Mattiu growing an Aura
Entitled “Aura”, Mattiu’s new album is out now via Radicalis Music. The singer/songwriter from the Grisons mountains is blessed with a pure boy choir voice that cuts right through the small-talk to hit the heart. He also has a supremely confident knack to come up with melodies whose warmth lingers on long after the needle […]
Dino Brandão Turning Breakdown Into Music
Following the cinema release of a similarly titled documentary, “I Love You, I Leave You” is the second solo album from singer/percussionist/multi-instrumentalist Dino Brandão. It is out now via Two Gentlemen. For many years, Dino’s voice and instrumental skills have been an integral part of Zurich’s music scene, including an album “Ich liebe dich”, recorded […]
Lost in Lona Go Deep to Find the Killer
One year after their much-admired debut, Lost in Lona return with their next shot, “The Killer”. The album is available now from Mouthwatering Records. Lost in Lona are producer/multi-instrumentalist Konstantin Aebli from Basel and much-in-demand vocalist/violinist Lidia Beck from Zurich. In contrast to their violent album title, their music is airy, folky and beautifully arranged, […]
CRIMER celebrating a birthday
Engaged in an extended tour of the GAS-countries as we type, super-suave CRIMER releases a new five-track EP. Filled to the brim with catchy synth-grooves, the self-released “The Birthday Celebration” marks a new chapter in CRIMER’s musical as well as personal life. Five years after his last album, CRIMER is not only a man with […]
Cori Nora Brings Focus to Pleasure
Following up her 2023 album “Flowers and Fences”, singer/songwriter/producer/multi-instrumentalist Cori Nora once again goes for a two-pronged thematic approach: “Pleasure and Focus” is available now from Irascible. This time around, the much-travelled artist “wanted to tap into that collective energy – music as a raw and honest form of expression, an imprint of the moment”. […]
LASKAAR Undergoing Transformation
Genre-blending soul singer LASKAAR announces the next chapter of his continuous evolution – a new album entitled “Transforma”. It is out now on ADA. LASKAAR made his live debut in 2018 in a Madrid club. However, with roots in Zurich as well as Granada, the idea of blending different musical cultures was part of his […]
Let’s Yalla again!
Quite possibly Geneva’s most idiosyncratic outfit of the moment, Yalla Miku follow up their mind-melting 2023 debut with volume two, entitled, naturally, “Yalla Miku- 2”. As the group is led by the two Cyrils, Bondi (drums) and Yeterian, co-founder of the trend-setting inner city record shop/bar/café/studio/live venue Bongo Joe, it comes as no surprise that […]
Gold Dust From Stephan Eicher
He’s been at it for a long time but a new album from Stephan Eicher still comes as a major source of joy. His latest opus is called “Poussière d’Or” (“Gold dust”). It’s his eighteenth and it’s out now on Barclay/Universal. Born and raised in the canton of Berne, Stephan has come a long way […]
Superweak, Super (Not) Weak
Fresh via Young & Aspiring comes the album debut from the mini-supergroup Superweak and is self-titled “Superweak”. Based in London and Porrentruy in the canton of Jura, the trio consists of the post-pop duo Express Therapy and Berlin-based producer/singer/songwriter Gaspar Narby. “Organic electronic with soft, dreamlike beats”, wrote the UK magazine Mixmag about an earlier […]
a=f/m Equals Synth Pop for (Almost) All Emotions
Available now via Oh, Sister Records is “Immense Birthday Party”, album number two from synth-pop trio a=f/m. Formed by Zurich-based producer/singer/etc Belia Winnewisser and electronica experimenter Rolf Laureijs (both are also involved in composing music for theatre productions), the trio are newly expanded to include Melanie Zwahlen (Ex-All XS). The eight songs of “Immense Birthday […]
