From her classical beginnings in harp, cello, and piano to her immersion in Montreal’s underground electronic scene, Ouri has shaped a sound that moves with finesse, poise, and power. Her music carries the intimacy of something hand-carved, yet unfolds with the confidence of an artist unafraid to experiment. Frame of a Fauna, her debut album, was shortlisted for the Polaris Music Prize; she has also released 2 Hildegard albums, her acclaimed collaboration with Helena Deland that Pitchfork praised as “pure creative symbiosis.” In recent years, she has toured alongside Charlotte Day Wilson, Yaeji, Tirzah, and Smerz, while captivating audiences at events like Boiler Room’s Montreal showcase.
Ouri describes her process as creating through “secret neural pathways,” chasing “the sudden sensorial intensity of that state”. She speaks of textures that are “raw/sharp but soft,” tracing themes of resistance, belonging, and desire. On tour with Charlotte Day Wilson, the two developed an unspoken musical language—“two women freely jumping from one idea to the next”—a trust that would later anchor their collaboration on Behave !. The track is, in Ouri’s words, “about trying to protect the essence that lies between two lovers… a testimony to the sharp edges of love, inevitable hurt but pure warmth.”
