Album of the week: Julianna Barwick – Nepenthe

Choral sumptuousness produced with Icelandic epic know-how. Julianna Barwick’s 2011 second album The Magic Place used her looped vocal lines to create sumptuous choral noise that has more in common with synthetic ambient music then community choirs. A ghostly gorgeous imprint was the outcome. Nepethene feels much more alive. Taking advantage of an invite from producer Alex Somers to come to the popular artist haven of Iceland, Barwick has composed … More... → The post Album of the week: ...

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