HILDEGARD (HELENA DELAND + OURI) SHARE VIDEO FOR “JOUR 8” FROM DEBUT SELF-TITLED ALBUM; OUT NOW VIA CHIVI CHIVI
WATCH AND SHARE “JOUR 8” HERE
LIVESTREAM PERFORMANCE + AMA TODAY VIA REDDIT AT 2PM ET
"Although elements of Deland and Ouri’s solo practices undeniably come through on Hildegard, as a whole it feels like a remarkably realized whole...a satisfying and invigorating document—the mark of not just instinctual collaboration, but of complete transformation." Pitchfork
“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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“Jour 8” Video Still
Hildegard – electronic duo featuring experimental singer-songwriter Helena Deland and multi-instrumentalist/producer Ouri (Ourielle Auvé) – have shared a new music video for their song “Jour 8”, the atmospheric highlight from their self-titled debut album, out now via Chivi Chivi. Hildegard describe the song as “expressing the lasting outrage and trying lassitude that comes with being harassed,” adding “the video shows us reuniting in clarity after fleeing claustrophobic settings and an ominous Hummer.”
WATCH AND SHARE “JOUR 8” HERE
To coincide with the video, today at 2pm ET Hildegard will host a livestream performance/AMA on Reddit (r/RedditSessions).
Hildegard have also been confirmed for a February 4, 2022 headline performance at SAT in Montreal, as part of the electronic music festival MUTEK. Tickets on sale now (HERE).
Deland and Ouri recorded Hildegard 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.
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.
Ouri also released her own solo album last month, entitled Frame Of A Fauna.
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
