From the sleeping depths of winter to the stirrings of new life, Imbolc celebrates this passage into spring. The life force awakens and there is an expectation of new growth. The bark of trees change colour as the sap rises, snowdrops cheerily appear, buds swell on bare tree branches and plant shoots burst through the soil.

Imbolc represents the outer journey while reminding us to stay connected to our inner journey. This time of fertility, growth, renewal and rebirth is a time to set our seeds of intention for the coming year. A time to let go of the past and to make space internally and externally for new beginnings.

This soundscape was inspired by the breath of a person in deep slumber gradually awakening. It contains sonic representations of the cold to the warm, the sparse to the plentiful, the stillness to the friskiness and of contraction to expansion.

Written, produced and performed by Julie Bartley

Julie B - Imbolc (Early Stirrings)

Written produced and performed by Julie Bartley

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LISTEN ON HEADPHONES TO  HEAR BINAURAL EFFECT

This piece begins with a 7Hz binaural beat, the frequency of theta brainwaves that is associated with daydream states. It is joined by rising, pulsing, organic synths and deep pads that modulate unpredictably with the binaural beat. You are quickly drawn into a dreamlike place where order and chaos coexist in constant flux. The movement of the sounds all around you, coming towards you and moving back again embeds you deep into the centre of this experience. The constant interplay of individual sounds and rhythms creates a river of visual-inducing music in which you float.

Let your mind drift: And observe your imaginings.

There is a tension, a melancholy, a seriousness. Maybe even a threat? The wave hurtles upwards to form a peak. And then there is the crash. A release, an exhilaration, playfulness. Things feel safe again. Maybe even triumphant?

Over and over.

Until you gently re-emerge from your daydreams and remember you are relaxing under a tree in an ancient woodland.

You come back to yourself.

But where, might I ask, were you when you were away from yourself?

Julie B- Image Train (Binaural)

Instrumental track, tuned to 432Hz, female voice, no lyrics, energetic, mysterious, ominous, powerful, exciting drop out

Written and produced by Julie Bartley 2024
Recorded, mixed and mastered by Julie Bartley at Cupola Studios
Vocals, keys - Julie Bartley
Thanks to session musicians:
Fran Knowles - Drums
Katy Trigger - bass
Rob Griffiths - guitars, additional synth

Julie B -  Fantasy Uprising

LISTEN WITH HEADPHONES TO HEAR BINAURAL EFFECT. An abstract ambient instrumental creating a sense of trepidation and anxiety.

Julie B - Abstract (Binaural)

LISTEN ON HEADPHONES. A spatial audio recording of a dawn chorus in an ancient woodland  from May 2025. Immersive yourself in the calming sound of a Northumbrian, springtime dawn chorus with nearby stream.

Spatial Dawn Chorus (Excerpt)

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Julie Bartley is a music producer and sound engineer who works with musicians and other practitioners to produce high quality recordings and audio content. Julie loves to facilitate the process of turning creative ideas into tangible audio products. Julie, based in Northumberland, has been running her business - Rolling Audio - for over ten years. She has worked with a diverse range of clients producing music and audio for multi-media projects and also delivering workshops. Julie writes and produces her own compositions. Inspired by being in the all-female collective, Beccy Owen and The Refuge, Julie seeks to support and empower female/female identifying artists locally. Julie recently joined Cupola Studio Collective and shares a high spec recording studio.

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