{"id":9150,"date":"2014-09-09T17:15:01","date_gmt":"2014-09-09T21:15:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.audiofemme.com\/?p=9150"},"modified":"2018-08-09T17:14:00","modified_gmt":"2018-08-09T21:14:00","slug":"interview-emily-reo-basilica-soundscape","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.audiofemme.com\/interview-emily-reo-basilica-soundscape\/","title":{"rendered":"INTERVIEW: Emily Reo talks Olive Juice, DIY Touring, & Basilica SoundScape"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Emily Reo photo by Daniel Dorsa<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n

Emily Reo<\/a>‘s swirling brand of bedroom pop is the kind that makes you feel like you are sinking and floating all at once. Recording almost every sound herself, from watery beats to hazy synths to manipulated\u00a0vocal loops, Reo has produced two albums in the last five years: 2009’s Minha Gatinha<\/em> and last year’s Olive Juice. <\/em>The first, for all its lo-fi dreaminess, had a certain sense of mystery that made it irresistible, particularly in a moment where home recording was having a hey day. Looking back, <\/em>the record feels more like a raw collection of experiments than the fully-realized aesthetic Reo achieved with Olive Juice, <\/em>which saw the artist revamp some of that early material while adding a\u00a0batch of exciting new tracks and a stirring\u00a0cover of Built to Spill’s “Car.”<\/p>\n

To compare the songs side-by-side is to see how much Reo has grown in five years, and is an indicator of how far she can and will go as she continues to tour, produce tracks, and write new material. It’s with this in mind that the curators of BasilicaSoundScape<\/a>, now in its third year, included Reo in this year’s lineup alongside acts like Julia Holter, Tim Hecker, Swans, White Lung, and Deafheaven. Taking place two hours north of NYC at Basilica Hudson in a reclaimed 19th-century factory, the festival features readings, art installations,\u00a0and a host of sister events and afterparties that, when taken together, fly in the face of the huge, corporate-sponsored festivals that have cropped up all over the US these past few summers. AudioFemme will be on-hand for the event next weekend (September 12-14th), and though weekend passes are sold out, single day tickets are still available<\/a>. We chatted with Reo about her involvement with the festival, her DIY approach to touring and making music, and the frustrations she faces as a woman in the industry.<\/p>\n

AudioFemme: I’ve been a fan since\u00a0<\/em>Minha Gatinha. What propelled your decision to re-work some of those songs for <\/em>Olive Juice?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Emily Reo:<\/strong> That rules, thanks for listening to the early stuff! Over the course of developing some of the songs from Minha Gatinha<\/em> for my live set I started to prefer the newer versions, and really wanted to share what they had grown into.\u00a0Minha Gatinha\u00a0<\/em>to me feels more like a collection of rough demos than a proper release and I wanted to give some of those songs a better chance.<\/p>\n