Julia Reidy makes music for processed and acoustic instruments (mostly guitars). Their recent recorded work—World in World (Black Truffle 2022), Vanish (Editions Mego 2020) and In Real Life (Black Truffle 2019)—can be described as a series of non-traditional song forms which combine unstable harmonic territories, rhythmic elasticity and abstract narrative over stretched, episodic forms. They have recently performed at Rewire (NLD), Tectonics Festival (SCT), Send/Receive Festival (CA), Dark Mofo (AUS), Berlin Jazz Festival (DE), Ultrahang Festival (HU), Skaņu Mežs (LV), Sonica Festival (CZ), Angelica Festival (ITA) and Borderline Festival (GR).
Pitchfork Review, 2022
https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/julia-reidy-world-in-world/
‘… Reidy’s music always seems to be pushing against its perimeters. That makes “Vanish” a highly evocative album worth revisiting.’
- Chris Richards, the Washington Post 2020
‘Listening to “Vanish” is a visceral experience. It’s music that finds just the right balance of unbridled catharsis and restraint.’
- Vanessa Ague, the Wire 2020
‘It’s a highly unusual disruption of classic Takoma/fingerstyle with electronic drone and found sounds, at different points reminding us of everything from Hope Sandoval to late period Talk Talk, Jim O’Rourke, Tashi Wada Group and of course John Fahey, while ultimately sounding like none of them.’ - Boomkat 2019