Albums
FRKWYS, Vol. 6: Julianna Barwick & Ikue Mori
2011
Genre: Alternative
Release Date: 2011
By Brian Howe
Reviewed June 16, 2011
Fresh off her hypnotic LP The Magic Place, Barwick collaborates on a live set with experimental music vet Ikue Mori.
Up to now, Julianna Barwick has not often engaged in collaboration. Her process, which involves layering her voice with a Loop Station, is defined by solitude; a feeling that comes across in her music with full force. So it was a nice surprise to hear that she would contribute to the Rvng label's FRKWYS series of 12" records, which pairs contemporary and classic electronic artists. Barwick drew Ikue Mori of the seminal no-wave band DNA), who has ably kept up with new technology, evolving from trap sets to drum machines to computer software. The four extended, improvised movements that compose are familiar turf for Mori, but a whole new world for Barwick.