Kinit Her - The Nature Out There
Ever since their founding in the heart of Wisconsin in 2005 by vocalist and man of strings Troy Schafer and electronic sound designer and lyricist Nathaniel Ritter, KINIT HER have been relentlessly pushing to expand the aesthetic and stylistic range of neofolk into unique new shapes under the banner of what the band calls "symbolist post-folk music".

Channelling such diverse influences as neoclassical, early music, folk, industrial, avant-garde rock, black metal, ambient, pop, and many others, KINIT HER have sounded organic tone-mantras from shofar horns, bent sweetened notes on beaten guitars, intoned harmonised enumeration of spells and dreams, and backed it all by string and brass arrangements, acoustic ephemera, and twinkling electronic sound designs.

KINIT HER have evolved into many forms by inviting a host of guest-musicians, but with singer Jessica Way a permanent third member has meanwhile been added to the original core-duo. Rarely performing live, this project nonetheless continues to grow, warp, twist, form offshoots, and to challenge their co-creators, friends, and fellow musicians, which are invited in ever changing line-ups to participate in one of the many recordings.

KINIT HER emerge from a heavenly vault of related projects and shared collaborations of contributors as one of the brightest stars in this celestial sound constellation. "The Nature Out There" is the guiding light for a generation of folk and neofolk related music trying to reach new sonic dimensions.

Release date: December 15, 2023
Style: Symbolist Post-Folk
Label: Auerbach Tonträger

Tracklist
1. The Nature Out There
2. How the Game Appears
3. Tears of Gold
4. Blood Blood Blood (Wormsblood cover)
5. On the Bridge of Dreams
6. Without Ending
7. Turn for the Better
8. Death Is a Marriage
9. The Mask of Life Breaks
10. Blind Calf (To Offer)

Line-up
Troy Schafer vocals, guitars, strings, horn
Jessica Way vocals
Nathaniel Ritter electronics, sound design, vocals

Guest musicians
Michael Tellbach (ART ABSCONS) additional vocals (1), bass (1, 2, 4-7, 10), acoustic guitar (4)
Thierry Jolif (LONSAI MAIKOV) additional vocals (1)
Ian Campbell (CROOKED MOUTH) acoustic guitar (1, 2, 6, 9), electric guitar (2, 6, 9), harmonium (1), additional vocals (4)
Egan Budd (HEADSTONE BRIGADE) accordion (2, 6), vocals (6)
Clay Ruby (BURIAL HEX) piano (1, 7), electronics & sound design (1)
William Lee (SECOND FAMILY BAND) snare, sleigh bells, bass drum (4)
Andy Way electronics, sound design (4)