HILDEGARD’S NEW LP JOUR 1596 OUT NOW VIA CHIVI CHIVI
BUY / STREAM JOUR 1596 HERE
“A blessed union of avant-garde R&B saints” - The FADER
“sultry, enthralling” - Stereogum
Photo credit: Raiden Louie, Assisted by Chloe Nakatsuru // DOWNLOAD HIGH-RES
Today, Hildegard releases their new album Jour 1596, via Chivi Chivi. Hildegard is the musical project of Montreal-based artists and multi-instrumentalists Ouri and Helena Deland. The new album uses playful improvisation as its starting point, resulting in music that is ornate and raw, intimate, and deeply connected. Accented by delicate vocals and Ouri’s signature harp contributions, the two artists uphold the same “gradual mind meld” as noted by Pitchfork on their debut collaborative album that can only be birthed from true musical and creative alignment. The FADER praised the new record in their recent review noting it, “Succeeds at creating a sacred geometry in the angles between its jazz-inflected, avant-garde R&B,” and proclaimed the result as, “something divine.”
WATCH / SHARE "CRUEL" HERE
Speaking about the album Hildegard share, “Jour 1596 marks the contrast between the spontaneity of our first and second album. Though the process felt like a balancing act of perseverance and going tabula rasa, what made it onto the album stemmed in those unplanned, joyful moments, when playfulness came through amid the challenges of our expectations.”
Composed during yearly week-long retreats in the snowy seclusion of rural Québec, the new album is a significant departure from the spontaneous creation of their debut. While their first album emerged over just eight days, Jour 1596 was meticulously crafted over 1596 days, grappling with the challenges and expectations of following up their first effort. With contributions from Zach Frampton (piano), Christopher Edmondson (saxophone), Phil Melanson (drums) and Benja (guitar), Jour 1596 is a testament to Hildegard’s expanding soundscape, where the resilience of friendship, the joy of collaboration, and the inspiration drawn from musical legends and personal experiences resonate in each track, guiding listeners from a contemplative, reflective mood into a lighter one.
BUY / STREAM JOUR 1596 HERE
JOUR 1596 TRACKLIST
1. Bach in Town
2. Player
3. Cruel
4. Duke
5. Remember Me
6. Beverly
7. Le Jardin la Nuit
8. Pour Your Heart Out
9. Melody I Heard
10. To Love Again
HILDEGARD ONLINE
INSTAGRAM
FACEBOOK
YOUTUBE
OURI ONLINE
INSTAGRAM
FACEBOOK
SOUNDCLOUD
HELENA DELAND ONLINE
INSTAGRAM
X (TWITTER)
WEBSITE