Dodo Finds His Way Back Home
“Yopougon – Way Back Home”, the new album from one of Switzerland’s most reliable – and reliably uplifting – hitmakers, Dodo, is out now. The title neatly sums up the concept of an album that manages to bottle all the sunshine there is in Africa, with a hint of alpine romanticism from Switzerland. Dodo was […]
Swiss Music Export @ Transmusicales Rennes
How time flies! In the case of les Transmusicales, Rennes, we’re prepared to make an exception: we’re actually happy to be back so soon in this charming town in the West of France. The last festival of the year is also one of the year’s most exciting and entertaining. Launched more than four decades ago, […]
Leila Emerges with “Burnout”
The title, “Burnout”, may sound just a little unpromising. However, the artist responsible for the thus-named EP, available now, is clearly a major new talent. Signed to Herbert Grönemeyer’s boutique label Grönland Records and booking agency All Artists Agency, Leila – yes, just that: Leila – possesses the kind of voice that once heard, is […]
Monet192 Brings Together Past and Present
Entitled “Cuffing Season”, the sixth full-length album from Warner Germany-signed rapper/singer Monet192 is an intriguing affair, based on an unusual concept. Having meticulously documented the emotional and social ups and downs of a young man in his early twenties, that is: himself, across five albums, he now takes stock by updating the sound of seven […]
Delia Meshlir Letting in the Light
Newly out via Irascible/Ba Da Bing is the second album from singer/songwriter Delia Meshlir. Entitled “Bring Back the Light”, it features guest appearances from saxophonist Sha aka Stefan Haslebacher (Nik Bärtsch’s Ronin) and Louise Maynard (Quiet Island). Apart from the usual drums, bass and guitars, the line-up also includes two Wurlitzers, a cello and a […]
David Caspar Captures an Echo
Out now via Two Gentlemen Records is “Echo in the Fields”, the new EP from David Caspar, a singer/songwriter who is clearly not averse to the odd dose of Nick Drake. Like Drake, Caspar is able to sing about personal tragedies and disasters in songs that belie their emotional heft with a lightness of melodic […]
At Last, Ikan Hyu Reach the “Oasis”
Long anticipated, Ikan Hyu’s debut album has at last arrived. Entitled “Oasis”, it comes to us thanks to Mouthwatering Records. It feels like only yesterday that we first raved about the music of Anisa Djodoatmodjo and Hannah Bissegger in these pages. And yet, so informs us Mouthwatering’s press release, the duo has only just survived […]
Bees Make Honey
Fai Baba, Long Tall Jefferson and Black Sea Dahu-bassist Paul Märki are Löwenzahnhonig, “dandelion honey” in English. And they have made an album, also called “Löwenzahnhonig”. It is out now via A tree in a Field/Inselgruppe. Fai Baba used to be fond of ferociously psychedelic guitar acrobatics. Now living in the countryside, he has turned […]
Malummi Painting the Universe Black
The second album from the Basel-based guitar/drums/vocals trio Malummi, “The Universe is Black”, is available now via Irascible. Arriving two years after their remarkable debut, “Blood”, the band clearly have not rested on their laurels. The dense and yet featherlight trip-hop of yesterday has made way for a much more intense, often guitar-led art rock […]
Fomies Feeling Ominous
Possessed by an admirable work ethic, Vevey-based fuzz-rockers Fomies, present their fifth album in the space of four years. Entitled “Ominous Prominence”, it was released on 25 November by Taxi Gauche, the Zurich-based label that has built up an excellent roster and reputation over recent years. With the acquisition of a keyboard player, the quintet’s […]
