Hidden Shoal Recordings

Sankt Otten “Wunden Gibt Es Immer Wieder” - Headphone Commute

tim — Fri, 16 May 2008 07:48:07 +0000

Excerpt: “Hidden Shoal continues to impress… Wunden Gibt Es Immer Wieder is the duo’s third LP, in which they shed the Bristol trip-hop influence, and move towards a cinematic territory… The instrumental ambience of the album is lavishing, gorgeous, and inexplicably German… And the melodies… Ah, the melodies. The track ‘Der Groove Des Guten Gewissens’, with its dramatic strings and high octave piano notes, is a true cinematic experience - turn that up and walk around the city in the rain, and let me know if your eyes don’t swell up with tears.”

Headphone Commute

Sankt Otten review and interview on Headphone Commute

tim — Fri, 16 May 2008 07:36:36 +0000

The latest post on the excellent Headphone Commute blog features a review of recent Sankt Otten album Wunden Gibt Es Immer Wieder and a short interview with the band. For an excerpt from the review, visit the already bulging Sankt Otten reviews section.

Ghost In The Water album soon available on CD through Tonevendor

tim — Mon, 12 May 2008 16:47:19 +0000

Good news for Ghost In The Water fans. The outfit’s stunning debut album Tooth will soon be distributed on CD through Tonevendor. Expect the disc in store and online in a few weeks. We’ll post an announcement once the cd is officially available.

Ghost In The Water - Lake Ice Ghost In The Water - Lake Ice

The Slow Beings, Ghost In The Water on KUCI

Hidden Shoal Recordings — Mon, 12 May 2008 15:36:37 +0000

If you’re somewhere near Orange County California this Thursday night or hell even if you’re anywhere near the internet then tune in or stream the excellent KUCI 88.9FM show The Sound Session. The shows spins some of the finest indie tunes being cranked out today by the likes of Clinic, The Kills, Mission to Burma as well as featuring our very own The Slow Beings and Ghost In The Water this Thursday night (15th of May). Check out the show’s blog here or head along to KUCI.

Ghost In The Water - A Nightmare Ghost In The Water - A Nightmare

Hidden Shoal on Breakthru Radio

tim — Sat, 10 May 2008 02:37:30 +0000

The excellent Maximum Music show on Breakthru Radio continues to feature the latest releases from Hidden Shoal, including Toby Richardson’s hip-quaking single ‘Booragoon Lagoon’ from his recently released album Evergreen. Visit the Breakthru Radio site to stream DJ Mojo’s shows, which have also featured recent releases from Jumpel and Tangled Star.

Monocle’s Outer Sunset Featured CD at Tonevendor

Hidden Shoal Recordings — Wed, 07 May 2008 03:06:17 +0000

Monocle’s sublime dream pop masterpiece Outer Sunset has been selected as a featured cd release by US based distributor Tonevendor. If the best of 2007 lists and glowing reviews aren’t enough then here’s another reminder why this album is so important,

“From the opening strains of ‘Emmanuelle’, Monocle immediately set about wrapping the listener in a blanket of dizzying hypnotic pop. Moving from bossa-fuelled dark night car rides to lush shoegaze-tinged astral rock. Tracks such as ‘Music of Space’, ‘Agent Earle’ and ‘Airphase’ present some of the best newgaze pop you will hear this year, leaving behind the often overbearing austerity of the genre and replacing it with an innate melancholic warmth and energy.”

The album is available now in-stores and online through Tonevendor. If you local music store doesn’t stock it then slap them gently around the face and ask them to order it in through Tonevendor (maybe skip the slapping). The album is also available digitally through all good digi stores including iTunes, Amazon, eMusic and the HSR Store. Head here for all purchase info.

Monocle - Agent Earle Monocle - Agent Earle

New Slow Dancing Society Album in July

tim — Tue, 06 May 2008 03:51:05 +0000

Drew Sullivan, AKA Slow Dancing Society, is putting the finishing touches to his eagerly awaited new album. Priest Lake Circa ‘88 is the second part of a two-part release that began with the The Slow and Steady Winter, which was released in 2007 to critical acclaim and a position on several best of 2007 lists.

