Hilke Discovering the Force of Her Piano

Posted by on Feb 12, 2024
Hilke Discovering the Force of Her Piano

Entitled “Piano Feroce”, the second solo EP from Baden-based producer, songwriter and singer Hilke, is available now from Red Brick Records. Actually, the six songs presented here are not entirely new. In fact, we have heard all of them (plus one more) before on Hilke’s solo debut “Silent Violent”, released in 2021. This time round, […]

Hæsin Discover Their Inner Problem Child

Posted by on Feb 12, 2024
Hæsin Discover Their Inner Problem Child

“Sorgenkind” announces the arrival of a new “supergroup” from Basel, Hæsin. Their debut five-track EP is out now via Irascible Music. Led by vocalist and lyricist Denis Wagner, the five members of Haesin are all well-known figures in Basel’s ultra-creative musical landscape. Wagner, for instance, is also a member of Zeal & Ardor, and guitarist […]

Of Traktors, Seagulls and Swimming Tubas

Posted by on Feb 12, 2024
Of Traktors, Seagulls and Swimming Tubas

Out now via Irascible Records is “Möwe auf Tuba, schwimmend” (“Seagull on Top of a Tuba, Swimming“) from Bernese post-Balkan big band Traktorkestar. It’s the sixth full-length album from trumpeter Baltasar Streit’s twelve-piece orchestra and continues a fiery, fifteen-year history of a mind-meltingly surreal melange of styles ranging from traditional Balkan brass wig-outs to dub […]

Swiss Music Export @ Eurosonic 2024

Posted by on Jan 4, 2024
Swiss Music Export @ Eurosonic 2024

Another year, another Eurosonic. Not that we’re complaining, of course! Quite the opposite, in fact. Year after year, the trip to Groningen provides us with the oomph to reconnect with the real world after the otherworldly excesses of the festive period. With 258 acts from 39 countries scheduled to appear live at this year’s edition, […]

Odd Beholder Turning Grief into Music You Can Dance to

Posted by on Jan 3, 2024
Odd Beholder Turning Grief into Music You Can Dance to

Odd Beholder is the dream pop/electro wave project of Zurich-based singer, songwriter and electronica specialist Daniela Weinmann. Entitled “Feel Better”, Odd Beholder’s new album is out now via Berlin-based Sinnbus Records. She celebrates the album release with a tour of Germany in March, presented by ByteFM and the highly respected monthly magazine Musikexpress. The cheery […]

From I to Infinity

Posted by on Jan 3, 2024
From I to Infinity

Musique Infinie is a new collaboration between Noémi Büchi and Feldermelder. The first fruit of this venture is a debut album, “I”, is out now via –OUS/Shutter Music. Noémi Büchi describes herself as a “composer and sound designer, creating electronic cross-genre maximalism”. Feldermelder aka Manuel Oberholzer is a multi-disciplinary artist, composer and co-founder of OUS […]

Dodo Finds His Way Back Home

Posted by on Jan 3, 2024
Dodo Finds His Way Back Home

“Yopougon – Way Back Home”, the new album from one of Switzerland’s most reliable – and reliably uplifting – hitmakers, Dodo, is out now. The title neatly sums up the concept of an album that manages to bottle all the sunshine there is in Africa, with a hint of alpine romanticism from Switzerland. Dodo was […]

Swiss Music Export @ Transmusicales Rennes

Posted by on Nov 21, 2023
Swiss Music Export @ Transmusicales Rennes

How time flies! In the case of les Transmusicales, Rennes, we’re prepared to make an exception: we’re actually happy to be back so soon in this charming town in the West of France. The last festival of the year is also one of the year’s most exciting and entertaining. Launched more than four decades ago, […]

Leila Emerges with “Burnout”

Posted by on Nov 21, 2023
Leila Emerges with “Burnout”

The title, “Burnout”, may sound just a little unpromising. However, the artist responsible for the thus-named EP, available now, is clearly a major new talent. Signed to Herbert Grönemeyer’s boutique label Grönland Records and booking agency All Artists Agency, Leila – yes, just that: Leila – possesses the kind of voice that once heard, is […]

Monet192 Brings Together Past and Present

Posted by on Nov 21, 2023
Monet192 Brings Together Past and Present

Entitled “Cuffing Season”, the sixth full-length album from Warner Germany-signed rapper/singer Monet192 is an intriguing affair, based on an unusual concept. Having meticulously documented the emotional and social ups and downs of a young man in his early twenties, that is: himself, across five albums, he now takes stock by updating the sound of seven […]

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