It’s all virtual for Odd Beholder
Odd Beholder is the dream pop project of Zurich-based singer and songwriter Daniela Weinmann. She follows two (three, if you count an EP of remixes) seriously well-received EPs with the release on 10 October of the debut album, “All Reality is Virtual” via Mouthwatering Records (Switzerland) and Sinnbus/Rough Trade (Germany). “It is one of the […]
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 […]
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 […]
New Odd Beholder EP
After the success of their debut EP “Lighting”, dream pop duo Odd Beholder release their follow-up “Atlas”, another EP, on 13 April 2017. The group is signed to Sinnbus for the world and Mouthwatering Records for Switzerland. Odd Beholder are James Varghese and Daniela Weinmann. Theirs is a gauze-like wash of minimalist and atmospheric electronic […]
Avant Pop Duo JPTR Release Album Debut
Throughout the year 2016, Zurich-based art/music duo/trio JPTR released a single each month on the day of the full moon. Proposing a “return to a challenging, art inflected type of pop”, a more complete vision of JPTR’s world view will become available with the release of their debut album on 7 April. JPTR consist of […]
Tim & Puma Mimi say: “Der Die Das”
Tim & Puma Mimi’s hotly anticipated new album “Der Die Das” – English translation: “The The The” – took a long time to complete. But then it had competition in the creation stakes from a real life analogue baby made of flesh and blood. In fact, Miu Lilla Fischer has her very own track on […]
Odd Beholder touring Germany
The dreampop outfit Odd Beholder are having a very busy year indeed. Having released their debut EP „Lightning“ on the Swiss Mouthwatering label in spring, they promoted the event with a long list of gigs around Switzerland, culminating in a memorable performance at the Bad Bonn Kilbi. Their second video was premiered on Clash magazine’s […]
Album debut from True
After a handful of singles, True are ready to release their debut album. Daniela Sarda (vocals, keyboards) and Rico Baumann (keyboards, drums, drum machine, sound design) both come from a jazz background. Under the guise of True, however, they meld electronic beats with meticulously crafted poppy melodies, a hint of R&B and many hidden depths. […]
