Fiver with The Atlantic School of Spontaneous Composition CD

Simone Schmidt is a versatile and thorough craftsman — a distinct vocalist, guitarist, and wordsmith; a rigorous researcher, producer, and designer; a friend to many and enemy to some. Over the past 13 years and 7 full length records, Schmidt has largely rejected the logic of the music industry, employing many aliases in the course of creating a robust discography that engages various strains of North American folk and Country music, from Old Time to Psychedelic Country. In a totally unpredictable follow up to the historical fiction of Fiver’s Audible Songs From Rockwood (2017), Fiver with The Atlantic School of Spontaneous Composition wrangles the impulses of a new generation of improvisational musicians toward an unexpected reimagining of Country music and its possibilities.

Credits

• All lyrics by Simone Schmidt

• All songs performed and arranged by FIVER & THE ATLANTIC SCHOOL OF SPONTANEOUS COMPOSITION

• Jeremy Costello – Bass, Synthesizers, Voice & Bird Whistle

• Nick Dourado – Lap Steel, Piano, Vibes

• Bianca Palmer – Drums, Percussion

• Simone Schmidt – Guitar, Voice

• Produced by Simone Schmidt

• Engineered by Gavin Gardiner at Hotel2Tango

• Mixed by Gavin Gardiner at All Day Coconut

• Mastered by Phil Demetro at the Lacquer Channel

• Cover art by Simone Schmidt & Jeff Bierk

• Photographs by Jeff Bierk