Afra Kane Dreaming of Being Whole
Pianist and vocalist Afra Kane celebrates her arrival at Warner Music Germany with the release of a new album, “Could We Be Whole”. With musical roots in gospel, classical music, jazz and Italian as well as Francophone pop music, she has plenty of influences to draw from – and she does so to stunningly original and category-defying […]
Manuel Fischer Is Gettting Outt
Manuel Fischer returns to the multi-disciplinary art collective Ozelot for his latest album release, “Exxodus”. Combining densely woven sound textures with complex percussive depth, “Exxodus” offers a dazzling array of experiments flitting back and forth between IDM, Elektro, Dubstep, Ambient and even a hint of Drum’n’Bass. About his return to Ozelot, a “discipline-bending” creative studio he […]
Ella Ronen Hates Cute
Fresh out via Irascible Records / BB*Island comes the new album from Israeli/Swiss singer/songwriter Ella Ronen. Entitled “The Girl With no Skin”, it is her fourth and was produced in upstate New York by Sam Cohen (Kevin Morby, Alexandra Saviour etc.). An album of remarkable depth and diversity, “The Girl With no Skin” opens with […]
Psycho Weazels Don’t Cry!
Barely two months after their EP, “Mains d’argile”, Neuchatel-based producer and remixer duo Ivo Roxo and Léo Besso a.k.a Psycho Weazel, are back with their first album proper. At last able to demonstrate the full range of their studio vision, “boysdontcry” is much more than just a number of bangers for the dance floor. Ranging […]
Chelan Heading For The Sun
Aiming to maintain the momentum whipped up by his album “Orange & Blue” (2022), producer/singer/songwriter Chelan has released a brand-new 7-track EP, “Run to the Sun” via own label, Staircase Recordings. Quoting the likes of Dijon, Jordan Rakei and Kyle Dion as influences, Chelan’s style has one foot in an airy type of nu soul, […]
Swiss Music Export @ m4music Festival 2024
Springtime in Switzerland can only mean one thing – m4music Festival! With the public part of the live music program regularly sold out weeks in advance, and a hugely attractive central venue, SME’s “home game” festival offers a guaranteed great time for all. Add to that a wide range of Expert Talks such as panels, […]
Managers And Labels Unite – Here’s FeedbackClub #3
Two editions down, and already our FeedbackClub has established itself as one of the most productive events of the Swiss music business year. Initiated as a response to a call for more and better structured networking opportunities, FeedbackClub is a forum for all Swiss managers, labels, publishers and music professionals to share their recipes of […]
Trio Heinz Herbert Delve Into Their Own Wonderland
Available now via Red Brick Records is “Tomorrow Wonderland”, yet another fascinating exploration of rhythm and texture from the restlessly innovative Trio Heinz Herbert. Residing somewhere between new/minimal music, Tortoise and Juan Atkins, Dominic Landolt (guitar, effects), Ramon Landolt (keyboards, synth, samples) and Mario Hänni (drums) have shared a communal living space as well as […]
Noah Ferrari Catches The „Discovirus“
Out now is “Discovirus”, the new album from Zurich-based producer and singer/songwriter Noah Ferrari. Although Noah is still only in his early twenties, it’s his fourth album already. Raised in a musical household – his father is a professional musician – he began to explore his own talents when, aged twelve, he discovered Jimi Hendrix via […]
Fjälla Have Had Enough
“Abbastanza” (“enough”) is the title of a new EP from Fjälla, a quartet from Zurich whose work is released via the intrepid music collective Lauter. Fjälla – you’ve guessed it: they’ve plucked their name from an IKEA catalogue – are Ulla, Paula, and Emilio, all of them childhood friends, and Anouk, a drummer they ran […]
