Seven Hits a New Groove
It’s his 12th album, no wonder Seven no longer has any doubts about where he is going. “Ich bin mir sicher” is the album’s confidence-oozing title (“I’m sure of myself”). It was released on 4 February 2022 via sevenmusic and went straight in at number 6 in the Swiss charts. Actually, twenty years into a […]
Kings Elliot Creates “Chaos in Her Court”
Early December saw the release of singer/songwriter Kings Elliot’s debut EP proper, “Chaos in My Court”. Having signed a deal with Universal a couple of months ago, her music will be released via Verve in USA, Vertigo in Germany, Decca in the UK and other Universal labels in the rest of the world. Born and raised […]
Mario Batkovic Goes «Introspectio»
3 December 2021 saw the release of “Introspecio”, the second album by accordionist extraordinaire, Mario Batkovic, for the Bristol-based Invada Records. In the hands of Batkovic, the accordion rises far beyond the jollity we recognise from various forms of folk music or even the dramatic melancholy of a bandoneon-driven tango. Using an innovative five-finger technique, […]
Temporary Sounds from One Sentence. Supervisor
“Temporär Musik 15 -19” is the intriguing title of the latest EP from One Sentence. Supervisor. Released via Irascible Records in December, it contains five more fine slices of psychedelically tinged post-Krautrock. According to their main man, Donat Kaufmann, opener “How Many Others” deals with a “break from the capitalist system”; “Fly the Curse Like […]
Tout Bleu Enjoying Their “Otium”
“Otium” means “leisure time”. It is a strange choice of title for an album by one of the most restless and multi-tasking musicians in Geneva! Tout Bleu began as a solo project by Simone Aubert who, apart from many other things, is also the guitarist in Massicot and the singing drummer in Hyperculte. On this, […]
Coilguns “Shunners/Burrows”
Loudly keeping up the tension before the completion of their next album, their fourth, Coilguns have pre-released two tracks from their album sessions in a limited screen-printed vinyl version (sic! the band as well as their label Hummus are well known for their playful approach to merchandise). The picture disc is part of an ongoing […]
Closet Disco Queens Aiming for the Stadium
“Stadium Rock for Punk Bums” is the title of a new EP by Closet Disco Queens. It was released in December via Hummus Records. It is truly a mystery how Jona Nido does it all! Not only does he run Hummus Records (the La Chaux-de-Fonds-based label formed by Coilguns in the absence of anyone else […]
Gaspar Narby Goes Magnetic
14 January 2022 sees the release of London-based singer/songwriter Gaspar Narby’s latest EP, entitled “Magnet Letters” via Everybody’s Records, likewise domiciled in London. Narby has created quite a stir in the UK’s alt-pop world in recent months. “Organic electronic with soft, dreamlike beats”, wrote Mixmag. “At the point in which commercial pop music deviates into […]
Ferhat Enjoying “Turkish Delights”
The Swiss-Turkish musician and actor Ferhat mixes traditional Turkish bouzouki riffs with electronic beats aimed squarely at sweaty dance clubs, and lyrics that carry a clear message. His new EP “Turkish Delights” is one passionate plea for rainbow tolerance wrapped in six songs. The video for the track “Pehlivan”, for instance, is a beautifully executed […]
Eurosonic – 19 – 22 January 2022 – Groningen, NL
Eurosonic 2022 goes digital once again. Everything had been in place for a return to the real, analogue live version of our beloved ESNS in Groningen. SME had been hugely looking forward to the trip. Annie Taylor, Dino Brandão, Evelinn Trouble, Hermanos Gutiérrez, Kety Fusco, Mehmet Aslan and our shooting star of 2021, Priya Ragu, were […]
