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 […]
Félicien LiA No Longer Crying
Félicien LiA is one of the most exciting voices of the burgeoning French Swiss “chanson” scene. Following on from his fantastic third album from 2018, “Des Feux des Fous”, he has now released a new five-track EP, “Au bout des larmes” (‘after the tears’) on 17 April 2020. Barely in his thirties, LiA is a […]
Little Lion, Big Roar
It does what it says on the tin: “Kingston Journey” is a record of the musical adventures of the Genevan reggae sound system/production company Little Lion Sound to Jamaica. Little Lion Sound was formed in 2004 by a group of Genevan reggae fans determined to find a way of expressing their love of reggae at […]
Bandit Voyage Release the Gang
“Le Gang”, the ultra-rare cassette-only album by Genevan duo Bandit Voyage from a little while back, has been re-released in a vinyl edition that is no less limited than the original version. The contrarily exclusive release is a goodbye present to Cheptel Records after Bandit Voyage signed to a cult independent label in Paris whose […]
More Drama with Kadebostany
Having released not just a new EP, “Drama – Act 1”, in April, but also a sumptuous 20 minute video to go with all four tracks of the EP, the Genevan mavericks follow this up on 29 May 2020 with another EP, “Versions & Variations”. “Versions & Variations”, it won’t come as a great surprise […]
