Is Dennis Kiss Confused?
Brand new from popup-records comes the latest offering from Dennis Kiss. After previously waxing lyrical about the attractions of the small ferry port “Norddeich Mole”, the Swiss expat singer/songwriter has now immersed himself in the darkness of Hamburg’s night life. If the album title is anything to go by – “Vielleicht für ein paar Stunden, […]
MISS C-LINE Mellows the Heart
The intriguingly named MISS C-LINE returns with her fourth full-length album. Entitled “Mellow Hearts”, it is out now on C-Records. Born in 1999 in Germany with a Belarusian family background and now living in Basel, MISS C-LINE cites Erykah Badu, Robert Glasper, d’Angelo, Musiq Soulchild and the Roots, on one hand, and classical string music, […]
Enjoy Europe’s Best Showcase Festivals in the Company of Swiss Music Export
There are many showcase festivals to choose from, and Swiss Music Export chooses only the best! Throughout the year, we present showcases all over Europe, we host networking events, and we serve up apéros and brunches, all in the service of music made in Switzerland. Better still, delegate passes and tickets are often a lot […]
Akryl Intends to Hold Up Time
“Wenn ich gross bin will ich alles werden ausser alt” – yes, this is the full title of singer/songwriter Akryl’s first EP, self-released in September. In English: “When I grow big, I want to become everything except old”. The mysterious and somewhat paradoxical title is a good pointer to the nature of Akryl’s art. Her […]
Kings Elliot Blue at Last
It’s taken a while – but here it is at last: The debut album from the much-loved and much-travelled singer/songwriter Kings Elliot. Entitled “Born Blue”, it contains recent singles including “The Promise”, “Starcrossed” and “Love and Landslides” as well as older songs like “I’m Getting Tired of Me” and “Call Me a Dreamer” which have […]
Löwenzahnhonig Playing That Ole’ Cherry Blossom Boogie
Two years after their hugely popular debut record comes “Kirschblütenboogie”, the second album from the Zurich “supergroup” Löwenzahnhonig (engl.: dandelion honey). It is released by A Tree in a Field/Inselgruppe. Consisting of Simon Borer aka Long Tall Jefferson, Fabian Sigmund aka Fai Baba and producer and multi-instrumentalist Paul Märki (Ex-Black Sea Dahu), the band is […]
Camilla Sparksss Driving Even Harder
Out now via On The Camper Records is “ICU RUN”, the new album from fearless synth experimentalist Camilla Sparksss. “ICU RUN” is about chaos, beauty, and survival”, she writes. “It’s the sound of grief crashing into defiance. I wanted to break things apart musically, to reflect the feeling of losing control but still clinging to […]
Eileen Alister Honeymooning on the Hop
After creating quite a buzz with a series of catchy singles and a couple of busy festival summers, Eileen Alister at last makes her album debut. Carrying the wittily unromantic title “Honeymoon in a Motel”, it is available now via H2 Music Records. Born and bred in Zurich, Eileen wrote her first song aged eight […]
Noah Parks Hits the Spot
…and the hits just keep on coming! Here’s to the next new and exciting Young & Aspiring discovery, the singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Noah Parks. Entitled “Spot”, his ten-track debut-album is out now. Blessed with a light and gravity-defying voice that suggests existential worry and easy intimacy in equal measure, Noah describes himself as an “over-thinker […]
Kety Fusco Joins la Bohème
Newly represented by A Tree in a Field Records, harpist extraordinaire Kety Fusco returns with her second full-length album, “Bohème”. It was created in Geneva in a collaboration with soundtrack composer Nicolas Rabaeus. Astonishingly, it contains a co-writing credit for Iggy Pop who voices his own written contribution on a track entitled “She”. First plucking […]
