Arthur Hnatek Adrift – Well, Not Really…
Entitled “Adrift”, the first full-length electronic album from Arthur Hnatek, percussionist extraordinaire, is out now on Mouthwatering Records. There is nothing Arthur Hnatek likes more than the challenge of throwing himself adrift – and finding himself anew! – in a new collaboration. Thus, his CV includes work with the Erik Truffaz Quartet as well as […]
James Gruntz Caught Blinking Twice
After a gap of seven years, James Gruntz returns with a new album, his seventh. Entitled “Blink Twice”, it was released by muve Recordings at the beginning of November. James Gruntz is an award-winning song writer in the classic pop mode: often dealing with the cruel turns of love, his songs pour balm over the […]
Andrea Bignasca Dealing With a Stranger
“Stranger”, the fourth solo album from Springsteenesque singer-songwriter Andrea Bignasca, is available now on Radicalis Music. Bignasca, hailing from the Southern, Italian part of Switzerland, clearly is a fan of guitar- and pathos-driven songs in the classic American mode of big choruses, big vocals and big sentiments. These, for obvious reasons, evolve around impending fatherhood. […]
Luce and her Blue Star Soft Eyes
Luce is the solo-guise of Lucerne-based multi-instrumentalist Tiziana Greco. Her second album, “Blue Star Soft Eyes” is out now on Red Brick Records. Perhaps best to let Tiziana describe her musical ride herself: “(it) began as kid on a mini-keyboard, where I’d just spend hours and hours playing around”, she writes. “Since then, I’ve been […]
Lost in Lona Scared of Guns and – maybe – Mothers?
The mysteriously named Lost in Lona are the duo of Konstantin Aebli and Lidia Beck. “Scared Like a Mother and Her Gun“ is the equally mysterious title of their debut album, out now via Mouthwatering Records. Konstantin Aebli, once of a much punkier persuasion, was only recently involved in a slightly more electric outfit named […]
Šuma Čovjek Jumping on the Ringišpil
Quite possibly the most multilingual band in the world, Šuma Čovjek have moulded all the languages spoken by their many members into one new album. Entitled “Ringišpil“ (“carousel”), it is their third, out now. Jumping backwards and forwards between French, Croatian, English, Arabic, Spanish, Romanes and German in their lyrics (sometimes within the same line), […]
Anna Erhard Visiting the Botanical Garden but not Sure About the Blue Man Group
Out now on Radicalis, Anna Erhard’s new album, her third, marks another massive creative step in the career of a singular artist. “Botanical Garden” is out now on Radicals Music. Anna is celebrating this super smart release with an extensive European tour taking in the UK, Denmark, Norway, Belgium, Switzerland, Netherlands, France, Germany and Spain, […]
LEILA Singing for a Generation
Entitled “Generation” and out now is a new 7-track EP from Grönland-signed LEILA. The artist regards the new collection as a companion piece to her debut EP, “Burnout”, released last December, and so it is also made available as part of a coloured double vinyl package, “Burnout Generation”. “In this collection, I delve into the […]
Chiara Dubey Basking in the Moonlight
Newly out on Livana Music is “Chandani”, a new album from singer and violinist Chiara Dubey, composed and recorded in collaboration with Los Angeles-based electronica player Robot Koch (sic). “Chandani” is a girl’s name and, according to the Collins Dictionary, also means “the light coming from the moon at night” in Hindi. It is the […]
9013 Kilometres with Loco Escrito
Released at the end of September via Universal Music, Loco Escrito’s new album, “9013”, celebrates the physical and mental journey between the artist’s twin cultural backgrounds. 9013 kilometres (5600 miles) is the distance between Switzerland, where Loco Escrito has spent most of his life, and Medellin, Columbia, where he was born and where he has […]
