Out of this world Annie Taylor
Drop the needle anywhere on “Out of Scale” and it’s instantly clear that with this, their third LP, Gini Jungi’s high-octane rockers Annie Taylor have truly hit their stride. Out now, the album is the band’s first released under their new deal with Hamburg-based Clouds Hill Records. Blessed with deeply sympathetic production work from David […]
SME making Waves in Vienna 7 – 9 September 2023
Vienna is worth a visit at any time of the year, but especially in September when Waves Vienna is on – and even more so when Switzerland is Guest Country like this year! Reflecting the geographical position on the cusp of East and West, the festival has traditionally brought together the best new music from […]
Eurosonic – 19 – 22 January 2022 – Groningen, NL
Eurosonic 2022 goes digital once again. Everything had been in place for a return to the real, analogue live version of our beloved ESNS in Groningen. SME had been hugely looking forward to the trip. Annie Taylor, Dino Brandão, Evelinn Trouble, Hermanos Gutiérrez, Kety Fusco, Mehmet Aslan and our shooting star of 2021, Priya Ragu, were […]
Reeperbahn Festival – 22 – 25 Sept 2021 – Hamburg, Germany
How we missed the Reeperbahn Festival! The hybrid version forced on us last year by the Corona virus turned out to be not bad at all, the best, certainly, that could be expected in a difficult situation. However, we are mighty glad to be physically back in Hamburg this year, returning to all the things […]
Annie Taylor Discover “Sweet Mortality”
“Love at first sound”, declared radio SRF 3’s Sounds! show upon receipt of Annie Taylor’s debut album, “Sweet Mortality” is officially released at last on 4 September by Taxi Gauche Records. Produced by David Langhard – aka Admiral James T. or Howlong Wolf, also responsible for the much-admired sound of synth-alchemists Klaus Johan Grobe – […]
SME helping to make a fresh Waves Vienna Festival Hybrid Event – 10 – 12 Sept 2020
Of the many different concepts of delivering some kind of festival experience in these strange lockdown times, Waves Vienna has come up with one of the most interesting, we think. It is a hybrid event, with both the concerts and the conference streaming live for public viewing. Our traditional Swiss Business Mixer has predictably fallen […]
