Hidden Shoal Recordings is proud to announce the US and digital release of compilation album A Million Square Miles: A sample of Western Australian music . After more than three years of sharing excellent independent music far and wide, A Million Square Miles represents a key facet of the Hidden Shoal Recordings story, and is a beacon for the future of Western Australian music. Bringing together a pair of stunning tracks from each of eight WA-based artists on the Hidden Shoal roster, this sampler album is an essential listen whichever [...]
My Majestic Star are playing live at the Velvet Lounge this Friday night with Soon, Colourvision, and most exciting of all, a solo set by Craig Hallsworth from Tangled Star and The Slow Beings. Boomshanka! The latest releases by My Majestic Star , Tangled Star and The Slow Beings are all available for your streaming and purchasing pleasure at the Hidden Shoal Store .
It's truly a Hidden Shoal-tastic weekend for gigs in Perth! Check out this little lot... Apricot Rail are playing their first show of the year this Friday night, June 19th, at the Velvet Lounge, with My Majestic Star. Doors open at 8pm and entry is $6. Then, on Sunday, June 21st, My Majestic Star are playing again as part of Fete de la Musique, a free celebration of live music, with artists playing in cities all around the globe. The event kicks off at midday and runs until 10pm, with acts playing in venues such as [...]
Tangled Star's stunning new EP That Time has just received an equally stunning review in the wonderful Losing Today zine. "...blessed with an acute ability to have you all at once marvelling aglow in subdued awe at the spectacle of their delicately calibrated caress like airy drift pop while simultaneously drawing you low amid the affecting undertow of bruised hurt..." - Losing Today Head over to Losing Today to read the review in full or check out Tangled Star's review section . Head to the HSR [...]
"Tangled Star 'that time' (hidden shoal). How could we honestly resist, another case of a band seemingly so far escaping the affectionate gaze of our usually slightly off tuned radar - until now that is. Led from the fore by a certain Craig Hallsworth, Tangled Star have been something of a much admired fixture on the Australian indie underground for a few years now releasing in that time a self titled debut full length and several EP's and singles the most recent being this demurring 4 track set entitled 'that time'. blessed with an acute ability to have you all [...]
Hidden Shoal Recordings have announced the release of That Time , the gorgeous new EP by the Craig Hallsworth-led Australian outfit Tangled Star . That Time features the stunning single 'seabirdtown'. The track opens with the expansive open-air sound of Pink Floyd-style organs and spatial guitars before falling into an earthbound shuffle and a taste of a lush, full-band sound for Tangled Star. The song's gradual build to a towering edifice of glowing overdriven guitar, droning organ and harmony vocals is topped off by an echoed guitar line that [...]
The fine folk at Perth's 78 Records have featured Hotels' Where Hearts Go Brok e as one of their staff picks. The album is available at 78's for the traditional "walk in, pay cash, walk out happy" style cd purchase or if you're tired or nowhere near Perth (Western Australia for you international folks) they also do mail-order. While you're there be sure to check out other Hidden Shoal releases in stock by Tangled Star , HC-B , My Majestic Star , Fall Electric and The Slow Beings [...]
The fourth volume of Hidden Shoal Recording 's free album sampler series is currently available for you downloading pleasure. The series focuses on providing listeners with samples of the label's new releases. Shouldn't more labels make this sort of effort? I know I bitch about this far too often, but times have changed and a new audience is patiently awaiting new sounds...I say if the music's good, people will buy it. Hidden Shoal is giving you the opportunity to explore its roster and hopefully find something that makes you want to head to your local record store and purchase...and [...]
The Slow Beings' We Know Why The Earth Moves is in another Top 10 list of the best releases of the year, this time for the RTRfm Homegrown show. If you haven't already downloaded the album, you can get a free taste of The Slow Beings' second single, ' Nil By Rote ', from the HSR Store . The Slow Beings Nil By Rote The Slow Beings - Nil By Rote
The Slow Beings' We Know Why The Earth Moves and Rich Bennett's Music For Underwater Supermarkets have both made it into Out To Lunch presenters' lists of the Top 10 releases of 2008. Andrew Ryan placed The Slow Beings at #2 while Sarah Tout placed Rich Bennett at #10. Visit the Out To Lunch page to stream these shows in full. And don't forget that the latest Slow Beings single, ' Nil By Rote ', is currently available for free download from the [...]
