Swiss Music – Global & Folk Playlist
Switzerland isn’t just the four cultures that go with the official national languages, German, French, Italian and Romansh. It is countless others, too, brought in by migrants from all over the world and often woven in with what they find upon their arrival. The “Global & Folk” playlist presented and published by Swiss Music, FONDATION […]
Evelinn in a Fever
“Longing Fever” is the intriguing title of Evelinn Trouble’s fifth album – her first in six years. It comes to us via Mouthwatering Records/Broken Silence and was released on 22 October 2021. A “pop album”, Evelinn calls it. Well, “Longing Fever” is certainly more easily accessible than some of this restlessly innovative artist’s previous work. […]
L’Eclair Creating Confusions
12 November 2021 sees the release via Bongo Joe Records of a new album from Genevan sextet L’Eclair. Called “Confusions”, it is the band’s fourth, and yet another example to show that the slowed down pace of lockdown was not all bad for the soul. Forced to suspend their incessant rounds of touring the world […]
Bandit Voyage Bring You Love
The Genevan anarcho-punk-ye-ye duo Bandit Voyage return to the fray with a double dose of EP madness, entitled “Amour sur le disque” and released via the French label Entreprise. Dose two – “partie 2” – came out on 29 October 2021. It complements dose one – “partie 1” – which has been available since June. […]
Pablo Nouvelle Teams up with Kinnship for “Stones & Geysers”
Pablo Nouvelle is a Swiss electronica producer whose early influences included Bonobo, the XX, Radiohead and Frank Ocean and who crafts his subtle soundscapes with a filmmaker’s feeling for mood. Kinnship is a young ambient pop/folktronica singer from Leeds in the UK who previously performed under the name Favela. “Stones & Geysers” is the title […]
Organ Mug – What the Hell Is “Solastalgia”?
Well, firstly, “Solastalgia” is the title of the new album from Organ Mug. It was released on 22 October 2021 by Irascible Records. More complex is the definition of the actual word. It is a neologism, according to Wikipedia, derived from the Latin “solacium” (comfort) and the Greek -algia (plain, suffering). Put together, it “describes […]
Malummí Release “Blood” Debut
29 October 2021 saw the release via Irascible Records of “Blood”, the debut album from Basel-based Malummí. Formed in 2018 to perform the songs of Brasil-born Larissa Rapold, the trio also consists of studio boffins Giovanni Vicari and Alon Ben. Rapold’s gravity-defying vocals are sometimes reminiscent of Minnie Riperton. Oozing warmth, they are embedded in […]
More Trash from the Monsters!
Truly, this lot should come with a health warning. Everything about these reptilian misfits, known as The Monsters, is unhygienic. Their music? A revolting stew of all that is nasty about fuzz-guitars, minimalist drums and human voices. And, of course, they are totally brilliant. Deprived of access to their natural habitat, the stages of dingy […]
Bitch Queens Revel in “Custom Dystopia”
Rarely has a dystopic vision felt more joyful! “Custom Dystopia” is the title of Bitch Queens’ fifth album which will be released worldwide on 5 November 2021 via Lux Noise Records, with vinyl distribution by by Cargo Records (GER, AT), Plastic Head (ROE), Spaghetty Town Records (USA), and NonStopMusic (CH). CDBaby is responsible for worldwide […]
Emmanuel De La Paix Releases a “Rescue Pack”
Newly signed to the German Broque label (“Broque represents fresh electronic sounds and experiments from the “Oder auf Brot” community”), the Zurich-based studio composer Emmanuel De La Paix’s debut album “Rescue Pack” was released on 20 October 2021. A series of densely constructed and dramatic pieces of mostly instrumental music, tellingly, Rescue Pack was mastered […]
