Goodbye

With pride, we look back on more than 20 years of label history and an impressive catalogue that helped shape the Swiss independent music scene, especially in the 2000s but also throughout the 2010s. At its core, Ikarus Records began as a close-knit community driven purely by idealism. Relatively uncompromising and stylistically confident, we navigated the Swiss independent landscape. In the beginning, we focused exclusively on ourselves. Gradually, external bands joined us, expanding our musical palette and increasing our reputation. Opportunities were taken, but others were consciously passed up. Major success never materialised — nor was it ever explicitly sought. A larger audience would have been nice, but it never opened up to us. Ikrec were “indie as fuck” — right until the very end. We have done our duty, and one has to know when it’s enough. Now is the moment.
Many thanks to our loyal listeners.
DIY 4ever and fuck fascism!
Signing off from space station – over and out!

Album Release: Digital Dystopia of Ludwig Dreistern

Today we can proudly present the debut-album from Ludwig Dreistern. It is now available as digital download on bandcamp and ready to stream on deezer, spotify, etc.

With «Digital Dystopia», the Italian-Swiss artist wanted to create a little world of nostalgia in terms of sound. During the recordings (from 2024), he played around with various synthesizers and signal destruction effects that simulate damaged tapes or video soundtracks and benevolently recall more analogue times. In the middle of it all is an old Casio with a chord generator, a cheap synth, a string imitator and a few tape echoes.

Have fun! Download here: https://ikarusrecords.bandcamp.com/album/digital-dystopia

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Album release: morsch – fuck

morsch releases their debut “fuck”! The vinyl can be ordered in our shop or if you prefer the digital life it is also available on bandcamp and of course on your preferred streaming service.

The twelve songs on the debut album “fuck” are diamonds in the rough arranged with great sensitivity. Although “raw” is perhaps the wrong word – despite the straightforward handwriting, the songs are extremely complex. If you listen carefully, you will discover text passages and references that take you through 40 years of alternative music history. So maybe more of a patchwork collage. A musical crossword puzzle for overused synapses. A fountain of youth – designed by Marcel Duchamp.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And yet morsch create a very unique sound that doesn’t follow the usual narratives. No retro revival, no hip nostalgia. The CR-8000 ticks stoically, and Gabi sings, screams and croaks with unvarnished honesty about everything that came, is and will come after “No Future” in such a human life.