Swiss Music Export @ m4music
m4music20/21 March 2026Schiffbau and other venuesZurich, Switzerland The official start of spring, March 21: could there be a more appropriate date for a music festival/conference that prides itself on serving up our musical future, now? With a carefully curated range of panel discussions, workshops and presentations, and a bright and spacious foyer with plenty […]
Veronica Fusaro @ European Song Contest 2026 in Vienna
Veronica Fusaro has come out top on top in the selection process for a Swiss representative at the finals of the European Song Contest 2026 in Vienna. Quite rightly, the 28-year-old singer/songwriter from Thun declared herself over the moon about the news, describing her feelings as «ultra-mega-giga-crazy». The song with which she will take part […]
Black Sea Dahu bring Everything
The much-travelled and -admired Black Sea Dahu return from the studio with more musical magic, a superb new album entitled “Everything”, out now via Mouthwatering Records. Singer and songwriter Janine Cathrein’s bunch of Dahus have come a long way both literally and metaphorically since that unforgettable single of theirs, „In Case I Fall for You.“ […]
Kadebostany in praise of the Outsider
Genevan producer/DJ Guillaume de Kadebostany returns with his fifth album under the guise of Kadebostany, traveller of the world and musical alchemist. Entitled “The Outsider”, it is available now. Kadebostany have journeyed quite some distance since their gestation two decades ago. Originally setting off as a mock musical army complete with semi-ironic uniforms and an […]
Panda Lux exploring their heart
Panda Lux return from their two-year hiatus with a very fine fourth album. “Herz” (“heart”) is out now via Mouthwatering Records. Almost broken by the work on their conceptual genre-mix LP “Blumen I – IX”, Panda Lux – two brothers and two childhood friends who have played music together since their early teenage years – […]
Rapping resilience from LUM
Multi-lingual rapper LUM’s new EP “Badmami” is available now via Home Crowd Recordings. Providing “Pop-Rap for bad bitches” (it says in her Insta bio), LUM serves up a spicy melange of Bailefunk, Raggaeton and poppy hip-hop with a hint of Spain thrown in. Born and bred in French-speaking Lausanne with a family background in Spain, France […]
Mattiu growing an Aura
Entitled “Aura”, Mattiu’s new album is out now via Radicalis Music. The singer/songwriter from the Grisons mountains is blessed with a pure boy choir voice that cuts right through the small-talk to hit the heart. He also has a supremely confident knack to come up with melodies whose warmth lingers on long after the needle […]
Dino Brandão Turning Breakdown Into Music
Following the cinema release of a similarly titled documentary, “I Love You, I Leave You” is the second solo album from singer/percussionist/multi-instrumentalist Dino Brandão. It is out now via Two Gentlemen. For many years, Dino’s voice and instrumental skills have been an integral part of Zurich’s music scene, including an album “Ich liebe dich”, recorded […]
Lost in Lona Go Deep to Find the Killer
One year after their much-admired debut, Lost in Lona return with their next shot, “The Killer”. The album is available now from Mouthwatering Records. Lost in Lona are producer/multi-instrumentalist Konstantin Aebli from Basel and much-in-demand vocalist/violinist Lidia Beck from Zurich. In contrast to their violent album title, their music is airy, folky and beautifully arranged, […]
CRIMER celebrating a birthday
Engaged in an extended tour of the GAS-countries as we type, super-suave CRIMER releases a new five-track EP. Filled to the brim with catchy synth-grooves, the self-released “The Birthday Celebration” marks a new chapter in CRIMER’s musical as well as personal life. Five years after his last album, CRIMER is not only a man with […]
