Fomies Plunging Us Into a State of “Liminality”
Possessed by a rather un-psychedelic work ethic, the fearsomely wild Fomies are already up to their sixth album since their inception in 2017. It’s called “Liminality” and comes to us via Taxi Gauche Records – a double album when purchased in vinyl! “Liminality” describes a transient state in a rite of passage, when the participants […]
Mount Jacinto Discover a Silver Lining
Fronted by Costa Rican singer and guitarist Sonya Carmona, Mount Jacinto also include Annie Taylor’s Gini Jungi on guitar, drummer Adrian Oesch and Joel Morales on bass. After a handful of EPs, “Silver Lining” is their debut album. It is available on Taxi Gauche Records. Nomen est omen, as they say. When, in the middle […]
Fomies Feeling Ominous
Possessed by an admirable work ethic, Vevey-based fuzz-rockers Fomies, present their fifth album in the space of four years. Entitled “Ominous Prominence”, it was released on 25 November by Taxi Gauche, the Zurich-based label that has built up an excellent roster and reputation over recent years. With the acquisition of a keyboard player, the quintet’s […]
Alas The Sun Checking In at the Wild Honey Inn
7 May 2022 sees the release of a new album, “Wild Honey Inn”, by the summery folk-pop band Alas The Sun, signed to the Zurich-based Taxi Gauche Records. Alas The Sun are the brainchild of singer/songwriter Sandro Raschle. A debut album released in autumn 2019 garnered plenty of positive reviews as well as daytime radio […]
Pablo Infernal Climb Mount Angeles
Zurich-based quartet Pablo Infernal have managed to land quite a coup with this, their third album! “Mount Angeles” was mixed in Los Angeles by the legendary Chris Lord-Alge (Aerosmith, Muse, Green Day, etc.) and given its final sheen by Bill Skibbe in Jack White’s Third Man Mastering Studio in Detroit. “Mount Angeles” as released on […]
Who’s there? Hey, it’s Sam Himself!
The mysteriously named Sam Himself is, in fact, a Swiss expatriate singer/songwriter in Brooklyn, New York. After a string of singles that easily reached six-figure numbers of youtube clicks, and the Swiss “Best Talent Award” bestowed on him by SRF, the national Swiss radio and tv station, he is at last ready to release his […]
Annie Taylor Discover “Sweet Mortality”
“Love at first sound”, declared radio SRF 3’s Sounds! show upon receipt of Annie Taylor’s debut album, “Sweet Mortality” is officially released at last on 4 September by Taxi Gauche Records. Produced by David Langhard – aka Admiral James T. or Howlong Wolf, also responsible for the much-admired sound of synth-alchemists Klaus Johan Grobe – […]
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 […]
Alas, the Sun’s Out
25 October saw the release of “You and Your Love”, the debut album of Zurich-based dream-folk duo Alas the Sun. The album tells the story of how its creators, Anja Tremp and Sandro Raschle, found each other via an internet ad and began to write songs together. Despite the cold digital beginnings, theirs is a […]
