Berlin-based artist KOSCHKA released her debut album ‘KOSCHKA’ 29th of March 2024.
Described as a tightrope walker, singing folk tunes with a loop station, marrying a fragile song to the distortion of her keyboard, Berlin-based artist KOSCHKA made her solo debut in 2018 with the beautifully minimalistic single The Flood, followed by Abendstern—her first adaptation of a classical piece, originally titled Abendstern D 806 by Franz Schubert.
KOSCHKA – aka Edita Karkoschka – is a singer, composer, and producer based between Berlin and Brittany. While she’s not a classically trained musician, she works with remarkable intuition reinterpreting classical works and shaping them into a bold, contemporary vision. Blending influences from PJ Harvey, Fever Ray, and the evocative depth of Romantic-era compositions, she creates music that is both timeless and unconventional.
Until the end of 2019, she was the frontwoman of the German-Dutch indie-pop band NAUSICA, touring across Europe and supporting artists such as Son Lux, Miya Follick, and Poliça. In 2020, she decided to fully dedicate herself to her solo project, embracing a creative process that thrives on spontaneity and raw emotion.
Following another classical adaptation—Schubert’s Tiefes Leid, released as a single in late 2022—KOSCHKA returned in February 2024 with You Can’t Bear My Love, an evocative new release that blends cinematic alt-pop with slow-core elements influenced by blues and soul. With a distinctive timbre that shifts between rough, dark depths and clear, emotional highs, she creates a striking balance of intimacy and intensity. Earthy percussion, sparse instrumentation, and subtle brass accents give her music an arresting quality, infused with a haunting elegance. Her work has been supported by Atwood Magazine, NOTION, The Revue, NBHAP, Soundtrack Of My Life and German radio station Radio Eins.
With the feature single Oh Brother, KOSCHKA released her self-produced debut album KOSCHKA on March 29, 2024, via the Berlin label St. Vladimir (home to artists such as Bulgarian Cartrader and Verboten Berlin). The album, recorded and mixed by Markus Abendroth and Peter Thomas in Berlin and mastered in New York by Emily Lazar and Chris Allgood (David Bowie, among others), presents a carefully curated selection of original compositions alongside bold reinterpretations of German Romantic-era works by composers such as Franz Schubert and Clara Schumann. Featuring contributions from Berlin-based musicians, including baritone saxophonist Oleg Hollmann (Bobby Rausch) and synth artist Anneli Bentler (Queen Alaska), the album transcends conventional genre boundaries, offering a sonic world both intimate and cinematic.
During her live-performances, KOSCHKA moves seamlessly between the worlds of Romantic influences and modern alt-pop, creating an intimate yet powerful concert experience with her haunting voice, muted piano, and carefully placed synthesizers and effects. In 2025, she will once again be touring across Germany, Switzerland, and the Benelux countries.
INTERVIEW
“Your voice has a haunting quality. It is very recognizable and reminds me of the great 80s Icon Desireless as well as the British singer and songwriter Tracey Thorn from Everything But The Girl. You also reference PJ Harvey. This is not a real question more a declaration of love to your tone and the soulful vibrance you ooze. ..” NBHAP
Radio LIVE
“Ohne Ihnen jetzt unbedingt einen irreführenden Ohrwurm verschaffen zu wollen, ist Romantik für Edita Karkoschka nicht bloß graue Theorie: Die ehemalige Sängerin der Indie-Pop-Band Nausica präsentiert unter dem Namen Koschka auf ihrem ebenso betitelten Solo-Debütalbum neben eigenen Songs auch Interpretationen von Liedern und Gedichten aus jener Epoche. Auf der Suche nach der verlorenen Zeit entdeckt sie dabei nicht nur die Langsamkeit, sondern auch ganz neue Seiten an Schubert, Chamisso, den Schumanns & Co…” RADIO EINS mit Marion Brasch
„What an absolutely stunning find we have for you today. KOSCHKA’s “The Flood” is an absolutely exquisite piece of music from start to finish. Get ready to be mesmerised. Despite being over 6 minutes long, this really is a track that just keep on giving. It was recorded in one take and combines KOSCHKA’s love of experimental and classical music wonderfully. It’s dark, it’s brooding, its emotional. KOSCHKA’s powerful vibrato soars beautifully over the captivating piano-pop melodies, creating something both haunting and dreamy. It’s clear to see that KOSCHKA is a fan of PJ Harvey with this track, but her love of classical composers also comes through, making this track wholly unique in a world of modern electronic sounds.“ UK Artist of the Week – The Vinyl District
“Check out this stellar, beautiful piano-led track that showcases a stunning, evocative vocal and a heart-wrenching mood. This is something so very, very special. This will knock you for six. Damn.” – Soundsphere Magazine
„…For nearly seven minutes, the Berlin-based singer-songwriter will leave you in complete awe and in utter paralysis because it is one of the most beautiful things you will hear not today, not tomorrow, not even this week, but this entire year. It is simply extravagantly gorgeous…“ The Revue CA
„…Ein zartes Piano, ein brummender Synthie und geschichteter Gesang – mehr braucht Koschka nicht für ihren Song „The Flood“. Sie singt davon, wie ein einziger Moment das Leben eines Menschen für immer verändern kann. Und als wäre es die einfachste Sache der Welt, zieht sie damit den Hörer komplett in ihren Bann…“ Detektor FM GER
„…we couldn’t wait to get to grips with her exciting new solo material. And so, we’re thrilled to introduce KOSCHKA solo debut ‘The Flood’ a beautifully minimalist single, which is out now via Part Du Decor Records… Inspired after a return to Berlin, following a long period in the Netherlands, there is a detectable sense of ‘Heimweh’ or homesickness at play behind the vocal performance, imbuing the
track with a tangible sense of sincerity. Bittersweet, and melancholic, ‘The Flood’ is a compelling debut’.“ Earthly Pleasures Blog UK
