Odd Beholder

Odd Beholder is the project of Swiss musician Daniela Weinmann with which she precisely and laconically records the oddities, shadows and misunderstandings of our time. Weinmann speaks of alienation and escapism, of emancipation and the glimpse of a better world. Her version of embracing, dark pop music grapples with unpleasant truths, just to provide comfort at the same time.

On the debut album "All Reality Is Virtual" everything revolves around digitalization - unconditional accessibility and merciless transparency with simultaneous isolation - and how we nevertheless find ourselves and each other. On her second album "Sunny Bay" Weinmann turns her gaze to nature or rather the romantic notions and existential fears that we project into nature.

With the recent album "Feel Better", Odd Beholder travels back in time, back to that small town, to confront the circumstances that made her who she is today. 'Feel Better' is a record about finding the courage to explore the dark spaces inside of you so that you can finally move on and live a life on your own terms!

Weinmann is co-founder of Music Declares Emergency Switzerland, a politically independent initiative of artists and people working in the music industry, which advocates for climate protection on an industry-specific basis and develops responses to the climate emergency. In 2023 Weinmann is directing a documentary film that examines the sense and nonsense of various sustainability measures taken by Swiss festivals.