Blind Boy De Vita Reaches Another Harbour
“Ship Docking” is part one of a new album from Italo-Swiss space-blues maestro Blind Boy De Vita. The album, entitled “La Zattera” (Italian for “raft”), is spread across two EPs, the first of which was released on 17 June 2022 by Mouthwatering Records. Born and raised in Southern Italy, Blind Boy De Vita, aka Glauco […]
The Paléo Is Back
At last – after its two-year exile in the virtual world, the Glastonbury of Switzerland is back. Blessed with an idyllic location in the beautiful green fields near Lake Geneva, anyone who has ever been to the Paléo Festival will want to return again and again. An adventurous programming policy that takes in anything from […]
Black Sea Dahu Turning into their Own Mother
“I Am My Mother” is the title of Black Sea Dahu’s long awaited second album. It was released on 25 February 2022 via Mouthwatering Records. Thanks not least to their wonderful single “In Case I Fall For You” (11 million clicks on Spotify, half a million on youtube) but also their intensely atmospheric live performances, […]
Stahlberger Perusing Some Photos
Manuel Stahlberger is without the shadow of a doubt one of the sharpest chroniclers of today’s mood in the streets of Switzerland. “Lüt uf Fotene”, his new album, recorded with his band, also Stahlberger, is a fine and timely addition to his continuing portrayal of our times and mores. “Lüt uf Fotene” was released on […]
Fai Baba Sings the Changes
4 March 2022 saw the release of guitarist/singer songwriter Fai Baba’s first album in six years. If the title, “Veränderet”, sounds odd, there’s a good reason. Fai Baba has switched from singing in English to his native tongue, Swiss German. “Veränderet” is released by A Tree In A Field Records. Anyone who witnessed Fai Baba’s […]
Vendredi sur Mer Enjoys a “Métamorphose”
Released on 18 March 2022 by A+LSO/Sony Music, “Métamorphose” is the hotly anticipated follow-up to Vendredi sur Mer’s 2019 debut album, “Premiers émois”. Hiding behind the pseudonym Vendredi sur Mer, multi-talented 25-year-old Genevan Charline Mignot is equally at home in the worlds of photography, fashion and music. Describing her music as “glacial electro pop”, she […]
Ikarus Uncovering “Plasma”
“Plasma” is the title of the fourth and latest album from the self-styled groove-jazz quintet Ikarus. Released on 25 February 2022 via Ronin Rhythm Records. The band was formed by composer Ramon Oliveras to explore the dynamic possibilities of an interaction between wordless vocals and an instrumental line-up consisting of percussion, piano, and upright bass. […]
Joyously “Hypersensitive” with Afra Kane
At last, an Afra Kane debut album! It is called “Hypersensitive” and was released on 4 March 2022 by Mother Supreme Records. With a truly unique style of jazz-inflected soul with hints of classical music as well as Nigerian gospel, Afra Kane has been gathering accolades for quite some time now, including winning the solo […]
Dive into the “Swamp!” with Kind & Kinky Zoo
No, they’re not the hot and dark club for clients with strange tastes their name might suggest! In fact, Kind & Kinky Zoo are a four-piece from Lausanne in the French part of Switzerland, purveyors of psychedelically inflected funk grooves often fronted by a real organic flute and infused with the spirit of “Shaft”. “Swamp!” […]
m4music Is Properly Back! 25 + 26 March 2022, Zurich
Our home festival m4music is back in style! After a Covid-related exile in the Siberia of the digital world, m4music is at last an event again with people, concerts, audiences, bars and, of course, a series of Swiss Music Export events. For instance, we’re hugely looking forward to celebrating our return to real handshakes and […]
