On Selva Oscura, cellist Julia Bilat pushes the instrument into dark and unstable terrain, drawing out splintered harmonics, rough bow textures, and resonant drones with striking physical intensity. The solo recording unfolds like a passage through shadow, intimate, tense, and deeply immersive, revealing Bilat’s ability to balance fragile detail with sudden bursts of force.
Julia Biłat - Cello, voice, improvised compositions.
Recorded live in Gross Behnitz (Berlin, Germany) March 2025. Sound engineer Bertram Burkert. Photography Odelia Toder, design and mix David Fernandez,. mastered by Weasel Walter. All tracks ©Julia Biłat. www.juliabilat.com. Special thanks to Joachim Bartholomew-Günther.