Heavy as Zatokrev
They don’t come heavier, darker and louder than Zatokrev, the doom– and post-metal quartet from Basel. The band name means “blood for this” in Czech, apparently. Formed in 2002, the band have released four albums so far. Now they’re sharing one with their American soul buddies, Minks. “Bigod” is released on 5 October by the […]
Annie Goodchild’s Meditative Mouthfuls
American-born and Swiss-based Annie Goodchild has toured the world with Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox as well as her own former band Melou. She combines a strong and multi-facetted pop/soul voice with smart electronic/organic funkiness which makes her music utterly impossible to pigeon-hole. A new EP “Meditative Mouthfuls” was released on 28 September by Radicalis Music. […]
Waves Vienna, Austria 27 – 29 September 2018
We at Swiss Music Export love the Waves Vienna, and we’re sure that everyone does. It won’t be necessary, therefore, to extol the many virtues of this bijou festival much more, other than to suggest that anyone who misses it will miss a truly lovely event. It offers a fantastic opportunity to meet music professionals […]
Reeperbahn Festival in Hamburg, 19 – 22 September 2018
It’s been a hot summer, and for anyone going to the Reeperbahn Festival in Hamburg, it’ll be a hot autumn, too. As we all know, the Reeperbahn Festival is THE place that anyone who is anything on the cutting edge of European music will not want to miss. And once again, Swiss Music Export will […]
Sophie Hunger releases Molecules
31 August saw the release of Sophie Hunger’s new album, “Molecules”, on Two Gentlemen/Caroline International. Hunger is probably the best known Swiss singer/songwriter internationally, and this is her sixth studio album. The last, “Supermoon”, reached the top ten in Germany and number one in Switzerland. Whilst Hunger’s yearning vocal style remains unchanged, she has turned […]
KT Gorique with new EP
Rapper KT Gorique has released a self-produced new EP, “Kunta Kita”, in July via Zurich-based FM Music. KT Gorique is a rapper from Sion in the French part of Switzerland and September’s Best Talent at the Swiss Radio and Television (SRF). Her strong and thoughtful delivery is underpinned by imaginative arrangements which sometimes even touch on […]
Long Tall Jefferson is a “Lucky Guy”
Long Tall Jefferson aka Simon Borer is a very busy man. Apart from playing over 200 shows in eight countries in two years, he, along with a chap called The Fridge, is also the prime mover and shaker behind the Zurich-based musicians’ cooperative Red Brick Chapel which is at present working with fourteen acts. Somehow, […]
Chiqanne – intriguing name, intriguing music
Actually, the name Chiqanne is easily explained. It’s simply half of Fabian Chiquet’s surname and the Anna part of Anna Gosteli. Chiquet and Gosteli are also part of the Basel-based multimedia art rock outfit The Bianca Story. This, their latest side project, combines creamy electronica pop with super catchy lyrics sung in German. Their debut album […]
Cyril Cyril album album
Another special band name – another easy explanation: Cyril Cyril are a duo consisting of two Cyrils. Cyril Yeterian plays accordion, banjo and myriad other instruments, and Cyril Bondi is an extraordinary drummer/percussionist with an experimental bent whose other bands include the wonderful Plaistow. Describing themselves as “muezzin without frontiers”, they are fuelled by an […]
The blues, Los Gatillos’ way
Los Gatillos are Pierre Omer (Pierre Omer’s Swing Revue, Dead Brothers, etc.), Monney B (Hell’s Kitchen) and Fred Raspail set out to record a good, old-fashioned 7inch vinyl single. They ended up with enough songs to fill an album. They celebrate the release of their eponymous debut album on 7 September via German label Gutfeeling/Bonfeeling […]
