Rootwords at Across Berlin, 22 – 26 July 2014
Pop-jazz-singer Mya Audrey went down a storm during the last series of Across Berlin events in June. Geneva-based rapper Rootwords is set to follow her example in July. Across Berlin was launched last spring to provide a platform for up-and-coming artists keen to establish their reputation in Germany. Five series of Across Berlin concerts are […]
Eluveitie with new album
August sees the release of „Origins„, the sixth studio album by Eluveitie, pioneers of the „new wave of folk metal“. After the success of their 2012 album „Helvetios“ (top 5 in Switzerland, top 30 in Germany, top 3 in the US heatseekers charts as well as 143 in the official Billboard charts – a remarkable […]
High Heels Breaker on Compost Records
12 June saw the release on Munich-based Compost Records of the album „High Heels Breaker“ by High Heels Breaker, the alter ego of Zurich-based electronica producer and film music composer Domenico Ferrari. A true innovator, Ferrari used analogue electronics to create the sound textures for his new tracks and blended them with sophisticated beats. Zurich-based […]
Peter Kernel with two free downloads
Ticinesi art rock combo Peter Kernel are without a shadow of a doubt one of the most innovative as well as witty bands in Switzerland. Combining influences from electronic and dance music with an anglophile art rock sensibility, their new album „Thrill Addict“ to be released in January 2015 promises to be a real treat […]
Great review for Orchestre Tout Puissant Marcel Duchamp
Highly respected UK monthly magazine fRoots (the self-styled “essential folk, roots & world music guide”) lists “Rotorotor”, the new album by Geneva-based sextet Orchestre Tout Puissant Marcel Duchamp amongst their albums of the month. There is also a glowing review of „Rotorotor“: “We are in the land of the desirably unclassifiable. Art rock meets the […]
INFERNO Festival, Lausanne
The fourth edition of the Swiss INFERNO Festival will be taking place on 27 & 28 June 2014 in Lausanne. INFERNO, as the name suggests, is a festival dedicated to heavy metal and the more extreme forms of rock music. Swiss Music Export is a partner of the festival. During its two days, an international […]
Across Berlin with Mya Audrey
The Swiss pop-jazz singer Mya Audrey will be taking part in the next Across Berlin tour, taking place from 17 June – 21 June. Across Berlin is a new project launched by Brand Booking GmbH. Its aim is to provide a platform for up-and-coming young artists with long-term ambitions to build a foundation for a […]
EUROPAVOX Festival with Kadebostany (5 – 7 June 2014, Clermont-Ferrand)
The multi-talented ambassadors of the imaginary Republic of Kadebostan, sent out to spread the message of love, understanding and party that is so dear to the heart of every citizen of Kadebostan, are riding from strength to strength. Trailing eternal peace and mad dance frenzy in their wake, they will be spreading the light of […]
Pablo Nouvelle signs for Black Butter Records
The most important dance magazine in the UK, Mixmag, called it “essential listening”. “Nouvelle returns soul music to the future,” opined the Guardian. BBC 6 and xfm have played his tracks, too. This, even though Berne-based and Swiss Music Export-supported Pablo Nouvelle hasn’t yet released a full album – officially, at least (a sample-laden collection […]
Bastian Baker debut album released in Germany and Austria
At last, Bastian Baker’s debut album “Tomorrow May not be Better” is officially available in Germany and Austrian. It was released on 23 May on Roughtrade. Lausanne-born Bastian Baker – who is still only 23 years old – was something of a shooting star when he first appeared on the Swiss pop firmament in 2011. […]
