Joe Volk Releases Primitive Energy
“Primitive Energetics” (sic) is the third solo album from Bristol-native and Berne-resident Joe Volk, together with his band Naiare. “Primitive Energetics” was released on Glitterhouse Records /Irascible on 24 April 2020 – and it is without the shadow of a doubt one of the most gripping albums that’s going to come out this year! Joe Volk […]
Los Orioles Vamp Up les Vacances
Los Orioles, the wacky exotica psychedelicists, have a new record deal to celebrate, and they do this with a fiery new 4-track EP. A party band par excellence, Los Orioles from the bilingual city of Biel are a seven-piece marinated in all things Caribbean and tropical in general. Mixing their reggae with heaps of influences […]
Kush K Meet the Lotus-Eaters
The Lotophagi were a mystical people whom Odysseus came across on a distant island, and who ate nothing but the wondrously intoxicating lotus fruit. “Lotophagi” is also the title of Kush K’s debut album. The title is wisely chosen. Kush K, a quartet grouped around songwriter and lead vocalist Catia Lanfranchi, apart from the usual […]
The Company of Men Deliver Second LP
Four years after their surprisingly quiet debut album “I Prefer The Company of Men” – “surprisingly quiet” because of what had gone before – The Company of Men have released their second, “Sounds of the Century”. This, too, is a calm affair, rich with long lived-in emotions, the wild abandon of a misspent youth melted […]
Al Pride Spruced Up
The name says it’s a bloke, the picture tells us it’s a band. Yes, one of those, and they have a lively new EP out. “Spruce” contains four tracks, three have been premiered in a live session last autumn, the fourth, a snappy number entitled “Another Vibe” is entirely new. The EP is an appetiser […]
Tompaul Uncover the Night
Tompaul are a producer/musician trio from the small but musically hyperactive town of Baden near Zurich. Formed around Tom Fischer on guitar and Robin Fischer on electronics, they also feature Florian Brändli’s trombone. The resulting sound is captivating and idiosyncratic – and it has been admirably captured on their new EP, “Wallawer”, released on 20 […]
Ayu Sings for Change
Ayu is a language, an archipelago in Indonisia, an African manatee – and a singer/songwriter/producer from Berne. Her singles have brought up comparisons with the likes of Lana Del Ray, Banks and FKA Twigs. She has wowed audiences at various festivals, including the Gurten- and the Reeperbahnfestival, and she has toured with Poliça, amongst others. […]
Prince Jelleh Is “Done”
The title of his debut album is utterly misleading: Prince Jelleh isn’t yet “Done” at all, he has only just begun. Having recently joined the Lauter collective of young musicians, “Done” was released via Lauter on 27 March 2020. The Prince, aka Lukas Fuchs from Winterthur, has already made very long strides in his short […]
Scalatrax – Drummer on the Loose!
By day, Florian Haas-Schneider – is the drummer in bands like Audio Dope, Nicole Bernegger, Emilia Anstazja and many others. By night, he is an alchemist dreaming up all sorts of weird and beautiful new sounds – a vision he has now shaped into an artistic alter ego named Scalatrax. “Scalatrax” is also the title […]
The Animen in A New Light
20 March brings us the eagerly awaited new album “Same Sun/Different Light” from Geneva-based guitar quartet The Animen. The title is a good indication of what we can look forward to. The Animen, a guitar band as anglophile as they come, have always been soaked in melody-driven sixties pop à la Hollies, Badfinger and the Zombies. After […]
