KT Gorique at Les iNOUïS du Printemps de Bourges
It should have happened in spring, and it will now happen in summer: postponed from April due to Covid-19, this year’s Printemps de Bourges is taking place at the end of June. The season might be different, but we’re absolutely certain that the spirit of this most bijou and innovative of boutique festivals in the […]
It Is Written by Di-Meh
Entitled “Mektoub”, rapper Di-Meh’s new album was released on 14 May 2021, thus completing a full decade of publishing a new project once a year, always on or around 10 May. Mektoub is an Arabic word meaning “it is written”, roughly in the sense of “Inshallah”. Di-Meh grew up both in Morocco and Switzerland, at […]
/A\ super group!
18 June 2021 sees the release of /A\, the debut album of a new super group, also called /A\, via Two Gentlemen / Hummus Records. /A\ are Franz Treichler, Emilie Zoé and Nicolas Pittet. Franz Treichler is the founder and the voice of The Young Gods, the pioneering sampler/drums/voice trio quoted as influences by the […]
Gina Été “Erased” but Not Erased
After a handful of highly acclaimed EPs, singer/songwriter Gina Été has at last released her debut album. Entitled “Erased By Thought” it came out on Motor/Edel on 21 May 2021. Like earlier Été-records, it was produced in San Francisco by John Vanderslice who has worked with the likes of St. Vincent, Spoon, Mountain Goats and […]
Stefanie Heinzmann Not Lost In Her “Labyrinth”
To go with the title “Labyrinth”, Stefanie Heinzmann’s new album, her sixth, is all about the trials and tribulations of life. “As tricky as our lives might seem to us sometimes, it is down to us to find a way out of the maze”, she says. “It’s up to us to try out new routes […]
Los Orioles Feeling Enthusiastically Erotic
21 May 2021 saw the release of Los Orioles’ new album, “Erotico Enthousiaste”, via Creaked Records. Twanging guitars, massed percussion, a hefty dose French yeah-yeah pop, plus a dash of Cramps and 1950s exotica – and that’s just for starters. Since their last release, the wacky psychedelically inclined seven-piece from Biel have also discovered the […]
Acid Amazonians Conquering Space
The logo of A Tree in a Field Records on a record sleeve is a guarantee for inspired weirdness. “How to Take Up Space” does the tradition proud. Released on 18 June 2021, it is the debut album from Zurich-based experimental electronica trio Acid Amazonians. This is how they describe themselves on their Facebook page: […]
Lord Kesseli Boiled Down to a Grand Piano
When Lord Kesseli was invited by a radio station in Winterthur to perform a live concert with only a Rhodes piano for company, he readily agreed – especially if the station would provide a grand piano instead of the Rhodes. The show was played and broadcast in the middle of the second Covid-19 lockdown on […]
Sinplus Breaking the Rules
“This is the first album we’ve ever recorded”, say Sinplus, “that sounds exactly like what we wanted from the very beginning: Rock and Roll.” It is their fourth, and it is called “Break the Rules”. It was released on 7 May 2021 by Kobalt/Awal. Sinplus are the Broggini brothers, Gabriel (vocals), and Ivan (guitar). Born […]
Roy and the Devil’s Motorcycle Want It Pure, No Milk No Sugar
After six years, a new album from Roy & the Devil’s Motorcycle, at last! It’s called “im reich der wilden tiere (no milk no sugar)” and was released on 18 May 2021 by Voodoo Rhythm Record, with worldwide distribution by – amongst many others – Cargo (DE), Clear Spot (NL/B), Differ-Ant (FR), Cobraside (USA) and […]
