Hidden Shoal News
New Willem Gator Track and Music Video
We’re excited to present ‘Jingle Plaid’, the first track lifted from Italian electronic artist Willem Gator‘s forthcoming EP Sold Out. The track is available to stream via SoundCloud and is accompanied by a beautiful music video. The EP will see release on the 1st March 2022.
Sold Out taps into both the playful, danceable territory of Severed Heads and the focused melodic drive of early Warp releases. ‘2007’ is hypnotic and pulsing, evoking a dreamy, nocturnal landscape. ‘Fragments Vol. 2’ conjures an eerie, almost tribal atmosphere, like Popul Vuh jamming with Dead Can Dance. The five-track release reaches its climax with the 11-minute ‘It Collapse’, which lays elegant yet icy synth tones over stuttering rhythms and a roving, questioning bassline.
Willem Gator is Giuseppe Musmeci, self-taught composer, guitarist, electronic musician and member of the Italian post-rock outfit HC-B. Musmeci’s rich background in electronic music production and keen sense of texture sees him creating highly distinctive music. Willem Gator has performed throughout Europe, sharing the stage with musicians such as FM Einhet (Einsturzende Neubauten), Flying Luttenbachers, Unsane, DJ Spooky, Pansonic, Nobokazu Takemura, U-Cef, Battles and Art Brut.
The music of Willem Gator is available for licensing (film, tv, web, exhibition etc). Head here for more details.
New Rewilding Single and Music Video
Hidden Shoal is excited to present the new single, ‘Astro-Geo Alignment’, from US experimental pop project Rewilding. The track is lifted from the forthcoming album Abandoned Kiva, which will see release on April 8th in digital and CD formats with pre-orders now available. The single and accompanying music video is available now to stream and watch. The music of Rewilding is available for licensing for film, tv, web, games and beyond via Hidden Shoal. Check here for more info.
Following on from 2020’s mesmerising instrumental album Rain Patch, Rewilding’s new album, Abandoned Kiva, traverses exciting new ground for the band. In-keeping with the album’s underlying theme of seeking fresh connections in a world characterised by disconnection, the album introduces vocals by new collaborator Monica Alexandra, while continuing to explore the blurred lines between lo-fi indie-pop, post-rock and film soundtracks.
With Alexandra’s vocals in the mix alongside Jake McFee’s own, Abandoned Kiva shares musical DNA with Broadcast’s Tender Buttons, where haunting voices weave amid dense, dark musical hallways, flickering with the promise of revelation while perpetually dodging out of reach. Single ‘Astro-Geo Alignment’ typifies the album’s charms, as rickety rhythms are held together by hazy guitars, synths and voices, warping the listener’s perception of the music’s temporal and spatial dimensions.
“Further Hidden Shoal loveliness… a set made up of intricately teased melodic miniatures with an affectionate nod to both Fridge and Pram… its dreamily reflective tones are teasingly sculptured in a disarmingly fragile whittling” – The Sunday Experience on Rewilding single ‘High Desert’
New Moonchy & Tobias Single, Album in March
We’re excited to announce the release of ‘Potio Medicata’, the new single from the forthcoming Moonchy & Tobias album, Golem. The single is available now to stream via SoundCloud ahead of the album release on 25th March through Tiny Room Records and Hidden Shoal. ‘Potio Medicata’ is accompanied by a suitably playful music video available to stream via YouTube.
Golem sees Moonchy & Tobias boldly embarking on a treacherous journey through haunted, psychedelic territory. Moonchy is the Medicine Woman in this dark rainforest, with Tobias dredging up waterlogged sound from the swamp and refracting it through a hall of mirrors. While M&T’s widely acclaimed previous albums prioritized atmosphere over rhythmic intensity, Golem stirs in a heady dose of grinding bass and guitar textures familiar to fans of 90s bands such as Girls Against Boys and Morphine.
The album hurtles into view with ‘Zoas’, tapping into the lurching alt-rock magic of Captain Beefheart or Scary Monsters-era Bowie. First single, ‘Potio Medicata’ leans into an insistent Middle-Eastern flavored ostinato, melodically infused and mesmerizing, whilst ‘Mintea’ counterbalances its strident guitar riffing and joyous cowbell with Moonchy’s eerie vocal.
