Hallucinating Hunger
4 September sees the release via Caroline International of Sophie Hunger’s new album, her seventh, entitled “Halluzinationen”. Produced, like “Molecules” in 2018, by Speedy Wunderground’s Dan Carey (Kae – formerly Kate – Tempest, Fontaines DC, Warmduscher, Black Midi, etc), it was recorded at Abbey Road Studios in six continuous live takes. Shaped very much by […]
La Gale in an Acrimonious Mood
Lausanne-based rapper and actress La Gale’s new album, “Acrimonium”, was released on 31 July on Vitesse Records. With a Swiss father and a Lebanese mother, La Gale, aka Karine Guignard, has always had a sharp eye for the border areas between cultures. A punk fan in her teenage years, she discovered rap in her twenties, […]
Annie Taylor Discover “Sweet Mortality”
“Love at first sound”, declared radio SRF 3’s Sounds! show upon receipt of Annie Taylor’s debut album, “Sweet Mortality” is officially released at last on 4 September by Taxi Gauche Records. Produced by David Langhard – aka Admiral James T. or Howlong Wolf, also responsible for the much-admired sound of synth-alchemists Klaus Johan Grobe – […]
Al Pride Rolling along Sweetly
Barely waiting to catch their breath after the release of a 4-track EP “Spruce”, the hydra-like Al Pride return with a new album, their fourth. Entitled “Sweet Roller”, it contains all tracks from “Spruce”, plus four new ones. “Sweet Roller” was released on 28 August via Radicalis. Recently expanding their line-up to include brass and […]
Verveine Creates Hotdrama
After a long series of singles, EPs and live videos, the multi-instrumentalist and electronica experimenter from Vevey, Verveine aka Joell Nicolas, has at last got round to compiling a proper album. “Hotdrama” was released on 28 August by VRVN Records, Fav Art Publishing and is distributed by Believe Digital and Irascible. Influenced by artists as […]
Jasmin Albash Discovers Gold
One thing hitherto missing on Jasmin Albash’s long list of credits was a record released under her own name. Missing no longer! “Gold”, the first proper Jasmin Albash album, will hit the shops on 18 September via Irascible Music. Growing up as the daughter of a Swiss mother and a Palestinian father in the rural […]
Yes I’m Very Tired Now Celebrates 100 Years
“100 Years” is the title of a new album from the artist strangely known as Yes I’m Very Tired Now, aka YIMVTN. It was released on 28 August and is widely available online. “Doesn’t everyone want to reach their 100th birthday?” asks the artist by way of an explanation for the album title. Yes I’m […]
The Beauty of Gemina Dream of Skeletons
A personal renaissance of sorts for the band’s leader, Michael Sele, “Skeleton Dreams”, the new album from The Beauty of Gemina, was at last launched on 28 August via TBOG Records. Illustrating the old adage of a prophet being ignored in his own land, inexplicably, The Beauty of Gemina are much more successful in far […]
Swiss Music Prize 2020
The Swiss Music Prize is the most prestigious as well as lucrative accolade an artist in Switzerland can receive. Backed by the Federal Office of Culture, the award celebrates exceptional and innovative – though not necessarily commercially successful – work. Choosing from an extensive long-list of nominations, a jury of seven experts picks fourteen artists […]
SME helping to make a fresh Waves Vienna Festival Hybrid Event – 10 – 12 Sept 2020
Of the many different concepts of delivering some kind of festival experience in these strange lockdown times, Waves Vienna has come up with one of the most interesting, we think. It is a hybrid event, with both the concerts and the conference streaming live for public viewing. Our traditional Swiss Business Mixer has predictably fallen […]
