Reeperbahn Festival in Hamburg, 19 – 22 September 2018
It’s been a hot summer, and for anyone going to the Reeperbahn Festival in Hamburg, it’ll be a hot autumn, too. As we all know, the Reeperbahn Festival is THE place that anyone who is anything on the cutting edge of European music will not want to miss. And once again, Swiss Music Export will […]
Sophie Hunger releases Molecules
31 August saw the release of Sophie Hunger’s new album, “Molecules”, on Two Gentlemen/Caroline International. Hunger is probably the best known Swiss singer/songwriter internationally, and this is her sixth studio album. The last, “Supermoon”, reached the top ten in Germany and number one in Switzerland. Whilst Hunger’s yearning vocal style remains unchanged, she has turned […]
Me + Marie with “Double Purpose”
17 August sees the release of “Double Purpose”, the follow-up to Me + Marie’s much admired debut album from a couple of years ago. Entitled “Double Purpose”, it comes out via Capriola / Blanko Musik. Me + Marie is the “super group” formed by Maria Moling and Roland Scandella. Drummer Maria is also known as […]
Lotrify battling it out at Wacken Openair, Germany, 2 – 4 August 2018
Attracting around 80’000 fans each year, the Wacken Openair near Hamburg is probably the biggest metalhead fest in the world. Starting small in 1990 with six German bands, this year’s edition boasts no fewer than 180 live acts spread across three days, including the likes of Red Hot Chili Pepper, Judas Priest and Helloween. An […]
SME @ Paléo Festival, Nyon – 17 – 22 July 2018
Incredibly, it’s the Paléo Festival’s 43rd edition this year! Such longevity wouldn’t have been possible if this wasn’t such a special event indeed. It begins with the location, the gorgeous green fields near the North banks of Lake Geneva. And it continues with a music programme that is amongst the most diverse, colourful and thus […]
Pyrit takes “Control”
Pyrit is the name Thomas Kuratli has given to his on-going “cosmic desert music” adventure. Swiss artist Pyrit is now residing in Paris, plays guitar and cymbals with an occasional dash of electronica. “Control” is his second album. It was released on Paris-based Bookmaker Records on 6 April. Distribution is via Modulor Music (France), Irascible […]
Coilguns spring sophomore album
Coilguns are labelling their style “D-Beat/Grind/Black- Metal Tech ’n‘ roll without double foot machine”, they most certainly do know how to make a dark and intense racket. The band was formed in 2011 in La Chaux-de- Fonds by Louis Jucker (vox, noises, guitar), Jona Nido (guitar) and Luc Hess (drums) with the sole purpose of […]
Crimer breaks into the charts and hits the Great Escape
From nowhere, Crimer was all over the Swiss media last year thanks to an irresistibly catchy dollop of synth-pop entitled ”Brotherlove”. So far, the tune has notched up nearly 240’000 youtube clicks. An EP, “Preach”, confirmed the first impressions: here was a sumptuously talented new voice with a thoroughly contemporary take on 1980s synth-pop and […]
Peter Kernel measure “The Size of the Night”
It is a real thrill for all of us at Swiss Music Export to be able to announce a new album from Peter Kernel. They are without a doubt one of the most innovative and intriguing bands Switzerland has produced in the past decade. “The Size of the Night” is their fifth album (not counting […]
Duck Duck Grey Duck go double wild
Hey, hey, it’s the Duckees! A new album by Geneva-based madcaps Duck Duck Grey Duck, “Traffic Jam”, was released on 2 February. The band are celebrating the event with a tour of Switzerland as well as two live appearances on French radio, FIP Radio Concert, Paris (19 February) and Radio France Inter (22 February). The […]
