If you’ve yet to pick up the August Specials from the HSR Store, hurry because there’s only a few days left! Until September rolls around you can download Chris Mason’s Up Down Up, Enargeia’s UFO: Stryker Force and Wayne Harriss’s Aerospace for $5.99 each, and Tangled Star’s It’s Now Or Later EP for $3.99. And which releases will be featured at special prices in September? Find out next week…

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 A Warm Glow which is still available for free download until the album is officially released next week.

Be sure to listen in to what is sure to be a luscious sonic adventure tomorrow night and also check out the rest of Fluid Radio’s awesome programming.

Slow Dancing Society - A Warm Glow Slow Dancing Society - A Warm Glow

Hidden Shoal Recordings today announced it has begun a co-ordinated program which will see the majority of its catalogue reissued on CD. Not only are we excited to be able to offer recent gems in CD format but we’re also itching to expose some of the amazing releases from the back catalogue that missed out on the wider recognition they most definitely deserved. All CD reissues (as well as all future releases) will be available online through the HSR Store and select releases will also be available through US distributor Tonevendor. Keep watching this space or subscribe to the mailing list to keep informed of specific reissue dates.

In other related news the Hidden Shoal Recordings online store (HSR Store) has seen a series of new features added this week. The store has been upgraded to handle the aforementioned CD sales with The Slow Beings christening the shelves with their CD release of We Know Why The Earth Moves out today. The store also has a new “accountless” purchasing option that allows customers to purchase without needing to create a store account (payment is made via credit card or Paypal account all through Paypal secure servers). Last but not least the label has initiated a series of “back catalogue specials” where monthly selections from the back catalogue will be available in high quality digital format at up to 40% off normal price. What are you waiting for?

Wayne Harriss - Anymore Wayne Harriss - Anymore

If you haven’t yet listened to the Hidden Shoal Recordings radio feature on New York’s wonderful Breakthru Radio then you should head over to their website immediately and soak in what was an amazing show. The hour-long feature was curated by the beautiful DJ Mojo, whose excellent show Maximum Music (new episode every Tuesday night) should be a staple part of your musical diet. To hear the show, go here.