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!
City of Satellites wonderful remix album of late last year is still doing great things in the US college radio charts. Last weeks WRAS CMJ charts saw the album grab the number 4 spot amongst some fine company. The albumk features remixes by such wonderful artists as Manual (Jonas Munk), Syntaks, Tim Koch, Jatun, M-13, Tin Manzano and Slow Dancing Society. If you've not had the pleasure of wrapping your ears around Remixed yet then head to the Hidden Shoal Store and preview the album in full. [...]
Hidden Shoal is excited to release ' The Colour Of Long Days ', an as yet unreleased companion track to the acclaimed 2011 EP We Don't Look Back For Very Long by neo-classical/minimal ambient artist Antonymes . In keeping with the theme of We Don't Look Back For Very Long , 'The Colour Of Long Days' is Antonymes' reworking of music by fellow Hidden Shoal artist Slow Dancing Society . This time 'The Red Summer Sun' from "Priest Lake Circa '883 is transformed, the original's [...]
Just a few quick miscellaneous bits and pieces we've been meaning to pass on. We have recently set up a page on Google+ so if you're a G+ user then head over and join the Hidden Shoal circle . We've also been building a HSR Radio playlist (mp3 clips) over at our YouTube Channel which is now clocking in at over 3 hours of music and growing weekly as we continue to add more tracks. Oh and stay tuned as we still have free tracks from Umpire and Antonymes/Slow Dancing Society coming your [...]
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 [...]
Two lovely reviews for recent Hidden Shoal releases over at Norway's Luna Kafe . The first was in November's edition of the zine for City of Satellites ' Remixed, "The outcome is stunning... With so many different remixers it is as expected some variations here, but it still feels like a wholesome album, tied nicely together by the underlining of City Of Satellites shoegazing dream-pop material... And in some parts, these mixes has not just made the tunes slightly different, or added another kind of quality, [...]
It's not even December, yet Textura have boldly published their best of 2011 lists , featuring Scott Solter's One River among the year's best albums, and Antonymes Meets Slow Dancing Society's We Don't Look Back For Very Long among the year's best EPs. If you're not already intimately familar with Textura, subscribe to their montly round-up of the best new ambient/classical/experimental /avant-rock releases for some essential reading. Many, many thanks to Textura for their support throughout 2011!
We Don't Look Back For Very Long , the recently released collaboration between Antonymes and Slow Dancing Society, is currently sitting pretty at number 12 on the Asheville FM CMJ Top 30 charts and number 3 on their Classical/Ambient charts along with the likes of Fennesz, Chubby Wolf, Wolves In The Throne Room and Zola Jesus to name a few. The EP is now availble in MP3 and lossless formats and was also released as a limited edition CD package. If you missed out on the CD through Hidden Shoal there may still be limited stock [...]
For those who aren't already avid Textura readers (and why wouldn't you be!?!) be sure to head over to their latest edition to read a lovely review of the Antonymes meets Slow Dancing Society EP We Don't Look Back For Very Long . For the uninitiated, We Don't Look Back For Very Long sees Antonymes reworking a track from each of fellow Hidden Shoal artist Slow Dancing Society's four albums, casting radiant new light on the stunning originals. Across [...]
Excerpt: ....It's the perfect marriage of Sullivan's 80's era Ambient meet Hazeldine neo classical minimal ambient. To top it off it's mastered by Wil Bolton (Hibernate records artists and the owner of the fine "Time Lapse" album) and comes in a limited edition of 100 copies that are letter pressed on 700gm GF Smith board designed by Ian himself. The release is/was a pre-order available from the Hidden Shoal store with 60 copies being there and the remaining 40 going to Norman Records and Stashed Goods. 2011 has been a very productive year for Antonymes, this being the third release on Hidden Shoal (the [...]
Hidden Shoal Recordings is proud to announce the release of the sumptious new album Remixed by Australian/US dreamgaze trio City Of Satellites. Remixed sees tracks from City Of Satellites' debut EP The Spook and album Machine Is My Animal receive the remix treatment from Manual, Syntaks, Tim Koch, Slow Dancing Society, Jatun, Tin Manzano and M-13. Tin Manzano's remix of the title track from Machine Is My Animal is a gorgeously seductive instrumental, where restraint and space are as alluring as [...]
