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Not that it’s front and centre, but if you listen closely you’ll hear some cello, harp and real-life old-school piano on Ouri’s stunning sophomore album Daisy Cutter. This is surprising because this Montreal performer makes way-out-there late-night deep-club electronic music. But on the other hand, it’s not surprising at all because Ouri (full name: Ourielle Auvé) grew up in Paris in a family from French Guiana studying cello, harp and piano.

Ouri was a serious music student and at 16 figured she needed to escape the constraints of classical music. That’s why she moved to Montreal, in search of a little more freedom, like so many others from France who end up in our city. One of the songs off of Daisy Cutter, which is released Friday, is titled Paris and it’s abo

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