the personas of four different DJs, including: DJ Danny, MC Boing (a revived collaboration with [PC Music](/source/PC_Music) producer Lil Data), DJ Mayhem (a collaboration with Scottish producer [Hudson Mohawke](/source/Hudson_Mohawke)) and DJ Ocean (a collaboration with American musician [Caroline Polachek](/source/Caroline_Polachek)).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Danny L Harle's Harlecore is a celebration of the club|url=https://www.newstatesman.com/culture/music-theatre/2021/02/danny-l-harle-s-harlecore-celebration-club|access-date=2021-02-25|website=www.newstatesman.com|language=en}}</ref>

''Harlecore'' was supported by the singles "On a Mountain" and "Boing Beat", released 14 January 2021,<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=2021-01-14|title=Danny L Harle – "On A Mountain" & "Boing Beat"|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2112994/danny-l-harle-on-a-mountain-boing-beat/music/|access-date=2021-02-25|website=Stereogum|language=en}}</ref> and "Interlocked" and "Ocean's Theme", released 10 February 2021.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|date=2021-02-10|title=Danny L Harle shares new songs "Interlocked" and "Ocean's Theme": Stream|url=https://consequenceofsound.net/2021/02/stream-danny-harle-new-songs/|access-date=2021-02-25|website=Consequence of Sound|language=en-US}}</ref> Accompanying the album, a companion website of the same name acted as an interactive "24/7, virtual club experience".<ref>{{Cite web|title=Danny L Harle announces album and interactive club experience, Harlecore · News ⟋ RA|url=https://ra.co/news/74379|access-date=2021-02-25|website=Resident Advisor|language=en}}</ref><ref name="Harleco.re">{{cite web |title=Harleco.re |url=https://harleco.re/ |website=Harlecore |access-date=21 October 2024 |archive-date=7 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230207234511/https://harleco.re/ |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref>

== Background and release ==
Harle had hosted many live shows, DJ sets and concerts featuring the "Harlecore" title, dating as far back as September 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|title=DANNY L HARLE PRESENTS HARLECORE Tickets {{!}} £8 {{!}} 21 Sep 2017 @ The Waiting Room, London {{!}} DICE|url=https://dice.fm/event/pyk88-danny-l-harle-presents-harlecore-21st-sep-the-waiting-room-tickets|access-date=2021-02-25|website=Tickets to the best gigs, clubs and festivals - Get the App now {{!}} DICE|language=en}}</ref> Harle has also adopted the "Harlecore" title in recent remixes.<ref>{{Citation|title=Beautiful People (feat. Khalid) [Danny L Harle Harlecore Remix] - Single by Ed Sheeran|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/beautiful-people-feat-khalid-danny-harle-harlecore/1474822356|language=en-us|access-date=2021-02-25}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|title=1000 gecs and The Tree of Clues by 100 gecs|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/1000-gecs-and-the-tree-of-clues/1521674860|language=en-us|access-date=2021-02-25}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|title=IMMEDIATELY Remixes by Perfume Genius|date=2021-03-12|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/immediately-remixes/1546188924|language=en-US|access-date=2021-02-25|archive-date=2021-09-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210921185026/https://music.apple.com/us/album/immediately-remixes/1546188924|url-status=dead}}</ref> Also familiar is the MC Boing moniker: a collaboration with former labelmate Lil Data (a.k.a. Jack Armitage), which made its premiere in May 2017 as a part of [PC Music](/source/PC_Music)'s Month of Mayhem project.<ref>{{Cite web|title=♫ Listen: MC BOING - "Dance Floor"|url=https://www.tinymixtapes.com/chocolate-grinder/listen-mc-boing-dance-floor|access-date=2021-02-25|website=Tiny Mix Tapes|language=en}}</ref>

In late 2019, in a since deleted Tweet responding to a fan asking for new solo material, Harle stated he'd been "working on a lot of stuff" that would "be worth the wait".<ref>{{Cite web|title=PCMUSIC on Instagram: "🚨 UPDATE 🚨 @dannylharle stated on Twitter that he's been working on a lot of solo material that will be worth the wait!! When should we…"|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/B37nKonl1sG/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/B37nKonl1sG |archive-date=2021-12-26 |url-access=registration|access-date=2021-02-25|website=Instagram|language=en}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

