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Karen Vogt uses her voice to create atmospheric compositions, experimental and ambient solo works, guest vocals, remixes, and collaborations. She is an artist whose solo work is deeply rooted in improvisation. Moving between the musical worlds of ambient and pop to create spacious, atmospheric compositions – often featuring long, drawn-out vocals. Vogt’s creative process is minimalistic and focuses on improvisation to channel emotions, moods, and instinctual responses. Imperfection and vulnerability of the voice are at the core of her work.
Originally from Australia and now based in France, she is mostly known for her distinctive vocals with dream-pop band Heligoland that she co-founded in 1999, produced by Robin Guthrie (Cocteau Twins), who continues to work with the band. She has toured extensively with Heligoland, having played nearly 200 shows in Australia, Europe, and the UK – most notably at the ICA, The Union Chapel, and ClubAC30. A new Heligoland album is currently in the works and is expected before the end of the year.
Since 2019, Vogt has been releasing her solo work in the form of vocal and guitar improvisations that sit somewhere between experimental and ambient. Her most critically acclaimed release was 2024’s Waterlog album that was released on Penelope Trappes’ Nite Hive imprint and was dedicated to her much-loved cat. It received reviews in Uncut, Electronic Sound Magazine, Narc, Sun 13, First Floor, and appeared in The New York Times. Vogt has been interviewed on The Moderns with Kevin Press and Synthetic Dreams podcast, Foxy Digitalis, Sun13, Rockerilla, and Backseat Mafia. Her work has also been featured on Bandcamp Daily.
Vogt has gone on to carve out a body of work that includes releases on Superpang, Waxing Crescent Records, Sonic Dialogue, Nite Hive, Wayside and Woodland Recordings, and most recently quiet details. As a prolific collaborator, her collaborations are most notably with Pepo Galán as Galán/Vogt, BPMoore, Markus Guentner, Jolanda Moletta, Rodrigo Stradiotto, Simon McCorry, Philipp Bückle, Hamish Mackintosh, Cedrick Eymenier, and Yotam Avni. She has contributed guest vocals to works by Akira Rabelais, David Bridie, Robert Babicz, The Green Kingdom, Benoît Pioulard, Jupi/ter, Mottle, Rupert Lally, Guillaume Eymenier, and Heft. She has remixed other artists’ work such as Guentner/Spieth, Jeanette Linsdtrom, epic45 and Site Non Site, and had her work remixed by others (Ada, Madeleine Cocolas, Hélène Vogelsinger, Alpha, The Space Between Numbers, James S. Taylor, France Jobin, Claire Deak, Ossa, Recue, Ben Holton, zakè, Maiya Hershey, and Belly Full of Stars). Her live performances are rare, mostly online as livestreams, and tend to involve improvisations with overlayed, looped, and processed live recordings.
