Lost in Lona Scared of Guns and – maybe – Mothers?
The mysteriously named Lost in Lona are the duo of Konstantin Aebli and Lidia Beck. “Scared Like a Mother and Her Gun“ is the equally mysterious title of their debut album, out now via Mouthwatering Records. Konstantin Aebli, once of a much punkier persuasion, was only recently involved in a slightly more electric outfit named […]
DANA Feeling Teary
Actually, DANA has absolutely no reason to feel sad. After a successful summer packed with appearances at major festivals, her new album “Teary-Eyed” is in the shops as we type via Mouthwatering Records. Born into a family of musicians, Dana Burkhard never had any doubt about one day being a professional musician. Raised in Biel […]
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 […]
Lord Kesseli in Love with Everyone…
Out now via Irascible Records is “I Was in Love”, album number three from Lord Kesseli & the Drums. The Lord himself, Dominik Kesseli, and his partner, drummer and percussionist Michael Gallusser, are without the shadow of a doubt one of the most difficult-to-describe outfits ever to grace the stages of Switzerland. Perhaps best, then, […]
Psycho Weazel Inspired by Cars and Clay
Brandnew via Berlin-based Iptamenos Records is the EP “Mains d’argile” (“hands of clay”) from Psycho Weazel, aka the Neuchatel-based DJs, producers and remixers Ivo Roxo and Léo Besso. The EP is available on vinyl, download and streams. It contains four different mixes of “Mains d’argile”, featuring the Greco-German DJ couple Brax Moody & Vamparela, and three […]
Hilke Discovering the Force of Her Piano
Entitled “Piano Feroce”, the second solo EP from Baden-based producer, songwriter and singer Hilke, is available now from Red Brick Records. Actually, the six songs presented here are not entirely new. In fact, we have heard all of them (plus one more) before on Hilke’s solo debut “Silent Violent”, released in 2021. This time round, […]
Hæsin Discover Their Inner Problem Child
“Sorgenkind” announces the arrival of a new “supergroup” from Basel, Hæsin. Their debut five-track EP is out now via Irascible Music. Led by vocalist and lyricist Denis Wagner, the five members of Haesin are all well-known figures in Basel’s ultra-creative musical landscape. Wagner, for instance, is also a member of Zeal & Ardor, and guitarist […]
Of Traktors, Seagulls and Swimming Tubas
Out now via Irascible Records is “Möwe auf Tuba, schwimmend” (“Seagull on Top of a Tuba, Swimming“) from Bernese post-Balkan big band Traktorkestar. It’s the sixth full-length album from trumpeter Baltasar Streit’s twelve-piece orchestra and continues a fiery, fifteen-year history of a mind-meltingly surreal melange of styles ranging from traditional Balkan brass wig-outs to dub […]
Odd Beholder Turning Grief into Music You Can Dance to
Odd Beholder is the dream pop/electro wave project of Zurich-based singer, songwriter and electronica specialist Daniela Weinmann. Entitled “Feel Better”, Odd Beholder’s new album is out now via Berlin-based Sinnbus Records. She celebrates the album release with a tour of Germany in March, presented by ByteFM and the highly respected monthly magazine Musikexpress. The cheery […]
At Last, Ikan Hyu Reach the “Oasis”
Long anticipated, Ikan Hyu’s debut album has at last arrived. Entitled “Oasis”, it comes to us thanks to Mouthwatering Records. It feels like only yesterday that we first raved about the music of Anisa Djodoatmodjo and Hannah Bissegger in these pages. And yet, so informs us Mouthwatering’s press release, the duo has only just survived […]
