Hidden Shoal News
Down Review Single Reviewed on Losing Today
Down Review’s cracking single ‘Anything is Everything‘ has just received a foaming review over at the thoroughly entertaining site Losing Today, where it is described as “gorgeous”, “sublime” and “a gem”. And they’re right.
Visit the HSR Store to download ‘Anything is Everything‘ until the release of the From Here, For Anyone EP on August 11th.
Down Review Anything is Everything Down Review – Anything is Everything
New Sleeping Me EP Available Soon on Phantom Channel
Sleeping Me’s stunning new Lamenter EP will be released by our good friends over at the excellent Phantom Channel label on August 1st. Until then you can stream tracks from this release over at Last.fm.
Lamenter follows hot on the heels of Sleeping Me’s superb album Cradlesongs, which is available in CD and mp3 format from the HSR Store.
Sleeping Me First Cell, First Love Sleeping Me – First Cell, First Love
Apricot Rail Interview Video on Spin Earth
A thoroughly entertaining video of an interview with Perth-based instrumental pop magicians Apricot Rail by perthbands.tv is now up on Spin Earth. Recommended viewing, especially to watch the band’s faces when they start talking about the term ‘post-rock’…
Apricot Rail’s sublime self-titled debut album is available in CD and mp3 format from the HSR Store.
Apricot Rail Halfway House Apricot Rail – Halfway House
HC-B Album Reviewed on The Silent Ballet
HC-B’s cinematic opus Soundcheck For A Missing Movie has just received a glowing review on post-rock review site The Silent Ballet. Visit TSB to read the review in full, or pop along to HC-B’s reviews section for an excerpt.
Soundcheck For A Missing Movie is available in CD and mp3 format from the HSR Store.
HC-B Crystal Lane HC-B – Crystal Lane
Hotels Live KEXP Studio Videos
Videos of Hotels playing ‘Near The Desert, Near The City‘ and ‘Kite Fight‘ live in the studio at awesome Seattle radio station KEXP are now up on YouTube for your viewing and listening pleasure. For anyone who has seen Hotels live, you know that they’re great – but now you can watch ’em over and over in the comfort of your own home. Just get your housemate to spill beer on your hair and it’s as if you’re at a Hotels gig!
Hotels unbelievably amazing album Where Hearts Go Broke is available in CD and mp3 format from the HSR Store, where you can stream all the album tracks in full.
Hotels Near The Desert, Near The City Hotels – Near The Desert, Near The City
City Of Satellites Album Coming Soon!
For anyone deeply in love with City Of Satellites’ The Spook EP – and, frankly, who isn’t?! – then we have some very exciting news. Their debut album, due out on Hidden Shoal later in the year, is 10 tracks of dreamy goodness called Machine Is My Animal. And this is from the band’s vocalist/guitarist Jarrod about the sound:
“The sound is close to ‘The Moon In The Sea’ [single from The Spook], however we haven’t lost touch with our shoegazer side…”
It’s going to be very special indeed. Stay tuned for more news soon…
City Of Satellites Moon In The Sea City Of Satellites – Moon In The Sea
Sleeping Me Reviewed on Ondarock
Sleeping Me’s superb ambient guitar album Cradlesongs has just received a glowing review on “the Italian Pitchfork”, Ondarock. If you speak Italian, visit Ondarock to read the review in full. Or, visit Sleeping Me’s reviews section for a translated excerpt.
Cradlesongs is available in CD and mp3 format from the HSR Store.
Sleeping Me Legs Like Gravestone Sleeping Me – Legs Like Gravestone
Apricot Rail on Album Of The Week
Apricot Rail’s Ambrose Nock has been interviewed by the excellent site Album Of The Week. Read all about the band and their stunning self-titled debut album, direct from the band’s guitarist/multi-instrumentalist.
Apricot Rail is available in CD and mp3 format from the HSR Store.
Apricot Rail Pouring Milk Out The Window Apricot Rail – Pouring Milk Out The Window
Dilatazione and HC-B on DJ Mojo's Maximum Music
It’s a feast of Italian instrumental rock on DJ Mojo’s Maximum Music this week. His July 14th podcast on Breakthru Radio features tracks from Dilatazione and HC-B alongside Tortoise and Sunset Rubdown. Mojo’s shows are always amazing, so be sure to download the latest feast.
Dilatazione’s Too Emotional For Maths and HC-B’s Soundcheck For A Missing Movie are available from the HSR Store.
HC-B Hot Afternoon In The Bulls’ Square HC-B – Hot Afternoon In The Bulls’ Square
Down Review Debut Single Released
Hidden Shoal Recordings are proud to announce the release of the debut single by the Arc Lab and Near The Parenthesis collaboration Down Review.
The first single to be taken from Down Review’s soon to be released debut EP, From Here, For Anyone, ‘Anything Is Everything’ is a post-midnight drive through a flaking neon city. Crisp programmed drums, warm synths and surging bass weave a mesmeric path through a mist of skittering textures and falling light particles. It’s the kind of glowing electronica that could loop endlessly, such is the allure of its ebullient, cyclical melodies.
Acclaimed electronic producers Medard Fischer (Arc Lab) and Tim Arndt (Near The Parenthesis) have never been in the same room nor even spoken. They ‘met’ online for the first time through their debut label, Toronto-based MMBP, and developed immediate admiration for each other’s work. Both artists have since released pivotal albums on the influential label n5MD. From their online musical collaboration comes Down Review, melding their unique sensibilities to create a delicious hybrid – warm, human electronica for alienating times.
‘Anything Is Everything’ is available for free download from the Hidden Shoal Store until the release of Down Review’s debut EP From Here, For Anyone on 11th August.
Read a full press release here.
Down Review – Anything is Everything Down Review – Anything is Everything
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