Katharina Schmidt
Particles is a long form piece based on looping guitar harmonics and was written and performed in late 2020 by Katharina Schmidt, a musician based in Berlin.
After years of playing drums and piano in various bands, her solo work is influenced by indie, experimental, and improvised music. Exploring interests in storytelling, sonic topographies, and generative techniques, her music uses electronics, field recordings, and self-built interfaces alongside acoustic instruments.
From sonifications to lullabies, her work is poised between formal experimentation and narratives cued by literature and pop culture, and can be heard in installations, film music, and radiophonic pieces, as well as (upcoming) releases on labels such as enmossed, Flag Day Recordings and Vertical Music.
She holds a master’s degree in Sound Studies from the Berlin University of the Arts and is a resident at Cashmere Radio and SVS Radio. Katharina’s work has been presented internationally at a variety of festivals, venues, and galleries, most recently at Spectaculare Festival (Prague) and Amural Festival (BraČ™ov) and Katharina has co-curated the finale of MaerzMusik in 2022.
Particles is composed, produced and recorded by Katharina Schmidt.
Mastered by Ian Hawgood.
Design by ORDNER, based on two Polaroid photographs by Stefan Lingg.
The album comes in a hand assembled cardboard package.
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• slaapwel xvii • released 23.09.2022 • limited edition (150) • CD •