But let’s leave it to the man himself for the full story about the release:

“I’ve managed to take literally ever single artist I’ve ever loved and still love for that matter and placed them into this album. Most of the music that has moved me so much was the music from my childhood, and summer always seemed to be that season that gave me the most memories that still reside in me today and are as vivid as ever. So many different types of music were a part of my childhood that you can find sounds from synth pop to stadium rock all the way through glam metal to the new romantics and on through art rock graciously drenched in reverb!

After relocating back to my hometown from spending what felt like a lifetime in Los Angeles, I was moved to create an album that evoked what my childhood was like and the nostalgic aspect of it and how it’s affected who I am today. In some ways this third album feels like the album I’ve been wanting to make ever since I first started creating music and I don’t honestly see myself making another album like this again. This album is quite personal to me and is a deep glimpse into what music sounds like in my head and how I experience it.”

Priest Lake Circa ‘88 will be released on Hidden Shoal Recordings this July. To keep informed of all Slow Dancing Society and other HSR news make sure to subscribe to our mailing list.

Slow Dancing Society -February Sun Slow Dancing Society - February Sun

Ghost In The Water on Italian radio!

tim — Fri, 02 May 2008 06:23:21 +0000

Ghost In The Water’s ‘How To Draw A Ghost’, taken from their glorious debut album Tooth, has recently been played on Radio Citta’ Aperta alongside such cracking bands as dEUS, Pinback and Pram. Visit the Hidden Shoal Store to stream the album and listen to other fantastic recent releases.

The Slow Beings ‘I Waste The Sea’ - Rave Magazine

tim — Fri, 02 May 2008 06:11:25 +0000

Excerpt: “With a debt to the softly intense sound of Nirvana’s Unplugged record – and who thought a forcefully creative band would ever owe anything to MTV – Perth’s The Slow Beings reveal to us their interesting debut single… different enough to most everything else on the edgy side of radio, but without building to a true climax, possibly easy to overlook.”

Rave Magazine

The Slow Beings’ new single reviewed by Rave Magazine

tim — Fri, 02 May 2008 06:08:16 +0000

Brisbane’s Rave Magazine has just reviewed ‘I Waste The Sea‘, the fantastic new single by The Slow Beings, taken from their forthcoming album We Know Why The Earth Moves. Visit the Rave site to read the review in full, or visit The Slow Beings’ reviews section for an excerpt. Plus, don’t forget that you can pop along to the Hidden Shoal Store to download the single for free until the album’s release on 20th May.

Ghost In The Water interview by Reveille magazine

tim — Thu, 01 May 2008 08:46:33 +0000

As well as being the name of a cracking album by Deerhoof, Reveille is also the name of a music website that has just published a lovely little chat with HSR’s very own electro-pop maestros Ghost In The Water. Check it out. And while you’re at it, pop along to the HSR Store to stream tracks from their splendiferous album Tooth.

Ghost In The Water Featured Artist on the “Ghosts Don’t Walk” Radio Show

Hidden Shoal Recordings — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 23:54:36 +0000

Be sure to listen in to the excellent “Ghosts Don’t Walk” radio show on WSHC 89.7 tonight to hear the gorgeous Ghost in the Water album Tooth being featured. The show features a fantastic selection of work covering everything from noise to ambient to experimental pop. This week’s show features artists such as No Age, Growing, Bjork, Vopat and Monroe Golden w/ Ellen Tweiten to name but a few. Check out the stream here if you’re nowhere near West Virginia.

Ghost In The Water “Tooth” - Luna Kafe

tim — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 10:53:09 +0000

Excerpt: “clever, crisp and cool as ice-cream. And as tasty... Tooth is a collection of fine melodies and rich vocal patterns. The songs are made for cloudwalking, or daydreaming, or whatever you call it. They sound fluffy, but they’re not too soft and cuddly… a very good album… a powerful debut.”

