HILDE

Who or what is Hilde? A person? An idea? A sound? A band? A combination of all these? In the search for Hilde, we come across singer Marie Daniels, violinist Julia Brüssel, trombonist Maria Trautmann and cellist Emily Wittbrodt from Germany. Under the name of Hilde, they made a name for themselves in 2020 with their first album, ‘Open’. Their second album, “Tide”, was released in March 2024.

Hilde is curious, lyrical and dedicated. She embraces, scatters and merges, uniting free improvisation with composed elements.

At times, it’s a twisted, dense “musique concrete”; then again, there are flashes of imaginative allusions to Renaissance or early Baroque music. But it is not “Hilde” to stay in these rich resources and revolve around themselves; more and more song structures peel out of these sound scenarios. As intricate as the structures are, a direct “instant composing” dominates in Hilde. Thereby, it goes from a freely proliferating individuality directly into a common centre. To venture out of the abstract into the lyrical, that’s what it’s all about.” – Stefan Pieper, JazzZeitung – July 2020