Black, Blacker, Blackest
Released on 8 November 2019 via Hummus Records, “Muladona” is the fifth album from much travelled, Geneva-based black metallists Rorcal. Recorded live in a studio within three days, “Muladona” cooks up a mighty storm of riffing guitars, drums, drones and intense vocals, whilst also finding time for a few quietly reflective moments. The album is […]
Rewinding Time with Science Fiction
LIUN + The Science Fiction Band is a project launched in 2012 by Lucia Cadotsch (vocals, composition, samples) and Wanja Slavin (synth, composition, sax). Their eerily gripping and constantly shape-shifting debut album “Time Rewind” was released on 15 November by Enja Records. It is, they say, “the creative product of Lucia Cadotsch and Wanja Slavin’s […]
“A Taste of Swiss Music” – Eurosonic 2020 Artists live at Couleur 3
Swiss Music Export, Fondation CMA and Couleur 3 celebrate the artist selection playing at Eurosonic 2020 with an “A Taste of Swiss Music” showcase event live at Couleur 3 radio studio 15. On stage will be the four artists selected by the national radio stations SRF 3, RTR, Rete 3 and Couleur 3. Couleur 3 live – „A Taste of Swiss Music“ Thursday […]
Eurosonic 2020 – Focus on Switzerland! 15 – 18 January Groningen, Netherlands
We all love Eurosonic! That’s why we can barely contain our excitement that Eurosonic 2020, under the banner of “A Taste of Swiss Music”, will be focusing on our very own wonderful music scene. “Switzerland stands out for its cultural diversity with a very eclectic music scene which has been making waves over the past couple […]
Faber Fucking Loves His Life
“I Fucking Love My Life” is the eye-catching and sarcasm-soaked title of Faber’s new, second album. It was released on 1 November by Vertigo/Universal Records. Faber is without a doubt one of the most eloquent singer/songwriters using German lyrics at present. He is also one of the least risk-averse. Taking on the persona of a […]
Coilguns Shake Your Walls
The loudest band anywhere, ever, strikes again! “Watchwinders” is Coilguns’ third abum. It was released on 25 October 2019 via their guitarist Jonathan Nido’s own, multi-connected Hummus Records. Having expanded their line-up from a trio to a quartet with the arrival of multi-instrumentalist Donatien Thievent, and interrupting an extensive tour following the release of their […]
Dark Light from Bleu Roi
“Dark/Light” is the simple and yet deeply enigmatic title of the new album from Bleu Roi, released on 25 October 2019 via the artist-run PlusPlus Records. The quartet from Basel formed around the Jans sisters, Jennifer and Imogen, likes it mysterious and misty. They describe their sound on Facebook as “music for the lost and […]
Tobias Preisig Dives Deep
Tobias Preisig, violinist extraordinaire, composer and improviser, has at long last got round to recording a solo album. Entitled “Diver”, it was released on 1 November via Quiet Love Records. Now based in Berlin, Preisig has toured the world in recent years as one half of the spectacular drums/violin duo Egopusher. Effortlessly gliding between different musical […]
Pascal Gamboni, Maker of Honey
“everybody wants the honey” is the title of the new album by Rumantsch singer/songwriter Pascal Gamboni. The album title is somewhat misleading. Misleading, not, because the music it contains doesn’t fulfil the title’s promise, but misleading because it’s in the wrong language. Yes, Pascal’s songs are catchy enough to mark him out as a special […]
No Me Coman Ride the Wave
Released on Anthony Nyland’s near legendary Liverpool-based Salvation Records label, “The Tide” is No Me Coman’s second album. It is distributed in the UK by State 51, in the rest of Europe by Clear Spot, and in Switzerland by Irascible. Hailing like label mates Klaus Johan Grobe from Winterthur, a lively town a half-hour train […]
