"sag mir du erinnerst dich" ist jetzt da

 what a ride

am 30.12.2025 habe ich angefangen, diesen Song zu schreiben und zu recorden

am 3.1.2026 um 23:00 habe ich den Song bei Fm4 für den Protestsongcontest eingereicht

und gestern um 21:30 stand ich mit diesem Song im Finale

Auch wenn es leider "nur" für den vierten Platz gereicht hat, bin ich unfassbar stolz, es mit einem Song, der eigentlich ein etwas "nischigeres" Thema behandelt und den ich ganz alleine geschrieben und produziert habe, so weit geschafft zu haben.

Einen lauten, leisen, traurigen, wütenden Song über Endometriose/Adenomyose und das oft damit einhergehende medical gaslighting zu schreiben, hat sich sehr wichtig und richtig angefühlt - das perfekte Ventil um endlich mal diesen jahrelang angestauten Frust rauszulassen.

Gewonnen habe ich zwar nicht, aber die Gespräche und Umarmungen, die ich nach meinem Auftritt mit anderen Betroffenen hatte, sind mein eigener kleiner großer Gewinn. Ich hoffe, manch Person fühlt sich in diesem Song gesehen, gehört, verstanden.

Der Song "sag mir du erinnerst dich" ist außerdem seit heute draußen - man kann ihn also überall anhören. Wahrscheinlich werde ich auch noch bald das live video vom Fm4 Protestsongcontest Finale veröffentlichen.

"sag mir du erinnerst" dich ist mein erster deutscher Release und es werden jetzt demnächst mehrere deutsche Songs rauskommen. Vielleicht auch irgendwann ein Album? 👀

 

das Single Cover hat die fantastische Michelle Rassnitzer gemacht und außerdem muss ich ein ganz ganz ganz großes besonderes Danke der Minna aussprechen, die mit meinem eigenen Periodenblut den Titel auf meinen Rücken geschrieben hat - das ist true friendship!

HIER AUF BANDCAMP ANHÖREN

HIER STREAMEN

credits:

geschrieben, aufgenommen und produziert von mir

Schlagzeug von Felix Paschke

Mixing von David Wöhrer

Mastering von Mathias Garmusch

noch Wissenswertes:

1 von 10 Personen mit Uterus hat Endometriose

Betroffene warten oft 7-10 Jahre auf eine Diagnose

Link: Was ist Endometriose?

Link: Was ist Adenomyose?

 

"SILENCED" single out now!

 

13.11.2025 - after quite some break I decided to release a new single, called "SILENCED"!

I wrote this song two years ago, because of an absurd situation that happened to me:

I was unknowingly banned from performing at a concert venue in Vienna because of a feedback email I sent after several bad experiences (and stories other artists had confided in me) with that place. I never got a reply to that email, and half a year later I found out — because someone else wanted to book me there — that I was banned from performing.

Long story short: thanks to the Vienna Club Commission, my ban was lifted. As ridiculous as this story might sound at first, it really affected me deeply, and at the time I felt very powerless. Unfortunately, I also realized then why so few people dare to speak up when these are the kinds of consequences.

I channeled all that frustration, helplessness, and at the same time the hope for more courage into my song “SILENCED.” The song was also entirely produced by me, which I’m very proud of. I hope that people can find some courage in it — to speak up when something isn’t right. Maybe together we really can change something.

written, recorded and produced by me

mixed by David Wöhrer

mastered by Mathias Garmusch

single cover shot by Michelle Rassnitzer

LISTEN HERE

lyrics:

