Музыка и песни Holter, Julia / Holter, Julia на CD

Artist: Julia Holter Label: Domino

Artist: Julia Holter Label: Domino

Julia Holter's second album, Ekstasis, is a collection of songs written and recorded across the span of three years in Los Angeles, California. Ekstasis marks a return to the playful searching of her 2007 Eating the Stars EP, but guided by newly-learned disciplines, slightly better technology, and nearly limitless home recording time. Holter's songwriting stems from a mythological reverence of that which is incomprehensibly beautiful. Stars was a first attempt at musically transcribing this beauty, while discovering the honest enjoyment of unadulterated creativity. Holter's critically acclaimed debut album Tragedy (Leaving Records, 2011) embraced Stars strains of shimmer, but used sparser textures in a narrative context. While Ekstasis reflects the conventions of her classical training, the album is also uncannily, if unknowingly, poppy. Holter's approach to crafting the songs of Ekstasis centered around what she describes as, "open ear decision: what seemed to sound best for that mom Record Label: Rvng Intl. Style: Independent

Night School is honoured to release Julia Holter's avant-pop masterpiece 'Tragedy' on CD. Originally released on lp only via Leaving Records towards the end of 2011, Holter's first full-length proper picked up plaudit after plaudit, topping best of polls universally. Unknown to most critics and listeners was the fact that this version of 'Tragedy,' as lush and cinematic as it was, was an abridged version. This will be the first time Julia Holter's vision will be realised to the full. 'Tragedy' showcases Holter's exploration of different sonic textures and compositional techniques, elements which she evolves into achingly beautiful pop songs. These songs form a suite based on the ancient greek play 'Hippolytus,' a narrative that reveals itself slowly over the duration of the album but that does not detract from the universal beauty of the compositions. Eroded opera and field samples, sweeping synthesisers and mediative structures frame each song - giving it breathing space and allowing Record Label: Night School Style: Independent

Style: Independent