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Juliana Day
Juliana’s music uses a haunting combination of the lower family of recorders, whistles, vocalisations, found sounds and field recordings, building up looped layers and ambient, improvised textures. Described as “fascinating and contemplative” (Jazzwise), her music takes influence from choral music, folk music, minimalism and artists such as Tim Hecker, Kali Malone, Steve Reich, Ichiko Aoba, William Basinski and Pauline Oliveros.
Her debut album “lull”, commissioned by NFOJAiM, and released on New Jazz and Improvised Recordings explores interludes- things that serve “in between” functions- places, periods of time, journeys, dreams and stages of life. Periods of rest and stillness, but also periods of change, uncertainty and transition. Made up of seven improvised tracks, the album also features on two of these harpist Manon McCoy and hammer dulcimer player Zebedee Budworth.
Press Quotes
"fascinating and contemplative" - Jazzwise
"that was a real journey wasn't it? The deft use of echo there to create this sinuous texture of sound. That was absolutely beautiful" - Freeness, BBC Radio 3
"strangely beautiful, totally immersive and absorbing" - The Jazz Mann
"utterly, soul-wrenchingly beautiful"- Joyzine
“haunting and comforting at the same time” -Panurus Productions
“lull builds from a strengthening foghorn tone whilst waves of sound create the fog through which the notes sound. It is music that surrounds and envelopes”
Bebop Spoken Here
Emergence Collective
Juliana co-directs Emergence Collective, who build beautiful, minimalist sound worlds that gradually evolve through improvised performance. Featuring a revolving lineup and a vibrant mix of ancient and modern instruments, the ensemble brings together exciting combinations of the North’s finest improvisors, generating a hypnotic kaleidoscope of sound, completely unique to every live performance and every space they perform in.
The group has sold out venues across the north, released several albums, and run workshops exploring their creative process.
Their latest album 'Swimming in the early hours' is available to pre-order now.
“beautifully subtle yet hypnotic performance of stripped back improvised minimalism" The Guardian
Earth Bound
Juliana Day & Tom Harris are an experimental duo exploring sound, material, and improvisation. Their collaboration, 'Earth Bound', repurposes reclaimed steel plates as sonic resonators, transforming industrial remnants into instruments which hold a delicate sonic power. Emerging from long-term work with FTGU Studio, Tom and Juliana have developed this concept for live performances, using a combination of lower family recorders, whistles, vocals and electronics. At the heart of the project is the unpredictable interplay between human touch and the innate voice of the materials. Harmonics ripple across the steel, responding to the shifting tension, inviting listeners into a sound where boundaries between structure and improvisation dissolve.
Other Collaborations
Concealed/Classified 5 For Juliana Day
In this collaboration, composer Ben Gaunt wrote Juliana a set of short, confidential text guidelines for improvisation. Here she interprets these instructions for alto recorder/voice and delay.
"that was a real journey wasn't it? The deft use of echo there to create this sinuous texture of sound, and the pauses, that draws the ear in. That was absolutely beautiful" - Corey Mwamba. BBC Radio 3
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