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Toby Richardson “Evergreen” - Luna Kafe

tim — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 10:50:35 +0000

Excerpt: “Richardson is sort of a Robert Pollard-styled musician, but here’s also glimpses of J Mascis’ guitar sound. Musically Evergreen is psychedelic, lo-fi, indie-rock, with a touch of late 1960s/early 1970s fuzzed and dirty psychedelic blues-rock. Jimi Hendrix comes to mind. Beefheart is mentioned in the press sheets. Along with Sebadoh, Pavement, and the aforementioned Pollard and Mascis, this makes sort of a schizophrenic mixture. But, it’s for sure an exciting blend.”

Luna Kafe

Toby Richardson and Ghost In The Water reviewed on Luna Kafe

tim — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 10:47:49 +0000

New albums by Toby Richardson and Ghost In The Water have just received glowing reviews in the latest edition of charming Norwegian music zine Luna Kafe. Pop over to the Kafe to sip on their frothy prose, or visit the artist profiles on the Hidden Shoal site to gulp down a hot espresso shot of an excerpt.

Toby Richardson Live!!!

Hidden Shoal Recordings — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 17:45:53 +0000

Finally the moment has arrived. Toby Richardson will grace the stage this weekend (after way too many years) with his band The Surround Sound in support of the wonderful French Rockets. When we say band, we mean drummer. Yes Toby Richardson and The Surround Sound will perform as a two piece! If you thought The Black Keys had it going on live then you aint seen nothing yet. To witness the splendour head to the Whitesands Hotel ( Perth, Western Australia) at 8PM on Saturday April 26th (free entry!). Even better news for T.R. fans is that this will be the start of much larger live presence.

And if you haven’t been spinning Toby’s latest lo-fi opus Evergreen then head over here to listen in full and buy it.

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Ghost In The Water Playing with UK’s Foals

Hidden Shoal Recordings — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 16:51:53 +0000

Ghost In The Water continue to add to their wonderful set of upcoming support slots. Besides the May gig with M83 and the soon to be announced Styrofoam show we can now add UK’s Foals to the list. Ghost In The Water will grace the stage with Foals at the 7th Street Entry in Minneapolis on the 28th of April. Miss this band at your peril as they put on an awesome live show!

In the meanwhile if you haven’t yet got yourself lost in the magic that is Ghost in the Water, head over to the HSR Store and preview their debut album Tooth in full.

Ghost In The Water - How To Draw A Ghost Ghost In The Water - How To Draw A Ghost

The Slow Beings Single Released, Download it for Free!

Hidden Shoal Recordings — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 07:14:46 +0000

Hidden Shoal Recordings today announced the release of ‘I Waste The Sea’, the first cut to be taken from the brilliant forthcoming album by Perth-based ante-indie rock outfit The Slow Beings.

“The song is a hook filled, inebriated anthem, continually falling towards its demise yet somehow managing to pull itself up to a defiant standing position…With lyrical references to Deleuze and knowing nods towards 90’s grunge and Britpop ‘I Waste The Sea’ typifies the wonderful duality and underlying playfulness at work within The Slow Beings’ music…the track proves a fantastic example of The Slow Beings’ knack for somehow re-inventing the edges of indie rock and pop through a reverence for its form and power, yet irreverence in its handling.”- Press Release Excerpt

‘I Waste The Sea’ is available now from the Hidden Shoal Recordings Store. The single will be available for free download until The Slow Beings’ debut album We Know Why The Earth Moves sees its digital release on 20th May 2008. The CD release and album launch is scheduled for June 28th, 2008.

The Slow Beings - I Waste The Sea The Slow Beings - I Waste The Sea

Ghost In The Water Live with M83

Hidden Shoal Recordings — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 16:04:27 +0000

If you’re one of the many who have been bedazzled by Ghost in the Water’s lush pop masterpiece Tooth then you’ll know that the prospect of catching them live has to be an exciting one. Well what if we added M83 and Berg Sans Nipple to the bill? If you’re anywhere near Minneapolis on the 28th of May you should head directly to the Triple Rock Club and witness one of the dreamiest (if there’s a pun in there then it’s intended!) line ups you’ll see this year.

Meanwhile if you haven’t yet got yourself lost in the magic that is Ghost in the Water, head over to the HSR Store and preview their debut album Tooth in full.

