If you've not already discovered the Hidden Shoal blog we've been running right next door to this very site then come on over and check it out ! Interviews with the likes of Scott Solter, track by track album expositions by Salli Lunn and Jonas Munk, top 5 lists from The Caseworker, featured tracks, cd giveaways and general good times all around. Enjoy!
2011 is almost over and 2012 is knocking on the door like a life insurance salesman at the apocalypse (I'll work on that one). To end the year with some lovin and fantastic music we are having a huge sale over at the Hidden Shoal Store. Over 20 CD & digital releases have been reduced from artists such as Slow Dancing Society, Sankt Otten, City of Satellites, Apricot Rail, Umpire, Wes Willenbring, Hotels, Rich Bennett, Liam Singer and Salli Lunn to name but a few. All CD purchases include free shipping and an immediate mp3 album download and [...]
Head over to the excellent Phantom Channel z ine to read their wonderful Hidden Shoal birthday feature. The write up includes a run down of the zine's favourite HSR releases over the last 5 years. Unmissable!
As part of our 5th birthday celebrations , during the month of May we'll be looking back at the history of Hidden Shoal, year by year, casting some light on artists and releases that may have been overlooked. For one week, all releases covered below will be available from the Hidden Shoal Store with a 40% discount. Flavoursome! In 2007, Hidden Shoal pushed onward with a ridiculously full release schedule and tons of new signings. The label continued its expansion internationally with 2007 seeing releases from a diverse and beautiful spectrum [...]
Throughout the month of May 2011, Hidden Shoal Recordings is celebrating its fifth birthday. The celebrations kick off on Friday 6 May with the release of its latest free sampler album, Hydrozoa , which compiles 18 singles released over the last 18 months. Other delicious surprises will be revealed in the coming weeks, so stay tuned for more info. Since starting up in Perth, Western Australia in 2006, Hidden Shoal has developed an enviable roster of genre-defying global and local recording artists. With 40+ acts from 10+ different countries ranging [...]
Excerpt: "On The Casino Floor is the newest album from the Seattle-based band Hotels, this release is a seven-song concept album that tells the story of a secret agent and his attempts to save the world from an evil galactic prince. Overall the album has a more refined sound than "Where Hearts Go Broke" their previous release, gone are the Devo tinged songs, and moody Joy Division tunes replaced here with moody dark atmospheric textures.... "The Bat Watusi" is a close to a dance song you'll [...]
Check out the latest edition of the wonderful Inside The Label show at New York's awesome Breakthru Radio (home of the mighty DJ Mojo!). The show features an hour of tracks selected from across the Hidden Shoal catalogue. Lurvly!
Hidden Shoal Recordings is pleased to announce the official release of compilation album Crushed and Reminded , the fifth instalment in its free sampler album series. Whilst the keen eyed amongst you may have already noted that this has has been available for a few weeks now, we thought we'd allow some breathing space before making the official announcement (busy month!!!) Crushed and Reminded takes the listener on a multi-dimensional sonic rollercoaster ride, showcasing tracks from recent 2009 HSR releases. Moving from bitcrushed remixes through cinematic instrumental rock to deliciously [...]
Hidden Shoal Licensing (HSL), the official licensing arm of the Hidden Shoal Recordings label, is set to launch in November 2009. While the label is already involved in a number of projects, ranging from film sync through to jukebox licensing, Hidden Shoal is excited to be formalising the public face for its licensing activities. HSL comprises the constantly growing catalogue of over 600 tracks from the critically acclaimed Hidden Shoal Recordings music label. This wonderful selection of music covers a broad spectrum of sounds and styles, from filmic ambient instrumentals through to inventive indie rock and [...]
Australian fans will be pleased to know that we've extended our CD distribution on the east coast. This means you can now find Hidden Shoal CDs in the following stores: Red Eye Records (Sydney), Waterfront (Australia wide mail order), Rocking Horse (Brisbane), Missing Link (Melbourne), Polyester (Melbourne) and of course over on the west course you can continue to head to 78 Records (Perth), Dadas (Perth), Planet (Perth). As noted Waterfront does Australia wide mail order so if you're out of reach of a [...]
