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Julianna Barwick

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0	MANCHESTER: Hey! Manchester @ Kraak
P	Monday 23rd May, 2011
N	7:30pm

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Hey! Manchester is delighted to be putting on Brooklyn-based singer Julianna Barwick at alternative Northern Quarter venue Kraak.

Louisiana-bred, Brooklyn-based recording artist Julianna Barwick crafts ethereal, largely wordless soundscapes, all of which are built around multiple loops and layers of her angelic voice. Barwick, who credits a rural, church choir upbringing for her unique sound, begins most tracks with a single phrase or refrain, then uses a loop station and the occasional piano or percussive instrument to build the song into a swirling mass of lush, ambient folk.

She released her first two collections of songs, the full-length Sanguine and the EP Florine in 2009 and 2010 respectively, before issuing her Asthmatic Kitty debut, The Magic Place, in 2011.

‘She might bring to mind the bright harmonies of Panda Bear or the mystical invocations of Elizabeth Fraser, but her approach is her own’ – Pitchfork, 8.5/10, Best New Music

Kraak is a performance and exhibition space in the Northern Quarter. It’s down a cobbled street, just behind Fit To Dance off Stevenson Square.

http://www.myspace.com/juliannabarwick
http://www.heymanchester.com/
http://tinyurl.com/kraakmcr