Hidden Shoal is very excited to anounce the official release (including digital availability) of the Antonymes meets Slow Dancing Society EP We Don't Look Back For Very Long . We Don't Look Back For Very Long sees Antonymes reworking a track from each of fellow Hidden Shoal artist Slow Dancing Society's four albums, casting radiant new light on the stunning originals. Across almost 30 minutes, Antonymes marries SDS's glistening atmospheres to his own trademark ambient neo-classical minimalism, [...]
Hidden Shoal Recordings is proud to announce the release of single 'Machine Is My Animal (Tin Manzano remix)' , taken from the forthcoming album Remixed by dreampop/shoegaze trio City Of Satellites , and its stunning accompanying video. Tin Manzano's re-working of the title track from City Of Satellites' debut album Machine Is My Animal weaves and loops the original's guitar hook amid electronic beats and surging, breathy textures. The result is a gorgeously seductive instrumental, in which restraint and space are as alluring as the sounds blooming across the stereo [...]
Hidden Shoal is very excited to be able to offer pre-orders for the limited edition CD release of the Antonymes meets Slow Dancing Society EP We Don't Look Back For Very Long . Do get in quick though as we only have 60 of the available 100 units in our store. The remaining 40 will be available from Norman Records and Stashed Goods in the coming weeks. We Don't Look Back For Very Long sees Antonymes reworking a track from each of fellow Hidden Shoal artist Slow [...]
Just a quick update on the upcoming availability of pre-orders for We Don't Look Back For Very Long . Firstly we are very excited to announce that each CD package will include a printed copy of an absolutely beautiful essay on the EP by the wonderful Paul Morley. The CD release comes as a limited hand-numbered letterpress edition of 100 on beautiful 700gsm GF Smith board, custom made by Ian M. Hazeldine (AKA Antonymes) and expertly mastered by Wil Bolton. CD Pre-orders will also include an immediate digital download of the EP (15 [...]
Hidden Shoal is excited to officially announce the upcoming release of We Don't Look Back For Very Long , the new EP by neo-classical/minimal ambient artist Antonymes . We Don't Look Back For Very Long sees Antonymes reworking a track from each of fellow Hidden Shoal artist Slow Dancing Society's four albums, casting radiant new light on the stunning originals. Across almost 30 minutes, Antonymes marries SDS's glistening atmospheres to his own trademark ambient neo-classical minimalism, creating a completely mesmerising hybrid. We Don't Look [...]
The re-issue of Slow Dancing Society's stunning Priest Lake Circa '88 has staked its place on the KZSU Top 30 , sitting at the number 4 spot on the chart. All three Slow Dancing Society re-issues have charted heavily at KZSU, so much so that Slow Dancing Society has had a presence in the charts nearly every week over the last few months or so. This comes as we prepare for the release of the upcoming EP We Don't Look Back For Very Long which sees [...]
Ecerpt: "After being introduced to Jumpel and his brilliant album 'Europa' my invasion of the Hidden Shoal back catalogue has stepped up a gear. Turns out Hidden Shoal are one of those record labels that has the ability to fill an entire weekend with blissful headphone listening, and Slow Dancing Society is just one of the many artists that make-up a superb roster of ambient musicians. Washington based artist Drew Sullivan creates a multitude of different approaches to ambient music. You'll find post-rock inspired pieces awash with layered and reverberant guitars, light and melody, similar to Robin Guthrie and Winterlight and some deep [...]
We're pleased to announce that a range of Hidden Shoal CD releases are now available for online purchase by Australian customers directly through the Hidden Shoal store . Even better all CD purchases include an immediate MP3 download of the release and shipping is free! Currently available titles include CD's by Umpire, Wes Willenbring, Slow Dancing Society, Markus Mehr, Liam Singer, Iretsu, Sankt Otten, Salli Lunn, My Majestic Star, Mukaizake, Jumpel, City of Satellites, Boxharp, Apricot Rail and Antonymes with more added soon. Be quick as we're getting very near sold out status for a number of [...]
The recent Slow Dancing Society re-issues are continuing to chart in the US with both The Sound of Lights When Dim and The Slow and Steady Winter in this week's top 30 at KZSU as well as holding the number 2 and 4 spot respectively in the Classical/Experimental top 10. Then over at New York's WNYU The Sound of Lights When Dim is sitting at 22 in the top 30 chart. And we will be announcing the release [...]
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