We are indeed excitable little three year olds. So excitable in fact that we've decided to make ALL Hidden Shoal singles available for free download throughout May. That means over 35 tracks by more than 20 artists for absolutely zero dollars. That includes tracks by Hotels, HC-B, Jumpel, My Majestic Star, Fall Electric, The Slow Beings, Rich Bennett, City of Satellites... And that's just the tip of the musical iceberg. We advise you to take advantage of this offer either before May closes its door on us or we come to our senses. Head to the HSR Store [...]
Hidden Shoal is proud to announced its 3rd-birthday celebrations! With a roster of 30+ acts from 8 different countries – ranging from the epic ambient-rock cinematics of Italy's HC-B through to the genius space-pop of one of Seattle's bright lights, Hotels –Hidden Shoal has earned a special place in the new musical landscape. "Finding Hidden Shoal Recordings could rightly claim to be in the top 10 best things that ever happened to me, such is the quality and diversity of their roster" – Boring Machine Disturbs Sleep "they [...]
Hidden Shoal Recordings today announced the release of East-West Section , the fourth volume in the label's free sampler album series , compiling tracks from recently released albums and EPs. East-West Section is like a knife with ears – an audible slice through Hidden Shoal's 2008 releases. But no blood! We've stitched these killer tracks into a brand new tapestry… From the delicate ambient murmur of RL/VL to the avant-pop mastery of Iretsu ; the lush lounge-jazz of Rich Bennett to the sublime ambient [...]
Yes folks it's almost time for the 2008 Hidden Shoal 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 and The Surround Sound . 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 [...]
Beautiful Lunar Landscape's stellar debut EP Alone In This Dark Romantic Night has just received a glowing review over at the excellent Blogcritics site. Visit the site to read the review in full, or pop along to BLL's reviews section for an excerpt. Stay tuned to hear more from BLL soon... Beautiful Lunar Landscape Eternal Beginning Beautiful Lunar Landscape - Eternal Beginning
Excerpt: "a stunning debut by the band. Flowing from intensity to delicacy one moment and from vibrant peaks to spellbinding ambience the next, this is a visual journey across a beautiful landscape, whether lunar or otherwise... They produce a pulsating, breathtaking, imaginative soundscape topped with haunting vocals from both Ben Ling and Laureline Roux-Eymery, blending together with a smooth subtlety that is perfectly placed within the music... powerfully mesmeric, expansive, deeply haunting, intensely satisfying, and highly imaginative ambient music, delivered at its finest." Blogcritics
The excellent new British web based ambient and chillout radio station Fluid Radio will be presenting an exclusive three hour Hidden Shoal Recordings showcase this Saturday 19th July @ 7pm (GMT-UK). Not only will you hear a gorgeous mix of your favourite and perhaps lesser known HSR releases but the showcase will also be featuring a selection of tracks from the soon to be released Slow Dancing Society album Priest Lake Circa '88 . This will be the first public airing of the new album apart from the single [...]
Amazing music video for the title track to the debut EP Alone in this Dark Romantic Night by Beautiful Lunar Landscape. Beautiful Lunar Landscape's music is constructed with a cartographer's sense of detail and direction. The band's songs have a natural dynamism, shifting between all-out bliss rock to haunting ambient pop. Their work is brilliant and beautiful. Some history: "Beautiful Lunar Landscape formed in October 2003 in Bordeaux, France. Since then, Ben Ling (vocals/synths), Benoit Paissard (bass), Manu Georg (drums), Laureline Roux-Eymery (vocals), Arnaud Sigonney (guitar/songwriter), and Julien Sussat [...]
Wonderful news for Beautiful Lunar Landscape fans - on May 1st, the band will be playing at El Inca in Bordeaux, the venue where they launched their peerless Alone in this Dark Romantic Night EP. The gig will be their first with a brand new line-up consiting of: Julien Daubert - Vocals/Guitar Laureline Roux-Eymery - Vocals Julien Sussat - Guitar Jean-Philippe Grousset - Keyboards Benoit Paissard - Bass Emmanuel Georg - Drums The May 1st show will also see the band playing new material, which [...]
The long wait is over. The wholly amazing debut EP by French trip rockers Beautiful Lunar Landscape is now available in iTunes, eMusic and Rhapsody online stores as well as our very own HSR Store. If you have not yet let your ears be enveloped by the beauty and dynamism that is Alone in this Dark Romantic Night then do yourself a favour and preview the EP in full here . Don't take our word for it, hear why critics and fans alike have fallen in love with this EP. [...]
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