Lord Kesseli in Love with Everyone…
Out now via Irascible Records is “I Was in Love”, album number three from Lord Kesseli & the Drums. The Lord himself, Dominik Kesseli, and his partner, drummer and percussionist Michael Gallusser, are without the shadow of a doubt one of the most difficult-to-describe outfits ever to grace the stages of Switzerland. Perhaps best, then, […]
Psycho Weazel Inspired by Cars and Clay
Brandnew via Berlin-based Iptamenos Records is the EP “Mains d’argile” (“hands of clay”) from Psycho Weazel, aka the Neuchatel-based DJs, producers and remixers Ivo Roxo and Léo Besso. The EP is available on vinyl, download and streams. It contains four different mixes of “Mains d’argile”, featuring the Greco-German DJ couple Brax Moody & Vamparela, and three […]
Hilke Discovering the Force of Her Piano
Entitled “Piano Feroce”, the second solo EP from Baden-based producer, songwriter and singer Hilke, is available now from Red Brick Records. Actually, the six songs presented here are not entirely new. In fact, we have heard all of them (plus one more) before on Hilke’s solo debut “Silent Violent”, released in 2021. This time round, […]
Hæsin Discover Their Inner Problem Child
“Sorgenkind” announces the arrival of a new “supergroup” from Basel, Hæsin. Their debut five-track EP is out now via Irascible Music. Led by vocalist and lyricist Denis Wagner, the five members of Haesin are all well-known figures in Basel’s ultra-creative musical landscape. Wagner, for instance, is also a member of Zeal & Ardor, and guitarist […]
Of Traktors, Seagulls and Swimming Tubas
Out now via Irascible Records is “Möwe auf Tuba, schwimmend” (“Seagull on Top of a Tuba, Swimming“) from Bernese post-Balkan big band Traktorkestar. It’s the sixth full-length album from trumpeter Baltasar Streit’s twelve-piece orchestra and continues a fiery, fifteen-year history of a mind-meltingly surreal melange of styles ranging from traditional Balkan brass wig-outs to dub […]
Swiss Music Export @ Eurosonic 2024
Another year, another Eurosonic. Not that we’re complaining, of course! Quite the opposite, in fact. Year after year, the trip to Groningen provides us with the oomph to reconnect with the real world after the otherworldly excesses of the festive period. With 258 acts from 39 countries scheduled to appear live at this year’s edition, […]
Odd Beholder Turning Grief into Music You Can Dance to
Odd Beholder is the dream pop/electro wave project of Zurich-based singer, songwriter and electronica specialist Daniela Weinmann. Entitled “Feel Better”, Odd Beholder’s new album is out now via Berlin-based Sinnbus Records. She celebrates the album release with a tour of Germany in March, presented by ByteFM and the highly respected monthly magazine Musikexpress. The cheery […]
From I to Infinity
Musique Infinie is a new collaboration between Noémi Büchi and Feldermelder. The first fruit of this venture is a debut album, “I”, is out now via –OUS/Shutter Music. Noémi Büchi describes herself as a “composer and sound designer, creating electronic cross-genre maximalism”. Feldermelder aka Manuel Oberholzer is a multi-disciplinary artist, composer and co-founder of OUS […]
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, […]
