Carmen Villain (Live)

Carmen Villain is the recording name of Carmen Hillestad, a producer based in Oslo. Her early records were closer to guitar-led songwriting, with vocals sitting near the front. Over later releases the songs loosened into longer instrumental pieces, built from slowed loops, hiss and space, where the voice appears only now and then.

Her album 'Both Lines Will Be Blue' came out on the Norwegian label Smalltown Supersound and marked the move into this quieter, dub-leaning territory. Live, she builds the pieces in layers from electronics and processed recordings, so the sets run long and slow.