Hidden Shoal News
Chloë March Signs to Hidden Shoal
We are incredibly excited to announce the signing of Chloë March to the Hidden Shoal roster. We’ve been fans of Chloë’s engaging, intelligent songwriting and sublime voice for a long time. Her wonderful collaborations with Hidden Shoal’s Jumpel sowed the seeds for a closer relationship that has now come to fruition. Oft compared to singular artists such as Nina Simone, Beth Gibbons and Elizabeth Fraser, March follows her own independent path, writing, engineering and producing from her home studio in south-east England. Inhabiting musical territory somewhere between art song and folk, dream-pop and electronica, the ambient and the cinematic, March embraces all these influences to create poetic, emotionally charged and intensely atmospheric songs and soundworlds.
“a luminous voice, a smoky alto that unfurls like a plume of cigarette smoke, its velvety tone a sensual narcotic… it’s hard not to think of the mythological sirens who used their hypnotic voices to lure sailors ashore” – textura
Not only does her stunning discography join our publishing catalogue, but Hidden Shoal will also re-release March’s latest album Nights Bright Days, along with a companion EP of previously unreleased tracks, on 4th November. Listen to and read more about Chloe March here.
Chloë March – ‘Soft Rain’ (from the 2008 album Divining)
Hidden Shoal Signs Antonymes Back Catalogue
We are extremely excited to announce the signing of Antonymes‘ back catalogue to the Hidden Shoal Publishing catalogue. Antonymes’ full range of stunning works will now be available for licensing through Hidden Shoal.
Antonymes is designer, photographer and musician Ian M. Hazeldine, based in the wilds of North Wales. The music of Antonymes emerges from the adjustments and erasures of neo-classical, ambient and minimalism, and is by its very nature cinematic, engaging, and deeply emotive. His work has been released on such labels as Hibernate, Time Released Sound, Cathedral Transmissions, Soundcolours and, of course, Hidden Shoal, and has recently featured on the Floyd Mayweather documentary 30 Days In May (Showtime), as well as numerous BBC productions.
Stream and purchase Antonymes’ releases and read more about the artist here.
Stunning New French Review for Kramies “The Wooden Heart”
Nearly a year on from its original release the magic of Kramies The Wooden Heart EP is still resonating with fans and press alike. The stunning 6 track release which features collaborations with Jason Lytle (of Grandaddy) has received glowing reviews since it release and it seems the tide has not stopped. The latest review and track by track exposition at the lovely French blog Pop Culture & Co. is a wonderful example of just how much of an impact this music has had on its fans. The original review is in French which you can read here and we have a full English translation here. Here is a little taster to get you going,
“… “The Wooden Heart” is one of those discs that deserve a real, physical and mental presence, attention, heart, a meeting with his whole being. This is not the soundtrack of banal routine activities or the soundtrack of a single emotion: it is a return to self. These six songs are magical, they have the real power to slow time that has continued to accelerate for decades. Against the backdrop of pop / folk and dreamy airy, air and padded, songs written and arranged beautifully with which Kramies invites us to let go, to regain the carefree spirit of childhood, the imperturbable romance of our youth. He urges us not to close the door of our dreams. A disc to listen, to feel, which is assessed as a strong deep meditation and intimate and dreamlike. A gift, a gift.” – Pop Culture and Co.
Head to Kramies artist profile to check out The Wooden Heart along with his two other wonderful EP’s The Folkolore Sessions and The European.
First Taste of Kryshe’s Forthcoming EP – Free Download
Kryshe‘s stunning forthcoming EP In Between lands on 25th September and to get you warmed up we have a delicious first taste of what’s to come in the form of ‘Africa‘. The track plays out like the score to a slow-motion scene from some David Lynch road movie as it glitches and glides across the stereo landscape.
In Between is an exquisitely subtle and detailed five-track EP that resonates with chilly grandeur and heartening warmth. Across spacious vistas reminiscent of the collaborative work of Brian Eno and Harold Budd, delicate yet assured melodies unfurl before being subjected to delicate manipulation. This is enveloping, minimal music with a fragility that belies its emotional potency.
Download ‘Africa’ from Bandcamp or stream the track at SoundCloud.
