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8 Recommendations For Mätteli Badenfahrt Festival 2023
From August 18 to 27, the festival Mätteli Badenfahrt features an astonishing line-up of local and international artists. Here are our recommendations.
The «Mätteli Badenfahrt» festival in Baden, Switzerland, features the who-is-who of the Swiss indie music scene: the country's rising stars and well-established acts share the stages alongside some interesting international acts. And you get it all for the ridiculous price of 50 Swiss francs.
We've combed through the extensive line-up and picked eight favourite Swiss artists that we wholeheartedly can recommend.
Ikan Hyu
18.08.2023, 21:00, Bühne Achtevierzg
Ikan Hyu's energetic performances are something one doesn't easily forget. The duo's explosive mix of synthesisers, Moog bass, and ravish drums, paired with a punkish DIY vibe, guarantees a sweaty and exhilarating experience.
Sensu
19.08.2023, 00:00, Bühne Achtevierzg
What can we say about Sensu that we've not yet written? With her latest EP, AM___PM, the producer delivers another batch of highly danceable tracks that promises to turn any place into an exuberant dancefloor.
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Nola Kin
20.08.2023, 18:30, Bühne Achtevierzg
With her debut EP Fallstreak, Carla Fellinger presented the world with her new project Nola Kin. It’s hauntingly beautiful, well-balanced music for lovers and dreamers, full of bittersweetness and powerful poetry.
Soft Loft
20.08.2023, 19:45, Bühne Nüünevierzg
Soft Loft’s debut EP, In Case You Still Get Lonely, was only released in June 2023, but the band already sounds fully grown. They’re creating a safe space for the vulnerable eager to dive deep into their emotional universe.
Moonpools
23.08.2023, 18:45, Bühne Achtevierzg
With Damaged Goods, their second EP, and the namesake single, Moonpools made quite a splash—their sound meanders between rough indie-rock and synth-driven, post-punk-like atmosphere, between melancholy and longing.
Tompaul
25.08.2023, 01:00, Bühne Nüünevierzg
Nothing sounds like Tompaul: The nostalgic singing of Tom Fischer, the anticipating beats, the brass infusion that elevates their techno-style sound into the stratosphere. With Tompaul, you can rave into a different galaxy.
Dennis Kiss
26.08.2023, 17:15, Bühne Achtevierzg
Before Dennis Kiss will release his debut album in October, the young artist will present his thoughtful and poetic songs on stage. Characterised by everyday dreariness, Dennis Kiss writes pieces in a nostalgic Britpop manner.
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Egopusher
26.08.2023, 00:00, Bühne Achtevierzg
Zurich’s duo Egopusher creates an incredible fusion of ambient electronica and neo-classic sounds that defies any labelling attempt. Sometimes surreal, sometimes ecstatic, Egopusher never fail to evoke wonder and astonishment.
Discover The Artists In Our Bespoke Playlist
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Exclusive: Ginger & The Alchemists feat. Yet To Find – dive in (remake)
Tomorrow, Ginger & The Alchemists release a remade version of their song «dive in», a collaboration with Yet To Find. Negative White is exclusively presenting the track's premiere.
Vulnerability is at the core of their music, transported through the intimate and heartfelt songwriting and poetry of frontwoman Carole Brunner.
The Swiss band Ginger & The Alchemist released their debut album, better now, last November. In a feature for «St. Galler Tagblatt», Emil Keller wrote about Brunner: «Her songs speak of inner fears and worries that have probably plagued every one of us at one time or another. She manages to find words for these feelings, capture them on paper and carry them out into the world.»
Among the album's twelve songs is dive in, an urging plea for honest relationships—powered by a well-balanced arrangement of optimistic folky indie pop.
Let's break through the surface
I'll show you my sincerity
Want no longer be afraid of losing face
Let's thaw out, to let love in
Break Through The Surface
In a way, the original dive in is perfect, and any attempt to alter the song seems unnecessary. But you might take the song's message literally and break through its surface and find what lies within.
And that is what Carole Brunner and Daniel Eugster, alias Yet To Find, have done.
Eugster usually sits behind a drumset—not only for Ginger & The Alchemists but also for artists like Nola Kin or Dino Brandão. However, with his solo project, Yet To Find, he dabbles with effect machines, an arsenal of instruments, in constant search for songs within songs.
Seemingly, dive in (remake) has little to do with the original. The lyrics are reduced to the pure essence of «Let's break through the surface». The piano plays as a reference to the origin. But then there is this reverberating guitar, which welcomes the steady beat and lets the track flow from its ambient beginnings into an atmospheric as well as danceable sound.
It's an astoundingly cathartic escalation representing the breakthrough demonstrating that it is possible to heavily transform a song without losing its meaning.
The song dive in (remake) will be released on Thursday, July 20.
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reLISTEN #14: Live Recordings
Let's discover five captivating live recordings.
While nothing comes close to the actual experience of live performed music, recordings—if done well—offer a glimpse of the magic and power.
In a long-gone era, amateur recordings of concerts, the so-called bootlegs, were a big thing—despite their abysmal quality. Today, however, people use social media and videos to satisfy their urge to create a lasting token of live music.
And not only the amateur's quality has significantly improved, but also professional endeavours have benefitted from technical advancements. Therefore, live recordings aren't as shoddy as they used to be.
While dusty pieces of live recordings may have a nostalgic value, modern attempts certainly better capture the feeling of live performances.
