Ursula Winterauer, also known as Gischt, is an experimental composer, electronic music producer, and curator based in Vienna. Her eclectic sonic landscapes offer nuanced interpretations of industrial, techno, and ambient genres, shaped through the use of bass guitar, synthesizers, and swirling clouds of electro-smog.

In her works she generates raw sounds between brutality and atmospheric diffusion sometimes in contrast to the clear and human nature of her own voice used as an instrument. She is the bassist of the doom metal band Eaeres and forms one half of the noise-duo The Answer is No alongside Maja Osojnik.

Winterauer works as a sound designer and composer for film and develops compositions for contemporary dance, is co-founder and label boss of Ventil Records, co-organizer and commercial director of the Unsafe+Sounds Festival and was the curator of New Salt – Festival for sonic exploration & digital art in 2024.

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