Seven Catches Fire, Again
“Ich will Feuer fangen” – “I want to catch fire” – sings Seven on the title track of his new mini album, “Brandneu”. His last, “4Colours”, was, like many of his earlier albums, a massive hit in Switzerland. And yet, with “Brandneu”, his thirteenth LP, Seven has found not only the vision but also the […]
Cold Reading Are All About Time
Cold Reading certainly cannot be accused of lacking ambition or courage. Their new album “Zyt”, their second, is a concept album in the unashamedly old-fashioned sense. It comes in four parts spread over two vinyl albums, and is housed in a sumptuously produced old-school sleeve. “Zyt” means “time” in Swiss German, and “time” is, indeed, […]
Another Side of Tatum Rush
Multi-talented multi-media artist Tatum Rush – aka Giordano Rush – has turned to his other native tongue, Italian, to record his latest slice of sumptuously produced late-night-clubbing pop. The EP “Drinks Alchemici” contains four new songs, including the single “Barbarella” which comes with an elegant video featuring Swiss actress Aomi Mayock. Born in San Diego, California, Rush grew up […]
The Sound of Being Alone, Happily
Adriano Koch has not chosen the title of his new album, “Lone”, in vain. In order to record this, his second LP, the 20 year-old keyboard experimenter turned his body clock totally upside down. Setting the alarm clock at 9pm, he then locked himself in the studio for the next twelve hours, cutting himself off from […]
m4music laid low by Coronavirus
We were really looking forward to seeing you all at the tasty special events Swiss Music Export had lined up for the m4music conference/festival in Zurich. In fact, the invitations were written and ready to be sent off. Alas, the coronavirus has scuppered our plans at the last minute. Whilst the organisers of m4music are […]
Update – Voix de Fête – Genève – cancelled
“At a time when languages mix and sometimes disappear, the decision to express oneself artistically in one’s language is a strong cultural act, which deserves to be supported”, write the organisers of Voix de Fête on their website, and we at Swiss Music Export heartily agree. The Voix de Fête conference/festival was launched in 1999 […]
The Swiss celebrating a fabulous Eurosonic 2020!
Wow – all we can say is this: it was over too quickly. What a blast, this year’s Eurosonic! It won’t have escaped those who were there – and perhaps even those who weren’t – that the Swiss, under the banner A Taste of Swiss Music, were everywhere. This, of course, is completely as it […]
Jeans for Jesus with new cut!
Three years ago, their last album hit the top 20. There is every hope that with “19xx_2xxx” (aka “nineteen hundred, two thousand”) Jeans for Jesus will go one (or two) better. “19xx_2xxx” was released internationally by Universal on 24 January. For Stephan Eicher, who supports Jeans for Jesus on the French version of the single „1900 […]
2020 will be loco!
0929Loco Escrito ’s new longplayer “Estoy Bien” describes the changes in his life over the past five years. His inspiration Loco gets from life itself: the serious motorcycle accident, the birth of his daughter and his musical breakthrough. “It is a very personal album. The title ‘Estoy Bien’ means ‘I am well’”. “Estoy Bien” was recorded […]
One of a Million festival – 31 January – 8 February 2020
Baden is a lovely small and old town around 20 kilometres from Zurich. In fact, the first ever railway built in Switzerland, the “Spanisch-Brötli-Bahn”, took passengers back and forth between Zurich and Baden. For a decade now, Baden has also been the home of a boutique music festival, the OOAM. Please notice: Swiss Music Export […]
