The Hidden Shoal Recordings catalogue is now available through the Rhapsody digital music store. Add this to the existing digital distribution network of iTunes, eMusic, Sony Connect and the HSR Store and you’ll see there’s no excuse for not grabbing some of the finest releases to hit your ears of recent times. Also you can expect some more announcements over the next few months as deals with new digital distributors get finalised.
The latest edition of the ever excellent Textura online magazine features a Hidden Shoal Recordings Label profile as well as reviews of albums by Wes Willenbring, Sankt Otten and Slow Dancing Society. Other goodness to be found in the April issue include a feature on the wonderful Dynamophone label, reviews for albums by Stars of the Lid, Explosions in the Sky, Do Make Say Think as well as some deliciously free mp3’s to feed your ears with.
Excerpt – “With only a guitar and a piano, this San Francisco composer creates somber ambient music that demands attention. Alternating between modified washes of minimalism and neo-classical fragility, Willenbring’s arsenal of simplicity both soothes and tenses up the ears. What’s even better is that Willenbring is just one of many fantastic instrumental artists we just found out about on the international label Hidden Shoal.”
Excerpt – “Bringing to mind artists such as The Dead Texan, Labradford and Eluvium, Willenbring has managed to add something new to this genre…..Dripping with melancholic guitar work, each note and tone is deliberately placed…..Every single track provides an alluring listen and Willenbring’s meticulous attention to detail catapults this album ahead of its peers……Hidden Shoal are fast carving out a niche for themselves in the ambient/electronica market. Following on from Slow Dancing Society’s “The Sound of Lights When Dim“, Willenbring’s “Somewhere Someone Else” is a tremendous affair of restrained, multi-layered and hypnotic soundscapes.”
