Stahlberger Contemplating the Night
Hey, here’s the new one from Stahlberger! It’s called “Immer dur Nächt“ and available from Stahlberger/Irascible. A crystal-sharp observer of everyday life in Switzerland, multiple-award-winning poet/songwriter/comedian/cartoonist Manuel Stahlberger has managed to do the impossible: he has turned the dialect of his native St. Gallen, a small town in the Northeast of Switzerland, from the ugly […]
Sivilian Reliving his Growing Pains
Newly signed to Phonag Records, singer/songwriter/visual artist Sivilian celebrates a new perspective on life with the release of a five-track EP, “Growing Up Hurts”. Music has been an essential part of Adrian Graf’s life since he discovered Britney’s “Oops…I did it Again” in a local CD shop. Growing up in a small village in the […]
Philipp Fankhauser Back on the Blues Track
Returning from a serious health scare, Switzerland’s most popular blues artist, returns with his freshest collection yet. “Ain’t That Something”, released by Funk House Blues Productions, is his eighteenth album. Only Lady Gaga’s return to form prevented it from hitting the very top of the Swiss album charts. Recovering from a stem cell transplant with […]
Your presence is needed – here’s FeedbackClub#4!
Initiated to fulfil an industry-wide demand for more and better structured networking opportunities, FeedbackClub is a forum for all Swiss managers, labels and publishers to share their recipes of success, discuss the reasons for their failures, and draw their conclusions for future campaigns. FeedbackClub #4 THU 27 MAR | 17:00 – ca. 20:30 | Exil Club, […]
Swiss Music Export @ m4music Festival 2025
What’s the very best thing about March? That’s right – it’s m4music, the two-day festival within spitting distance of the bluest and cleanest lake in Europe, Lake Zurich, and, of course, showcasing the finest music of tomorrow as well as the day after tomorrow. Popular not just amongst professionals – the public concert programme is […]
Argyle Finds Playgrounds in Ruins
Argyle follows up his “Waves” EP in 2022 with another five-track EP, “Playgrounds in Ruins”. The Scottish singer/songwriter with Indian roots, a Swiss home and a massive voice is signed to Universal CH. Nearly three years might look like a long time passing between releases. However, Argyle has been kept busy by several high-profile collaborations […]
Ay Wing Spreading the Poison Ivy
Out now on Mouthwatering Records is a new 5-track EP from Berlin-based singer/writer/producer Ay Wing, “Poison Ivy”. Combining her featherlight vocals with infectiously up-beat electro-pop beats, R&B-inflected melodies and choruses to die for, Ay Wing – aka Alexandra Landtwing – also manages to sprinkle her songs with a pinch of dark humour, even when dealing […]
Long Tall Jefferson Exploring New Horizons
Entitled “old sun, new horizon“, Long Tall Jefferson’s new album, released via Mouthwatering Records, is in the shops now. It’s almost night, a lake shimmers in the background and Long Tall Jefferson – aka Simon Borer – is sitting behind a campfire and gazes into the distance. The cover image of his new album may […]
Edb Letting the Tapes Roll
Sony-signed rapper Edb – aka Eddie – begins the second phase of his burgeoning career with part one of a “double EP”, “Eddie’s Tape Side A”. Containing a generous six new tracks, it will be followed later in the year by “Eddie’s Tape Side B”. Edb – still only in his very early twenties now […]
GINA ÉTÉ Facing the Trouble with Faces
What is “Prosopagnosia?”, you may ask. Well, the word describes an inability to recognise people by their faces. It is also the title of GINA ÉTÉ’s long awaited second album, out now via Backseat. Never one to shy away from complex ideas and concepts, ÉTÉ took her own struggle with facial recognition as a starting […]
