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The Flow
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Shambhala Soundsystems: she stood in the doorway, key in hand. wolftime, she said. the door locked itself and i went with her. the last embers of twilight gave everything golden contours. the world looked beautiful but we both knew it wasn't. it wasn't feral either. the world just is. untouched by our human efforts to infuse it with meaning, autumn leaves swing in the breeze, snap off and slowly tumble to the ground in patterns unchanged since time primordial.
we make our ways through empty streets swallowed by darkness while our eyes adjust to the moonlight. what was before golden and warm slowly turns silver and cold. blue hues on the asphalt, blue flickering hues from the windows. behind the curtains, where warmth resides, so familiar and cozy and a world apart. our passing in the night as invisible to the gatherings and homecomings and tired sofa evenings as their faces were to us. just light between us.
in the corner something stirred and joined our progress. lithe and silent, the proud alleycat, after the next corner she was gone as silent as she had sprung into our life. again turning invisible as she had been before she flashed her attention. clearly we were unexpected guests.no fear in our hearts but joy at having such friends. no words needed, just open eyes. we got to the fire.
while before there was light, though fading, suddenly we walked into utter darkness. dancing, wild, longtongued flames. heat. and as soon as you were near it, just darkness around you. i was tempted to retrace my steps to where that fire was just a flicker in the distance. but no turning back. all quiet, we enjoyed the sudden warmth in the company of friends and strangers. silence. crackle. pop. hiss. like standing inside a void, not even seeing the ground we still stood on. if you tried to look beyond the fire, all you saw was it's brightness still etched in your eyes. we were safe, here.
i'm a nomad at heart. in real life, too. not for me the safety of cities, the small towns or even lonely cabins. they are just another shape on the road. we prefer the company of artists, poets, makers. bustle and flow. not for us, daily routines and simple lifes. sometimes i long for that, but to me our way of life was just as easy, natural, satisfying. a life of cameraderie and adventures. we don't hunt dragons. we make them. behind the fire, i could see it's blocky shape towering up all around me.
summoning its power is more gratifying to us than any throne or corner office of a former life long forgotten. soft carpets and the meetings of leaders. we scoff on that, leaders. carpets too. lead your own way. that is all that matters now. the dragon snores, i want to ride it. everyone does. but tonight, it's time for silence.
we have met here because we are discontent. dark powers rule the land, dark warriors run the roads, trampling all beneath them. we smile at babylon. it just stares back. wondering where our coins are hidden. if it knew we have but little gold it would want to swallow us whole instead, like it swallows everything in the name of progress. smells so stale from afar. painting the same old needs anew daily does not satiate our need for freedom. to choose whom to be. to choose where to go, whom to meet, what to do. freedom to trade on a market that is hidden to most. trust is our coin. common sense. to protect life our law. integrity our holy grail. shops are where we go for commodities. we send one of our own for all of us. draw straws as to whom the obligation falls this week if for once everyone claims to have done it the last. usually even that chore of going to the temples of abundance is fun. somehow entertaining, a welcome contrast to our surprising way of living. we never return the shopping carts but trundle them, ladden, to our camps. give them away to people that stare at one as if owning a truck was something they always dreamed of. glad to oblige, many more where that one came from.
the shopping cart. we should make it our symbol, paint it on a flag. the things it can carry, all the ways it can be used. long cables snake from it, you push it along one step at a time, while she doles the cable out. to collect, just reverse the process. water in bottles. speakers. vegetable and fruits. soup, less so, it tends to spill on the first inclination. think before you sit in it, it doesn't like that at all usually. herds of shopping trolleys live in captivity, spend endless empty days locked in the middle of a metal centipede. banged unwillingly around the aisles by angry dads, climbed by wild kids, spit and drooled at by flailing babies in seats designed for them but obviously by people without kids of their own. all these possibly immortal beings of chromed metal usually do, is fill up with food and toiletries until they resemble strange turtles, way out of their element. crawling to the cashiers in slow procession. there being cast aside, almost before their last contents are paid, loaded in bags and into the cars. left with a kick and the klinking of chains. we change all that every time we meet one. just around the corner freedom beckons, just down that road. passersby smile knowingly. if ever you meet a free trolley outside of its intended habitat of artificial light and stone floors you will notice its stubborn reluctance to return. it's wheels will suddenly feel like they want to go everywhere but ahead. grateful it offers you yet another idea, daily, of how to make use of its many talents. as long as it doesn't have to go back to the uniform herd, where just the last ones are the first ones to see action. the idiot in front, so proud this morning leading the pack snaking through the malls, now bangs its head each time a trolley comes or goes. free a trolley when you meet one!
back to the dragon. nah, that's a story for another day. go shopping...
while we go make music with dragons to write stories about…
a good system is a sound system
jay mccloud 2026
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Born out of a real-life love story, Noops is a Berlin-based pop/R&B duo featuring married couple Noopur (vocals, guitar, songwriting) and Alexander (piano, bass, production). Coming from two different cultures and musical backgrounds, the pair met in Zurich, married in Boston, and have since planted roots in Berlin's music scene: turning their relationship into the foundation of their music. Noopur's vulnerable storytelling melts into Alexander's melody-driven production to create a modern blend of pop and R&B born inside their tiny home studio.
