Julia Holter‘s stunning 2011 debut Tragedy gets a vinyl-only release by Domino Records today. The 2xLP was initially released in two batches of 500 by the LA label Leaving Records, and Holter’s exemplary and unique work, inspired by Euripides’ Hippolytus, utilized an impressive palette of electronic and acoustic instrumentation that included, “voice, synths, drum machines, piano, cello, saxophone, samples, vocoders, ensemble musicians and a chorus”. Tragedy quickly sold out in it’s small runs, so it’s great to see Domino making it more widely available thru reissue. “Finale” demonstrates the completely magical touch Holter has for creating otherworldly musical spaces. The new video for the track was shot on Super 8 by Rick Bahto, and like much of her sonic work, this initial choice of an analogue medium means her work sets up an interesting interaction between organic and digital worlds. Using projections to further blur the lines between what is “real”, Holter still creates an intimate, dream-like experience! Don’t miss Julia Holter’s upcoming live dates listed below.
JULIA HOLTER SOLO SHOWS:
April 11, 2013 Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN
April 25, 2013 Crossing Brooklyn Ferry Festival at BAM, Brooklyn, NY
May 1, 2013 RBMA Round Robin at Brooklyn Masonic Temple, NYC
May 23, 2013 Home Works, Beirut, Lebanon
June 9, 2013 Fanatic Salon Theater, Culver City, CA
SUMMER TOUR
July 20, 2013 Pitchfork Music Festival, Chicago, IL
August 5, 2013 WUK Werkstätten- u Kulturhaus, Vienna, Austria
August 7, 2013 Flow Festival, Helsinki, Finland
August 8, 2013 Alter Reitplatz, Haldern, Germany
August 9, 2013 Kampnagel, Hamburg, Germany
August 13, 2013 Festivalterrein Aan Dok Gent, Ghent, Belgium
August 14, 2013 La Nouvelle Vague, Saint-Malo, France
August 15, 2013 Green Man Festival, Powys, UK
