Magnetfisch are a Swiss electro pop band since 1998. Timothée Barrelet and Patrick Scherrer had been songwriting in another band since 1994 when they found Magnetfisch in 1998. In 2002, Rolf Althaus joined the band and has enriched their sound ever since with his bass lines and their particular groove. Seline Kunz became the singer in June 2004. The musicians and their singer combine their talents to create atmospheric melodies and buoyant rythms. This is well noticeable on both of their albums, Fruchtkönig (2001) and Silence Fiction (2003, label: Helvetic Production). The single Botox was released on 08.15.2005 Third album "Body on the Left, Soul on the Right" out now: itunes amazon napster www.magnetfisch.org VOTE for Magnetfisch to play the Gurten Festival
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footloose & steady "In the wide worlds between synth pop and new wave, Magnetfisch have sort of created an own segment by combining guitars and synthesizers in their own way. The lead track, “botox”, is simultaneously buoyant and harmonious and accentuates Seline Kunz’s distinctive voice." Jörg David (www.synthiepop.de
China I dreamt of China last night... passionate, intimate, invisible...
poisonous trace
Gone staying live (on air)
Ex-On a smooth instrumental song with a dixie/breakbeat rhythm
spit me out (before I drown) - live on RSR1 played live on RSR1 (Radio Paradiso, Gérard Sutter) "I quickly fell asleep that night... dreamt I was unware of space and time"...
Neinsaege "if you are wondering how "Seventeen Seconds" by The Cure would have sounded if Robert and Co. had decided to make it an electronic piece of art it would have sounded a bit like magnetfisch!!!" Didier Becu, the original sin fanzine
Eine Frage der Atemtechnik Atmospheric instrumental song with Seline's voice and the Delay Lama
Musik mag Herbst an early, jazzy instrumental track, maybe some 007 in it 8-)...
SIPCH a blend of disco & synthpop with a funky touch
le feu au lac "if you are wondering how "Seventeen Seconds" by The Cure would have sounded if Robert and Co. had decided to make it an electronic piece of art it would have sounded a bit like magnetfisch!!!" Didier Becu, the original sin fanzine
Boersewicht
rendez-nous silence is rare – nowadays it has almost become fiction "If you were a composer living high in the alps in Switzerland, its not surprising that your music would be ethereal. The music of this elevated group of musicians from Berne certainly could be called heavenly." Wayne Fetherbay
Fluchtzeug silence is rare – nowadays it has almost become fiction "If you were a composer living high in the alps in Switzerland, its not surprising that your music would be ethereal. The music of this elevated group of musicians from Berne certainly could be called heavenly." Wayne Fetherbay
12/31/2009 10:58:15 AM Happy New Year Tim & Magnetfisch All the best for 2010! ROCK ON!
8/29/2009 12:30:09 AM Hi Tim, It's been a while since I logged in and just got your message. Cheers for the thumbs up on the DK work. :) God bless, Dannii.
7/20/2009 3:13:42 PM I used Delay lama in a couple of songs but never released them yet. It,s quite a cool instrument. Fits in with the song though nice good luck with the compo. I,m sure you will do well
6/28/2009 11:31:23 PM Tim good to see ewe are New AND Hot!!! I would be interested in what difference it makes to your plays of that song over the time you are featuredwell done! Rob
6/18/2009 12:41:54 AM Hi guys I added ewe to the wrong station first time -then got it right!! love it!! Rob
12/31/2008 9:38:37 PM HAPPY NEW YEAR !!! ... to Tim and all the Magnetfisches !!! Peace Sam
10/18/2008 5:34:21 AM I wanted to take a moment to stop in and say hello to some of my favorite people ... Peace be with you .... Sam
8/9/2008 8:19:46 PM Good luck with your music! Greetings from Russia
4/14/2008 6:17:17 AM Yeah Great Sound..... And a little Bloodrock in Your Soul... Have a nice Day.... Shizoey
4/1/2008 11:47:41 AM No it's not so bad....me's did recover....slowly...but me's did recover, look how long it's taken me to respond to yer!!!!. But thank you for restoring me faith in people who pick up hitch hikers!!! The get well card was a nice touch...me appreciates it!!!
3/22/2008 6:43:12 AM Congratulations on your Golden Kayak Nomination! Good Luck and I will see you at the Awards Broadcast! TW
3/19/2008 3:52:24 PM Cogratulations on your Kayak Nomination ! ... Wishing you all the best.. Sam
3/18/2008 12:36:22 AM Congratulations! Excellent song.
3/10/2008 5:31:55 AM Thanks for dropping by my page and thanks HEAPS for you wonderful compliments on 'SuperPuss Theme' :-) I just added your song 'Poisonous Trace' to my Top 20 station. That reminds me very much of one of my favourite 80's artists, Toyah Willcox. SuperPussSuperPuss video
3/9/2008 3:34:02 PM yeah----ditto------ I like to see the familiar friends up there!----now I'll just grab a toon!
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Magnetfisch already exist since 1998, and from a duo, which originally played instrumental music with roots in the 80ies New Wave, they became an outright band after two beautiful albums. Still, they let their roots shine through and do not deny them at all. Thanks to the singer Seline Kunz, the instrumental compositions became full-blown songs with catchy tunes that will find lots of fans amongst aficionados of good old New Wave. Although the music is electronic in its structure, I personally rather see the incisive guitar sounds, which remind me of giants like The Durutti Column, And Also The Trees and The Cure. The congenial voice of Seline Kunz contributes to make botox a very beautiful single, leaving us waiting impatiently for new songs. Unfortunately, such melodic, unobtrusive New Wave is much too rare nowadays. Alexander Pohle (www.backagain.de) A few bands succeed in developing themselves and truly taking a step forward. For most, development stops here: experience has been gained, but without real progress. Magnetfisch, who have become a quartet since, are a noticeable exception. In the past they proved expressively that they were able to compose moving, calm and melodious instrumental arrangements. The original duo made of Timothée Barrelet (keyboards, programming) and Patrick Scherrer (guitar) was rejoined by bass player Rolf Althaus and singer Seline Kunz. She eventually gives a charismatic visage to the band’s compositions and completes the instrumentals with a voice which perfectly fits in. In the wide worlds between synth pop and new wave, Magnetfisch have sort of created an own segment by combining guitars and synthesizers in their own way. The lead track, “botox”, is simultaneously buoyant and harmonious and accentuates Seline Kunz’s distinctive voice. In my opinion, “poisonous trace” is the best song of the single, pricking one’s ears with its melodies and by the singing. The change of speed towards the end is impressive, and the voice reminds me Siouxsie Sioux (Siouxsie And The Banshees) at times, with a hint of Marion Küchenmeister (Invisible Limits). "Footloose and Steady" is by no means inferior to its predecessor, with the awe-inspiring bass playing by Rolf Althaus coming to the fore. Jörg David (www.synthiepop.de)
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