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 […]
Evelinn in a Fever
“Longing Fever” is the intriguing title of Evelinn Trouble’s fifth album – her first in six years. It comes to us via Mouthwatering Records/Broken Silence and was released on 22 October 2021. A “pop album”, Evelinn calls it. Well, “Longing Fever” is certainly more easily accessible than some of this restlessly innovative artist’s previous work. […]
Electropop from “Der Elektrische Mann”
“Exactly the music Germany needs now”, says Nikel Pallat from the legendary Berlin band Ton Steine Scherben. The almost as legendary Reverend Beat-Man is equally impressed: “Wow, das ist geil!” which can be roughly translated as “wow, this is shit-hot!” “Musik Musik Musik” is the debut album from Der Elektrische Mann. Released on 26 February […]
TRUE Are “Made of Glass”
Three years after their enthralling and successful debut album “Wrapped in Air”, TRUE – aka singer Daniela Sarda and drummer/producer Rico Baumann – return to the world of BBC airwaves, heat-seeker blogs and playlists with “Made of Glass”. Released via Mouthwatering Records on 22 November, their new collection of songs reflects a prolonged period of emotional difficulty without, […]
Hyperculte are massively occidental
Geneva-based Hyperculte are double-bassist Vincent Bertholet (also the pilot of the beautifully anarchic “big band” Orchestre Tout Puissant Marcel Duchamp) and drummer/guitarist/singer Simone Aubert (also with Tout Bleu and Massicot). Three years after their stunning debut follows their next strike, an equally gripping second album entitled “Massif Occidental”. Hyperculte make brilliant records. They also offer […]
Futureman is here!
If the end is nigh, so is the new beginning. „Futureman“ to the rescue! „Futureman“ is the creation of Harvey Rushmore & the Octopus, a collection of humans, instruments, machines and images dedicated to the exploration of the weird and wonderful in us all. „Futureman“ was released on A Tree in a Field Records on 26 October, distributed […]
Asbest are Driven
“Driven” is the rather apt title of the debut album of Asbest, a trio from Basel consisting of Robyn Trachsel (guitar, tape, vocals), Judith Breitlinger (bass) and Jonas Häne (drums). Theirs is a dark and heavy brand of post-Black Mountain guitar rock with a hint of Public Image Limited thrown in. It flows slowly like […]
Black Sea Dahu finds White Creatures
The dahu is a goat-like creature that lives in the Swiss mountains. It embodies everything that is fascinating and wonderful about evolution. What makes this animal so special is the fact that its left legs are shorter than the right. This allows the dahu to walk comfortably on the side of even the steepest of […]
Duck Duck Grey Duck go double wild
Hey, hey, it’s the Duckees! A new album by Geneva-based madcaps Duck Duck Grey Duck, “Traffic Jam”, was released on 2 February. The band are celebrating the event with a tour of Switzerland as well as two live appearances on French radio, FIP Radio Concert, Paris (19 February) and Radio France Inter (22 February). The […]
Len Sander taking to the air with new album
“We oppose the times but we trust in the future”, so say Len Sander. In their case the future is a new album, released on 26 January and entitled “The Future of Lovers”. Len Sander are a Zurich-based six-piece fronted by the charismatically dreamy singer, Blanka Inauen. Featuring two keyboards and various electronic gadgets as […]