Catch myself freezing I look at the door 

I can figure this out on my own, on my own 

Walk with me, take it, or leave it alone 

Not expecting to see anyone 

Are you in it Are you in it 

Look at us some do not try anymore, more 

I must say I am glad To be this way 

trying to find answers why some us do not try anymore, more 

I must say I am glad To be this way 

Shut my mouth quiet I look at the door 

I can’t take this dead silence no more 

No more no more 

Now I understand why most of us are tired and don’t say nothing no more 

No more 

You thought I’d be the same 

How stupid of you Of you 

Look at us some do not try anymore, more 

I must say I am glad To be this way 

trying to find answers why some us do not try anymore, more 

I must say I am glad To be this way Be this way 

Be this way 

Thinking you can just decide to shut the door

my therapist says you should dance - a remix EP out now

one year after my debut EP "my therapist says you're an asshole", I am releasing a remix EP. For this EP 6 acts that I treasure a lot, have remixed the 6 songs on the EP in their own style. A little fun project which's outcome I am super happy with!

my sad songs, but in dancy!

LISTEN HERE <3

I won the "MORGENSTERN" preis!!!!!

cannot believe that I get to say this, but two weeks ago I received the "Morgenstern" Price from "Land Steiermark" & "Kleine Zeitung" and I am beyond grateful for that.

In May, the newspaper Kleine Zeitung announced the competition for the "Morgenstern Prize" and thanks to my mom, I applied for it. I honestly never thought that I would get this amazing price, but 1-2 months later I received the amazing news that I was gonna get it.

The jury had the most amazing statement, why they picked me:

Deutsch:

Schon der Name führt auf die falsche Fährte: Fraeulein Astrid trägt zwar die antiquierte, aus misogyneren Zeiten herrührende Bezeichnung „Fräulein", zeigt aber nicht nur mit der leichten orthografischen Änderung, dass sie aus anderem Holz geschnitzt ist, als das Gelsenkirchener Barock aus der Hans-Moser-Zeit. Das liebliche Fräulein ist Vergangenheit, das Fraeulein scheint eher die Funktion eines Nom de Guerre zu haben. Wobei der Kampf, den Astrid Hirzberger führt, sanfte Mittel im Arsenal hat. Das Fraeulein beweist sich auf seiner 2024 ersten EP „My Therapist says you‘re an Asshole" als bereits gereifte Musikerin, Komponistin und Sängerin, die das Songwriter-Genre zwischen Elektronik und Neofolk zwar nicht neu denkt, aber mit Geist erfüllt. Zwischen genrespezifischer Empfindsamkeit und sphärischen Klängen und messerscharfen Beobachtungen aus dem Alltag pendelt sich dieses Werk ein und zeigt schon jetzt Züge einer in ihre Mitte findenden Künstlerin, ohne auch nur einen Hauch früher Saturiertheit zu tragen. Fraeulein Astrid ist mit ihrem Zugang, ihren künstlerischen sehr heutigen Strategien (etwa über die sozialen Kanäle) jemand, der sich als wahrer Morgenstern profilieren konnte. (Jurybegründung)

English:

The name itself leads you astray: although Fraeulein Astrid adopts the outdated, misogyny-rooted title “Fräulein,” the subtle spelling change signals that she’s cut from a very different cloth than the Gelsenkirchen Baroque of Hans Moser’s time. The sweet, demure “Fräulein” is a thing of the past; this Fraeulein seems to carry a “Nom de Guerre” of sorts. Yet the battle Astrid Hirzberger fights employs gentle tools in its arsenal. On her 2024 debut EP, My Therapist Says You’re an Asshole, Fraeulein Astrid proves herself a mature musician, composer, and vocalist who, while not reinventing the songwriter genre between electronic and neofolk, breathes spirit into it. This work settles between genre-specific sensitivity, ethereal sounds, and razor-sharp everyday observations, already showing traits of an artist coming into her own, with not a hint of premature complacency. 

With her approach and very contemporary artistic strategies (such as social media channels), Fraeulein Astrid has emerged as a true Morgenstern.

Huge thanks to everyone who was involved in the process - receiving this prize means the world to me and as an independent solo artist 10.000€ is a huge amount of money, which I will happily invest into my debut album ahhh!!

photo credits: Lena Baloch

"my therapist says you're an asshole" EP LIVE SESSION OUT NOW!

