A Great Escape for all
Of course, it was pouring down with rain. Of course, the venues were packed to the rafters. Of course, everyone loved every minute of it. Another Great Escape Festival is behind us, and – certainly from the perspective of Swiss Music Export – it was the best ever. Switzerland was the featured country at this […]
Bad Bonn Kilbi 2 – 4 June 2017 Düdingen, Switzerland
It’s safe to say that nobody who’s ever been to Bad Bonn will ever forget this place. Just to get there is an adventure. Duex in the Bad Bonn office has received many a desperate call from a band surrounded by green fields, grazing cows and apple trees, convinced their GPS had led them astray. […]
Le Roi Angus at Europavox Festival 29 June – 2 July 2017 Clermont-Ferrand, France
Launched in 2006 and based in the heart of France, the Europavox Festival is dedicated to the promotion of European musical diversity. To this end, the festival organisers have set up partnerships in six other countries to coordinate a series of similar one- to four-day festivals. These are Estragon (Bologna, Italy), Loftas Fest (Vilnius, Lithuania), […]
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 […]
