HILDEGARD SHARE NEW SINGLE, “NO OTHER MIND”

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NEW ALBUM, JOUR 1596, OUT NOW VIA CHIVI CHIVI 

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“A blessed union of avant-garde R&B saints” - The FADER 

“Sultry, enthralling” - Stereogum

“Warm and inviting” - Paste 

“Witty and sweet, exquisitely mixed, gorgeous” - NPR

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Today, Hildegard - the musical project of Montreal-based artists and multi-instrumentalists Ouri and Helena Deland - shares a new single “No Other Mind” out now on Chivi Chivi. The song follows their new album Jour 1596, which uses playful improvisation as its starting point, resulting in music that is ornate and raw, intimate, and deeply connected. The new single opens with a delicate harp melody and soft overlapping vocals weaving in and out. 

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The new album Jour 1596 was released to praise from The FADER noting the album, “Succeeds at creating a sacred geometry in the angles between its jazz-inflected, avant-garde R&B,” and proclaimed the result as, “something divine,” with NPR describing as, “Witty and sweet, exquisitely mixed” and “gorgeous.” 

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.

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SCENIC ROUTE TO ALASKA SHARES NEW VIDEO FOR “STARDUST”

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SCENIC ROUTE TO ALASKA LATEST LP, LASTS FOREVER, OUT NOW

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Today, Scenic Route to Alaska is thrilled to present the official music video for their latest single, “Stardust”, from the album Lasts Forever, an indie-rock gem that explores themes of love and existential musings against a cosmic backdrop. Drawing inspiration from the iconic black-and-white music videos of the 1980s, the visuals pay homage to the timeless aesthetics of artists like The Police and Elvis Costello. The video captures a stripped-back, evocative energy that perfectly complements the emotional depth of the track. With its nostalgic style and modern edge, “Stardust” is a bold rock statement from a band that continues to push their creative boundaries.

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MORE ABOUT LASTS FOREVER
Born and raised in Edmonton, the trio of childhood best friends, Scenic Route to Alaska, has been a consistent force in Canada's music scene since 2011. With six albums already under their belt, the band (Trevor Mann, Shea Connor, and Murray Wood) is gearing up for their seventh release, Lasts Forever. The upcoming album promises a matured yet light-hearted sound, weaving catchy melodies with Trevor’s vocals as they navigate through themes of love, loss, and nostalgia.

Taking a new direction, the trio ventured into self-production for Lasts Forever after collaborating with notable producers like Howard Redekopp, Marcus Paquin, and Colin Stewart. Recorded live off the floor at Studio Bell, nestled in Calgary's National Music Center, the band had access to an impressive array of gear. Notably, the captivating, fret-buzzing guitar that kicks off the record is none other than Randy Bachman's vintage Stratocaster, channeled through Neil Young's 1958 amp affectionately known as "old nasty."

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After capturing the bed tracks, Trevor took the reins, recording all the vocals in the comfort of Murray's basement, jokingly referred to as the Jazz Café. The name pays homage to an old neon sign that emits the only glow in the vocal booth. In this cozy and familiar space, where the band typically spends most of their time jamming, writing and hanging out, Scenic Route to Alaska added the finishing touches to Lasts Forever. The result is an exciting and authentic album that you'll play on repeat.

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MORE ABOUT SCENIC ROUTE TO ALASKA
Their track "Love Keeps" secured a SOCAN #1 distinction, reigning atop CBC Radio 2 charts in 2016. This triumph laid the foundation for future successes, including a Western Canadian Music Award for Rock Group of the Year in 2018. The band's excellence extends to their home base, with five Edmonton Music Awards further validating their impact.

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RUBY SINGH’S VOX.INFOLD II OUT THIS FRIDAY, SHARES NEW VIDEO

RUBY SINGH RELEASES “THE INVITATION”, THE THIRD SINGLE FROM UPCOMING ALBUM VOX.INFOLD II: A CELEBRATION OF NEW LIFE AND RESILIENT JOY AMIDST CHALLENGING TIMES

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RUBY SINGH’S VOX.INFOLD II - AN ACAPPELLA WORK THAT BRINGS TOGETHER A POTENT COLLABORATION OF INDIGENOUS, BLACK AND SOUTH ASIAN VOICES - SET FOR RELEASE ON NOVEMBER 29, 2024

ALBUM LAUNCH NOVEMBER 29 + 30 AT LOBE’S 4D SPATIAL SOUND STUDIO IN VANCOUVER - TICKETS HERE

“Mesmerizing, vibrant…Singh isn’t just crossing genres, he’s straddling astral planes….Vox.Infold is an immersive experience of looped beats, breathing and vocals that deserve placement on a Dune soundtrack.” - Globe and Mail

"Ruby Singh keeps on dropping dynamic sonic experiments. The cross-cultural a cappella project brings together vocalists from Indigenous, Inuit, Black and South Asian backgrounds to unite myriad musical traditions in new and unique ways." - The Vancouver Sun

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Acclaimed composer and producer Ruby Singh announces the release of the third single, "The Invitation", to celebrate the forthcoming album Vox.Infold II. This latest album follows in the footsteps of Singh's acclaimed Vox.Infold, which was both JUNO Award-nominated and recognized with a Western Canada Music Award. This third single is a joyous and celebratory welcoming to our new kin entering this world. 