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Ghost In The Water on Sydney’s 2ser radio

tim — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 05:32:57 +0000

This Tuesday night, tune into Tape Relay on Sydney’s 2ser radio, 107.3FM, between 7pm and 8:30pm to hear more tracks from Ghost In The Water’s stunning debut album Tooth alongside the wonderful work of Subtle, Styrofoam, No Age and Windsor For the Derby.

HSR artists on Sydney’s 2ser radio

tim — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 07:41:02 +0000

Tracks by Beautiful Lunar Landscape, Bury the Sound and Ghost In The Water have been played on recent editions of the excellent show Tape Relay on Sydney’s 2ser, 107.3FM. Tune in Tuesdays between 7pm and 8:30pm to hear more Hidden Shoal artists.

Bury the Sound - What Would One Become Bury the Sound - What Would One Become

Iretsu LIVE + New EP soon!

tim — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 07:28:55 +0000

This Saturday night, 19th April, Iretsu will be playing live at the Towne Lounge, 714 SW 20th Place, Portland, Oregon. If you’re in town, be sure to check it out as their live shows are legendary.

Plus, Iretsu’s new EP, the follow-up to their staggering album The Moon and Stars Remain in the Morning Sky, will be released on Hidden Shoal on June 24th.

“Iretsu is making journey music. On their new EP, each of the three tracks takes numerous twists and turns, going past the soft/loud formula into territory like groovy-chaotic/lullaby-lament. This music, more than simply presenting dichotomies, is about traveling from one state of mind to another, and the end of each song sounds very little like its beginning- another clue that this band is packing an album’s worth of new material into each finely tuned song.” - Jacob Coleman

You can listen to two of these new songs at Iretsu’s MySpace page.

Iretsu - Bad Secretary Iretsu Bad Secretary (Taken from The Moon and Stars Remain in the Morning Sky)

Ghost In The Water on Re:automation

tim — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 07:09:22 +0000

‘I’m Not Afraid Of Falling’, just one of the stunning tracks from Ghost In The Water’s debut album Tooth, has been played by DJ GunHed on Re:automation radio, episode 164. Visit their site for more information on their excellent shows and to download the podcast.

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Exclusive tracks by HSR artists on new WWUH compilation CD!

tim — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 06:34:53 +0000

The Ambience show on US radio station WWUH has just released a fantastic new compilation CD entitled Euphony, with exclusive tracks by HSR artists Jumpel, Monocle, Sankt Otten and Slow Dancing Society. Visit the station’s website for details of how to get hold of this limited edition release.

Sankt Otten and Slow Dancing Society on Ultima Thule ambient radio

tim — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 06:24:37 +0000

Tracks from the latest releases by Sankt Otten and Slow Dancing Society have been featured on the latest edition of Ultima Thule ambient radio. The show also featured new music from Brian Eno, Robert Fripp, Harold Budd, Robin Guthrie and Robert Rich to name but a few. If you didn’t catch it live on the air then make sure to check out the stream which will be available online within the week.

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The Hero Cycle “Lakes and Ponds” - Your Standard Life

tim — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 07:59:39 +0000

Excerpt: “Just in case you missed it, one of the best EPs and hidden gems heard at Your Standard Life in a while, was the release Lakes and Ponds by Vermont’s music collective The Hero Cycle… The band is America’s version of Broken Social Scene (and are that good!). The Hero Cycle is one of those rare bands that has the ability to mesh brilliant instrumentation, artistic lyrics, and great guitar indie pop melodies. The single ‘Breathing In’ was one of the coolest singles of 2007 and the rest of the EP is killer… To The Hero Cycle: please release a full length…cause we love you”

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The Hero Cycle reviewed on Your Standard Life

tim — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 07:55:26 +0000

With all the great stuff coming out on Hidden Shoal this past year it’s easy to overlook past gems like The Hero Cycle’s cracking Lakes and Ponds EP. A blog called Your Standard Life has just tapped into the good stuff and published a review. Meanwhile, the day that The Hero Cycle release an album will be a sweet one indeed…

