One of a Million festival – 31 January – 8 February 2020
Baden is a lovely small and old town around 20 kilometres from Zurich. In fact, the first ever railway built in Switzerland, the “Spanisch-Brötli-Bahn”, took passengers back and forth between Zurich and Baden. For a decade now, Baden has also been the home of a boutique music festival, the OOAM. Please notice: Swiss Music Export […]
This is it – the Swiss take over Eurosonic! 15 – 18 January 2020
Nothing against Guy Fawkes, Halloween, Diwali, Christmas, and New Year’s Eve – but let’s face it, these are mere pre-ambles for the real shindig, Eurosonic! And here’s a thing: we at Swiss Music Export are absolutely 101% certain that Eurosonic 2020 will be bigger, better and groovier than anything that’s gone before. Why? Because 2020 […]
The Bear is growling at last
13 December sees the physical and digital release of “Not Loud Enough”, the hotly anticipated debut album from Marius Bear via Sony’s “indie” wing, The Orchard. With a gruff voice that effortlessly switches from a soulful whisper to a full-blooded rock roar in an instant, Marius Bear cites the likes of Black Keys, Lewis Capaldi […]
New, newer, newest Nouvelle
Whatever’s got into Pablo Nouvelle? After being strangely quiet for a while, he is suddenly busy like never before. Having released a mini album of solo piano pieces only a few months ago (it received high praise in the London-based music business magazine Music Week), and produced an album with Bernese rapper Tommy Vercetti, here […]
Heroic “13”
Modern Day Heroes do not have thirteen members, only three. And their new album, released on 13 December 2019, is not their 13th, it’s their fourth. The title does have some significance, however. It refers to the number of years the band have been together. “13” is released on German label brillJant Sounds. Purveyors of extra-dynamic […]
A Taste of Swiss Music @ Les Recontres Transmusicales de Rennes – 4 – 8 December 2019 – Rennes, France
One more festival to go before the end of the decade – aptly, it’s one of the most interesting, charming and entertaining events in our yearly itinerary. Launched in 1979, les Transmusicales have unwaveringly pursued their original aims ever since. These include a commitment to showcasing emerging artists, and to support originality and experimentation. Swiss […]
Another Hot Eurosonic Update
As you might have gathered from previous super-enthusiastic postings from us, Switzerland will serve as the focus country at the next Eurosonic festival in January 2020! Our live music programme is now complete and comprises 22 Swiss acts, reflecting a broad range of styles. It is no coincidence that quite a few names on our […]
Schammasch Crack Billboard Charts
The mystery-shrouded post-dark metal quartet Schammasch from Basel have cracked the US-charts with their fourth album, “Hearts Of No Light”. Released on 8 November by the Los Angeles-based metal label Prosthetic Records, “Hearts Of No Light” hit number 55 in the Billboard Independent Album Charts, number 17 in the Current Hard Music Albums Charts, and […]
TRUE Are “Made of Glass”
Three years after their enthralling and successful debut album “Wrapped in Air”, TRUE – aka singer Daniela Sarda and drummer/producer Rico Baumann – return to the world of BBC airwaves, heat-seeker blogs and playlists with “Made of Glass”. Released via Mouthwatering Records on 22 November, their new collection of songs reflects a prolonged period of emotional difficulty without, […]
None of Them Drop Number 4
15 November saw the release of a new album by the Zurich-based electro duo None of Them. Entitled “IIII”, thus baffling everyone with a passing understanding of Roman numerals, it is available from the fine independent label A Tree in the Field to whom None of Them recently signed. Less anarchic, perhaps, than previous outings, […]
