HILDEGARD (HELENA DELAND + OURI) SELF-TITLED DEBUT LP OUT JUNE 4 VIA CHIVI CHIVI
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“On Hildegard, Deland and Ouri come together as one, their identities fusing into an entity that embodies the best they both have to offer and then some...Rare are projects that push the boundaries of both of the parties involved. Deland and Ouri make each other better. They enter a particular synergy, close to something transcendental and spiritual, enough to turn any listener into a devout follower praying for a follow-up.” - Exclaim! 9/10
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Hildegard – electronic duo featuring experimental singer-songwriter Helena Deland and multi-instrumentalist/producer Ouri (Ourielle Auvé) – are ready to release their self-titled debut LP, out today via Chivi Chivi. Deland and Ouri recorded over just eight days in the studio, uncovering their innate creative connection while developing an intuitive approach to composition and sound. The eight tracks on Hildegard fuse together into a sonic sphere, and are named for each day Deland and Ouri spent together. Deland’s folk background balances against Ouri’s nocturnal world of electronic and dance music. Weightless vocals and aphoristic lyrics hover over kinetic beats and throbbing bass. The meeting place sounds something like dusk, or dawn.
WATCH AND SHARE “JOUR 1” HERE
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Throughout the album, Deland and Ouri drew inspiration from mystic, healer, composer, and visionary 12th century nun, Hildegard of Bingen. Hildegard was a woman of science, music, and spirituality, as well as a symbol of nurturing strength. In her 12th century presence, she wrote prophecies, poems, and treatises; she experienced otherworldly visions and recorded them, passing them down through generations. Deland and Ouri invoke Hildegard as a carrier of the magic they felt working with each other, the separate entity that was born as they blended together.
WATCH AND SHARE “JOUR 2” HERE
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WATCH AND SHARE “JOUR 3” MUSIC VIDEO HERE
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PRAISE FOR HILDEGARD
“Thrilling and transportive” - Gorilla vs. Bear
“They're making some of the most hypnotic and captivating electronic music now" – Nylon
"Enrapturing...sounds like a billion tiny particles assembling something greater than the sum of its parts" – Fader
"Sounds like a floor-filler for the world's most haunted nightclub" – Stereogum
"Reminiscent of singers like Grimes and FKA Twigs, while the murky ravey beat is reminiscent of artists like Actress or Against All Logic." - Consequence
"An intentional tangling we’re lucky enough to bear witness to" - Slumber Mag
