Julien Baker Announces Little Oblivion Remixes

Julien Baker Announces 'Little Oblivion Remixes'

Julien Baker, has announced Little Oblivions Remixes EP which features select tracks off the original release, featuring remixed and reworked and Hand selected by Baker herself, it features contributions from singer-songwriter Half Waif, celebrated electronic composer Helios, Australian folktonica songwriter Gordi and shoegaze pioneer Jesu. Along with the news, Baker has shared Helios’ take on “Bloodshot.”

Helios says, “I was excited when Julien Baker reached out about doing a remix, because I respect her work and it was an interesting challenge to do a remix of singer/songwriter material in the context of my approach which is more in the electronic/ambient world. I wanted to keep the integrity of the original composition, which was great, but also wanted to create enough of a spin to give it a distinctly new quality. My approach to remixes is to use as much of the original material as possible, but to use those elements as a base to create a variety of new textures. So I took a lot of the guitar and percussion elements and ran them through some old tape recorders to give it a rough “handmade” quality, reversed them, chopped them up or manipulated them with reverbs and delays to create ambient soundscapes. I treated Julien’s vocals to match the rougher, more lo-fi quality I used with the instrumental elements. Harmonically, I changed up the chord changes to give the vocal melody a slightly new framework and arrangement on which to sit and create some new twists and turns and builds in the composition. It was one of the most fun remixes I’ve done to date, with such strong original material it gave me a lot to play around with.”

Baker recently played her first show in support of Little Oblivions at The Newport Folk Festival and will hit the road this fall for tours in both North America and Europe. The first leg will kick off in Birmingham, AL on September 3 and the tour will take her across the US concluding on November 16 in St. Louis, MO. The European tour starts on April 15, 2022 in Utrecht.

Baker has performed her single “Hardline” on Late Night with Seth Meyers, “Faith Healer” on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, and “Favor” on The Late Late Show with James Corden. She has also appeared on CBS This Morning’s Saturday Sessions. The performance, filmed in Nashville, featured the album tracks “Faith Healer,” “Heatwave” and “Hardline.”

Julien Baker
Little Oblivions Remixes
Tracklisting
Matador Records

Faith Healer (Half Waif Remix)
Bloodshot (Helios Remix)
Ringside (Gordi Remix)
Favor (Jesu Remix)
Ziptie (Thao Remix)

Baker has collaborated on studio recordings with Frightened Rabbit, Matt Berninger, Hayley Williams, Becca Mancari, Mary Lambert, and on stage with Justin Vernon, The National, Sharon Van Etten, Ben Gibbard, and others.

Julien Baker
Live

09/03/2021 Birmingham, AL @ Saturn + – SOLD OUT
09/04/2021 Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse + – SOLD OUT
09/05/2021 Manchester, TN @ Bonnaroo Festival
09/07/2021 Asheville, NC @ Orange Peel + – SOLD OUT
09/08/2021 Saxapahaw, NC @ Haw River Ballroom +- SOLD OUT
09/10/2021 Richmond, VA @ The National w/ Lucy Dacus, Thao – SOLD OUT
09/11/2021 Richmond, VA @ The National w/ Lucy Dacus, Bachelor – SOLD OUT
09/13/2021 Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club +- SOLD OUT
09/14/2021 New York, NY @ Beacon Theatre +
09/15/2021 Philadelphia, PA @ Franklin Music Hall +
09/17/2021 Boston, MA @ House of Blues +
09/18/2021 Northampton, MA @ Calvin Theatre +
09/20/2021 Toronto, ON @ Phoenix Concert Theatre +
09/22/2021 Chicago, IL @ Metro +
09/23/2021 Chicago, IL @ Metro +
09/24/2021 Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue +
09/25/2021 Madison, WI @ Majestic Theatre + – SOLD OUT
09/27/2021 Detroit, MI @ Majestic Theatre +
09/28/2021 Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall +
09/29/2021 Pittsburgh, PA @ Mr Smalls Theatre +
10/27/2021 Austin, TX @ Stubb’s #
10/28/2021 Dallas, TX @ Granada Theater #
10/29/2021 Houston, TX @ Heights Theater #
10/30/2021 San Antonio, TX @ Paper Tiger #
11/01/2021 Phoenix, AZ @ Van Buren #
11/02/2021 San Diego, CA @ The Observatory #
11/04/2021 Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern #
11/06/2021 Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater #
11/08/2021 Portland, OR @ Aladdin Theater # – SOLD OUT
11/09/2021 Vancouver, BC @ Hollywood Theatre #
11/10/2021 Seattle, WA @ Moore Theatre #
11/12/2021 Salt Lake City, UT @ The Complex #
11/15/2021 Lawrence, KS @ The Granada #
11/16/2021 St. Louis, MO @ Delmar Hall # – SOLD OUT

04/15/2022 Utrecht, NL @ Tivoli *
04/16/2022 Groningen, NL @ Vera *
04/17/2022 Hamburg, DE @ Fabrik *
04/19/2022 Copenhagen, DK @ Vega *
04/20/2022 Gothenburg, SE @ Pustervik *
04/21/2022 Oslo, NO @ Parkteatret *
04/23/2022 Stockholm, SE @ Nalen *
04/25/2022 Lund, SE @ Mejeriet *
04/28/2022 Berlin, DE @ Festsaal Kreuzberg *
04/29/2022 Prague, CZ @ Rock Cafe *
04/30/2022 Vienna, AT @ Arena *
05/01/2022 Salzburg, AT @ Rockhouse *
05/04/2022 Padova, IT @ Padova Hall *
05/06/2022 Zurich, CH @ Bogen F *
05/07/2022 Schorndorf, DE @ Manufaktur *
05/08/2022 Munich, DE @ Technikum *
05/10/2022 Cologne, DE @ Kulturkirche *
05/13/2022 Paris, FR @ Le Trabendo *
05/14/2022 Brussels, BE @ Ancienne Belgique *
05/18/2022 London, UK @ Electric Ballroom *
05/19/2022 Leeds, UK @ Leeds Irish Centre *
05/21/2022 Dublin, IE @ Whelan’s * – SOLD OUT
05/22/2022 Dublin, IE @ Whelan’s * – SOLD OUT
05/24/2022 Glasgow, UK @ St Luke’s *
05/25/2022 Manchester, UK @ Gorilla *
05/29/2022 Madrid, ES @ Teatro Kapital
05/30/2022 Valencia, ES @ La Rambleta
05/31/2022 Barcelona, ES @ Sala Apolo