“The Invitation” opens its arms to the sky to welcome new spirits descending from the stars. Led by Russell Wallace’s powerful and embracing voice, along with PIQSIQ’s Inuksuk Mackay and Tiffany Ayalik’s playful Katajjaq (Inuit throat singing), this song embodies the joy we feel when a new member of our family is born. This a cappella piece weaves together Indigenous, Black, and South Asian voices, symbolizing a shared cultural tradition of erupting in song to celebrate life’s most precious arrivals.

Amidst this time of global crisis —including the challenges of climate change, the resurgence of radical ideologies, and ongoing genocides—”The Invitation” stands as a bold act of defiance. It refuses to yield to despair, offering a moment of unity and exultation. Through this song, Singh invites listeners to lift their voices in celebration, resilience, and hope—reminding us of the enduring power of joy, even in turbulent times.

The music video for “The Invitation” created by Chimerik 似不像,  marks their 6th collaboration with Ruby Singh. The visual work layers 360° video, captured by Singh himself, of West Coast forest landscapes (using innovative methods in real-time new media program Isadora) with the flowing, ever changing imagery of local water bodies. Echoing the energy of the song, the video draws inspiration from the liveliness of nature itself, how it acts as a mirror for our own human cycle of life and reminds us how each day contains something precious worth celebrating. The tall trunks of trees stretching up to the sky like arms raised in joy, the water flowing no matter what the obstacle - “The Invitation” rejoices in the act of coming to life.

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MORE ABOUT VOX.INFOLD II
Vox.Infold II promises to continue this journey of unity, cultural connection, and musical brilliance. As an album, Ruby Singh’s Vox.Infold II explores the gateways on either side of life with songs that welcome incoming souls, mark our time on this earthly plane and honour the outgoing spirits to our ancestors. The album plays within cyclical time echoing (mirroring) the transitions between birth, life, death and the return to spirit. The opening song “Solar” invites the spirits to return to this earthly plane. The last track “Mojuba” is a Vox.Infold take on a traditional Yoruban Hymn wherein the ancestors sing for us as we cross over into the next world, inviting us to return to our eternal home. The ensemble consists of PIQSIQ’s Tiffany Ayalik and Inuksuk Mackay, Dawn Pemberton, Russell Wallace, Shamik Bilgi, Tiffany Moses, Hussein Janmohamed and Ruby Singh himself to bring together a full bodied, resonant and sensorial expression of our spirit journeys housed in polyrhythm, polymeter, lush harmonies, and polyphonic poetry. 

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“Over the past number of years I’ve lost many elders in my family and, at the same time, a whole lot of beautiful little babies have come into our community. This album was created both as a welcome to the new ones joining us and as prayer for those that have passed, for so much of human history we have used song as a ritual marker for two of life's biggest events: birth and death. While composing the album I began to think about the music I would like to hear on my own deathbed and realized how similar that would be to a lullaby, on all sides of life we want to feel the love of our dear ones. So this album is an expression of that love we carry for our young ones and our elders as they journey to and from the spirit world.”

The album launch will take place at LOBE’s 4D Spatial Sound Studio in Vancouver on November 29th and 30th featuring live spatial playbacks, an XR lounge with Mixed and Augmented Reality Experiences of Mojuba along with artist talk backs. More info and tickets can be found here. 

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ABOUT RUBY SINGH
A multi-award-winning performer, composer, and producer, Ruby Singh is the driving force behind Vox.Infold II. Residing on the unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh, and səl̓ílwətaʔɬ/Selilwitulh Nations (Vancouver BC.) Singh’s creativity spans music, poetry, photography and film engaging with mythos, ecology, justice and fantasy that has garnered him the Lieutenant Governor’s Jubilee Award for excellence in Art and Music in 2022, in 2023 he received his inaugural JUNO Award nomination, and he won both the WCMA award for best Global Music Artist of the Year and BC Touring Council’s Artist of the Year.

ABOUT CHIMERIK 似不像
Partnering in this sonic spectacle is Chimerik x, a multi-award-winning interdisciplinary nonprofit organization. Comprising artists from underrepresented groups across various disciplines, Chimerik 似不像 has collaborated on over 500 international projects, exhibiting at renowned events such as ISEA, Digital Arts Festival of Taipei, and PUSH International Performing Arts Festival. Their expertise in new media software and commitment to empowering underrepresented communities make them an integral part of Vox.Infold II.

PAST PRAISE FOR RUBY SINGH

“Mesmerizing, vibrant…Singh isn’t just crossing genres, he’s straddling astral planes….Vox.Infold is an immersive experience of looped beats, breathing and vocals that deserve placement on a Dune soundtrack.” - Globe and Mail

"Ruby Singh keeps on dropping dynamic sonic experiments. The cross-cultural a cappella project brings together vocalists from Indigenous, Inuit, Black and South Asian backgrounds to unite myriad musical traditions in new and unique ways." - The Vancouver Sun

“Lush polyphonic worlds…atmospheric, haunting, ethereal” - Stir Vancouver

“Truly immersive, exciting experience…wildly experimental..fresh and vital.” - The Manitoban

VOX.INFOLD II TRACKLIST
01 Solar
02 Return
03 The Invitation
04 Radiate
05 Heights
06 Snare
07 The Chase
08 Parade Of Lost Souls
09 Mojuba

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