Not much to say about this week's edition of our Friday Mixtape other than it's really, really good. I mean, sure we say that every week, but this time, we really mean it. After all, included in the 35+ tracks below, you'll find a mix of the week's best new singles, covers, and remixes along with mp3s from a few up-and-comers you might just want to check out. Add in the fact, we got the some extra special treats this week (David Byrne covers, Little Boots remixes) and everything is 100% free and legal, and well, life couldn't get much [...]
Hidden Shoal is proud to announce the 2008 Christmas Party, presented by wonderful team at Aperture . The event will be held on Friday 19th December at the Bakery in Perth and features a stunning line-up of bands: Enargeia , My Majestic Star , The Slow Beings , Fall Electric , Apricot Rail and Toby Richardson . The night will also include artwork by visual artists Nicola Kaye, Stephen Terry, Uriah Mathews, James Stillitoe, Sam Landels and Stuart Medley, video greetings from our international artists, and delicious selections from the Hidden [...]
Hidden Shoal announced the release of "Nil By Rote", the second single taken from the debut album We Know Why The Earth Moves by Perth-based outfit The Slow Beings. "Nil By Rote" exposes the wonderful duality and underlying playfulness within The Slow Beings' music. From the charming sway of the verses to the triumphant defeat of the chorus, the song injects the indie-rock form with sublime new life. Epic yet intimate, "Nil By Rote" feels like an instant classic, exuding welcoming familiarity from the very first listen without ever sounding derivative. [...]
Hidden Shoal Recordings today announced the release of ' Nil By Rote ', the second single taken from the debut album We Know Why The Earth Moves by Perth-based outfit The Slow Beings . 'Nil By Rote' exposes the wonderful duality and underlying playfulness within The Slow Beings' music. From the charming sway of the verses to the triumphant defeat of the chorus, the song injects the indie-rock form with sublime new life. Epic yet intimate, 'Nil By Rote' feels like an instant classic, exuding welcoming familiarity from the very first [...]
Fall Electric and My Majestic Star are playing live at the Hyde Park Hotel on Sunday 7th December in support of their recent album releases Measure And Step and Too Late, The Day . The night also features music from Apricot Rail and Pete Ewing, doors open 6pm and entry is $7. The night will lead up nicely to a very special HSR Xmas event on Friday 19th December at The Bakery, featuring Fall Electric, The Slow Beings, My Majestic Star and Toby Richardson. More details to come, but [...]
In addition to the release of City Of Satellites' The Spook EP on 25th November, Hidden Shoal is proud to announce a clutch of very special new releases from our other artists before 2008 is up. Stay tuned for new singles from The Slow Beings , Toby Richardson and Jumpel , and EPs from Sankt Otten and Ghost In The Water . Plus, the latest volume of our free sampler albums series will be available at the start of December. Then just wait and see what we've got lined [...]
Excerpt: "Although not as heavy or metal-leaning as Black Mountain, there's a certain stoner pop feeling on the opener 'I Waste the Sea' with more muscle and brawn tossed in halfway through. Meanwhile, the airy, spacey 'People Leave Heaven' also shines quite nicely with its subtle nod to The Smiths. Perhaps the first real highlight is the strong, powerful nugget 'Nil By Rote'. The band's knack for crafting brilliant melodies is also apparent on 'Yoshkar-ola Song'... the record returns to life with a delicate but delicious title track, resembling Explosions In the Sky." PopMatters
The Slow Beings' debut album We Know Why The Earth Moves has just been reviewed on the excellent PopMatters site. Visit PopMatters to read the review in full, or visit the Slowbies' reviews section for an excerpt. The Slow Beings Nil By Rote The Slow Beings - Nil By Rote
Chris Mason from My Majestic Star will be appearing on Perth radio station RTR FM's Breakfast With Barr show tomorrow morning, 15th October, at 8:30am for a chat and to play a tune. Chris is appearing alongside Giles from The Imps to promote the Allsorts 2 event at the Hyde Park Hotel this Thursday night, 16th October, where The Imps, My Majestic Star and The Slow Beings will all be appearing in a night of unmissable entertainment. My Majestic Star and having a reason why My Majestic Star - and [...]
For a Hidden Shoal-tastic night of tasty musical action, you can't get much better than My Majestic Star and The Slow Beings live at the Hyde Park Hotel, Perth on Thursday October 16th. Support comes from The Imps. Be there or be deeply saddened by your ineptitude! My Majestic Star and having a reason why My Majestic Star - and having a reason why
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