Grandbrothers Serenade a Cathedral
Out now via City Slang / Irascible is the truly extraordinary new album from Grandbrothers. Entitled “Late Reflections”, it was entirely recorded inside Cologne Cathedral, following on from a concert to celebrate the 700 years anniversary of the Cathedral’s choir in 2022. Grandbrothers are Erol Sarp, a German pianist, and Lukas Vogel, a software designer […]
TOMPAUL Capturing the Polar Lights
Entitled “Aurora”, the latest EP from electronica quartet TOMPAUL was released in early April by Zurich-based Liviana Music. Hailing from the spa town Baden near Zurich and naming Howling, Bob Moses and Kerala Dust as stylistically related artists, TOMPAUL’s line-up is probably unique in the world. Formed by guitarist/vocalist Tom Paul Fischer, the band also […]
Ingrid Lukas in Pursuit of the Melody of her Life
Fresh from Ronin Rhythm Record comes “Elumeloodia”, the new album from Estonian-Swiss pianist and singer Ingrid Lukas. The title, Estonian for „melody of life“, hints at the reasons why we haven’t heard any new music from her for nearly eight years. The answer, in short, is: life itself. First, Lukas’s long-term musical partner Patrik Zosso […]
Blind Boy de Vita Setting Sail
Launched last year in the shape of an EP, Italo-Swiss space-blues maestro Blind Boy De Vita has now completed his new album with the addition of another four tracks. Entitled “Zattera” (Italian for “raft”), it was released on 7 April 2023 via Mouthwatering Records. Born and raised in Southern Italy, Blind Boy de Vita, aka […]
Hely Holding on to Themselves
And another ace release from Nik Bärtsch’s excellent Ronin Rhythm Records imprint: “Plode” by piano/drums duo Hely, available now. According to the dictionary, „plode“ means „when an object exists without being destroyed“. The creation of this album was apparently no walk in the park. „While we were working on this record, things got pretty complicated […]
Gloria Amelia Playing with Time
Having travelled the world and beyond, singer/songwriter Gloria Amelia has poured everything she has learnt on the road into the five songs that make up her new mini-LP. Entitled “Timelapse”, it was released on 21 April 2023 by Phonag Records. Born in Tiny, a small town near Toronto, she returned to Switzerland with her Italian/Swiss […]
Alois Enjoying their Night Vision
“Psychedelic songs, trippy grooves, somehow retro and yet futuristic…”, that’s the promise Alois make for this, their third album. And boy, do they deliver! “Night Vision” is released on 28 April 2023 via Red Brick Records. Their debut album “Mints” landed them the “IndieSuisse Album of the Year 2017”-award. Next came “Azul”, a paean to […]
SME @ The Great Escape, 10 – 13 May 2023
The Great Escape in Brighton – what’s not to like? A great seaside town, just a little ramshackle in just the right sort of way, choc-a-block with music for a whole four days! Plus, countless pubs and a wonderful beach to discuss events and exchange views, seafood restaurants galore, not to mention the famous Brighton […]
Swiss Music Export at c/o pop Cologne
c/o pop is celebrating its 20th anniversary – and Swiss Music Export will be there to share the great occasion. The focus of this conference/festival is very much on the discovery of new acts. Naturally, we will be bringing along some of our own. Plus, as we always enjoy meeting new people and catching up […]
Printemps de Bourges with SME
It’s spring time again! What better way to celebrate than to sample the best and newest the Francophone music scene has to offer at the Printemps de Bourges-Festival slap bang in the middle of France. Swiss Music Export, for one, would not want to miss this wonderful event. And, once again, we are proud to […]