The Hero Cycle - You vs. Them The Hero Cycle - You vs. Them

Ghost In The Water “Tooth” - Sound As Language

tim — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 07:44:39 +0000

Excerpt: “Tooth is the kind of album people should be investing their time and energy towards. Granted, this territory has been mined before but rarely this well. The husband/wife duo of Nathan and Mandy Tensen-Woolery create such an embracing atmosphere on their debut effort… The song arrangements are inventive and the lyrics are remarkably engrossing. The duo has a playful, creative energy that is measured only by the album’s dark ambience. Nothing on Tooth ever goes for that cheap thrill. The material here is measured and subtle in its approach. There is incredible detail given to each movement and when and where each voice appears over the angelic backdrop of guitars and electronics. Tooth is wildly moving and quite an impressive debut.”

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Ghost In The Water album review on Sound As Language

tim — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 07:40:39 +0000

The first review of Ghost In The Water’s stonking new album Tooth has just appeared on music zine Sound As Language, who describe it as “wildly moving”. Bang on. The album is now available for download from the HSR Store.

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Hidden Shoal Recordings Release Debut Ghost In The Water Album

Hidden Shoal Recordings — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 16:25:32 +0000

Hidden Shoal Recordings has announced the release of the stunning debut album Tooth by American electronic pop duo Ghost In The Water.

“Inhabiting a soundworld demarcated by fellow sonic explorers Björk and Xiu Xiu, Ghost In The Water transform the prosaic into the magical…Tooth presents a luscious and intricate vision: a delicate yet expansive re-working of the traditional pop format married to gorgeous interwoven male/female vocals and an enveloping sonic canvas. These 10 intimate yet effusive lullabies are skillfully crafted from winding strings, bubbling electronics and golden vocals, setting up a heartbreaking duality between child-like optimism and the adult weight of loss and longing.” – Press Release Excerpt.

Tooth is available now through Hidden Shoal Recordings as well as all good digital stores, including iTunes, Amazon and eMusic. Head over to the HSR Store to preview the album in full.

Ghost In The Water - Cardinal Red Ghost In The Water - Cardinal Red

Monocle’s Outer Sunset Now Distributed Through Tonevendor

Hidden Shoal Recordings — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 08:03:26 +0000

Thanks to our recently touted partnership with the ever wonderful US based distributor Tonevendor Hidden Shoal Recordings is pleased to announce that Monocle’s Outer Sunset is now available on CD through Tonevendor. Outer Sunset has been generating a wonderful buzz since its digital release, making a number of Top 10 of 2007 lists, garnering a range of glowing reviews, and receiving extensive US and Australian airplay.

“For dreamy, slightly psychedelic, shoegazing indie pop, look no further… a pensive, stunning new album for Hidden Shoal Recordings… Multi-layered and involving, Outer Sunset manages to be avant-garde and accessible simultaneously, which is no small feat… Monocle has made a dazzling album” – Delusions of Adequacy

The album can be obtained directly from the Tonevendor site via mail order or from the many US and international stores Tonevendor distributes to. If your local store doesn’t have it in stock then make sure to tell them to order it in! For info and links on digital availability head over to the HSR Store

Hidden Shoal announce CD distribution partnership with Tonevendor

tim — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 17:35:19 +0000

Have you always felt that MP3s were too ephemeral? Love the smell of lasers and plastic? Enjoy fondling your cover art during a crushing ambient-rock crescendo? Fear not, dear friend! You will soon be able to buy more Hidden Shoal releases on CD, as HSR has just established a partnership to distribute selected releases from our catalogue through Tonevendor. The first CD to receive distribution through Tonevendor is Monocle’s perfect pop debut Outer Sunset. Future releases include both albums by Sankt Otten and both albums by Slow Dancing Society, with plenty more to come. Watch this space or sign up to our mailing list to keep informed of future cd releases and distribution. Stick that in your jewel case and smoke it!

