Diamonds are forever
There can’t be a spookier and more mysterious track out there just now then “Diamonds” by Yao Bobby and Simon Grab featuring Dhangsha aka Dr. Das, co-founder of Asian Dub Foundation! Embedded in a minimalist layer of dark boom beats, the Togolese rapper and political activist Yao Bobby tells a similarly minimalist and hypnotic story in […]
Enlightenment through music
MUAR is apparently the Hebrew word for enlightenment. It is also the title of the debut album from the Israeli/Swiss duo Dorj & Melodiesinfonie, released on 24 September 2019 via Radicalis Music. Dorj and Melodiesinfonie met three years ago in a Zurich venue. Dorj was bowled over by Melodiesinfonie’s DJ set, the best he’d ever witnessed, he says. The two […]
Black Sea Dahu – No Fire in the Sand
“No Fire in the Sand”, the follow EP to Black Sea Dahu’s critically acclaimed debut full-length “White Creatures”, was released on 27 September 2019 by Mouthwatering Records. Like its predecessor, “No Fire in the Sand” was recorded in the same remote studio located in gorgeous Giske, Norway. Musically, it’s still rooted in that raw, impassioned […]
Stevans spreading their wings
“Imagine what would happen if you left Michael Jackson, Daft Punk and Coldplay in the same room?” asks Stevans’s website – and swiftly proceeds to give us its own answer: “… that could begin to describe the original sound of STEVANS”, of course. The band is essentially a duo consisting of Yann Franel and Yann […]
Swiss Music Export at MaMA Paris – 16 – 18 October 2019 – Paris, France
120 concerts, 10 venues, countless conference events, three nights of party and the greatest sounds of tomorrow in the company of almost 6000 business professionals – plus, the whole of Paris to enjoy: what’s not to like! This year marks the tenth anniversary of the MaMA Festival & Convention in Paris. It is bound to […]
One Sentence. Supervisor – third album. Super cool
Any new music from Donat Kaufmann’s band of post-psychedelic groove magicians is an event. A new album doubly so. Following on from their breakthrough LP “Temporär Musik 1 – 13” – winner of the “IndieSuisse album of the year award 2016” –, One Sentence. Supervisor release their third album, “Acedia”, on 13 September via Irascible […]
Sensu ready to “Embrace”
Having established a strong reputation in European electronica circles as a composer of wonderfully atmospheric dance tunes, Sensu is at last ready to release her debut album. Featuring a number of guests including Otis Junior, Bassette, Ryck Jane and Benjamin Amaru, “Embrace” is released digitally on 6 September via Universal Music Switzerland/Quartz Records. The release […]
Slimboy are hopelessly addicted
Tight, bright and super catchy, that’s the name of the game for the power-pop-punk trio Slimboy from Basel. With their new EP “Hopeless and Addicted” they deliver another rousing dose of high-octane guitar-pop. Reminiscent of the likes of Lemonheads, Fratellis and Dog Eat Dog (with whom they will be touring Europe in the next few […]
Swiss Music Prize 2019 Award Ceremony
Sponsored by the Bundesamt für Kultur und Musik, the Swiss government’s arts department, the Swiss Music Prize is Switzerland’s most prestigious music award, celebrating exceptional and innovative – though not necessarily commercially successful – work. Choosing from an extensive long-list of nominations, a jury of seven experts selects fourteen artists to receive CHF 25’000 each […]
Swiss Music at the Reeperbahn Festival 18 – 21 September 2019
Heatwave – what heatwave? The Reeperbahn Festival will be hotter, and that’s guaranteed. Launched in 2006, the Reeperbahn has established itself in double quick time as the largest club festivals in Europe and also one of the most important music industry platforms in the world. The music programme with its mixture of fresh talent and […]
