Helkiase by Helen Gillet
Helen Gillet's 2018 solo album is Inspired by Helkiase, a cure-all medicine invented by the nuns of Notre Dame à la Rose hospital in Lessines, Belgium. [The hospital was one of Europe's longest continually operating hospitals founded in XIII's century]. Gillet's latest music deals with the more recent personal layers of complicated grief and finding new strength, sense of humor and inspiration. This recording captures the current spirit of Gillet's live performance and features her newest original songs "Slow Drag Pavageau" written about legendary dancer and New Orleans bassist Alcide Pavageau, as well as "You Found Me," "Skin," and "Vautour,"song inspired by Israeili composer and artist Naama Tsabar. All songs are performed by Helen Gillet using a Boss RC50 Loop station and mainly cello and voice. Tracks 7 "Tonnerre" and 4 "Helkiase" use a Moog Sub Fatty synthesizer and vinyl scratching of a famous 1940 General de Gaulle speech.
Tracklist
| 1. | Quand Je Marche | 7:46 |
| 2. | Vautour | 3:32 |
| 3. | Slow Drag Pavageau | 5:27 |
| 4. | Helkiase | 3:59 |
| 5. | You Found Me | 5:00 |
| 6. | I Live Off You | 3:26 |
| 7. | Tonnerre | 5:43 |
| 8. | Angelene | 5:49 |
| 9. | Skin | 6:45 |
Credits
Live studio sessions and evening concerts recorded by Andrew "Goat" Gilchrist at the House of 1Hz on March 8th and 9th 2018 in New Orleans, LA. Mastered by Bruce Barielle. Cover photography by Greg Miles. Album art design by Lauren Donovan. Produced by Helen Gillet. www.helengillet.com
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Belgian-born Helen Gillet is a singer-songwriter and surrealist-archeologist focusing on the worlds of electronic sound and acoustic cello. She moved to New Orleans in 2002, where she has developed an eclectic palette of experimental, jazz, folk, funk, pop and classical. Gillet’s solo performance is known for its enigmatic quality as each song is played with a mastery of live looping technology.