Joe Volk Releases Primitive Energy
“Primitive Energetics” (sic) is the third solo album from Bristol-native and Berne-resident Joe Volk, together with his band Naiare. “Primitive Energetics” was released on Glitterhouse Records /Irascible on 24 April 2020 – and it is without the shadow of a doubt one of the most gripping albums that’s going to come out this year! Joe Volk […]
Kush K Meet the Lotus-Eaters
The Lotophagi were a mystical people whom Odysseus came across on a distant island, and who ate nothing but the wondrously intoxicating lotus fruit. “Lotophagi” is also the title of Kush K’s debut album. The title is wisely chosen. Kush K, a quartet grouped around songwriter and lead vocalist Catia Lanfranchi, apart from the usual […]
Tompaul Uncover the Night
Tompaul are a producer/musician trio from the small but musically hyperactive town of Baden near Zurich. Formed around Tom Fischer on guitar and Robin Fischer on electronics, they also feature Florian Brändli’s trombone. The resulting sound is captivating and idiosyncratic – and it has been admirably captured on their new EP, “Wallawer”, released on 20 […]
The Animen in A New Light
20 March brings us the eagerly awaited new album “Same Sun/Different Light” from Geneva-based guitar quartet The Animen. The title is a good indication of what we can look forward to. The Animen, a guitar band as anglophile as they come, have always been soaked in melody-driven sixties pop à la Hollies, Badfinger and the Zombies. After […]
The Sound of Being Alone, Happily
Adriano Koch has not chosen the title of his new album, “Lone”, in vain. In order to record this, his second LP, the 20 year-old keyboard experimenter turned his body clock totally upside down. Setting the alarm clock at 9pm, he then locked himself in the studio for the next twelve hours, cutting himself off from […]
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 […]
Blind Butcher pissing in colours
Sorry about the language. But that’s how Blind Butcher want it. “Piss Me a Rainbow” is the third album by Christian Aregger and Roland Bucher, aka Blind Butcher. It will be released on 11 October 2019 by Irascible Records. And, as we have come to expect from these restless souls, the boys from Lucerne have […]
One Sentence. Supervisor – third album. Super cool
Any new music from Donat Kaufmann’s band of post-psychedelic groove magicians is an event. A new album doubly so. Following on from their breakthrough LP “Temporär Musik 1 – 13” – winner of the “IndieSuisse album of the year award 2016” –, One Sentence. Supervisor release their third album, “Acedia”, on 13 September via Irascible […]
Vsitor Keep on Running
No, it’s not the old Spencer Davis hit, sung by Stevie Winwood. It’s the debut album by Vsitor (sic), the partly Berlin-based trio of David Koch (guit, vox, keyb, bass), Lea Maria Fries (vox, synth bass), and Valentin Liechti (percussion, vox). Calling their style “Avant Pop/Slow Core/Electronica/No Wave”, they promise an “11 song meditation on […]
Sandor goes international
Sandor is a female singer/songwriter from Lausanne whose synth-pop is melodically rooted in the French chanson tradition as well as contemporary artists like Etienne Daho. Sandor develops a very personal musical universe, sweet and sour at the same time, inspired by the synthetic pop of the 80’s. With her strong and solemn voice, she presents a […]
