Hidden Shoal News
Joe Sampson Featured in December Indie Feed Playlist
Joe Sampson‘s gorgeous track ‘Orchard’ has been featured in the December New Indie Folk playlist from the lovely Indie Feed. Check out the playlist on YouTube and hear Joe nestled among a bevy of other amazing artists!
Vote for Liminal Drifter in SBS Chill’s “Chillest 100”
SBS Chill’s Chillest 100 is here again folks! Let’s make sure that Liminal Drifter scores a spot in the top just as he did last year.
Vote for Liminal Drifter’s ‘Troubled Mystic’ (feat. the stunning vocals of our very own Chloe March) here!
Kramies Interview in The Big Takeover
Grab the latest paper edition of the always amazing The Big Takeover for the wonderful interview feature/interview with Kramies and also the fabulous review of Joe Sampson‘s Songs of Delay.
Apricot Rail and Craig Hallsworth in Tone Deaf Best Of List!
Apricot Rail’s ‘Scarecrow’ and Craig Hallsworth’s ‘We’re Too Far Away (My Other Future, My Other Youth)’ have been featured in Will Backler’s (RTRFM Music Director) “The 8 Best Aussie Songs You Haven’t Heard” list over at Tone Deaf. Nice!
Slow Dancing Society in Secret Music Top 20
Slow Dancing Society‘s latest opus The Wagers Of Love And Their Songs From The Witching Hour has snagged the number 11 spot in the Secret Music Top 20 for November!
Eat Your Friends: A Hidden Shoal 10th Anniversary Compilation
Hidden Shoal is excited to end the celebration of its 10th year of existence with the new compilation album Eat Your Friends, comprising remixes and covers of Hidden Shoal artists, by Hidden Shoal artists. This freely downloadable album not only showcases the wealth of original music released through Hidden Shoal, but also the creative ingenuity and deft musical touch of the remixers and cover artists.
From searing solar-flared adaptations to delicately reconstructed covers, deep space jam reworkings, and shimmering ambient tapestries, Eat Your Friends reimagines the Hidden Shoal discography in new and beautiful ways, playing to all the strengths of the roster’s dizzying array of talent.
Includes remixes and covers by: Antonymes, Arc Lab, Glanko, Wayne Harriss, Liminal Drifter, Makee, Chloe March, Markus Mehr, Erik Nilsson, REW<<, Slow Dancing Society, Tin Manzano, Willem Gator, and Zealous Chang of music by: Arc Lab, Brother Earth, Cheekbone, City of Satellites, Medard Fischer, Gilded, Glanko & Daniel Bailey, Kryshe, Memorybell, Erik Nilsson, perth, Slow Dancing Society, Tangled Star, Umpire, and Zealous Chang.
Eat Your Friends is available now as a free download via Bandcamp and is also streamable via SoundCloud. Listen and then throw yourself into the wormhole as you explore the originals and more work by the remixers and cover artists. For all the filmmakers, games designers and others in need of engaging music, don’t forget that all tracks in our catalogue are available for licensing (film, tv, games, compilations etc).
Markus Mehr Performing at the Brecht Festival – Video
On Monday 29th February, Markus Mehr performed as part og a trio alongside vocalist Isabell Münsch and saxophonist Kay Fischer as part of Augsburg’s Brecht Festival, celebrating the work of famous playwright Bertolt Brecht. Their performance addressed the issue of “coming home”, and is based on material that Brecht wrote during his exile in the USA among other works. We’re excited to be able to share an excerpt of this amazing performance. Check out the video below or head over to Stefanie Sixt’s Vimeo.
Joe Sampson’s “Chansons de Parade” Exclusive Feature at Scene Point Blank
Joe Sampson‘s new album Chansons de Parade is the current featured album at the wonderful Scene Point Blank! Check it out here and stream the album in full.Joe Sampson’s “Chansons de Parade” Out Now!
We’re excited to announce the official release of Joe Sampson‘s stunning new release Chansons de Parade, featuring the single ‘Wealth‘. The album is available now exclusively via BandCamp as a “pay what you want” and will also be available via iTunes, Spotify, Amazon et al later next week. Joe will be launching the album tonight (Dec 1st) with label mate Kramies in support at the Ubisububi Room in Denver
The follow-up to his acclaimed EP Songs of Delay released earlier this year, Chansons de Parade is another exquisitely crafted collection of songs from Joe Sampson, with an uncanny ability to quietly get under your skin. While drawing from the musical spirit of Simon & Garfunkel, Iron & Wine, and Low, the songs on Chansons de Parade sound familial rather than familiar. Combining haunting yet playful lyrical narratives, a mesmerising road-worn baritone vocal, and a delicious melodic sensibility, these nine songs feel like long-term friends from the first listen. The music’s intimacy, gently lilting country slant and spacious, restrained instrumentation add depth and resonance to Sampson’s rustic folk influences.
REW<< Track Featured in "Rancho" Trailer!
The REW<< track ‘Big Fish And The Sirens’ is featured in the wonderful trailer for the forthcoming web series Rancho. The series was written by, and also stars, Jamie H Jung.
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