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RIO WOLTA - Belle Epoque

We are in the 1970s. Mr. and Mrs. Swiss are skiing, the winters are white, the future rosy. Switzerland celebrates its national sport and enjoys the last post-war prosperity boom. People are carefree, fearless and full of confidence. Vacations are spent at home, the domestic ski industry is flourishing and the ski resorts are far from being dependent on money from foreign investors.

Belle Epoque (2021)
Record and Video Series about a National Sport

Chapter One Villagers

Chapter Two Youth

Chapter Three Apollo

Chapter Four Karantain

We are in the 1970s. Mr. and Mrs. Swiss are skiing, the winters are white, the future rosy. Switzerland celebrates its national sport and enjoys the last post-war prosperity boom. People are carefree, fearless and full of confidence. Vacations are spent at home, the domestic ski industry is flourishing and the ski resorts are far from being dependent on foreign money. "Villagers" is about life in the mountains and fleeing from it, "Apollo" about perseverance in economically meagre times, "Youth" about the searching youth and "Karantain" about waking up when a beautiful time comes to an abrupt end.

«…pour moi peut-être un des plus grands talents actuel de la musique suisse. Sa musique est totalement atypique.»
– Michel Masserey, RTS 1ère (11:20)

«Le Zurichois Rio Wolta s’inspire de la Suisse d’hier et invente la bande-son enivrante d’aujourd’hui. Son album inclassable évoque Brian Eno.» – Jean-Philippe Bernard, La Liberté

Interview and Talk about Belle Epoque with Sandra Romano and Marco Kohler on Radio Rete Uno. In Italian.

Interview and Talk about Belle Epoque with Luca Bruno on Radio SRF 3. In Swiss German.

«Ses mélodies hypersensibles trottent das la tête. Le disque évoque une ère insouciante et prospère (…)» – Roderic Mounir, Le Courrier

Interview and Talk about Belle Epoque with Ellen Ichters on Radio Couleur 3. In French/English.

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Supermensch 2:42
Villagers 4:14
Apollo 4:05
Youth 4:01
In Mode 2:43
Karantain 3:41
Belle Epoque 5:31
Head Loss 2:44

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Album Release 29th January 2021
Produced by Sihlfeld Produktionen, Rio Wolta
Music Rio Wolta
Guest Musicians Patrik Schmid, Fabian Eichin
Recording Daniel Hobi, Rio Wolta
Mixing Daniel Hobi
Mastering Oli Bösch
Videos Rio Wolta, Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen SRF
Cover Art Giorgia Tschanz, Tatjana Rüegsegger
Supported by Schweizer Kulturstiftung Pro Helvetia and Kanton Zürich, Fachstelle Kultur

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Contact: Fabienne Schmuki, fabienne@irascible.ch