More Than Zero & One From OG Florin + Melodiesinfonie
“Meh als Null & Eis” is the title of a first collaborative mini-album from cloud rapper OG Florin and Zurich-based producer Melodiesinfonie who defines his aim as “spreading positive vibes and bringing people together”. Deeply laid-back in approach, the duo takes an utterly fearless approach to mixing genres, including bossa nova, easy listening, exotica, chamber […]
Poligone Are Ready for the Storm
Judging from the calm vibe of their elegant synth-chansons, it is difficult to imagine the world of Pauline Bongard and Hugo Dordor would ever be rocked by something as violent as a storm. And yet, here it is, their new EP, entitled „En cas de tempête“ (“In the event of a storm”), out now via […]
Moira Joining Otrava for a Trip to Planet Moirava
They truly are a marriage made in heaven: exuberant singing phenomenon Moira aka Carola Wirth and hydra-headed Balkan-Charleston-Polka fusion dervishes Otrava. You want proof? Here’s their new album, “Planet Moirava”, available via Irascible Records. For the past fifteen years, Wirth, besides releasing a couple of well-received chanson albums, has toured Europe with Zurich’s Balkan-Roma-Jazz band […]
SHAIM Is Feeling “Actif”
Fresh out of Lausanne comes a new album from the French-Swiss rapper SHAIM. Entitled “Actif” it was released last month by the artist’s long-term home, ZRO21 Records. Alongside label founder Santo, with whom he has released several albums and singles as a shared enterprise, SHAIM is one of the most important and original voices of […]
Baba Shrimps Exporing the Gaps Between Midnight
Baba Shrimps, for ten years amongst Switzerland’s most reliable purveyors of catchily rocking chart hits, re-emerge from a period of creative frustration with fresh energy and a new album. “Between Midnight” – “10 songs between midnight and lunchtime, between departure and homecoming”, they say – was recorded in Tuscany with the producer of their early […]
AMOA With a Promise to Be Kind
Entitled “I’ll Be Kind”, the second album from the Basel-based singer and songwriter AMOA is out now via Radicalis. The name, AMOA, sounds no less mysterious today than it did four years ago when her debut album was released. Nor has the singer – name on passport: Andrea Thoma – revealed much more about her […]
The Sirens Of Lesbos Are About to Make Millions!
Fronted by the two sisters, Jasmina and Nabyla Serag, The Sirens Of Lesbos have treated us to a steady selection of gloriously unconventional and innovative grooves over the ten years of their existence. Their latest album (out now on their own Sirens Of Lesbos label) marks another step deeper into uncharted territory. Starting with the […]
Sami Galbi Says “Ylh Bye Bye”
Geneva’s Bongo Joe is one of those rare labels that are incapable or releasing bad records. Anything that comes with their logo is, by definition, at the very least worth a good listen. Sami Galbi’s debut album, “Ylh Bye Bye” (meaning “let’s go” or “see you”) is no exception. The Swiss-Moroccan producer rooted in Lausanne’s […]
Soft Loft Hitting New Heights
Just in time for the start of a massive 45-date tour of Germany, UK, Belgium, Netherlands, France, Italy, Austria and Switzerland, Soft Loft release their new EP, “Modern Roses”. It is their first for their new label, [PIAS]. The five-piece from Zurich have been on a remarkably wild ride since the release of their debut […]
Pronto Keeps It Close
The long-awaited follow-up to star rapper Pronto’s breakthrough album “Luno V” (2022) has landed, at last. Entitled “Close Circle”, the LP is released under Pronto’s own banner and licenced to 419Gmbh/Hemp Higher Prod. Hailing from the small and idyllic town of Solothurn, Pronto grew up in an intensely musical environment, with his Ghanaian father a […]
