The Sound of Voice and Bass Falling in Love…
One moment, Swiss singer/synth-player Lea Maria Fries and French bassist/producer Julien Herné happened to meet on a stage in Paris. The next, they fell in love, and the next they released an album. “Et.nu” by et.nu is available now from Prolog Records with distribution by Broken Silence/Believe. Previously linked with Berlin, Zurich-born, -raised and -educated […]
Verveine Creates Hotdrama
After a long series of singles, EPs and live videos, the multi-instrumentalist and electronica experimenter from Vevey, Verveine aka Joell Nicolas, has at last got round to compiling a proper album. “Hotdrama” was released on 28 August by VRVN Records, Fav Art Publishing and is distributed by Believe Digital and Irascible. Influenced by artists as […]
Alois Return in Blue
Their debut album “Mints” was crowned “IndieSuisse Album of the Year 2017”. Now, Alois return with “Azul”, a paean to the healing powers of blue skies. “Azul” is released on 5 June 2020 via Red Brick Chapel and distributed by Irascible/Believe Digital. Lucerne-based five-piece Alois describe their music as “tropical synth-pop”. If this term evokes […]
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 […]
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 […]
Tim & Puma Mimi say: “Der Die Das”
Tim & Puma Mimi’s hotly anticipated new album “Der Die Das” – English translation: “The The The” – took a long time to complete. But then it had competition in the creation stakes from a real life analogue baby made of flesh and blood. In fact, Miu Lilla Fischer has her very own track on […]
Serafyn at long last release their debut album
Almost two years have elapsed since Serafyn’s surprise top 30 success in Switzerland with their first EP, “Quantum Leap”. Now, at last, comes the follow-up. After two very more-ish appetisers in the shape of the singles “Good Thing” and “Morning Tea”, 10 February sees the release of their debut album proper, “Foam” through Radicalis/Believe/Soulfood. When […]
Ursina gives away her heart
Zurich-based singer/songwriter Ursina’s debut album “You Have My Heart” was released on 27 January via Radicalis/Believe/Soulfood. Ursina was born and raised in the mountainous Grisons area in the East of Switzerland. If the vision of a small village closed-in by vast dark mountains in mid-winter suggests a sense of foreboding and claustrophobia, Ursina’s music does […]
Debut album from Bleu Roi
„Of Inner Cities“ is the intriguing title of Bleu Roi’s debut album, released in the GSA countries by Radicalis (Believe Digital/Soulfood Music) on 11 November 2016. Bleu Roi are a dreampoppy, trip-hoppy quartet – usually clad in all blue – formed around the singer and songwriter Jennifer Jans. The songs were mostly written during Jans’s extended […]
Album debut from True
After a handful of singles, True are ready to release their debut album. Daniela Sarda (vocals, keyboards) and Rico Baumann (keyboards, drums, drum machine, sound design) both come from a jazz background. Under the guise of True, however, they meld electronic beats with meticulously crafted poppy melodies, a hint of R&B and many hidden depths. […]
