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 […]
Anna Lux takes you to “Wunderland”
Recorded in the studio she runs with her husband and drummer Rico H. in Mallorca, Anna Lux’s debut album “Wunderland” does not sound like the work of an artist still searching for a style. Sure-footed in every respect, it is full of memorable melodies and successfully combines rock swagger with radiogenic choruses, wide-angle electronic sounds […]
Label Suisse Festival, 14 – 16 September 2018, Lausanne Switzerland
Label Suisse is a free festival organised in corporation with Swiss Music Export, Fondation CMA and a number of other funding organisation with the aim to represent Swiss music in all its abundant stylistic and linguistic variety. Promising a 360 degree programme, the festival reflects all types of music, from rock, pop, folk and electro […]
Swiss Music Prize 2018 Award Ceremony
The highlight of the Label Suisse festival is the award ceremony for the Swiss Music Prize 2018 by the Federal Office of Culture. Chosen by a jury consisting of seven musicians, critics and promoters, this year’s main award of sFr. 100’000.- goes to the truly legendary Irène Schweizer. Strongly influenced by the Blue Notes, a […]
Me + Marie with “Double Purpose”
17 August sees the release of “Double Purpose”, the follow-up to Me + Marie’s much admired debut album from a couple of years ago. Entitled “Double Purpose”, it comes out via Capriola / Blanko Musik. Me + Marie is the “super group” formed by Maria Moling and Roland Scandella. Drummer Maria is also known as […]
