New The Beauty of Gemina Album ‚Minor Sun‘
“Minor Sun” is the title of a new album by the dark rock outfit Beauty of Gemina, out on 2 September. The electronic dark wave group was formed in 2006 by the singer, songwriter and keyboarder Michael Sele. Inspired by the darkness of the mountains of Sele’s Eastern Swiss environment, Beauty of Gemina is one […]
Debut album from Disco Doom side-project J & L Defer
J&L Defer are Anita Rufer and Gabriele De Mario, otherwise known as the voices and a multitude of instruments of the evergreen and widely travelled post-wave guitar band Disco Doom. In their new guise as J & L Defer, the duo serve up an airy brew of psyched-up, laidback melodies heard through a kaleidoscope of […]
Album debut from True
After a handful of singles, True are ready to release their debut album. Daniela Sarda (vocals, keyboards) and Rico Baumann (keyboards, drums, drum machine, sound design) both come from a jazz background. Under the guise of True, however, they meld electronic beats with meticulously crafted poppy melodies, a hint of R&B and many hidden depths. […]
Crystal Ball and Shakra ready to rock Germany
Having recently toured with Krokus and The Poodles, the hard rocking and hardworking Crystal Ball are once again taking to the road, this time with another Swiss band, Shakra. The two crews will be touring Germany and Switzerland throughout the autumn. The quintet will be presenting songs from their new album, “Déja Voodoo”. Released on 2 […]
Are you ready for MaMA? SME @ MaMA Paris 12 – 14 October 2016
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Label Suisse Festival Lausanne, 16 – 18 September, various venues
Label Suisse is a free festival organised in corporation with Swiss Music Export, Fondation CMA and a number of other funding organisation with the aim to represent Swiss music in all its abundant stylistic and linguistic variety. Thanks to the involvement of Pro Helvetia, the festival is truly able to reflect all types of music, […]
Enjoy the Paléo Festival Nyon (Switzerland) with Swiss Music Export – 19 – 24 July 2016
We at Swiss Music Export and Fondation CMA count ourselves very lucky indeed to find one of the most diverse, colourful and inspirational festivals in Europe right on our door step! Founded as a folk festival in 1976, the Paléo Festival Nyon has long since developed into a six-day gourmet feast of great musical surprises. Set in the […]
Mimetic appears at MEG Montreal
The Geneva-based electronica pioneer Mimetic has been invited to perform at the MEG Montreal electronic music festival. He will be live on stage on Thursday, 21 July. On Sunday 24 July he will also perform at Montreal’s Piknic Elektronik. Much travelled Jérome Soudan aka Mimetic has been involved in atmospheric techno experiments for two decades. […]
Elijah album released on legendary Ariwa label
Elijah’s second album, „Eat Ripe Fruit“ was released in the GSA countries in April, with a special deluxe edition which included the dub version, „Dub Ripe Fruit“. Since then, the album has been picked up by the legendary London reggae producer Mad Professor who released in on his very own Ariwa label in June. To celebrate […]
Laskaar releases debut EP “Never Met You”
“Never Met You” is the title of Laskaar’s debut EP, released via PIAS Germany/Cntct on 10 June. The tracks on the EP document an intense relationship from its first orgasmic flush right through, and past, its melancholy end. “Laskaar is a soul singer committed to harnessing modern soundscapes to articulate the limitless complexities and the depth […]
