Ep. 09— Simone Schmidt(part 1): The Utility of Metaphor

This is part 1 of Ken's interview with Simone Schmidt aka Fiver. Please watch this channel for part two coming shortly. Simone Schmidt is a musician and multidisciplinary artist who recently moved to so-called Sackville, New Brunswick for work. Schmidt grew up as a settler in Toronto during Mike Harris' Common Sense Revolution and has been involved in resisting austerity since grade school. Schmidt's musical practice involves research-based songwriting, improvisation, analog recording, and a deep fascination with form. They have performed with units like The Highest Order, One Hundred Dollars, and their solo project, Fiver. Their chapter in Displacement City (U of T Press, 2022) describes the City of Toronto's organized abandonment of housing-deprived people during the early pandemic, from their perspective as a community organizer. Photo credit : Alexandra Stairs This episode also includes original tracks from Simone's back catalogue including: 'House of Lost Words' from Audible Songs From Rockwood, which you can but here: https://ideefixerecords.bandcamp.com/album/audible-songs-from-rockwood and 'Dayton' from Lost the Plot, which you can buy here: https://crowncrowncrown.bandcamp.com/album/lost-the-plot To find out more about and to follow Simone's work, please check out the following links: Website: https://www.fiverfiverfiver.com/ Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/fiverfines/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fiverfiverfiver Twitter: https://twitter.com/UhhFiver For updates on the pod and more, follow Ken here: https://www.instagram.com/ken._moffatt_/