On 8 January 2021, social media accounts for @ClubHarlecore begun posting short videos, teasing the release of something soon.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Harlecore on Twitter: "This Is Harlecore"|url=https://twitter.com/clubharlecore/status/1347207746446217218|access-date=2021-02-25|website=Twitter|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Harlecore on Instagram: "This Is #Harlecore"|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CJv8ZrCnAsp/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/CJv8ZrCnAsp |archive-date=2021-12-26 |url-access=registration|access-date=2021-02-25|website=Instagram|language=en}}{{cbignore}}</ref> This was followed by the release of the singles "On a Mountain", (its music video released the same day), and "Boing Beat" on 14 January,<ref name=":0" /> A live performance of "Boing Beat" would be held on the virtual club site on 25 January,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Harlecore on Twitter|url=https://twitter.com/clubharlecore/status/1353025641143103489|access-date=2021-02-25|website=Twitter|language=en}}</ref> followed by a lyric video, released on 27 January.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Danny L Harle on Twitter: "not a mobile phone in sight, just MC Boing bouncing all night"|url=https://twitter.com/dannylharle/status/1353800461015543809|access-date=2021-02-25|website=Twitter|language=en}}</ref>

Teasers of DJ Mayhem were posted to social media the day before the release<ref>{{Cite web|title=Harlecore on Twitter|url=https://twitter.com/clubharlecore/status/1358849048912908288|access-date=2021-02-25|website=Twitter|language=en}}</ref> of "Interlocked", (its music video was also released the same day), and "Ocean's Theme" on 10 February.<ref name=":1" /> A music video for "Ocean's Theme" was released later, on 19 February.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Danny L Harle on Twitter: "This is the Emotion"|url=https://twitter.com/dannylharle/status/1362839977500037121|access-date=2021-02-25|website=Twitter|language=en}}</ref>

== Reception ==
{{Music ratings
| MC = 78/100<ref name=metacritic>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/harlecore/danny-l-harle|title=
HARLECORE by Danny L. Harle|work=[Metacritic](/source/Metacritic)|publisher=[CBS Interactive](/source/CBS_Interactive)|accessdate=December 18, 2022}}</ref>
| rev1 = [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic)
| rev1score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web |last1=Phares |first1=Heather |title=Review: Harlecore - Danny L. Harle |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/harlecore-mw0003478752 |website=[AllMusic](/source/AllMusic) |access-date=18 December 2022}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[DIY](/source/DIY_Magazine)''
| rev2score = {{rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web |last1=Watson |first1=Ellie |title=Album Review: DANNY L HARLE - HARLECORE |url=https://diymag.com/review/album/danny-l-harle-harlecore-album-review |website=DIY Magazine |access-date=18 December 2022}}</ref>
| rev3 = ''[Exclaim!](/source/Exclaim!)''
| rev3score = 8/10<ref name=exclaim>{{cite web |last1=Pearson |first1=Luke |title=Danny L Harle Is Here to Save '90s Rave with 'Harlecore' |url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/danny_l_harle_harlecore_album_review |website=Exclaim! |access-date=18 December 2022}}</ref>
| rev4 = ''[The Observer](/source/The_Observer)''
| rev4score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref name="observer">{{cite web |last1=Cragg |first1=Michael |title=Danny L Harle: Harlecore review – big, dumb escapist fun |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/feb/28/danny-l-harle-harlecore-review |website=The Observer |access-date=18 December 2022}}</ref>
| rev5 = ''[Pitchfork](/source/Pitchfork_(website))''
| rev5score = 7.3/10<ref>{{cite web |last1=Joyce |first1=Colin |title=Danny L Harle: Hardcore Album Review |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/danny-l-harle-harlecore/ |website=Pitchfork |access-date=18 December 2022}}</ref>
}}
In a positive review, Heather Phares of ''[AllMusic](/source/AllMusic)'' wrote that "''Harlecore'' gives the blissful escapism of late-'90s and early-2000s [rave culture](/source/rave_culture) a 2020s update while staying lovingly true to its roots," calling it "a briskly entertaining look back -- and forward -- at some of [EDM](/source/electronic_dance_music)'s fizziest, gaudiest sounds."<ref name="allmusic"/> For ''[The Observer](/source/The_Observer)'', critic Michael Cragg called it "big, dumb escapist fun with – as no one says any more – a massive donk on it."<ref name="observer"/> Luke Pearson of ''[Exclaim!](/source/Exclaim!)'' described it as "full to bursting with '90s rave goodness — it's big, fun, and just a little bit dumb, all delivered with a massive meta wink from Harle himself."<ref name=exclaim/> For ''[Resident Advisor](/source/Resident_Advisor)'', Andrew Ryce asserted that "''Harlecore'' transcends any coherent analysis. It's making fun of dance music and celebrating it at the same time," and described it as blending old [hard dance](/source/hard_dance) styles, [hyperpop](/source/hyperpop), and [Eurodance](/source/Eurodance).<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ryce |first1=Andrew |title=Album Review: Danny L Harle - Harlecore |url=https://ra.co/reviews/33682 |website=Resident Advisor |access-date=18 December 2022}}</ref>

