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Smerz

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Smerz
OriginOslo, Norway
GenresElectronic
Years active2016-present
LabelsXL Recordings, Escho, Shopping
MembersCatharina Stoltenberg
Henriette Motzfeldt
Websitehttps://smerz.no

Smerz is a Norwegian electronic music duo based in Copenhagen, Denmark, and Oslo, Norway. The two members, Catharina Stoltenberg and Henriette Motzfeldt, met at high school in Oslo and moved to Copenhagen in 2011.[1]

Smerz released their first single "Because" on Soundcloud in 2016. Later the same year, they released the EP Okey on Escho in Denmark and HardUp in the UK. The following year, in 2017, Smerz signed to XL Recordings and re-released the EP Okey. In 2018, Smerz released the EP Have fun on XL Recordings. Their debut album Believer was released in 2021, also on XL Recordings. Later the same year, the duo released the mixtape Før og etter on their own label Shopping on Bandcamp.

Smerz have been hosting a monthly radio show on NTS Radio since 2017.[2]

Smerz have played concerts at Tate Modern in London, MoMA PS1 in New York, Mutek in Mexico City and Montreal, Berghain in Berlin, Pitchfork Festival in Chicago, Roskilde Festval in Denmark, and Volksbühne in Berlin.[3]

Discography

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Studio albums

Title Year Record label
Believer 2021 XL Recordings

EPs

Title Year Record label
Okey 2016 Escho, HardUp
Okey 2017 XL Recordings
Have fun 2018 XL Recordings
Allina 2024 Shopping Records

Mixtapes

Title Year Record label
Før og etter 2021 Shopping

Singles

Title Year Label Album
"Because" 2016 Self-released
"Because" 2016 Escho, HardUp Okey
"Blessed"
"Sure"
"Oh my my" 2017 XL Recordings Have fun
"No harm"
"Half life"
"Have fun"
"Før og etter" 2020 Escho Escho 15 år: Burgers for my new life
"The favourite" / "Rap interlude" 2020 XL Recordings Believer
"I dont talk about that much" / "Hva hvis"
"Believer" 2021
"Flashing"
"Remember"
"My Producer 2024 Shopping Records Allina

Commissioned work

Title Year Artist(s) Type
Øy 2020 Carte Blanche Music for dance performance
Miss france 2021 ALL-IN Studio Soundtrack for runway show
Debutante 2022 ALL-IN Studio Soundtrack for runway show

Sampled on

Title Sample of Year Artist(s) Album
"Stop Playin" "Flashing" 2022 Lil Baby and Jeremih It's Only Me
"Good Lies2 "No Harm" 2023 Overmono Good Lies
"If U Ever" "I don't talk about that much" 2021 Overmono If U Ever

As featured artist(s)

Title Year Artist(s) Album
"Gues What" 2017 Code Walk Guess What
"Verdens smarteste person" 2022 Cezinando Samtidig

Remixes

Title Year Artist(s)
"Friendly (Smerz Remix)" 2021 Erika de Casier

Songwriting and production credits

Title Year Artist(s) Album
"Verdens smarteste person" 2022 Cezinando Samtidig
"ASAP" 2023 NewJeans Get Up EP

References

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  1. ^ "Smerz Make Uncanny Electronic Pop That Sounds Like a Secret". Pitchfork. 2017-07-31. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
  2. ^ Radio, N. T. S. "Smerz". NTS Radio. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
  3. ^ "Smerz | Outer Agency". outer-agency.com. Retrieved 2023-07-18.