Swimming with Arthur Hnatek
SWIMS is the latest project from drummer extraordinaire, Arthur Hnatek. Described by Hnatek as “the exploration between acoustic improvisation and functional dance music”, the debut EP “SWIMS” was released on 19 June 2020 on Mouthwatering Records. Arthur Hnatek is a busy man. The list of projects featuring his involvement is long. Best known for his […]
Michal Turtle’s Baby on a Canvas
“On a Canvas Lived a Baby” is the baffling title of a new 12” record by the lo-fi-electronica experimenter Michal Turtle. It is released in a limited vinyl edition by the Basel-based Planisphere label, the first part of a trilogy, with an extensive remix collection and a new, collaborative LP and AV project promised for […]
Gaspar Narby’s transatlantically broken heart
Electronic singer/songwriter Gaspar Narby celebrates the release of a new EP, “Transatlantic”, and a new single, “Sirenes” via the Basel and Hamburg based Radicalis label. Both, EP and single, came out on 5 June 2020. “Transatlantic” offers an atmospheric slice of trippy electro pop, with lyrics about the end of a long distance relationships, and […]
Aftermath with Atlas Clouds
There is an early Rolling Stones album called “Aftermath” – and this “Aftermath” sounds nothing like it! Atlas Clouds’ follow up to their debut LP “Close My Eyes” from 2018, an EP, was released on 12 June 2020 by Waterfall of Colours Records. Atlas Clouds is the solo project of singer/songwriter Christoph Meier who also […]
Brand New Ruins
29 May 2020 saw the release of “Creature”, the third album from Zurich-based guitar band The Ruins on Ambulance Recordings. The fierce name is somewhat misleading. The Ruins are neither an ear-splittingly loud heavy metal combo nor an avant-garde outfit intent on deconstructing music as we know it. Formed in 2007 as an acoustic folk […]
Stay Up to Date on Swiss music and Enjoy Yourself!
Last month we provided you with a list of links to Swiss activities, campaigns and projects launched this extraordinary spring to keep you entertained and informed during the lockdown (and after!). Here’s an update – this time with links to Swiss labels, agencies, collectives, promoters – all this to make it easier for you not […]
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 […]