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Mira Meier is a Swiss pianist and composer who has been writing her own music since childhood. Inspired by neoclassical music, she creates intimate piano pieces that embrace emotion and make silence audible. Her music invites listeners to pause, reflect, and reconnect with hope, light, and a sense of togetherness.
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In the digital age, analog, organic music offers a refreshing alternative! Formed for the finals of the 2019 Swiss Blues Challenge, the Bernese Highand-based Americana band led by singer-songwriter Stephan Imobersteg quickly realized that there was a certain magic inherent in their ensemble playing. The result was, on the one hand, energetic, danceable songs and, on the other, sounds with depth that invite you to dream. Whether on a big stage or in a small, intimate setting, Steve Hophead knows how to perform, touch the audience, and sweep them away.
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After several English-language projects under the name Aquarius Rockwell, the Geneva-based artist launched his new French-language pop project, Verseau Bellepierre (a deliberately poor translation of his former avatar), in 2025. That same year, he was selected for the “Radar” program of Radio Télévision Suisse and released two albums, Vers d’Oreille and Vermeil. Singles from these records were featured in Spotify editorial playlists such as “Au calme”, “New Music Switzerland”, and “Dîner entre amis”, gathering thousands of streams.
Verseau Bellepierre is described by the national radio station SRF 3 as a singer with “carefully crafted productions”, “catchy melodies”, and a “pastel-toned voice”, who performs wearing oversized papier-mâché ears. Musically, Verseau follows in the footsteps of artists such as Bonnie Banane, Varnish La Piscine, and Swing.
Supported by L’Abri Genève, Verseau has been developing a live project and performs on stage with a five-piece band (bass, guitars, drums, and keyboards). The project has been programmed at festivals across French-speaking Switzerland, including Cully Jazz (VD) and Les Francomanias (FR).
In 2026, Verseau Bellepierre continues to refine his live performance through artistic residencies while simultaneously working on the collective pop mixtape Natel, scheduled for release at the end of the year, as well as his next album, due for release in 2027.
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United by their deep passion for music and the Graubünden spirit, Livia, Giulio, and Leo met in a cozy bar in Chur.
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That evening, their vision was born: to create a modern sound, carried by the spirit of the mountains and the soul of Rumantsch.
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First time on air on 3 Oktober 2025 on Radio Grischa.
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Après 12 ans de silence, la guilde des musiciens de Galloway a été missionné pour raviver le feu du Rock Celtique et de transcender chaque concert en un instant unique et festif.
De 2002 à 2014, Galloway a écumé les scènes suisses et même la « Ville Lumière » n’a pas été épargnée… Semant riffs, houblon, hydromel et refrains inoubliables sur son passage.
Ils reviennent plus vivants que jamais, quelques cheveux gris en plus...et ils ont aucune intention de se calmer.A travers son projet "Nouvelle ère" - sortie en septembre 2009 - le groupe Galloway affirme un style résolument plus rock et nous propulse dans un univers sonore inexploré. Mélange de douceur et de rage, ce nouvel album distille un folk dont le dynamisme contagieux côtoie la puissance du rock. "Nouvelle ère" consacre trois ans d'évolution depuis "Effet papillon", conservant la richesse instrumentale et les textes en français dans les onze titres originaux de cet opus.
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Driving riffs, winding bass lines, and an energy that simultaneously screams indie rock and melancholy – that’s no phase, a four-piece band from Bern. Inspired by alternative peers such as King Hannah, Warpaint, and Dehd, no phase craft a shoegaze sound infused with post-punk influences.
In February 2024, they released their debut EP «tired» – four tracks that shift between raw, unrestrained intensity and warm, introspective atmospheres. When no phase perform live, their sound condenses into an impenetrable cloud of haze, from which shimmering fragments of guitar emerge again and again.
