Name: Still, Close (Movement 1) by Julia Barry
Duration: 4 min 12 s
Description: Recorded by Nebular Blue at Kansas City University's Murphy Hall, April 6, 2019.

‘Loon’ will be released on Erased Tapes as a 12” vinyl as well as digitally on October 2nd. 
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Containing five synthesiser-led pieces, ‘Loon’ was recorded in autumn 2014 across five days at Nils’s Durton Studio in Berlin, and continues on from the ambient sounds of ‘Stare’ but with the addition of more percussive elements and dub influences. For this new EP the duo wired an Oberheim 4 Voice and a Korg PS3100 to the mixing desk and performed live takes on both instruments. With all four hands on its pots, all mixes were recorded straight onto 2-track ½-inch tape.

Like on ‘Stare’, their first collaborative affair in 2012, they simply followed what was laying in front of them, and this time they were driven by some new synths, a kick drum and tape effects. Indulging in dub, the tracks where all performed rather than engineered, with Ólafur riding a few elements on faders and Nils bringing effects in and out. After running several mixes, they went for the five strongest moments from this session. The release was announced on a joint website www.arnaldsfrahm.com together with the launch of an intimate 45-minute studio film titled ‘Trance Frendz’, featuring another seven improvisations.

“Nils got some new synths and we thought we’d try them out. We loved them so much that we didn’t actually end up using anything else to make these songs.” – Ólafur Arnalds

“When I was young I was smuggled to Goa parties by my brother. The music played there in the late nineties had a somewhat deep effect on me. ‘Loon’ is almost a blurry memory of these times. In other words, it is what I’d like to remember that music sounded like back then. In fact it sounded probably really cheesy.” – Nils Frahm

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Recorded by Nebular Blue at Kansas City University's Murphy Hall, April 6, 2019.

Still, Close (Movement 1)

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Julia Barry composes music for the stage and film/TV.

Barry is currently a composer in residence at the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Advanced Workshop. She is active in the NY arts scene, performing with groups from indie bands to classical choirs, and taking part in programs like the New Dramatists Composer-Librettist Studio and Art-a-Hack which emphasize community, collaboration, and creative vibrance. She has held numerous artist residencies across the country including Chalk Hill and VCCA, and enjoys working on projects and commissions with groups such as the New York City Master Chorale and KC VITAs. She believes in the social impact of the arts and is dedicated to highlighting diverse voices as she collaborates with artists and organizations nationwide.

Find more info at juliabarry.com.

"A voice that shimmers like moonlight on rain-soaked streets."
--Erin Trahan, The Independent

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--Brandon Randall, Harmony Avenue

Still, Close (Movement 1)

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