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“Blue Mansions” – New Todd Tobias Album Out Now
We’re excited to announce the release of Blue Mansions, the sumptuous new album from Todd Tobias. The album mines an immersive, ethereal and otherworldly vein. Tobias describes Blue Mansions as "a collection of 14 aeriform vignettes - each a sleepy, wistful and brief...
New Single and Music Video from Markus Mehr – ‘Late’
Hidden Shoal is excited to present 'Late', the new single from prolific German experimental ambient artist Markus Mehr. The track is lifted from forthcoming albums trans, due for release in the second half of 2025. 'Late' is available on streaming services such as...
Glanko’s Sumptuous New Album “V” Out Now!
Hidden Shoal is excited to announce the release of ”V”, the brilliant new album from Italian producer Glanko. The album is available to download via BandCamp and stream from all the usual services such as Spotify et al. The music of Glanko is available to license for...
New Single ‘Not Alone’ from Glanko‘s Forthcoming Album ”V”
Hidden Shoal is pleased to announce the release of ‘Not Alone’, the second single lifted from Glanko‘s forthcoming release,”V”. The track is available to stream on Spotify ahead of the album’s release on May 5th, 2025. The music of Glanko is available to license for...
New Glanko Single ‘Bloodlust’, Album in May
Hidden Shoal is excited to announce the release of 'Bloodlust', the first single lifted from Glanko's forthcoming release,"V". The track is available to stream on SoundCloud ahead of the album's release on May 5th, 2025. The music of Glanko is available to license for...
Michael Kentoff Album Out Now on Vinyl & Digital!
Hidden Shoal is proud to announce the re-release of the 2017 album Washington Hebrew by The Caribbean's Michael Kentoff, available for the first time on vinyl. 180 grams of fuschia vinyl at that! The vinyl and digital is available via Bandcamp and the album will be...
Featured Videos
Moonchy & Tobias – Delibo
‘Delibo’ is the new single from the forthcoming Moonchy & Tobias EP, “Venus Mirror”, out 5th June through Tiny Room Records and Hidden Shoal. Venus Mirror is a buoyant follow-up to the brooding, nocturnal atmospheres of the duo’s 2020 release Moonchy & Tobias III, the luminous, soothing Venus Mirror is infused with an almost tropical […]
Markus Mehr – United States of Sound
Taken from Brief Conversations, the ninth album by German experimental ambient artist Markus Mehr. Thanks to Monika Harrer-Jalsovec at Schaezlerpalais, Kunstsammlungen & Museen Augsburg for their support. Special thanks to Dr. Christof Trepesch. Brief Conversations is Markus Mehr’s ode to the acoustic properties of the spaces we listen within. High-resolution recordings of rooms acted as […]
Memorybell – Sigh of Floes
‘Sigh of Floes’ is taken from the Memorybell album Solace (Oct 2 2020). Music video by Australian video artist and Hidden Shoal founder Cam Merton. Taking inspiration from moments of repose, Solace sees Memorybell expand upon the pockets of stillness introduced in Obsolete and enlarge them until one can become lost. Solace explores the kinds […]
The World of Dust – The Life of Gods
Taken from “Blue Herons”, the new split 7″ from Karl Blau & The World of Dust. Karl Blau (USA) and Stefan Breuer from The World of Dust (NL) cross paths when they perform together in an old mill in The Netherlands, September 2017. Being a longtime admirer of Blau’s work (both solo and with The […]
Liminal Drifter – Choir on Mars
‘Choir on Mars’ is the first single from Connected, the fourth album by Perth-based ambient electronica artist Liminal Drifter. The track is accompanied by a wonderful music video from Perth based video artist dQ Video. Connected will see release on May 29th 2020.
Kramies – Everything The End (feat. Jason Lytle)
Taken from Of All The Places Been & Everything The End, the new EP by American dream-pop troubadour Kramies. The EP will see release via Hidden Shoal on the 19th of October. Created in collaboration with Jason Lytle (Grandaddy), Todd Tobias (Guided by Voices) and Jerry Becker (Train), Kramies’ epic new EP, Of All The […]
Willem Gator – ‘Kowloon’
Music video for the track ‘Kowloon’ taken from the Willem Gator album Hong Kong Express. In Hong Kong Express fat basslines create Berliner style patterns pulsating through landscapes of oriental instruments such as the Erhu, Zheng, Sanxian and swarms of Chinese percussions. While you listen to these tracks, you’ll be able to see and feel […]
Involved – ‘Radiation Leak’
The new 3D animated music video for Involved‘s ‘Radiation Leak’, taken from their 2014 debut Revolving Maze. The video, created by Hidden Shoal’s Cam Merton, is a brooding sci-fi film noir set piece featuring ghostly silhouettes wandering through a smoke-filled city of glittering skyscrapers and glassy plazas. What at first seems graceful, peaceful and organised, […]
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Latest Reviews
Willem Gator “Encyclopedia of Failure” Reviewed at Europa e Cultura Electronica
Translated from the original Italian "2022 album for Sicilian musician and producer Giuseppe Musumeci, better known as Willem Gator. Willem Gator is...
Kramies Self-Titled Album Reviewed at Neufutur
"Kramies’ new self-titled album marks, in my opinion, a re-emergence. His willingness to self-title the collection is evidence of such thinking from...
Kramies ‘4:44am’ Reviewed at Queen City Sounds and Art
"There is a fragile weariness to Kramies’ single “4:44am.” One imagines it’s the kind of song written that time of day when no one should still be...
Kramies ‘Ohio I’ll Be Fine’ Reviewed at Atwood Magazine
"I had the honor of premiering Kramies’ debut album last week – after covering his music on and off for the past six years – and truth be told, I’m...
Kramies Self-Titled Album Reviewed at Vents Magazine
"Kramies’ self-titled full-length release is a bit of a departure for this virtual staple of the modern dreamy indie pop world. Kramies has enjoyed...
Moonchy & Tobias “Golem” Reviewed at Radioaktiv
"Over the centuries, mythology has not lost that charm that places it almost a notch above history itself, as if through tales and legends the...
Kramies Self-Titled Album Reviewed at Americana UK
"Dutch-American singer-songwriter Kramies has created an exceptional debut album of lavish dreamy folk. Ohio-raised musician and songwriter Kramies...