Ryan Middleton from ''Magnetic Magazine'' compared "Ti Amo" and "Do You Remember" to early 2000's music and [Basshunter](/source/Basshunter).<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.magneticmag.com/2021/02/album-review-danny-l-harle-harlecore | title = Album Review: Danny L Harle - Harlecore | website = [Magnetic Magazine](/source/Ross_Levinsohn) | author = Ryan Middleton | date = 26 February 2021 | access-date = 6 November 2021}}</ref>

== Track listing ==
Credits adapted from Spotify.{{Track listing
| all_writing = 
| note5 = DJ Danny
| title11 = Shining Stars
| length11 = 3:01
| title12 = Car Song
| length12 = 1:31
| title13 = Ti Amo
| length13 = 2:43
| note13 = feat. MC Spirits) (DJ Danny
| note1 = DJ Danny
| note7 = DJ Danny
| title10 = For So Long
| note9 = DJ Danny
| note2 = MC Boing
| note6 = MC Boing
| note12 = MC Boing
| note3 = DJ Mayhem
| note8 = DJ Mayhem
| note11 = DJ Mayhem
| note4 = DJ Ocean
| length10 = 4:18
| length9 = 3:05
| title1 = Where Are You Now
| length4 = 3:49
| length1 = 3:41
| total_length = 37:32
| title2 = Boing Beat
| length2 = 1:32
| writer2 = {{hlist|Harle|Jack Armitage|[Hannah Amond](/source/Hannah_Diamond)}}
| title3 = Interlocked
| length3 = 2:46
| title4 = Ocean's Theme
| title5 = On a Mountain
| title9 = Take My Heart Away
| length5 = 3:06
| writer5 = {{hlist|Harle|Eyelar Mirzazadeh}}
| title6 = Piano Song
| length6 = 1:40
| title7 = Do You Remember
| length7 = 3:23
| title8 = All Night
| length8 = 2:57
| note10 = DJ Ocean
| writer3 = {{hlist|Harle|[Ross Birchard](/source/Hudson_Mohawke)|[Lauren Eve Mayberry](/source/Lauren_Mayberry)|[Martin Clifford Doherty](/source/Martin_Doherty)}}
| writer4 = {{hlist|Harle|[Caroline Polachek](/source/Caroline_Polachek)}}
| writer1 = {{hlist|Danny L Harle|[Neo Jessica Joshua](/source/Nao_(singer))}}
| writer6 = {{hlist|Harle|Armitage}}
| writer7 = {{hlist|Harle|Mirzazadeh|Nate Campany}}
| writer8 = {{hlist|Harle|Birchard}}
| writer9 = {{hlist|Harle|Mirzazadeh}}
| writer10 = {{hlist|Harle|Polachek}}
| writer11 = {{hlist|Harle|Birchard|Mirzazadeh}}
| writer12 = {{hlist|Harle|Armitage}}
| writer13 = {{hlist|Harle|Alberto Guerrini|[Hugh Alan Cornwell](/source/Hugh_Cornwell)|[Jean-Jacques Burnel](/source/Jean-Jacques_Burnel)|[David Greenfield](/source/Dave_Greenfield)|Brian Duffy}}
}}'''Vinyl edition'''<ref>{{Cite web|title=Danny L Harle - 'Harlecore' 2LP – Mad Decent Official Store|url=https://shop.maddecent.com/products/danny-l-harle-harlecore-2lp|access-date=2021-02-27|website=shop.maddecent.com}}</ref>

