Grandbrothers out in the “Open”
Cityslang-signed piano duo Grandbrothers celebrate the release of their second album “Open” with an extensive tour of Europe. Beginning in early November and lasting well into December, the tour takes in Germany, Poland, Luxembourg, Italy, France, UK, Switzerland, Belgium, Austria and Ireland. On some of these dates they will be supporting the like-minded Bonobo. Düsseldorf-based […]
Steiner & Madlaina sign to Glitterhouse
17 November sees the release of a new EP, “Speak”, by the Zurich-based band Steiner & Madlaina fronted by singer and guitarist Nora Steiner and pianist/singer/guitarist Madlaina Pollina. Singing in German as well as English, the two women are accompanied by Max Kämmerling on guitar, mandolin and percussion, and bassist and drummer Alex Sprave. Together, […]
Egopusher see Blood Red
It shouldn’t work – but it does, brilliantly! Tobias Preisig (violin/bass synth) and Alessandro Giannelli (drums, snyth) became firm friends when they were both members of Dieter Meier’s band Out of Chaos. Having plenty of time on their hands whilst touring with the Yello man, they began to pour their creative impulses into an unlikely […]
Carrousel keep on turning
Carrousel – aka Sophie Burande and Léonard Gogniat from canton Jura – release their fourth album, “Filigrane”, on 29 September. Recorded with a first-rate group of guest musicians at ICP Studios in Brussels, the duo – both originally accordionists – have not lost the knack for subtle and yet catchy songs that live and breathe […]
Neutral Zone go Hogofogo
Neutral Zone release their fourth album “Hogofogo” on 3 November via Salvation Records/ Cargo Records (UK/Europe) and DALA Produkte/Irascible Music (Switzerland). The quartet is led by the Winterthur-based producer and multi-instrumentalist David Langhard. Clearly inspired by the likes of Kraftwerk, Neu and Giorgio Moroder, the band create a bouncy kind of analogue-synth-pop full of zesty […]
Rocky Wood present new mini-album
The five members of Rocky Wood may be spread across half of Europe, from Berlin to Lugano and Bologna. In their music, however, they are well and truly in one place only – their own. Formed in Lugano in the Italian part of Switzerland, Rocky Wood are part of Peter Kernel’s On the Camper set-up. […]
Samael rock the “Hegemony”
Celebrating thirty years of metal so black it couldn’t be any blacker, Sion-based Samael release their 12th album “Hegemony” on 16 October. Produced by Waldemar Sorychta, the album was mixed in Sweden by Stefan Glaumann. It is the first to be released under a new worldwide deal for Samael with Napalm Records. Upcoming Samael shows […]
Rolling with Da Cruz
“This music is wet and heavy, dark and sparkling, sensual and gloomy” wrote the venerable French magazine Les Inrocks about Da Cruz. The description gets it pretty much spot on. Released by Boom Jah Records/Broken Silence on 6 October (most of the world) and on 1 December (Brasil) “Eco do Futuro” is the fourth album […]
Swiss Music Export goes to MaMA 18 – 20 October 2017, Pigalle & Montmartre, Paris, France
Swiss Music Export wants a rendez-vous with you in Paris! It is said that Paris in the autumn is one of the most romantic places on earth. Be that as it may – it is certainly one of the musically most exciting! The autumnal MaMA Festival & Conference is one of the most glamorous events in […]
Swiss Music Export at Waves Vienna 28 – 30 September 2017, Vienna, Austria
All of us at Swiss Music Export love the Waves Festival and Conference! Not only is Vienna a fabulous city with its café culture and elegantly old-fashioned vibe. It also offers a geographically perfect platform for musicians and business professionals alike where East meets West to compare visions and find new friends. Needless to say, […]
