Los Orioles Feeling Enthusiastically Erotic
21 May 2021 saw the release of Los Orioles’ new album, “Erotico Enthousiaste”, via Creaked Records. Twanging guitars, massed percussion, a hefty dose French yeah-yeah pop, plus a dash of Cramps and 1950s exotica – and that’s just for starters. Since their last release, the wacky psychedelically inclined seven-piece from Biel have also discovered the […]
Acid Amazonians Conquering Space
The logo of A Tree in a Field Records on a record sleeve is a guarantee for inspired weirdness. “How to Take Up Space” does the tradition proud. Released on 18 June 2021, it is the debut album from Zurich-based experimental electronica trio Acid Amazonians. This is how they describe themselves on their Facebook page: […]
Lord Kesseli Boiled Down to a Grand Piano
When Lord Kesseli was invited by a radio station in Winterthur to perform a live concert with only a Rhodes piano for company, he readily agreed – especially if the station would provide a grand piano instead of the Rhodes. The show was played and broadcast in the middle of the second Covid-19 lockdown on […]
Sinplus Breaking the Rules
“This is the first album we’ve ever recorded”, say Sinplus, “that sounds exactly like what we wanted from the very beginning: Rock and Roll.” It is their fourth, and it is called “Break the Rules”. It was released on 7 May 2021 by Kobalt/Awal. Sinplus are the Broggini brothers, Gabriel (vocals), and Ivan (guitar). Born […]
Roy and the Devil’s Motorcycle Want It Pure, No Milk No Sugar
After six years, a new album from Roy & the Devil’s Motorcycle, at last! It’s called “im reich der wilden tiere (no milk no sugar)” and was released on 18 May 2021 by Voodoo Rhythm Record, with worldwide distribution by – amongst many others – Cargo (DE), Clear Spot (NL/B), Differ-Ant (FR), Cobraside (USA) and […]
Dino Brandão Finds New Bounce
Last seen in the company of Sophie Hunger, Faber and their chart-storming trio album “Ich liebe Dich”, multi-instrumentalist Dino Brandão returns with “Bouncy Castle”, a first taster from a forthcoming solo album. “Bouncy Castle” is released on 27 April 2021 by Two Gentlemen. Previously the voice, face and brains of a band called Frank Powers, […]
Ursina – The Art of Letting Go Beautifully
30 April 2021 sees the release of “When I Let Go”, the second solo album from Grisons-born singer/songwriter Ursina via Radicalis Music. “Quietly I dive into the unknown/Been wanting to go there for so long” she sings, thus neatly summing up the subtle and confident mood of an album filled to the brim with gorgeous melodies, […]
Anna Aaron and Bernard Trontin Serenade the Moon
“Moonwaves” is an unusual album from an unexpected musical pairing. Released on 23 April 2021 via Bambient Records, it marks the first collaboration between Geneva-based composer, producer and – last but not least – Young Gods-drummer Bernard Trontin, and Anna Aaron, a singer/songwriter with a strong experimental bent from Basel. Aaron and Trontin had known […]
Mischgewebe Grow a “Violet”
“Violet” is the debut album from electronica/vocals duo Mischgewebe. It is released on 7 May by Lauter, the label run by a Zurich-based artist collective. Mischgewebe is multi-instrumentalist and singer Melanie Danuser and guitarist/electronic wizard Bill Bühler. Coming together in a major panic in 2018, the duo quickly developed their own idiosyncratic way of working […]
The Night Is Still Young Want to Go “Home”
23 April 2021 saw the release of “Home”, the fourth album from The Night is Still Young aka guitarist/bassist/pianist Marco Naef, an ex-member of the much-travelled Navel, and the bassist of hard rocking Hathors. Recorded pretty much live with the help of friends on bass and piano, “Home” is a quiet album, reflecting on a […]
