There’s a bumper crop of Hidden Shoal reviews in this month’s edition of Norwegian e-zine Luna Kafe. Singles by Tangled Star and Glassacre, and albums by Sankt Otten and The Retail Sectors have all got the thumbs up, or “tommelfinger opp” if the free online English-Norwegian translator I’ve just found is correct…

Hidden Shoal Recordings today announced the release of the free label sampler album Limit of Maps.

Limit of Maps is the third volume in the label’s sampler album series, available for free download from the HSR Store. The album includes a wonderful cross-section of Hidden Shoal’s activity over the second half of 2007, and also features a number of as yet unreleased tracks from upcoming 2008 releases. Many of the tracks are taken from critically acclaimed albums and EPs, a number of which have ended up on best of 2007 lists.

The contributing artists on Limit of Maps include Sankt Otten, Slow Dancing Society, Iretsu, Bury the Sound, Beautiful Lunar Landscape, Chris Mason, Monocle, Tangled Star, Toby Richardson, Cheekbone, The Retail Sectors, Glassacre, and Jumpel.

The album is available now for free download from the HSR Store.

Glassacre’s brilliant Slow Attack EP has just received a glowing review over at Music Emissions, and their stunning new single ‘September 16th’ has just featured on the latest Electrical Language podcast (no. 102). Rest assured that their eagerly awaited debut album Without Sleep will be released in the first half of 2008…

Even with the release of their excellent new single ‘September 16th‘, the joys of Glassacre’s Slow Attack EP are still being discovered. The ‘Leonard’s Lair‘ music blog has just included a review of this essential release. Drop by to read the review, or visit Glassacre’s reviews section for an excerpt.

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