Black Sea Dahu Explained

Black Sea Dahu
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Background:group_or_band
Origin:Zürich, Switzerland
Genre:urban folk, indie-pop
Years Active:–present
Current Members:
  • Janine Cathrein
  • Vera Cathrein
  • Ramon Ziegler
  • Pascal Eugster
  • Alon Ben
Past Members:
  • Simon Cathrein
  • Paul Märki
  • Nick Furrer
  • Silvan Schmid

Black Sea Dahu is a band formed by singer-songwriter Janine Cathrein. This seven-piece band consists of friends and family.[1] [2] Participating band members are her sister Vera Cathrein (bass, electric guitar, vocals, percussion, flute) and brother Simon Cathrein (cello, vocals, percussion), Silvan Schmid (drums), Pascal Eugster (electric guitar, bass) and Ramon Ziegler (keys, vocals, percussion). They're based in Zürich, Switzerland.[3] Their musical genre could be described as contemporary, urban folk or Indie-pop.

The group has started out as Josh in 2012 and released one album and an EP under that name. In 2018 the band name was changed to Black Sea Dahu. The debut album White Creatures and the following EP No Fire in the Sand were recorded in Norway and released under the new name and received positive reviews internationally.[4] Several tours at home and abroad and festival appearances followed.[5]

In the autumn of 2019 the band released the EP No Fire in the Sand, including the single"How You Swallowed Your Anger", which tells the story of a heartbroken someone without any more love to give.[6]

In February 2022, the second album I Am My Mother was released and received positive reviews.[7] Meanwhile, Simon Cathrein is no longer present at live performances, yet only involved in the recordings of the albums.[8]

Band name

“Black Sea” is quoted from the lyrics of the song "White Creatures":[9]

"White creatures looking after me, oh-ooh, I lost faith in the human I wanted to be, oh open black sea let me in, giant trees give me shelter in that haunted place."
The "Dahu" is a legendary and mythical creature that resembles a mountain goat and is well known in France and francophone regions of Switzerland and Italy.

Albums

YearAlbumLabelSource
February 24, 2022I Am My MotherMouthwatering Records[10]
October 12, 2018White CreaturesMouthwatering Records[11]

One album has been released under the band's former name:

EPs

YearAlbumLabelSource
June 2, 2023Orbit (Instrumental)Mouthwatering Records[12]
November 11, 2022OrbitMouthwatering records[13]
September 27, 2019No Fire in the SandMouthwatering Records[14]

Charts

Chart PositionAlbumDateWeeks
Schweizer Hitparade[15] 8I Am My Mother06.03.20225
Schweizer Hitparade[16] 23No Fire in the Sand06.10.20192
Schweizer Hitparade22White Creatures21.10.201810

According to Best Album's algorithm for best albums, which aggregates information across various ranking systems, Black Sea Dahu's best album is White Creatures, which ranked number 47,816 overall. As an artist, Black Sea Dahu is ranked number 20,922.[17]

Awards and nominations

The band won the 2019 Swiss Music Awards in the category: Artist Award.[18] [19]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Europavox,Web site: Black Sea Dahu. Europavox. 12 June 2023. 12 June 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230612215319/https://www.europavox.com/bands/black-sea-dahu/. live.
  2. News: 2022-02-17 . Black Sea Dahu à l'assaut du monde . fr . . 2023-08-09 . 1423-3967 . 2023-08-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230810231500/https://www.letemps.ch/culture/musiques/black-sea-dahu-lassaut-monde . live .
  3. Web site: 13 things we learnt about the music scene in Switzerland Gigwise . www.gigwise.com . 19 April 2020 . 21 December 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191221182920/https://www.gigwise.com/features/3367856/13-things-we-learnt-about-the-music-scene-in-switzerland . live .
  4. Web site: Helvètes underground . 2023-08-09 . . fr . 2023-08-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230810230137/https://www.liberation.fr/musique/2019/05/10/helvetes-underground_1726260/ . live .
  5. Web site: Black Sea Dahu . 2023-09-11 . Montreux Jazz Festival . en-US . 2022-11-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221115193720/https://www.montreuxjazzfestival.com/en/artist/black-sea-dahu/ . live .
  6. Web site: 2019-06-28 . With "How You Swallowed Your Anger", Black Sea Dahu Rests in Solitude (premiere), PopMatters . 2023-09-11 . PopMatters . en-US . 2023-06-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230612215323/https://www.popmatters.com/black-sea-dahu-swallowed-anger-2639011468.html . live .
  7. Chatelier . Angèle . 2022-02-25 . Black Sea Dahu – I Am My Mother . 2023-08-09 . Rolling Stone France . fr-FR . 2023-08-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230810232037/https://www.rollingstone.fr/black-sea-dahu-i-am-my-mother/ . live .
  8. Web site: Black Sea Dahu – I am my mother – Plattentests.de-Rezension. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20221019112940/https://www.plattentests.de/rezi.php?show=18352. 2022-10-19. Plattentests. de.
  9. Web site: 2018-12-10 . WHAT IS A BLACK SEA DAHU? . 2023-09-11 . Lodown Magazine . en . 2023-06-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230606083422/http://lodownmagazine.com/pulse/what-black-sea-dahu . live .
  10. Web site: I Am My Mother, by Black Sea Dahu . Bandcamp . 15 November 2022 . 15 November 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221115170243/https://blackseadahu.bandcamp.com/album/i-am-my-mother . live .
  11. Web site: White Creatures, by Black Sea Dahu . Bandcamp . 19 April 2020 . 29 April 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200429111046/https://blackseadahu.bandcamp.com/album/white-creatures . live .
  12. Web site: Orbit (Instrumental), by Black Sea Dahu . Deezer . 12 June 2023 . 12 June 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230612215319/https://www.deezer.com/en/artist/14882685 . live .
  13. Web site: Orbit, by Black Sea Dahu . 15 November 2022 . Bandcamp . 15 November 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221115183013/https://blackseadahu.bandcamp.com/album/orbit . live .
  14. Web site: No Fire in the Sand, by Black Sea Dahu . For The Rabbits . 18 September 2019 . 12 June 2023 . 12 June 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230612215320/https://fortherabbits.net/2019/09/18/get-to-know-black-sea-dahu/ . live .
  15. Web site: Black Sea Dahu – hitparade.ch . 2023-09-11 . hitparade.ch . 2023-10-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231005030104/https://hitparade.ch/artist/Black_Sea_Dahu . live .
  16. Chart source: Swiss hit parade
  17. Web site: Black Sea Dahu . 2023-09-11 . BestEverAlbums.com . en . 2023-06-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230613145845/https://www.besteveralbums.com/thechart.php?b=65474 . live .
  18. Web site: Swiss Music Awards 2023 . 2023-09-11 . www.swissmusicawards.ch . en-US . 2023-08-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230825190421/https://swissmusicawards.ch/ . live .
  19. Web site: Swiss Music Awards 2019 winners . swissmusicawards.ch . 2020-04-19 . 2022-11-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221112211052/https://www.swissmusicawards.ch/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/190216_WINNERS_FRANZ_LOCO.pdf . live .