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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 [...]

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 35% discount. Flavoursome! 2008 saw the release of a fresh new raft of superb albums and EPs, including those by new signings The Slow Beings, Fall Electric and City Of Satellites from Australia, Ghost In The Water and Rich Bennett from the USA, and [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Electro-pop magicians Ghost In The Water are part of a very special event in Minneapolis this Friday night. 'Private Number: A Tribute to the Minneapolis Sound' features live sets from GITW and Estate, and also DJ sets of all the finest '80s tracks. For full details, visit GITW's MySpace page . GITW's Tooth and Cardinal Red EP are available in all their technicolour glory from the Hidden Shoal Store . Ghost In The Water Clean Sinks And Folded Laundry [...]

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 [...]

If you live anywhere near New York then make sure to get your music hungry asses along the block party on the 21st of June. Not only will you be able to catch Ghost In The Water live and Rich Bennett controlling the turntables but you can also catch such wholly awesome bands and artists as Lawrence Chandler (of Bowery Electric), Luxa, Soundpool, Sharon Van Etten, Elika to name but a few. The event has been put together by our friends at the wonderful Loveless Music Group in conjunction with [...]

Excerpt: "a delicately caressing slice of willowy starry eyed pop that's seductively primed and framed with a wonderfully hollowed weeping string arrangement and serenaded by a glassy cortege of twinkling celestial keys over which the hushed intimacy of Mandy's forlorn and faraway wounded vocals trace their hurtful detail, sweetly sombre stuff that to these ears sounds not unlike some tear evoking sparsely drawn farewell embrace hatched between a stripped and frail Cranberries and Sundays." Losing Today

Ghost In The Water's 'Clean Sinks And Folded Laundry', the single from their superb album Tooth , has just been featured in the excellent site Losing Today's Singled Out section - almost a year after its release! What can we say? Great music is great music... Visit Losing Today to read the review in full, and visit Ghost In The Water's reviews section to read this and more glowing review excerpts. Ghost In The Water Clean Sinks And Folded Laundry Ghost In The Water - [...]

Anyone in, around or near Minneapolis this weekend should be excited to hear that Ghost In The Water will playing this Saturday (the 6th June) with the excellent Telepathe from Brooklyn and Teengirl Fantasy at 7th St. Entry. You know this will be more awesome than the word awesome could ever describe so head down and soak it in people. If you're too far away or too weak in the legs to make it then you'll just have put on your copy of Ghost in the Water's Tooth , close your [...]

• Ghost In The Water - I'm Not Afraid Of Falling

RTRFM listeners continue to be treated to a bevy of Hidden Shoal goodness with the last few weeks being no exception. Tangled Star's gorgeous new single 'seabirdtown' has been getting daily rotation, Apricot Rail continue their saturation of the airwaves in the lead up to their debut album (first single out this Tuesday!) and Hotels continue to be a station favourite. But it's not just recent releases that are getting the love - Ghost in the Water 's sublime track ' Clean Sinks and Folded Laundry ' was given 'Top Track' status by the wonderful Shannon Fox on [...]

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 [...]

Just a quick a heads up for those about to order a Hidden Shoal release on CD - our wonderful CD distributor n5Mailorder is currently having a small issue with their online store. There may be an 1 or 2 day outage so if you please bear with us, all will be hunky dory again and you can continue to purchase delicious music in physical format. You can of course purchase delicious music in digital format direct from the HSR Store right now or your usual e-outlets.

Excerpt: "quite beautiful. Underneath many of these songs you're likely to hear daydream-like chimes dancing around like children on a playground... Message to female vocalist: Dear Mandy, your voice is really nice... really innocent and beautiful... Message to male vocalist: Dear Nathan, you've got a great voice too! You really do a really swell job at harmonizing... It's really clear that the two of you work together nicely... Mandy's vocals are so gentle and comforting that more than once I thought about taking a nap during it. Seriously, I did, and I would have gotten away with it too, if [...]

Ghost In The Water's superb album Tooth has just been reviewed on the Rift music site. Visit Rift to read the review in full, or visit GITW's reviews section for an excerpt. Ghost In The Water Magic Wand Ghost In The Water - Magic Wand

By virtue of the marvellous ambiguity of the English language, you can read that title two ways: Nathan and Mandy, the husband-and-wife musical duo who together are Ghost In The Water, do actually live in Minneapolis (I know where, but I'm not telling you or you'll stalk them and try and steal their glockenspiel); AND on Friday 20th March they're playing live, as in a gig/show, in the fine city of Minneapolis. The show is dubbed an Electropop Birthday Dance Party to celebrate Nathan and Mandy's birthdays (Happy Birthday guys!). It's at 923 Washington Avenue, North [...]

• Ghost In The Water - Lake Ice