In November last year we introduced you to Julianna Barwick by way a couple of videos of her performing. Using mainly just her voice and a loop station she has taken a-capella music to another dimension. She is back with a new album titled Magic Place
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Magic Place continues this theme but with more backing instrumentation. The results are very visual, mixing harmony and intricate layers of sound to create warmth, intimacy and gently rising ecstasy…like a soundtrack for an existential portrait of an artist in work.
The Magic Place:
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Inspired by childhood memories of church singing where the sound and different tones of voices filled a huge space she recreates a similar atmosphere.
You could really hear all the layers, harmonies, rounds, the men and the women, the claps… everything. Some of those hymns are so beautiful.
There is a great comfort in listening to her music, the absence of words make it a primal and unbiased experience where both sound and silence intermingle in complete divinity.
Listen to the Album: The Magic place
Video
Jacob Corbin, who runs Collective Crowd Records, produced and directed a video for the title track of Julianna’s recent release, The Magic Place. You can watch it below:
as previously featured, this gives a great insight into the creation of her work:
UK Tour Dates
18-May Amsterdam NL De Duif (w/ Bill Callahan)
19-May UK Glasgow Arches
20-May IRE Dublin Venue TBC
21-May UK London Village Underground w/ Emeralds
22-May UK London Slaughtered Lamb w/ Liz Janes
23-May UK Manchester Hey Manchester presents @ Kraak
24-May UK London, Rough Trade East in store
Buy Link
Amazon UK: Magic Place