Julianna Barwick is an American musician who composes using electronic loops. Her first album, The Magic Place, was released in 2011.
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Louisiana, U.S |
| Genres | Ambient, new age, electronic, avant-garde |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Labels | Dead Oceans, Asthmatic Kitty, Mistletone |
| Website | juliannabarwick |
Music career
editBarwick has said that her music is influenced by her participation in church choir while growing up in Louisiana. She composes with a machine to create electronic loops built around her vocalizing.[1]
She self-released her debut EP, Sanguine, in 2006. The songs are wordless with vocal overdubs, vocal percussion, and improvisation.[2] On the EP, Florine, she uses a loop station and pedals to create minimalist repetition accompanied by layers of vocals and synthesizers.[3] In 2010, Barwick was commissioned to remix "Reckoner" by Radiohead. During the next year, she released an album of improvisational music, FRKWYS Vol. 6, with Ikue Mori.[4]
She recorded her first full-length album, The Magic Place, on a rehearsal stage because it was soundproof and had a piano.[5] The title of the album refers to a tree on her family's farm that was big enough to crawl into, as though the tree contained rooms shaped by the trunk and branches.[6] In 2012, she formed the duo Ombre[7] with Helado Negro and recorded the album Believe You Me.[8]
The title of her second album, Nepenthe, was inspired by the death of a relative. The name comes from the drug of forgetfulness found in ancient Greek literature and the work of Edgar Allan Poe. The album features the string ensemble Amiina and a choir of teenage girls.[9]
In 2016, the song "Nebula", from her third album Will premiered on NPR. A music video directed by Derrick Belcham was shot at the historic Philip Johnson Glass House.[10]
On December 20, 2019, she released an EP, titled Circumstance Synthesis, and in July 2020 she released her fourth album Healing Is a Miracle.[11]
Discography
editSolo studio albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
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| US Heat.[12] | New Age Albums[12] | ||
| The Magic Place |
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— | 4 |
| Nepenthe |
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25 | 3 |
| Will |
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21 | 3 |
| Healing Is a Miracle |
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— | — |
Collaborative studio albums
edit| Title | Album details |
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| FRKWYS Vol. 6 (with Ikue Mori) |
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| Believe You Me (with Helado Negro, as Ombre) |
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EPs
edit| Title | Details |
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| Sanguine |
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| Florine |
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| Matrimony Remixes |
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| Pacing |
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| Rosabi |
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| Circumstance Synthesis |
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References
edit- ^ Monger, James Christopher. "Julianna Barwick". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
- ^ "Julianna Barwick + Discography". Juliannabarwick.com. Archived from the original on 2012-04-24. Retrieved 2013-08-19.
- ^ Howe, Brian. "Pitchfork". Pitchfork. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
- ^ Howe, Brian. "Ikue Mori / Julianna Barwick". Pitchfork. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
- ^ Vogl, Tamara. "Beat". Beat. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
- ^ "The Magic Place | Asthmatic Kitty Records". Asthmatickitty.com. 2011-02-22. Retrieved 2013-08-19.
- ^ "Believe You Me". Asthmatic Kitty Records. 2012-06-21. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
- ^ Cooper, Duncan. "Julianna Barwick and Helado Negro". Fader. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
- ^ Pelly, Jenn (15 May 2013). "Listen: Julianna Barwick: "Forever", From New Album Nepenthe". Pitchfork. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
- ^ Hilton, Robin. "First Watch: Julianna Barwick: "Nebula", From New Album Will". NPR. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
- ^ Mackay, Emily (2020-07-12). "Julianna Barwick: Healing Is a Miracle review – balm for the soul". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 2020-07-13.
- ^ a b "Julianna Barwick". Billboard. Retrieved 2022-02-19.