Involved at Schallgrenzen & Fragile or Possibly Extinct
Involved’s amazing new single, ‘Machiavella‘, from their forthcoming debut Revolving Maze (19th September) has recently been posted at the wonderful German blog Schallgrenzen and Fragile or Possibly Extinct (the lovely folks from The Silent Ballet). Schallgrenzen gave it track of the day status and had this to say,
“Dramatic, sweeping wide-screen electronica and swirling Sci-Fi of Involved. I liked the track “Machiavella” from the first note. Exciting inner cinema music. Joseph Dorsey and Reivilo Enoignor are Involved are from Texas and beyond with this enveloping cosmic force from their debut album “Revolving Maze” on indie label Hidden Shoal .” – Schallgrenzen
‘Machiavella’ is available now as a free download via Bandcamp. Revolving Maze drops on the 19th September 2014.
New Kyle Hughes-Odgers Video Featuring Markus Mehr Soundtrack
Chad Peacock has again made fantastic documentation of yet another brilliant new work by Perth artist Kyle Hughes-Odgers, “A Thousand Lights”, which is installed at the Perth International Airport. The video once again features the sonic talents of Markus Mehr whose track ‘Up-Sturz’ from his debut Lava soundtracks the piece. In the words of the artist,
“The concept for this work is based around an abstract aerial view of flying from across the globe over Western Australia into Perth city. Abstract geometric pattern areas showcasing the environment with various colour changes from oranges,yellows of the desert to blues of the ocean and rivers. Bursts of colour highlighting life and activity within the growing metropolis of Perth and surrounding areas.” – Kyle Hughes-Odgers
Kyle Hughes Odgers – A Thousand Lights (Perth Airport) from Peacock Visuals on Vimeo.
Slow Dancing Society in Echoes Top 25 and CJAM top 30!
Yet another Slow Dancing Society album has found itself in the Echoes Top 25. The Cogent Sea has been getting heavy rotation on Echoes and the more than 130 stations the show is re-broadcast on. The album is also getting healthy spins at CJAM (Canada) where’s its charting at 22 in their top 30! Nice.
If you’ve not had the pleasure of soaking in this beautiful album then head here where you can buy and stream the album in full along with the rest of the SDS discography.
Brother Earth at Backseat Mafia
More review love for Brother Earth‘s first single from their forthcoming album Positive Haywires. ‘Out Like a Lion’ just received a wonderful write up at the very cool Backseat Mafia blog. Here’s a taste,
“It’s this slightly eerie, claustrophobic indie pop song that opens with these clicks and ethereal shimmering backing, sugared with the backing vocals and a melody line that leads you through. As it continues, so it gets less sure of itself, almost reticent scared almost as around every corner there seems to be a (musical) surprise with these increasingly urgent splashes of discordant noise… It’s surprising and experimental, and quite beautiful.” – Backseat Mafia
‘Out Like a Lion’ is available for free download along with the latest Brother Earth single ‘City of Gold’ from the band’s Bandcamp. Positive Haywires drops on the 16th September with pre-orders available now.
Slow Dancing Society at Luna Kafe
Slow Dancing Society‘s sixth album, The Cogent Sea, continues to receive deserved love. Our friends at Luna Kafe have posted a beautiful write of the album in their latest edition. Check out a taste below and read the full review here.
“Captain Sullivan steers the submarine deeper and deeper, and we can hear, feel and sense the sound of silence from the outside. Nothing. Maybe with the exception of tiny beeps from the sonar. Echo beeps. The vessel (of the Sullivan-class?) glides through the sea, at half speed, propellers turned off, and everything feels so brilliantly splendid. It is a pleasure ride for sure. Come on. Check in. Enjoy.” – Luna Kafe
The Cogent Sea is available in digital formats and CD via Bandcamp. Check out more Slow Dancing Society releases here.
Brother Earth Reviewed at The Underground of Happiness
The lovely Conor O’Toole at The Underground of Happiness has just posted a delicious review of the Brother Earth single ‘Out Like a Lion‘. Check out a tasty grab below and read the whole thing here.
“Like Elliot Smith at his best, this tune is hardly there at all in one way, it’s kinda wispy. However, the elements are so brilliantly and subtly put together, you’ll find you’ll need repeated listens to figure them out. Haunting stuff.” – The Underground of Happiness
Brother Earth’s latest single ‘City of Gold’ is also now available ahead of the release their brilliant forthcoming album Positive Haywires (Sept 16th). Check it out here.
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