 

For the past years I decided to step back from music videos, because it was just too much extra work for me, I didn't have the creative head space left or the extra money. But as my debut EP "my therapist says you're an asshole" came out this May, I knew that I also wanted to honor my personal little milestone visually. I have been working on this idea for many months and I am super proud to be finally releasing this video. Many hours of work, brainstorming sessions, talking to people, location scoutings, costume concepts, building doors, looking for second hand toy snakes etc. went into this project and I am very proud of how it turned out. I had this idea of playing every song on the EP while creating a little world for each song. The day of the videoshoot was such a cool experience for me, because I had these insanely talented people around me and my best friends were the sweetest "helping hands" I could've wished for. 

The biggest special thanks go out to Chris and Dom for helping me with turning my ideas into reality and helping me with the creative process.

Felix for the mental support, being an amazing drummer and also taking care of the live sound, mixing and mastering.

Raphaela for letting me borrow her beautiful hand sculptures, creating the stunning outfit applications and door applications.

My dad, uncle and Felix for building these super cool doors! BG/BRG/MG Dreihackengasse for letting us shoot in one of their gyms!

credits:

video concept & idea: Astrid Hirzberger 

all songs written and produced by Astrid Hirzberger 

video producer: Chris Pilch, https://leftkiss.com 

video producer, cut, color grading: Dominik Hofer 

dop: Tim Zoidl 

b camera operator, 1st ac: Onur Arslan 

behind the scenes: Minna Rothbart 

costume design / set design / hand sculptures: Raphaela Miklauc 

set design assistant: Natascha Miklauc 

outfit concept: Raphaela Miklauc & Astrid Hirzberger 

outfit applications: Raphaela Miklauc 

live mixing & mastering: Felix Paschke 

production assistant: Florian Thausing 

production assistant: Martin Moser 

production assistant: Rosi Pernthaller 

extra thanks to: 

BG/BRG/MG Dreihackengasse https://www.3hacken.at 

Printhouse Films  https://www.printhousefilms.com 

Kaiserschnitt Film https://kaiserschnitt-film.com 

Banana Rental https://banana-rental.com 

Lichtwerk https://lichtwerkgraz.at/ 

Leon Merkel for audio equipment 

Station 1 / NEXT STATION: 

idea: Astrid Hirzberger 

set design & hand sculptures: Raphaela Miklauc 

set design assistant: Natascha Miklauc 

song written & produced by Astrid Hirzberger 

Station 2 / LOST HOME: 

idea: Astrid Hirzberger 

doors: Johann & Manfred Hirzberger, Felix Paschke 

doors applications: Raphaela Miklauc 

song written & produced by Astrid Hirzberger 

Station 3 / AFTER ALL THERE IS NOTHING REAL OUTSIDE OUR PERCEPTION OF REALITY: 

idea: Astrid Hirzberger 

video clips: Astrid Hirzberger 

song written by Astrid Hirzberger, produced by Astrid Hirzberger & Fridolin Krenn 

Station 4 / TWO YEARS: 

idea: Chris Pilch 

song written by Astrid Hirzberger, produced by Astrid Hirzberger, Benno Hiti and Paul Wurm 

Station 5 / I'M GLAD WE DON'T HAVE TO PRETEND TO BE FRIENDS: 

idea: Astrid Hirzberger 

all snakes are either bought second hand or borrowed from friends. 

special thanks to: Kerstin, Ulli, Selina, Thomas, Paula, Diana, Katrin, Hannah, Gabriel, Niki.

song written & produced by Astrid Hirzberger 

Station 6 / EXPECTED END: 

idea: Astrid Hirzberger 

set design & hand sculptures: Raphaela Miklauc 

set design assistant: Natascha Miklauc 

song written & produced by Astrid Hirzberger