'''Side A'''
{{Track listing
| title1        = On a Mountain
| length1       = 3:07
| title2        = All Night
| title3        = Piano Song
| length2       = 2:58
| length3       = 1:41
| note1         = DJ Danny
| note2         = DJ Mayhem
| note3         = MC Boing
}}

'''Side B'''
{{Track listing
| title4        = Boing Beat
| title5        = Where Are You Now
| title6        = For So Long
| note4         = MC Boing
| length4       = 1:33
| note5         = DJ Danny
| length5       = 3:42
| note6         = DJ Ocean
| length6       = 4:18
}}

'''Side C'''
{{Track listing
| title7        = Interlocked
| note7         = DJ Mayhem
| length7       = 2:47
| title8        = Do You Remember
| note8         = DJ Danny
| length8       = 3:24
| title9        = Car Song
| note9         = MC Boing
| length9       = 1:32
}}

'''Side D'''
{{Track listing
| title10       = Ocean's Theme
| note10        = DJ Ocean
| length10      = 3:50
| title11       = Take My Heart Away
| note11        = DJ Danny
| length11      = 3:05
| title12       = Shining Stars
| note12        = DJ Mayhem
| length12      = 3:02
| title13       = Ti Amo
| note13        = feat. MC Spirits) (DJ Danny
| length13      = 2:43
}}

== Personnel ==

* Danny L Harle – production
*[Nao](/source/Nao_(singer)) – vocals <small>(track 1)</small>
*Gloria Adereti – vocals <small>(track 1)</small>
*Lil Data – vocals <small>(track 2, 6, 12)</small>
*[Hannah Diamond](/source/Hannah_Diamond) – vocals <small>(track 2)</small>
*[Hudson Mohawke](/source/Hudson_Mohawke) – production <small>(track 3, 8, 11)</small>
*[L Devine](/source/L_Devine) – vocals <small>(track 3, 7)</small>
*[Caroline Polachek](/source/Caroline_Polachek) – vocals <small>(tracks 4, 10)</small>
*[Georgia Twinn](/source/Georgia_Twinn) – vocals <small>(track 5)</small>
*Emily Verlander – vocals <small>(track 8)</small>
*Karina Ramage – vocals <small>(track 9)</small>
* Eyelar Mirzazadeh – vocals <small>(track 11)</small>
*Gabber Eleganza – vocals <small>(track 13)</small>
*EG Huang - art director & graphic designer

== Release history ==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
! scope="col" |Region
! scope="col" |Date
! scope="col" |Format
! scope="col" |Label
! scope="col" |{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
! rowspan="2" scope="row" |Various
|26 February 2021
|{{hlist|[Digital download](/source/Music_download)|[streaming](/source/Streaming_media)}}
| rowspan="2" |[Mad Decent](/source/Mad_Decent)
| rowspan="2" |<ref>{{Cite web|title=Danny L Harle – Mad Decent Official Store|url=https://shop.maddecent.com/collections/danny-l-harle|access-date=2021-02-25|website=shop.maddecent.com}}</ref>
|-
|1 April 2021
|{{hlist|[Double LP](/source/LP_record)|[CD](/source/CD)}}
|}

== References ==

{{reflist}}

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Category:2021 debut albums
Category:Electronic albums by British artists
Category:Mad Decent albums
Category:Albums produced by Danny L Harle

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