Hidden Shoal News
Slow Dancing Society, Sankt Otten and Wes Willenbring Reviews
How’s this for a triple treat – reviews of three HSR releases in the latest edition of the Ambient Music Guide. The Slow Dancing Society album “The Sound of Lights When Dim“, The Sankt Otten album “Wir Koennen Ja Freunde Bleiben” and Wes Willenbring’s “Somewhere Someone Else” were all met with a wonderful reception from the excellent ambient and downtempo zine. You can read the reviews here.
Hidden Shoal Recordings Label Profile and Reviews in Textura
The latest edition of the ever excellent Textura online magazine features a Hidden Shoal Recordings Label profile as well as reviews of albums by Wes Willenbring, Sankt Otten and Slow Dancing Society. Other goodness to be found in the April issue include a feature on the wonderful Dynamophone label, reviews for albums by Stars of the Lid, Explosions in the Sky, Do Make Say Think as well as some deliciously free mp3’s to feed your ears with.
"The Sound of Lights When Dim" Feature Album on Cosmic Lounge Radio
The spotlight is shining once again on the Slow Dancing Society’s “The Sound of Lights When Dim” with the album being featured in The Cosmic Lounge radio show’s April 2nd edition. For those of who you haven’t yet checked out this excellent ambient and downtempo show then you’re in luck as all shows are archived here. You can also catch the show live via DI.FM on the Chillout channel with show times listed here.
"A Taste Of" by Colour Kane Now Available
Hidden Shoal Recordings, today announced the pre-release of the album, “A Taste Of” by Belgian dream pop outfit, Colour Kane.
Featuring a collaboration with Robin Guthrie of Cocteau Twins fame, “A Taste Of” is laden with honey coated, magisterial guitars, sweeping electronics and lush vocals. The title track encapsulates the album with its exquisite interplaying guitars ringing out against the ethereal voice of Marjan Snykers. As with the rest of the album, this song finds that unique emotive space where sonic majesty and melodic craftsmanship paint the sky with a rich and immersive melancholy.- Press Release Excerpt.
“A Taste Of” is now available as a pre-release exclusively from the HSR Store. The album will see official release in May 2007 where it will be available from all good digital music stores such as Itunes, eMusic, Sony Connect and Rhapsody. Listen to the album in full here.
A Taste Of Colour Kane – A Taste Of
Tangled Star Featured on Insomnia Radio
Tune in to the latest episode of the excellent Insomnia Radio podcast to hear the gorgeous Tangled Star track, “It’s Now or Later” being featured (amongst some other fine selections by the Insomnia team). Check out the show here.
Rascal To The Rescue Tangled Star – Rascal To The Rescue
Slow Dancing Society Review at The Silent Ballet
We never tire of reading glowing reviews of wonderful albums and the latest review of the Slow Dancing Society album, “The Sound of Lights When Dim“, at The Silent Ballet is no exception. If you need any more convincing of the beauty of this album then check out the review here.
Glassacre Featured Artist on Rightround
The excellent indie music zine, Rightround has chosen Glassacre as its current Feature Artist. Checkout the feature here.
Wes Willenbring Review
The first review has come in for the new Wes Willenbring release, “Somewhere Someone Else“. The good people at Boring Machines Disturb Sleep have given this wonderful and important album a deservedly glowing write up – the first of many we are sure. The album is currently available as a pre-release exclusively from the HSR Store and will be officially released in March 2007. Preview the album in full here.
As You Fade Away Wes Willenbring As You Fade Away
Sankt Otten Review at The Silent Ballet
Check out the latest review of Sankt Otten’s masterpiece “Wir koennen ja Freunde bleiben” at The Silent Ballet. If you haven’t heard this album yet then do yourself a favour and preview the album in full here.
Jetzt bist Du heilig Sankt Otten Jetzt bist Du heilig
Dilatazione “Too Emotional For Maths” – Sodapop
Excerpt – “These four guys from Tuscany sound as though they had been born in Chicago. A lively and varied drumming, a warm and fascinating sound, but above all, many beautiful songs.”
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