Swiss Music in an Extraordinary Situation
As a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, musicians everywhere are confronted with an extraordinary situation. This is no different for the extensive Swiss artist community. Here’s a selection of activities, campaigns and projects launched to alleviate the multiple-hardships of no more gigs, no more audiences, no more merch tables, and no more social life. swissmusic.ch […]
L’Eclair Keep on Grooving
A heady mixture of Joe Meek, Fela Kuti and the whole of Jamaican dub history, with a hint of Bert Kaempfert and the Shadows thrown in, Geneva-based six-piece L’Eclair likes “to have it the groovy way”, as their press release puts it. Their jazz-inflected instrumentals might possibly raise the suspicion they were flirting with cheesy […]
Kety Fusco Rises from a Daze
Even with people like Joanna Newsome and Andreas Vollenweider around, the harp has long remained an underappreciated instrument in the pages of the SME newsletter. No longer! From the Italian part of Switzerland, the Ticino, comes Kety Fusco, a classically trained virtuoso who has played with various well-known orchestras in Switzerland and Italy. No longer […]
Hathors Smelling Mostly of Roses
“Grief, Roses & Gasoline”, the fourth album from Hathors, was released on 22 May via Noisolution. Some rock bands carry the burden of the world on their shoulders. Others just want to party. Hathors used to be firmly parked in the former camp. No longer! Hathors have made a discovery: Life isn’t life if there […]
KT Gorique Digs Future Roots
“Future Roots” is what rapper KT Gorique calls her musical style – a fusion of everything she has picked up in her life so far, “good or bad”, and which will bring forth whatever the future holds. The first fruit of her new-found confidence is her debut album “Akwaba” (it means “welcome” in her native […]
Cruising the Night with Pierre Omer
The slower the cooking, the hotter the music. The proof: “Time Flies”, the joyously dark debut album from Pierre Omer & the Nightcruisers, released on 8 May via Radiogram/Beast Records, distributed by Irascible. Once a member of the utterly undead Dead Brothers, Pierre Omer, has done many different things in his time, most of them […]
Alois Return in Blue
Their debut album “Mints” was crowned “IndieSuisse Album of the Year 2017”. Now, Alois return with “Azul”, a paean to the healing powers of blue skies. “Azul” is released on 5 June 2020 via Red Brick Chapel and distributed by Irascible/Believe Digital. Lucerne-based five-piece Alois describe their music as “tropical synth-pop”. If this term evokes […]
Audio Dope goes “Superlunary”
Post-hip-hop producer Audio Dope’s second album “Superlunary” was released on 24 April by Radicalis. Consisting of eight instrumental tracks laced with the odd vocal sample, “Superlunary” creates a spookily meditative mood that goes well with the empty streets of the present circumstances. In fact, the Italian film maker Jacopo Ficulle has created the perfect video […]
Namaka Flooding the Sun
“Water on the Sun” is the title of a new EP by electro-pop trio Namaka. It came out on 8 May 2020 on Mouthwatering Records. With the likes of Tim & Mimi Puma, Elvett and Odd Beholder on their books, the Bernese Mouthwatering label is a guarantee for classy and innovative electronica. Namaka is no […]
Echoes from Kappa Mountain
Kappa Mountain is the highest mountain on Yoshi’s Island on planet Super Mario. It is also the name of a new duo, formed by Audio Dope and the Basle-based pianist Matthias Gusset. Their debut EP “Echo Pool” was released on 8 May 2020 via Radicalis and London-based College Music Records. The musical version of Kappa […]