Monocle - Emmanuelle Monocle - Emmanuelle

Beautiful Lunar Landscape announce May show and new line-up

tim — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 16:19:42 +0000

Wonderful news for Beautiful Lunar Landscape fans - on May 1st, the band will be playing at El Inca in Bordeaux, the venue where they launched their peerless Alone in this Dark Romantic Night EP. The gig will be their first with a brand new line-up consiting of:

Julien Daubert - Vocals/Guitar
Laureline Roux-Eymery - Vocals
Julien Sussat - Guitar
Jean-Philippe Grousset - Keyboards
Benoit Paissard - Bass
Emmanuel Georg - Drums

The May 1st show will also see the band playing new material, which will make its way onto their next release. For now though if you haven’t bathed in the radiant beauty that is Alone in this Dark Romantic Night then head immediately to the HSR Store for a full preview and download.

Beautiful Lunar Landscape - Alone in this Dark Romantic Night Beautiful Lunar Landscape - Alone in this Dark Romantic Night

Tangled Star are Artist of the Week on Twin Cities FM

tim — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 11:55:10 +0000

Tangled Star’s single ‘tosleepingpeople‘ from their glorious Our Man in Eden Hill EP has earned them Artist of the Week on the Western Oz show on Perth’s Twin Cities FM. Tune into 89.7 FM to hear Tangled Star along with fellow HSR rocker Toby Richardson.

Bury the Sound mix on Play My Tape

tim — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 23:22:55 +0000

Bury the Sound have compiled an eclectic two-disc mix of their favourite music for the Play My Tape site. Where else can you find Toto in the same playlist as Deerhoof?! The band’s Autumn Magnets EP is available for download from the HSR Store.

Ghost In The Water on Music For Robots

tim — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 23:06:05 +0000

Check out Music For Robots to hear the fantastic track ‘Cardinal Red’ from Ghost In The Water’s debut album Tooth, which is released by Hidden Shoal next Tuesday, April 8th. And remember that until then you can download GITW’s single ‘Clean Sinks and Folded Laundry‘ and bonus b-side ‘How to Draw a Ghost’ for free from the HSR Store.

Colour Kane Album CD Availability

Hidden Shoal Recordings — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 14:22:24 +0000

Hidden Shoal Recordings, today announced the availability of Colour Kane’s highly acclaimed dream pop masterpiece A Taste Of on CD in the US through Amoeba Music.

“A Taste Of features no shortage of blissed-out material but perhaps no songs are more heavenly than the anthemic “Share My Ease,” “Silya,” and, yes, “Seaside Dream” which constitute as magnificent a sampling of dream-pop as you’re likely to hear in this lifetime. Especially magnificent, the Guthrie collab teleports Colour Kane into another stratosphere altogether for three-and-a-half minutes of pop perfection.” - Textura Magazine

A Taste Of is now available on CD in the US through Hidden Shoal Recordings ongoing partnership with the Los Angeles music store Amoeba Music. The album is available in store as well as via mail order (U.S. and international). All availability information can be found at the HSR Store.

Colour Kane - A Taste of Colour Kane - A Taste Of

Bury the Sound on Electrical Language podcast

tim — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 08:59:00 +0000

Bury the Sound’s ‘What Would One Become’, the opening track from their excellent Autumn Magnets EP, is featured on the latest Electrical Language podcast, number 116.

Slow Dancing Society mix on Play My Tape

tim — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 01:10:08 +0000

The latest edition of Play My Tape, the music site where artists share an exclusive mix of music, features a great mix by HSR’s very own Slow Dancing Society. Previous editions have also featured mixes by Jumpel and Cheekbone, which are still available for download.

Hidden Shoal Signs The Slow Beings

Hidden Shoal Recordings — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 15:32:20 +0000

Hidden Shoal Recordings today announced the signing of the Australian ante-indie rock outfit The Slow Beings to its roster of artists.

“Out of the ashes of some of Perth’s finest indie bands (The Bamboos, The Rainyard, The Healers, Header, Tangled Star) The Slow Beings may well be one of indie rock’s new shining lights. The band has a way of delivering wonderfully crafted and composed melodic songs with an almost imperceptible prankishness… Add pop hooks in the twilight, measured turns and twists, an adroit rhythm section and Craig Hallsworth’s warped lyrical genius and then give up trying to imagine…” – Press Release Excerpt.

The label will release The Slow Beings debut masterpiece We Know Why The Earth Moves on the 20th of May, 2008. The first single from the album ‘I Waste the Sea’ will be released on the 22nd of April.

