The regrouped Legendary Lightness with new Album
Formed around the studio wizard and guitarist Daniel Hobi, The Legendary Lightness have been one of the most successful as well as original Swiss bands in recent years. Specialising in densely woven guitar textures, their first two albums were a masterclass in understated tension and laid-back melodiousness. When percussionist Dominic Oppliger left to concentrate on […]
Mia Aegerter isn’t for Cowards
Multi-talented Mia Aegerter released her fifth album at the end of May. Having previously written songs mostly in Swiss German, “Nichts für Feiglinge” (“Not for cowards”) is her first in High German. Aegerter grew up in Fribourg on the border between French- and German-speaking Switzerland. She quickly made a name for herself as an actress […]
Ella Soto drops new EP
Lausanne-based 23 year old producer Ella Soto combines influences as diverse as Flying Lotus, Thundercat, Sade and Mariah Carey with an adventurous attitude to electronica and hip-hop beats. “Sisterhood” is her third EP. As indicated by the title, “Sisterhood” is a sort of concept mini-album about female strength, power and conviction. The EP contains six […]
Switzerland, featured country at The Great Escape! Brighton, 18 – 20 May 2017
For many years, Swiss Music Export has presented a showcase of Swiss artists at The Great Escape Festival in Brighton. This year, we are going one step farther. As a featured country, we are able to take with us no fewer than nine acts to this much-loved festival on England’s South coast. In addition, our […]
Mario Batkovic at Les Nuits Botanique 12 – 21 May 2017, Brussels
Les Nuits Botanique in the heart of Brussels is a boutique festival with arts exhibitions, arts and musical projects, and an extraordinarily adventurous live music programme. This year, the selection ranges from Yasmine Hamdan to Thee Oh Sees and from a Kele Okereke acoustic set to Fishbach – and Mario Batkovic. For many decades, the […]
Dirty Sound Magnet spreading “Western Lies”
After parting company with their old singer, Dirty Sound Magnet from Fribourg vowed to stop trying to sound like their 1970s heroes, Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix Experience, Bad Company and the like. The result is “Western Lies”, numerically their third album, spiritually, however, their real debut (their words!). A trio consisting of Maxime Cosandey (drums), […]
Hello Adieu! New Album from Adieu Gary Cooper released worldwide
Their first album “Bleu Bizarre” (2014) led to a tour of China which was in turn immortalised in a live album, “Souvenirs de Chine” (2016). Now, the “French singing noise pop band” (their own description) from Geneva are ready to release their second album proper, “Outsiders”. It comes out in Switzerland on 12 May via […]
Bitch Queens spreading L.O.V.E.
“Twelve songs…that just by hearing them make you raise your middle finger against the mediocrity in rock music”, said UK Metal Hammer about Bitch Queens’ last album. They might as well write the same thing about the Basel quartet’s latest opus, “L.O.V.E.”. Formed in 2008, the band are steeped in the resolutely non-PC and yet […]
Egopusher and Klischée at Remmi Demmi Festival Berlin 29 April 2017
Staged for the second time this year, the Remmi Demmi indoor festival is based on the concept of “one evening, one ticket, and six extraordinary international bands – all in the heart of Berlin”. Two of the six bands scheduled for the 2017 event are from Switzerland: Egopusher and Klischée. Having moved away from their […]
Printemps De Bourges and Les Inouïs de Bourges with Sandor 18 – 23 April 2017
First staged in 1977, the Printemps de Bourges Crédit Mutuel festival regularly attracts around 200’000 music fans and 600 business professionals from all over the world to this pretty cathedral city in the French heartland. Apart from the conventional programme of live music, Printemps De Bourges also incorporates Les Inouïs de Bourges, a kind of festival-within-a-festival […]
