Rio Wolta – The Wonder Days of Skiing…
The expression “Belle Epoque” isn’t usually applied to Switzerland. And it certainly isn’t applied to the 1970s. However, that is exactly what Rio Wolta has done with his new album, his third. “Belle Epoque” is an album dedicated to the rosy days of the 1970s when not a single dark cloud seemed to spoil the […]
Steiner & Madlaina Wish Themselves Luck
“Wünsch mir Glück” is the title of the new album, their second, from Steiner & Madlaina. Supposedly released at the end of January via Glitterhouse Records, due to a Covid-related backlog at the pressing plant it will now hit the shops on 12 February 2021. Nora Steiner and Madlaina Pollina – the latter the daughter […]
The Mysterious Realm of Space Age Sunset
“Vol. 13 Mysterious Realm of the Sonnenstube” is the title of the album, and Space Age Sunset is the band that recorded it. It was released on 29 January 2021 on Maaula Records. Space Age Sunset describe themselves as a “collective of musicians sharing our passion for obscure exotica music”. They’re also a supergroup of […]
Major Label Deals for Three Swiss Acts
No fewer than three acts supported by Swiss Music Export, Danitsa, Bandit Voyage, and Priya Ragu, have announced new deals with major labels in the past few weeks! Danitsa The Geneva-based rapper with a Jamaican family background has already released her first single, “Let Go”, under her new deal with Island Records/Universal. An album is […]
Ghost Festival – 27 + 28 February – The Everything-but-the-Festival Festival
Yippee – a festival that is actually taking place… sort of! Scheduled for two days, 27 and 28 February 2021, the Ghost Festival boasts a fantastic line-up, ridiculously cheap tickets and a neat line in merchandise that includes fully recyclable tents and t-shirts. The only things missing are a venue, a running order, and, indeed, […]
AMOA wants You!
The name is as mysterious as the mood of the songs she sings. Hiding behind the name AMOA is the singer. Andrea Thoma. 19 February 2021 sees the release of her debut album, “You” via Radicalis. Avoiding the traditional verse/chorus of conventional pop songs, AMOA has written eleven songs that drift, hover and float across […]
Crème Solaire – Burning Hot Sun Lotion
Crème Solaire – aka suntan cream – is meant to protect from sun burn. This Crème Solaire does anything but! Combining the electronic punk nous of Pascal Stoll and the fiery vocals of Rebecca Solari, Crème Solaire call their music “electro-punk-glitch-hop-absurd-pop”, and they’re not wrong. “Pannenstreifen ist ohne pic-nic” is their second album, and it […]
Eutropic – A Day Dream for the Dark Age
5 February sees the release of “Dark Age Day Dream”, the new album from Bernese synth band Eutropic. Describing themselves as an “analogue synth-obsessed avant pop trio”, they mine a seam of influences that begins at the darker end of 1980s synth pop, with influences like Bauhaus, Xmal Deutschland and Clan of Xymox. It is […]
Mnevis – A Fresh Course of Events
Ever wondered what a Mnevis is? Well, we’re going to tell you anyway. In Egyptian mythology, Mnevis is the bull-like manifestation of chief God Atum-Ra’s lifeforce, Ka. Mnevis is also a band from Lucerne, and “The Course of Events” is the title of their new album. It was released on 29 January 2021 on Red […]
Boodaman in Overdrive for Subsequent
It took Genevan synth maestro Boodaman – aka Stéphane Caviglioli – ten years to come up with a follow-up album to his debut from 2008. Helped by a Covid-enforced exile at home, “Subsequent”, his third, was completed in a super-fast two years. It is released on 5 February via Threeeknobs Records/Irascible. Boodaman describes himself as […]
