Swiss culinaria, a Swedish/Dutch Ghost & Swedish Turbo!

Dark and haunting. Beautiful and mesmerizing. Strangely comforting and uplifting in its deep melancholy. The solo output of bass-player-turned-singer-songwriter Kristoffer Gildenlöw has never been particularly heavy, loud, fast, flashy or funny. “Let Me Be A Ghost” is his fourth solo album and it may just be his darkest yet. While songs like ‘Blame It All On Me’ and ‘Don’t’ evoke memories of the legendary Leonard Cohen, others rely solely on atmosphere and ambience, maybe if current Leprous would never go into either an electronic beat or full on band explosion. Kristoffer’s deep timbre fits the instrumental foundation, for the most part laid by himself, like a glove and makes this album a heartfelt, introspective listening experience. Autumn may come now.

Swiss instrumental duo Closet Disco Queen, consisting of drummer Luc Hess and guitarist Jonathan Nido, teamed up with bassist Chadi Messmer and guitarist Kevin Galland (aka The Flying Raclettes) for this tasty “Omelette du Fromage”. Written, recorded, mixed & mastered over the course of 20 days in an abandoned school in a tiny village called Bruson, where the four-piece put up their mobile DIY studio by invitation of the PALP Festival, this album is one cool jam, mostly rocking, but with some cool atmospheric passages as well. Released through Jona Nido’s own Hummus Records this is a swiss delicacy not to be missed by connoisseurs of instrumental rock. Dario

Swedish jazz pop sensation Dirty Loops teamed up with Vulfpeck guitarist Cory Wong and a sick brass section to surprise fans of catchy, yet ridiculously virtuosic music with these 30 minutes of awesomeness called “Turbo” (not to be confused with the 1986 Judas Priest album of the same name). Granted, this is not your standard prog fare, far from it. But this funkjazzpop hybrid is just too good not to feature it and can make you grin from ear to ear. Autumn is around the corner, but this is one last summer day in the sun. I dare you to sit still while listening to “Turbo”. Sheer class and the infinite joy of playing music. (Oh, and you’ve never heard Michael Jackson‘s ‘Thriller’ quite like that before, believe me!) More please! /Dario