Elvett Climbing the Hill
“Reborn”, they say, after a creative residency at Geneva’s Epicentre, electropop duo Elvett release their new album, «The Hill», via Mouthwatering Records. Elvett are Lyn (vocals) and Alain (production). Together, they have been releasing a steady stream of elegant electropop singles and albums since around 2015. Almost as long they have been collaborating with singer […]
Reto Burrell Sings With the Devil
Via Indiecom/Echopark arrives Reto Burell’s latest album, «Devil on my Tongue». His eleventh, it was once again produced by the artist himself in his own Echopark studio in a disused school surrounded by the mountains of central Switzerland. The German edition of Classic Rock compared him to Graham Parker and John Cougar Mellencamp. Elsewhere, he […]
Goldschatz Fanning the Flames
Fresh from Little Jig Records comes a new EP from husband/wife team Goldschatz, aka Timothy Jaromir and Rykka. Called «Twin Flame», it documents “life in a van”, with all its joys, jokes and horrors. Thus, “Gemini” tells the story of when the duo sought refuge from the weather in a pub that happened to be […]
Warm Songs in Cold Weather from Wintershome
Five years after their debut, Wintershome are releasing their long-awaited follow up via Irascible. Entitled «Below Zero», it was once again produced by Ryan Hadlock (The Lumineers, Brandi Carlile, Vance Joy) who travelled to Amsterdam for these recordings from his own Bear Creek Studio in the suburbs of Seattle. Hailing from Zermatt in the shadow […]
Here Comes MaMA Music & Convention!
Paris in all its autumnal splendour – who wouldn’t want to be there! It truly is a stroke of genius to choose this time of the year for a get-together that turns one of the most picturesque parts of Paris into a carnival of music. For three days, the area around Place Pigalle will be […]
SME at SoundTrack_Zurich 04
Astonishingly, given the symbiotic relationship, the worlds of moving image and music production are all too often oblivious of each other’s working mechanisms. SoundTrack_Zurich seeks to remedy this situation. Running parallel to, though independently from, the Zurich Film Festival, the event offers a packed programme of music-related film showings, discussions, workshops, “case studies” and presentations […]
SME with a packed programme @ Reeperbahn Festival 20 – 23 September 2023
Setting the scene for an intense winter season of conferences and music business get-togethers, the Reeperbahn Festival is definitely the one not to miss. It is one of the most enjoyable and picturesque networking events in Europe, turning the whole of the St. Pauli district into a kind of garden of Eden for musical exploration […]
SME making Waves in Vienna 7 – 9 September 2023
Vienna is worth a visit at any time of the year, but especially in September when Waves Vienna is on – and even more so when Switzerland is Guest Country like this year! Reflecting the geographical position on the cusp of East and West, the festival has traditionally brought together the best new music from […]
Annakin Weaving a “Cocoon”
Out now via Phonag Records is “Cocoon” the new album from Ex-Swandive singer Annakin, aka Ann Kathrin Lüthi. Like its predecessor, “The Light Before Love Disappears” (2021), it was produced by Ed Harcourt. Unlike any of her previous albums, it was recorded at La Frette Studio near Paris where she followed in the footsteps of […]
Seraina Telli High On Colours
Less than a year after her nearly-chart-topping solo debut “Simple Talk” (it hit number 2 in the Swiss LP charts in October 2022), supercharged Seraina Telli follows this up with another album-sized blast of high-octane rock’n’roll. Entitled “Addicted to Color”, it was created in collaboration with drummer and producer Rico H and released on 25 […]
