Irmin Schmidt - Requiem - Heavy Weight Vinyl + Signed Art Card
Irmin Schmidt - Requiem - Heavy Weight Vinyl + Signed Art Card
Release Date: 24th April 2026
Catalogue Number: FDSPOON70
- HEAVY WEIGHT VINYL
- Includes a signed art card
- Includes extensive sleeve notes by Luke Turner (The Quietus)
- You will also receive a link to download digital WAV files of the album on the release date
In Requiem, Irmin Schmidt (co-founder of CAN) blurs the line between composition and environment, delivering a quietly radical, contemplative masterpiece.
Created at his home in Southern France, the record unfolds in two sections, pairing prepared and unprepared piano with recordings of the natural world around him: water, birds, frogs, shifting air and quiet nocturnal hums. What began as a spontaneous capture of a nightingale’s song evolved into a personal ritual, with Schmidt responding instinctively at the piano and later shaping the material with long-time collaborator René Tinner. The result is a liminal space that allows the listener to embark on their own journey of contemplation.
Approaching his 89th year, Schmidt - a classically trained composer and recipient of major cultural honour in both France and Germany - brings present and distant memories into focus, their merging forming one of his most affecting and inspiring works.
Side A.
- Part 1
Side B.
- Part 2
This is a pre-order and will be dispatched in line with the release date. Orders are not part shipped so if you wish to order other items we recommend you place a separate order.
