Perseverance Pays off for Peter Kernel
They’re the self-proclaimed “best band in the world called Peter Kernel”, and they’ve been going for fifteen years. Quite rightly, the brains behind this much-loved maverick operation, Barbara Lenhoff and Aris Bassetti, have decided that this is an event worth celebrating. They will do so with an album appropriately entitled “Perseverance: 15 Years of Peter […]
Louis Jucker Does Something Right
“Something Went Wrong” is the rather misleading title of singer/songwriter and self-proclaimed “punk-activist” Louis Jucker’s latest album. It was released on 30 October on Hummus Records, a label founded by Jucker himself with the purpose of supporting like-minded artists and friends, in, around and way beyond his hometown, the small watch-making city of La-Chaux-de-Fonds on […]
Dirty Sound Magnet Live Alert!
Dirty Sound Magnet have packed three years’ worth of solid touring into one high-octane package of live rock’n’roll to rattle the rafters. “Live Alert” comes out on 6 November 2020 via Hummus Records. Dirty Sound Magnet are an old-school guitar/bass/drums power trio. Mixing in a large can of psychedelic colours as well as a hint […]
Convulsif Go “Extinct”
Rarely has a band chosen a better name for itself. And rarely has an album title been more misleading. “Extinct” is Convulsif’s fifth album, and it offers up veritable maelstrom of brutal vitality. “Noise/doom/metal with violin, bass clarinet, drums and bass guitar”, offers the PR-blurb by way of an introduction, followed by: “’Extinct” is an […]
Stay Up to Date on Swiss music and Enjoy Yourself!
Last month we provided you with a list of links to Swiss activities, campaigns and projects launched this extraordinary spring to keep you entertained and informed during the lockdown (and after!). Here’s an update – this time with links to Swiss labels, agencies, collectives, promoters – all this to make it easier for you not […]
Emilie Zoé & Christian Garcia-Gaucher Follow the Pigeons
A new collaborative album by Emilie Zoé and Christian Garcia-Gaucher, “Pigeons – Soundtrack for the birds on the Treetops Watching the Movie of our Lives”, was released on 3 April by Hummus Records. The music was inspired by a film by the Swedish director Roy Anderson. When Emilie Zoé – the singer/songwriter with an experimental bent […]
Black, Blacker, Blackest
Released on 8 November 2019 via Hummus Records, “Muladona” is the fifth album from much travelled, Geneva-based black metallists Rorcal. Recorded live in a studio within three days, “Muladona” cooks up a mighty storm of riffing guitars, drums, drones and intense vocals, whilst also finding time for a few quietly reflective moments. The album is […]
Coilguns Shake Your Walls
The loudest band anywhere, ever, strikes again! “Watchwinders” is Coilguns’ third abum. It was released on 25 October 2019 via their guitarist Jonathan Nido’s own, multi-connected Hummus Records. Having expanded their line-up from a trio to a quartet with the arrival of multi-instrumentalist Donatien Thievent, and interrupting an extensive tour following the release of their […]
Dirty Sound Magnet go Transgenic
18 October 2019 sees the worldwide release of Dirty Sound Magnet’s new album, “Transgenic”, via Hummus Records. It is the psychedelic rockers’ fourth and available in all formats including coloured vinyl as well as a range of bundles, including t-shirts sporting, like the album sleeve, artwork by drummer Maxime Consadey. Dirty Sound Magnet define the […]
Louis Jucker conquers the Crow’s Castle
Louis Jucker used to be associated with the Berlin-based experimental metal outfit Castle Collective. More recently, he has been touring with the severely loud hardcore punks Coilguns. His latest solo album, however, doesn’t sound anything like that. On the contrary, “Kråkeslottet [The Crow’s Castle]” celebrates the joys of quiet reflection and contemplation. Jucker, from the […]
