David Caspar Captures an Echo
Out now via Two Gentlemen Records is “Echo in the Fields”, the new EP from David Caspar, a singer/songwriter who is clearly not averse to the odd dose of Nick Drake. Like Drake, Caspar is able to sing about personal tragedies and disasters in songs that belie their emotional heft with a lightness of melodic […]
Silance Celebrating the “Nouveau Genre”
Out now via Two Gentlemen is “Nouveau Genre”, the debut album from Lausanne-based singer Silance. With a handful of EPs under her belt, last autumn’s single and video featuring the album’s title track pretty much set the agenda for what has now followed. “Nouveau Genre” is a statement of solidarity from an androgynous lesbian to […]
The Young Gods Play Terry Riley
Utterly ageless and endlessly innovative, The Young Gods return with a new album on 9 September 2022 released by Two Gentlemen. Rarely content with following an expected path, this time round the trio of Franz Treichler, Cesare Pizzi and Bernard Trontin have found inspiration in Terry Riley’s 1968 composition, “In C”. “The Young Gods Play […]
Observations and Descriptions from Honey for Petzi
“Observations + Descriptions” is album number eight from the fabulous post-rock trio Honey for Petzi from Lausanne. It was released as a CD as well as digitally on 8 April by Two Gentlemen Records. The vinyl version will follow on 22 April. It contains the band’s first new material after an eleven-year hiatus. Somewhat more […]
Dino Brandão Bounces into Solo Action
Released in April, Dino Brandão’s first solo single “Bouncy Castle” has already notched up half a million Spotify streams. Now follows an eponymous EP, released on 12 November by Two Gentlemen Records. With a father hailing from Angola and a Swiss mother, Brandão’s music draws inspiration from a unique set of influences. “Bouncy Castle” is […]
/A\ super group!
18 June 2021 sees the release of /A\, the debut album of a new super group, also called /A\, via Two Gentlemen / Hummus Records. /A\ are Franz Treichler, Emilie Zoé and Nicolas Pittet. Franz Treichler is the founder and the voice of The Young Gods, the pioneering sampler/drums/voice trio quoted as influences by the […]
Dino Brandão Finds New Bounce
Last seen in the company of Sophie Hunger, Faber and their chart-storming trio album “Ich liebe Dich”, multi-instrumentalist Dino Brandão returns with “Bouncy Castle”, a first taster from a forthcoming solo album. “Bouncy Castle” is released on 27 April 2021 by Two Gentlemen. Previously the voice, face and brains of a band called Frank Powers, […]
The Young Gods Rise Again
It is impossible to exaggerate the shock to the system that was the “The Young Gods” debut album when it was released in April 1987. Long since out of print, the album is reissued on proper vinyl, at last, on 9 April 2021 via Two Gentlemen. Alas, “The Young Gods” has acquired considerably more weight […]
Brandão, Faber and Hunger Love You All!
Lockdown summer wasn’t all bad. “Ich liebe Dich” – an album shared by the percussionist Dino Brandão, and singer/songwriters Sophie Hunger and Faber – is one of the many unforeseen and unplanned projects that came to fruition purely because of it. “Ich liebe Dich” is released on 11 December 2020 by Two Gentlemen Records. Percussionist […]
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 […]