The band was formed in 2021 somewhere between a highway overpass and a bus depot in Bern. Following their first shows as a four-piece in 2023, including performances at HSLU in Lucerne, Cylure in Lausanne, and Gaswerk Winterthur, they released their debut EP «tired» through Table Basse Records in spring 2024.
Their song «lovestream» earned a nomination at the Demotape Clinic of the M4Music Festival, while other tracks received airplay on Swiss radio stations such as Kanal K and Couleur3. In autumn, the band embarked on the «tired» release tour, playing eight shows across the German-speaking part of Switzerland, the French-speaking region, and France. One of the highlights was supporting Deeper (US), a major musical influence on the band.
In 2025, no phase released the single «grounding» through the Bern-based label Oh, Sister Records. The track secured the band a place in the Top 10 of Luca Bruno’s (SRF 3) «Best Of CH-Sounds! 2025».
With their latest single «in between», no phase open the next chapter of their journey. The song serves as a gentle introduction to their upcoming EP «trigger», which is set for release this fall.
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THE OPERA OF CHAOS
Welcome.
A world of opera and madness. Of grace and rebellion. Of seduction, decadence, and uncomfortable questions.
Operatic grandeur collides with untamed rebellion. Monumental anthems meet raw energy. Theatrical drama meets powerful emotion.
At its centre stands the Fool. With a mischievous grin, he dances between reality and imagination. Between tragedy and triumph. Between the stories we tell ourselves and those we would rather leave untold.
Jester's songs explore fear and freedom. Manipulation and awakening. Love and identity. Not as a sermon. Not as a judgement. But as an invitation to look behind the curtain.
The world of Jester belongs neither to kings nor charlatans. It belongs to the curious. The sceptics. The dreamers. The outsiders.
WE ARE ALL FOOLS.
BE A JESTER!
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Energiegeladen, vielseitig und technisch auf höchstem Niveau: Chris Raw gehört zu den markantesten Stimmen der Aargauer Rap-Szene. Seit Jahren überzeugt der Aarauer Künstler mit einer einzigartigen Mischung aus druckvoller Delivery, messerscharfen Punchlines, eingängigen Melodien und kompromissloser Bühnenenergie.
Seine unverwechselbare Stimme, seine präzisen Flows und sein Gespür für aussergewöhnliche Beat-Auswahl machen jeden Song zu einem eigenständigen Erlebnis. Ob brachiale Banger, tiefgründige Geschichten, humorvolle Wortspiele oder emotionale Ohrwürmer – Chris Raw bewegt sich mühelos zwischen den unterschiedlichsten Facetten des Hip-Hops und schafft es dabei stets, seinen eigenen Stempel zu hinterlassen.
Wer Schweizer Mundart-Rap mit Charakter, Wiedererkennungswert und echter Leidenschaft sucht, kommt an Chris Raw nicht vorbei.
"En Diamant cha nome onter Drock entstoh,
Glaub mer ich rise up bevor ich ontergoh!"2025 erschien sein zweites Soloalbum "Underdog"
Releases:
- New EP coming soon (2026)
- Underdog Album (2025)
- Kairos EP (2022)
- Chaos & Harmonie Album (2019)
- Gedankeguet Free EP (2015)
- AG Rapsampler "Alles Goht" (2013)
- Läbe för Musig Mixtape (2012)
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Handpicked by Louis Tomlinson to open for him in front of 5,000 fans at his Zurich Open Air city show, rising pop-rock artist Cristina Hart has since released three new singles that are cementing her presence on the scene.
With her incisive lyrics, punchy melodies, and powerful voice, Cristina Hart’s signature angsty pop/rock sound is inspired by the likes of Olivia Rodrigo, Miley Cyrus and Joan Jett.
Now, Cristina is gearing up to release her anthemic new EP ‘’Everything I Never Wanted’’, funded by Help Musicians. Its lead single ‘Thank You For Leaving’ was played on Radio 1's Future Pop show three weeks in a row, BBC Intro Track of The Week and featured on Spotify’s SALT, Pop Brandneu and New Pop UK - marking the start of a confident new era. This led to her first UK/EU tour support opening for Brooke Alexx and playing iconic venues such as Supersonic Club in Paris.
She has since released a follow-up single, 'Little Crimes' and 'Love You To Death'.
Her plans for 2026 include releasing her upcoming EP 'Everything I Never Wanted' single by single, eventually leading to her first UK headline tour in November.
Being a recent recipient of the PRS Open Fund (December 2025), she is currently planning an EP live session recording and recording new music.
With more live dates in the pipeline and a 5-single release plan stretching into next year, Cristina is set to make 2026 her breakout year and is excited to start building her presence in her homeland.