Biography

Writing soulful music is as natural as the very earth singer-songwriter, Lisa Oribasi, stands on. Raised in the heart of the Swiss mountains, it’s no wonder that Oribasi’s inspiration comes from the world around her. Channeling her inner child, her music is told through the freedom and imagination of child-like wonder, yet there’s a maturity in the lyrics and her indie-folk soundscape. The sun, the moon, the seasons and her personal relationships all play a part in her storytelling, while her stage presence is its own force of nature. Lisa Oribasi’s songwriting journey began when she was 8 years old, picking up the guitar and crafting songs underneath a tree, in her tiny village. The innocence and naivety of childhood still linger in Oribasi’s songs, but now that expression holds a cheeky irony and adult perspective. Staying true to her roots, her sound is organic and nostalgic, blending natural instrumentation with man-made textures. Influenced by the eclectic sounds of Ben Howard, Maggie Rogers and Glass Animals, ‘Red Earth’ is Lisa Oribasi’s upcoming debut EP 'Red Earth', to be released in Spring 2022. Self-recorded and co-produced by Oribasi and fellow creator, Tom Oehler, the EP is an accumulation of numerous samples recorded by Oribasi as she travelled around the world. For this multi-instrumental singer-songwriter, storytelling is at the core of her art, and the EP follows a journey of surrender, surrendering to the present moment and to everything that exists.