NERISSA SCHWARZ
Crossover Prog • Germany
From Progarchives.com, the ultimate progressive rock music website
Nerissa Schwarz has been writing and recording genre-defying songs and instrumental music for the better part of ten years.
Following a collaboration for her 2009 debut album under the moniker of Coronal Rain, Nerissa was invited to join the internationally acclaimed progressive rock band FREQUENCY DRIFT as guest composer and musician for their 2011 release "Ghosts...". She soon became a band member and started contributing her own songs and unusual electric harp arrangements, which have become a trademark of FREQUENCY DRIFT. So far, Nerissa has recorded five albums with the band and performed live in Germany, the UK, the Netherlands and Italy.
In 2014 she began working on solo pieces and totally immersed herself in writing, experimenting, arranging, recording and producing the music. The result is her first solo album, "Playgrounds Lost".
Biography provided by the artist and used with permission
NERISSA SCHWARZ forum topics / tours, shows & news
- Nerissa Schwarz - Playgrounds Lost (0 replies)
NERISSA SCHWARZ Videos (YouTube and more)
Showing only random 3 | Search and add more videos to NERISSA SCHWARZ
Buy NERISSA SCHWARZ Music
More places to buy NERISSA SCHWARZ music online
- DOUG LARSON IMPORTS — Buy prog rock music and rarities (Free shipping on orders over 10 cds)
- AmazonMP3: Search for NERISSA SCHWARZ DRM-Free MP3 Downloads @ Amazon.com MP3
- Try Amazon Prime Music (30-day free trial)
NERISSA SCHWARZ discography
Ordered by release date | Showing ratings (top albums) | Help Progarchives.com to complete the discography and add albums

NERISSA SCHWARZ top albums (CD, LP, MC, SACD, DVD-A, Digital Media Download)
![]() 2016 |
NERISSA SCHWARZ Live Albums (CD, LP, MC, SACD, DVD-A, Digital Media Download)
NERISSA SCHWARZ Videos (DVD, Blu-ray, VHS etc)
NERISSA SCHWARZ Boxset & Compilations (CD, LP, MC, SACD, DVD-A, Digital Media Download)
NERISSA SCHWARZ Official Singles, EPs, Fan Club & Promo (CD, EP/LP, MC, Digital Media Download)
NERISSA SCHWARZ Reviews
Showing last 10 reviews only
Nerissa Schwarz Crossover Prog
Review by
kev rowland
Special Collaborator Crossover Prog Team

I also found that this really is an album that benefits from being played on headphones, as the listener mustn't be distracted by any other sounds, but instead needs to be taken deep into her world. That the cover is a photo of a person in woods is not an accident I'm sure, as for me this album evokes feelings of walking deep in forests allowing my mind to wander (and not too sure if it will ever really come back). Sometimes the dappled light comes though the leaves, providing some relief, while at others it is deep and the canopy is a ceiling that cuts out the birdsong and contains just that hint of threat. If ever an album repays being paid close attention to, then this is it.
Nerissa Schwarz Crossover Prog
Review by
Windhawk
Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator

Nerissa Schwarz debut solo album isn't one that most would describe as progressive rock as such, especially as the rock aspect is rather far removed from the premises. Those who just can't get enough of the Mellotron should take note of this album however, as that instrument is rather central on all songs. Other than that, those fond of ambient music honing in on melancholy and dark, haunting and mystical moods should most likely find this album to be of interest.
Nerissa Schwarz Crossover Prog
Review by
tszirmay
Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator

Highlights include the magnificent "Fireflying" (I had never seen fireflies until a decade ago on Long Island, it was quite the luminous ballet!), the supernaturally crystalline "Last Spring" and its melancholic cadence, the spooky angst of "Something Behind the Trees" that could be a soundtrack moment for a horror movie and the 'cherry on the sundae' title track that finishes off the aural voyage. Ideally, early morning or very late night music, when the senses are dulled and the defense mechanisms are at bay.
4 Forgotten sandboxes