HSR Artists Featured on Maximum Music

Hidden Shoal Recordings — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 16:35:20 +0000

If you’re not already a huge fan of DJ Mojo’s excellent radio show Maximum Music on New York’s Breakthru Radio then here’s another reason to convert. As has been the case over the last couple of months, DJ Mojo will continue to put the spotlight on the HSR catalogue, covering some of our more recent releases as well as delving into the back catalogue. This weeks show includes slices of musical wonder from My Majestic Star, Wayne Harriss, Bury the Sound and Chris Mason amongst a playlist of other fantastic bands such as The Stevenson Ranch Davidians, Acid Canyon and House on a Hill to name a few.

There’s a new show every Tuesday night and all shows can be re-streamed. Check it all out at the Breakthru Radio website.

Chris Mason - Fast and Furious Chris Mason - Fast and Furious

Tangled Star Feature Album on RTRFM

Hidden Shoal Recordings — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 15:44:38 +0000

The brilliant new EP Our Man in Eden Hill by Tangled Star has been chosen as the local feature of the week on Australia’s finest indie radio station RTRFM. Listen all this week to RTR and hear delicious slabs of the magic only Tangled Star can deliver. Even better if you live in Western Australia you can tune in to win a limited edition copy CD copy of the EP. Tune in to 92.1FM or hop along to the mighty fine RTRFM website where you can listen to a live stream or re-stream the shows you’ve missed.

Tangled Star - The Skaters Tangled Star - The Skaters

Colour Kane “A Taste Of” - Luna Kafe

tim — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 06:39:00 +0000

Excerpt: “Colour Kane prove that dreampop is alive and well on their debut album. The band’s singer Marjan Snykers has a delightful voice and they’ve written some exceptional songs… The collaboration with the Cocteau Twins’ Robin Guthrie, ‘Seaside Dream’, is a superlative effort that brings out the best in the band. A stellar debut all told.”

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Tangled Star “Our Man In Eden Hill” - Luna Kafe

tim — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 06:36:29 +0000

Excerpt: “Two moonths ago I was slightly amazed by Tangled Star’s single guiding this EP, ‘tosleepingpeople’. A great song… pleasing, soothing stuff… melodic and melancholic slow pop”

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Ghost In The Water ‘Clean Sinks and Folded Laundry’ - Luna Kafe

tim — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 06:32:20 +0000

Excerpt: “spellbinding, ghostlike electronic pop… Melodic and to the point. Perfect electro-pop, with the right doses of energy and chilled enthusiasm.”

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Hidden Shoal on Luna Kafe

tim — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 06:29:16 +0000

There’s a bumper crop of Hidden Shoal releases reviewed over at Norwegian music zine Luna Kafe this month: Ghost in the Water’s new single ‘Clean Sinks and Folded Laundry‘, Colour Kane’s album A Taste Of, and Tangled Star’s Our Man in Eden Hill EP. Pop along to Luna Kafe to check out the reviews in full, or visit the respective artists’ reviews sections for bitesize excerpts.

Toby Richardson “Evergreen” - It’s Not The Band I Hate It’s Their Fans

tim — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 06:21:24 +0000

Excerpt: “I’m surprised that more people haven’t been talking about Toby Richardson. Take some of the bluesy aspects of Captain Beefheart and mix it with some ’90s college rock sensibilities and you’ve got the Toby Richardson sound. Fuzzed-out lo-fi classic rock is the order of the day, and Toby pulls off this slight ’60s pastiche with panache… By the time you reach the last song, it’s hard not to feel slightly overwhelmed as it is such an exaggerated sound, but that doesn’t mean that you won’t want to simply take a break, and start over again, as its exaggeration is laced with an addictive quality that will have you coming back for more.”

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Toby Richardson on It’s Not The Band I Hate It’s Their Fans

tim — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 06:17:18 +0000

Toby Richardson’s absurdly genius new album Evergreen is featured on the music blog (deep breath) It’s Not The Band I Hate It’s Their Fans. Visit the site to read the feature/review in full, or pop along to Toby’s reviews section to read an excerpt.