Who’s there? Hey, it’s Sam Himself!
The mysteriously named Sam Himself is, in fact, a Swiss expatriate singer/songwriter in Brooklyn, New York. After a string of singles that easily reached six-figure numbers of youtube clicks, and the Swiss “Best Talent Award” bestowed on him by SRF, the national Swiss radio and tv station, he is at last ready to release his […]
Catalyst Get a Normal Day Started
8 October 2021 sees the release of rocking duo Catalyst’s debut album. Entitled “A Normal Day” it is release via Radicalis/Membran. Catalyst hail from St Gallen in the East of Switzerland, a town that has emerged in recent years as a veritable hotbed of fine music. Acts like Stahlberger, Panda Lux, Lord Kesseli and the […]
Velvet Two Stripes no Longer Taking that Sugar Honey Iced Tea
Barely two years after their tremendous and fierce return-to-form album “Devil Dance”, the Velvet Two Stripes – the Diggelmann sisters, Sophie and Sara, and their pal, Franca – are back again. Their new album “Sugar Honey Iced Tea” is released on 15 October 2021 via their own label. Guitar, bass, drums, vocals and riffs – […]
Onetwothree, Let’s Go!
That’s right, Onetwothree is the band name, and it’s also the title of their debut album. It’s out on 15 October 2021, and the fact that it’s on American label Kill Rock Stars should tell you that this is nothing like your run-of-the-mill revivalist nostalgia punk combo. Onetwothree are Klaudia Schifferle, Sara Schär and Madlaina […]
Crimer Sticks on the Fake Nails
“Fake Nails” is the new Crimer album. It’s released on 15 October 2021 on muve Records. Marketing and promo outside Switzerland is in the hands of Ultra Music. Crimer’s debut album “Leave Me Baby” hit the Swiss charts like a supersized sugar rush. Squeezing himself into the nastiest nylon shirts he could find, and taking […]
It’s MaMA Time Again! 13 – 15 Oct 2021 – Paris, France
MaMA Festival & Conference – three days, seven venues, 80 concerts, 150 conference events, and the most romantic urban setting imaginable – or, as the organisers would have it: “100% Pigalle”. Returning from its lockdown-inflicted exile in the virtual world to a proper festival environment with real artists, audiences and venues, this year’s edition will […]
Amami Make the “Soleil” Shine
20 August 2021 saw the release of long-awaited debut album by Genevan trio AMAMI via Bongo Joe Records. For anyone following either AMAMI, the band, or Bongo Joe, the label, it won’t come as a surprise that “Soleil” is a marvellous bundle of culture- and continent-fusing energy, driven by a splendidly idiosyncratic approach to music […]
Of Flying Raclettes and Closet Disco Queens
We did mention that Louis Jucker is a busy man, didn’t we? Well, here goes again. 3 September 2021 sees the release of another album via his Hummus Records label, this one provided by a bunch of pals with the unlikely moniker of Closet Disco Queen & the Flying Raclettes. It is called – naturally! […]
Ester Poly Are Ready to Get “Wet”
And yet more fine records from Hummus Records! This one comes from Ester Poly, the duo consisting of super-busy bassist and singer Martina Berther from Zurich, and, from Geneva, drummer and singer Beatrice Graf. “Wet” was released on 20 August 2021. The album is Ester Poly’s second. As the line-up of bass and drums would […]
Waves Vienna – 9 – 11 Sept 2021 – Vienna, Austria
Waves Vienna is back on a proper stage this autumn, and Swiss Music Export will be along to celebrate. Long-term fans of the Waves Vienna festival, we thought last year’s hybrid lockdown version was an amazing success, given the unfortunate circumstances. However, we are more than happy to return to the real thing. Once again, […]
