Deepdive Music goes international with a two day festival in London
Deepdive is a music agency, record label and publishing company founded in 1999 in Arch, canton Berne. Whilst concentrating mostly on Swiss artists, their roster also comprises acts from the UK and US. A few years ago, Deepdive established a two-pronged yearly mini-festival in Zurich and Lausanne as a showcase for their artists. This year, […]
Emilie Zoé and FlexFab at GéNéRiQ Festival 24 – 28 February, various cities, France
Launched in 2007, the GéNéRiQ Festival follows a rather unusual concept. Instead of being based in one place, it encompasses five cities – Dijon, Besançon, Belfort, Pays de Montbéliard and Mulhouse – in three regions of France, presenting fifty artists over five days. Emilie Zoé and FlexFab will be carrying the Swiss flag at this […]
Animen let loose internationally!
The Animen’s new album „Are We There Yet?“ receives a German and Austrian release on 27 February thanks to the German label Noisolution. The Carouge-based four-piece loves the sound of chiming guitars, electric or acoustic. Coming across like a cross between the Hollies, Franz Ferdinand and Gene Vincent in their early days, they recorded „Are […]
ABU’s new album set to spread its wings
Fresh from a multi-date „living room tour“ of Germany throughout the month, 29 January saw the release via Radicalis (Believe Digital/Soulfood Music) of singer/songwriter ABU’s second album, „Reset“. Already, „Reset“ has been extensively and positively reviewed in German and Swiss print media, and a number of songs have been play-listed by several radio stations, including […]
77 Bombay Street UK Youth Hostel tour
The brothers Matt, Joe, Simri-Ramon and Esra Bucheli have released four albums so far. Three of these have reached the top 3 in Switzerland. 77 Bombay Street was named after their temporary home in Adelaide, Australia, where the whole Buchli family lived for two years. The band have succeeded in crafting an instantly recognisable brand […]
Aliose sign with Warner France
Aliose, a group formed in 2004 around the singing and song writing core of Alizé Oswald and Xavier Michel, have signed a recording deal with Warner France. The first fruit of the collaboration is a soon-to-be-released EP, followed by the band’s third album later in the year. Whilst the discography of the group, with two […]
New albums: Carrousel, Francesco Lago & Es Brennt – Was Tun?
When they first ran into other, Sophie Burande from the South of France and Léonard Gogniat from canton Jura, aka Carrousel, were both acordionists. Pooling their song-writing talents as well as their voices and acordions, they have long since extended their instrumental range to include guitars, drums, bass and a variety of other sounds. Their […]
Six Swiss artists live at Eurosonic 13 – 16 January, Groningen
A new year has begun – it must be time for Eurosonic! This time round, Switzerland will be represented by six live acts in Groningen: James Gruntz – Der Aa-Theater, Thu Jan 14th, 20:00 – 20:45h Verveine – Platform Theater (Patio), Thu Jan 14th, 22:15 – 22:55h Ingrid Lukas – USVA, Thu Jan 14th, 23:00 – […]
Indie Album of the Year 2015: Puts Marie „Masoch I & II“
Puts Marie, the much travelled and multi-faceted rock band from Biel, are the winners of the inaugural “IndieSuisse Album of the Year Award”. The five-piece were awarded the prize for their latest album, “Masoch I & II”. The announcement was made on 17 December and the band will be handed their trophy as well as […]
Pablo Nouvelle releases long-awaited new album
22 January sees the international release of Pablo Nouvelle’s eagerly anticipated second album, “All I Need”, by the highly respected Dutch record label Armada Music. The album is preceded on 9 January by the release of the single “I Will”, featuring Sam Wills. Whilst the much-praised (not least in the UK!) debut album contained a […]
