„City Boy“ Edb Hits his Stride
Edb is the somewhat mysterious name of a 21-year old singer/songwriter from Bern, and “City Boy” is his debut EP. It was released in mid-April by Sony Music Entertainment Switzerland. Edb established himself as a teenager in Bern’s vibrant rap scene. “City Boy” marks both a new beginning and the coming of age. Still expressing […]
Flèche Love in Search of the Cure
Entitled “Guérison” (“Cure”), Flèche Love’s second solo album is out now via Horizon. And what an extraordinary piece of work it is! In a previous life, Flèche Love aka Amina Cadelli was the voice of post-Balkan techno crew Kadebostany. More recently, she sang on Rachid Taha’s last album whilst at the same time searching for […]
Walter Frosch Scores Another Super Goal
Dedicated to “Star 10110”, Walter Frosch’s new album is out now via Irascible (Switzerland), Mangel Records (Berlin) and Glowing Dagger Records (Oakland, California). Emerging from the musical hotbed that is the Northern Swiss town of Schaffhausen at the turn of the decade, the duo of Mike Saxer and Rune Dahl Hansen are also members of […]
Moonpools Want to Play „Hide and Seek“
Dreampop quintet Moonpools return with a new EP, their third. Entitled “Hide and Seek”, it was conceived, recorded and self-produced in the course of countless sessions and discussions in their band room in Basel. It is available from Young & Aspiring. Formed around the silkily voiced Marcie Nyffeler, Moonpools wear their influences on their sleeve. […]
Cyril Cyril’s Future Doesn’t Work
Yay – the monumental Cyril Cyril have a new album out! It’s called “Le Futur Ça Marche Pas” and came out on 28 April 2024 via Bongo Joe Records. Cyril Cyril are called thus because the band consists mostly of the two Cyrils, Yeterian and Bondi. CY plays accordion, banjo and myriad other instruments; CB […]
More Sarcastic Poetry from Mary Middlefield
Singer/songwriter Mary Middlefield is on a roll. “Poetry (for the corned and lonely)” is her second major release in less than a year. It is billed as an EP. However, with no fewer than eight new songs, it could rightly be called a mini-album. Out at the end of April, Young & Aspiring are responsible […]
A Rush of Multilingual Adrenalin from SOOMA
“You can’t move to the music of SOOMA without getting injured” wrote Artnoir a while ago, and they weren’t much wrong! “Drü” is the Zurich-based trio’s third album. Released on 3 May 2024 on Gluttony Records, it offers a riot of pounding drums, bass and guitar, satisfyingly seasoned with super tight syncopation. With hints of […]
Switzerland @ The Great Escape, 15-18 May 2024
Ambience – that is what puts the great in The Great Escape. Somewhat ramshackle but also grand, Brighton is the archetypal English seaside town. It is crammed with boiled sweets, ice cream, record stores and souvenir shops catering for lobster-red nostalgia-hunters down for the day from London. Plus, there’s more than enough fish & chips […]
Switzerland @ c/o pop Cologne 2024
With this year’s 21st edition, c/o pop is coming of age. We couldn’t be any more confident that, despite the years rolling in, the festival’s quest for the discovery of tomorrow’s sounds today will continue undimmed. Which is one of several good reasons for Swiss Music Export to invite you all to meet us at […]
One Sentence. Supervisor Staying „Temporär“
“Hypnotic” is a thoroughly overused word in the context of psychedelically tinged rock music. In the case of One Sentence. Supervisor, however, it is truly, gloriously apt. Their new album, “Temporär Musik 20 – 29”, is out now via Irascible Records. Their fourth, another set of tightly meshed, ever-shifting melodic strands, it is a classic […]
