Jamila Starts Off With Fade Out
Newly signed to Young + Aspiring, also the home of Annie Taylor and Sam Himself, singer/songwriter Jamila’s debut EP „Fadeout“ is now available. Born and raised in Zurich by Palestinian parents, Jamila spent many years honing her songwriting skills hidden away from the glare of any public. It explains why her debut – recorded in […]
Annie Taylor Keep On Smiling
Newly out via Taxi Gauche Records is the hotly anticipated sophomore album from Annie Taylor. Entitled “Inner Smile” it was recorded in Bristol with producer Ali Chant (Yard Act, Aldous Harding, Gruff Rhys, PJ Harvey, etc.). Losing none of the fiery dynamics of their successful debut, the band have added several new stylistic strings to […]
Psycho Weazel Defining The Context
Preparing the way for the impending release of their debut album, Psycho Weazel have put together a new EP, “context”. It was released on 7 July 2023 via Irascible Records. Psycho Weazel aka Neuchatel-based producers and remixers Ivo Roxo and Léo Besso have long enjoyed a deserved reputation as leading lights in the French […]
Carla Durisch Just Wants to Dance
Zurich-based DJ and producer Carla Durisch’s long overdue debut EP, “I Just Wanna Dance”, is out now on Crosstown Rebels, the legendary London-based label founded by ex-Ministry of Sound A&R man Damian Lazarus. Apart from two tracks created solely by Carla, the EP contains three versions of the title track, including a remix by Seth […]
Pushing and Pulling on a Quiet Island
Out now on Red Brick Records is “push/pull”, album number three from the Genevan chamber chanson outfit Quiet Island. It was recorded in a ten-day session at the Tone Boutique Studio in Haarlem, Netherlands, run by Jasper Geluk (Altin-Gün, l’Eclair, Cyril Cyril). Built on the softly humming voices of all four band members (one female, […]
District Five Hit „Pause“
Newly out via the Basel-based boutique label A Tree In A Field Records is “Pause”, a new album from the genre-busting District Five. “Let’s say, we’re just vibing here, with no pressure at all”, says the band. After the rigour and the discipline required for the recording of their debut album, “Burnt Sugar”, released in […]
MATONDO Feeling Complex
Available now via Mouthwatering Records is “Complex I”, a new EP from Zurich-based singer, producer and songwriter MATONDO. Naëmi Matondo Orlando – to give her her full name – is a truly exciting new voice on our horizon. None of the eight tracks of this self-produced mini-album fits easily into conventional boxes. Combining her warm […]
Walter Frosch Bathing in a “Sea of Broken Light”
Walter Frosch, the electro-pop duo from Schaffhausen, follow up their debut album from 2020 with a brand-new mini-album entitled “Sea of Broken Light”. It was released on 16 June 2023 by Irascible. Steeped in the spirit of the 1980s, Mike Saxer and Rune Dahl Hansen are part Yazoo and part Cure, with a bass that […]
Asbest Hooking Up with Lord Kesseli & the Drums
Lord Kesseli & The Drums, purveyors of psychedelically hypnotic trance grooves, and the monumentally heavy Asbest – it turns out to be a marriage made in heaven. The proof? “Altari”, a mini-album that somehow manages to combine serious heaviness and anger with a beautifully restrained melodiousness, often at the same time. The co-production was released […]
For Michael Benjamin, „The World Is Still Beautiful“
Michael Benjamin’s new album “The World is Still Beautiful” is out now on Berlin-based Allrooms Agency. It is the Zurich-based singer/songwriter’s first record under his own name. He was previously known as Native. Benjamin has been honing his craft for a good ten years, including a two-year stint in Los Angeles. Whilst several of his […]
