Evelinn Trouble Marking Her Seasons
Entitled “Season Indicators”, Evelinn Trouble’s sixth full-length album is out now on Mouthwatering Records. One of the most courageous and innovative artists in Switzerland, Trouble has once again found a new way of approaching the process of writing and recording songs. Having taken six years to complete her previous album, this time round she decided […]
Faber Sings „Addio“ But Means „Hello!“
12 June 2024 sees the release via Vertigo Berlin a long-awaited new studio album from Faber. “Addio” follows two years after the career-spanning live double-LP “Orpheum”, four after “Ich liebe dich” with Sophie Hunger and Dino Brandão, and fully five years after his last solo album proper. Fear not, however! One of the most original […]
Dino Brandão Finds New Bounce
Last seen in the company of Sophie Hunger, Faber and their chart-storming trio album “Ich liebe Dich”, multi-instrumentalist Dino Brandão returns with “Bouncy Castle”, a first taster from a forthcoming solo album. “Bouncy Castle” is released on 27 April 2021 by Two Gentlemen. Previously the voice, face and brains of a band called Frank Powers, […]
Brandão, Faber and Hunger Love You All!
Lockdown summer wasn’t all bad. “Ich liebe Dich” – an album shared by the percussionist Dino Brandão, and singer/songwriters Sophie Hunger and Faber – is one of the many unforeseen and unplanned projects that came to fruition purely because of it. “Ich liebe Dich” is released on 11 December 2020 by Two Gentlemen Records. Percussionist […]
Faber Fucking Loves His Life
“I Fucking Love My Life” is the eye-catching and sarcasm-soaked title of Faber’s new, second album. It was released on 1 November by Vertigo/Universal Records. Faber is without a doubt one of the most eloquent singer/songwriters using German lyrics at present. He is also one of the least risk-averse. Taking on the persona of a […]
Swiss Music Export at the Reeperbahn Festival 20 – 23 September 2017, Hamburg
Autumn time is Reeperbahn Festival time for anyone who really cares about what’s happening at the cutting edge of music in Europe. Needless to say, Swiss Music Export will make its presence felt in Hamburg as loudly as ever with a variety of showcase performances and networking events. Always musically exciting, the Reeperbahn Festival is […]
Eurosonic with Eight Acts from Switzerland! 11 – 14 January 2017, Groningen Netherlands
Is there a better way to celebrate the start of another great – we hope! – music year than a trip to the Netherlands and the Eurosonic conference/festival in Groningen? We at Swiss Music Export don’t think so. The Eurosonic is without a doubt the one of the most important event the European live music industry […]
Faber records surprise EP for gig goers
No singer/songwriter from Switzerland since Sophie Hunger has captured the attention of audiences at home and abroad more swiftly – not to mention charmingly – than Faber. In fact, Hunger, too, is a fan. Having supported his endeavours from the start, she invited him to be her support act on her recent European tour. Faber, […]
SME at m4music – Lausanne & Zurich – 14 – 16 April 2016
Spring is in the air – it must be time for m4music! A little later than usual this year at the fabulous Schiffbau-Komplex, such an ideal venue for a multi-facetted festival like this. Switzerland’s most important conference/festival m4music will take place from Thursday, 14 April to Saturday, 16 April. Starting on Thursday in Lausanne with […]
Autumn season, touring season
Quite a few bands supported by Swiss Music Export are at present touring in various European countries. Disco Doom Some years ago, the Zurich-based post-rock band Disco Doom happened to bag themselves a support slot on a gig by the touring American band Built to Spill. The Americans enjoyed their support act so much that […]
