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Carmen Villain

Carmen Villain
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About

Carmen Villain is the stage name of Carmen Maria Hillestad (born 1983 in Michigan, raised in Oslo), a Norwegian-Mexican musician and producer rooted in the Norwegian underground. Her music sits between ambient dub, fourth world and experimental electronics, weaving flute, clarinet, field recordings and synthesizers into a distinctive, atmospheric sound. She has released five albums on the Norwegian label Smalltown Supersound, from the dreamy debut Sleeper (2013) to the acclaimed Only Love From Now On (2022) and the latest Memoria (2026). Alongside her solo work she has collaborated with Jenny Hval and Parris, and performed at festivals including Dekmantel and Berlin Atonal.

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Pitchfork score for Memoria (2026)

What's new

  • 2026-09

    Memoria, the fifth studio album by Carmen Villain, was released on September 4, 2026 via Smalltown Supersound and received a score of 7.8 at Pitchfork.

  • 2026-07

    On July 6, 2026, Carmen Villain announced Memoria via Pitchfork, with the lead single 'Entre Nosotros' as the first preview.

  • 2026-05

    Carmen Villain was announced for Le Guess Who? 2026 in Utrecht (November 5-8), invited by guest curator KMRU.

  • 2025-08

    Carmen Villain performed at the Øya Festival 2025 in Oslo.

Tour

Utrecht

Tracks

Only Love From Now Onalbum from 2022, described by Resident Advisor as 'a masterpiece of jazz-informed ambient and downtempo'
Both Lines Will Be Bluealbum from 2019, first fully instrumental record on Smalltown Supersound
Entre Nosotroslead single from Memoria (2026), combines clarinet, flute and trumpet with archive sounds
Memoriaalbum from September 2026, inspired by Pauline Oliveros and the film Memoria by Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Infinite Avenuealbum from 2017, early work combining dream pop and electro-acoustic experiments

😴 Nothing scheduled with this artist in the near future.

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