New Odd Beholder EP
After the success of their debut EP “Lighting”, dream pop duo Odd Beholder release their follow-up “Atlas”, another EP, on 13 April 2017. The group is signed to Sinnbus for the world and Mouthwatering Records for Switzerland. Odd Beholder are James Varghese and Daniela Weinmann. Theirs is a gauze-like wash of minimalist and atmospheric electronic […]
Brandnew Hathors LP
“Panem et Circenses” is the title of noise rock trio Hathors’ third album, released on 7 April via Noisolution Records in Berlin. The much-travelled Winterthur- and Berlin-based band is supporting the release with an extensive tour of Germany and Switzerland throughout April and May. Having recently welcomed a new drummer to their ranks, Raphael Peter, […]
Avant Pop Duo JPTR Release Album Debut
Throughout the year 2016, Zurich-based art/music duo/trio JPTR released a single each month on the day of the full moon. Proposing a “return to a challenging, art inflected type of pop”, a more complete vision of JPTR’s world view will become available with the release of their debut album on 7 April. JPTR consist of […]
SME at m4music – Lausanne & Zurich – 30.03. – 01.04.2017
It’s spring time again, time for Swiss Music Export’s very own home conference/festival, m4music. This year’s edition is launched on Thursday 30 March in Lausanne before moving on to Zurich’s Schiffbau hall for Friday’s and Saturday’s programme. Once again, Swiss Music Export has lined up a series of exciting events, all of which are ideal […]
Exploring the Francophone music scene with Voix de Fète Genève 20 – 26 March 2017, Geneva
Now in its 19th year, the Voix de Fête conference/festival is a celebration of music-making in the Francophone world. With its policy that 40% of the live acts should be up-and-coming artists from Switzerland, it is also designed to create a platform for home-grown talents to present their work to a large number of visiting […]
Swiss artists at ILMC, 8-10 March in London
Once again, there will be a Swiss showcase as part of the live music programme of the International Live Music Conference taking place this year from 8 – 10 March in London. The “Showcase Testing 1 to 3: Swiss Session” is scheduled for Thursday, 9 March from 13:00 to 15:10 at Bodo’s Schloss in Kensington […]
Swiss Music Export „Business Mixer” Brunch at m4music 2017
An all-time classic at the m4music is definitely the brunch Swiss Music Export offers every year. Butterzopf, different cheeses, cold meats, good coffee and by far the best sourdough bread in town. So almost all you can wish for a hearty Swiss brunch. And that’s not all, it is also the ideal environment for a […]
Debrah Scarlett international debut release
Following on from an atmospheric taster single, “Cynical Youth”, which came out in February, Debrah Scarlett releases her new EP “DYS(U)TOPIA” on 17 March. With an Italian-Swiss father and a Norwegian mother, Debrah Scarlett grew up “commuting” between these countries and cultures. This experience of living between two worlds, as it were, is at the […]
Velvet Two Stripes are back with a new EP
Velvet Two Stripes are celebrating the release of a new EP on 31 March with a special show at the Palace in their hometown, St. Gallen, followed by a number of gigs in Germany. The EP “Got me Good” is released via the German record label Snowhite and distributed worldwide by Rough Trade/Good to Go. […]
Invada Records releases new Mario Batkovic album
Accordionist Mario Batkovic’s self-titled new solo album is released on 17 March by the Bristol-based Invada Records, the label run by Portishead’s Geoff Barrow. After having his music introduced to Barrow, Batkovic was invited to support Barrow’s post-rock outfit Beak on their 2015 UK tour. On the strength of these performances, Barrow then signed Batkovic […]