The music of Moonchy & Tobias is available for licensing for film, tv, web and beyond via Hidden Shoal.
Stunning Neo-Classical EP From Lunar Landscape’s Arnaud Sigonney
Hidden Shoal is excited to present the debut solo release from Lunar Landscape‘s Arnaud Sigonney. In contrast to the epic, progressive sound of Lunar Landscape, this solo EP finds Sigonney exploring a neo-classical palette of piano and strings. The title, which translates as “dreams never go away,” evokes the lush, romanticised realms of the imagination, in which these graceful compositions find their expression. From the eerie, stripped-back “Les Roses Noires” to the ghostly choral voices of “Cathédrale,“ Les Rêves Ne Disparaissent Jamais! is vividly cinematic, despite its succinct, 12-minute run-time.
The EP is available now via Spotify, Bandcamp and all other good online stores. The music of Arnaud Sigonney is available for licensing (master & sync cleared) for film, tv, web and more through Hidden Shoal. Please contact us for more details.
“The Field” – Beautiful New EP from The Slanted City
We’re excited to announce the release of The Field, the new EP from the Erik Nilsson project The Slanted City. The EP is available now via Bandcamp, Spotify, Apple Music and the rest. The music of The Slanted City is available for licensing (film, tv, web etc) via Hidden Shoal.
The Field comprises three songs, written over the course of some fifteen years: ‘Counting Days’, a bossa nova about fieldwork far from home; ‘A House Divided’, a ballad about political polarization in the guise of a relationship drama; and ‘The Collective Field’, the program statement of World Listening Day 2020 set to music.
The World of Dust – New Music Video and Interview
We’re excited to present the wonderfully playful music video by Mark Jennings for The World of Dust song ‘Sailing’. The track is lifted from The World of Dust’s new album “True Sound”, available on CD and digital through Tiny Room Records and streamable via Spotify, Apple Music and the rest. The video is being premiered along with a fantastic interview with Stefan Breuer at The Daily Indie.
New Kramies Single and Video, ‘Ohio, I’ll Be Fine’
Hidden Shoal is excited to present the gorgeous new Kramies single ‘Ohio, I’ll Be Fine’, a beautiful example of the emotional potency he’s has become known for. Taken from the highly anticipated forthcoming self-titled Kramies EP, “Ohio, I’ll Be Fine” taps into Kramies’ past, the lyrics unflinchingly facing his personal demons. Download the track via Bandcamp and watch the video on YouTube.
Produced by and featuring Jerry Becker of Train, as well as Jim Bogios of Counting Crows, “Ohio, I’ll Be Fine” combines the artistry of these three creative minds into a wonderfully detailed, emotionally resonant song. Clocking in at a concise three minutes, the song’s animated video casts a warm, nostalgic light on the song’s lyrical imagery, lifting your spirits while tugging on your heartstrings.
As a natural next step in a long and storied artistic career, “Ohio, I’ll be Fine” stands among Kramies’ best work to date, showcasing his knack for bringing together the personal and the universal into addictive, accessible folk-pop.
Kramies’ music is available for licensing through Hidden Shoal. Head here for more details.
New Single From The Slanted City, “The Field” EP Soon
We’re excited to present ‘A House Divided’, the first single lifted from The Field, the new EP from the Erik Nilsson project The Slanted City. The EP will see release on 5th October 2021 through Hidden Shoal. The music of The Slanted City is available for licensing (film, tv, web etc) via Hidden Shoal.
“The Field” comprises three songs, written over the course of some fifteen years: ‘Counting Days’, a bossa nova about fieldwork far from home; ‘A House Divided’, a ballad about political polarization in the guise of a relationship drama; and ‘The Collective Field’, the program statement of World Listening Day 2020 set to music.
Liminal Drifter ‘Cut Out’ – New Single!
Hidden Shoal is excited to present the new Liminal Drifter single, ‘Cut Out’, the perfect way to usher in the Australian springtime. Clean and shimmering, punctuated by golden horns and keys, the song’s positive momentum is counterbalanced by the bittersweet taste of leaving something behind. The track is lifted from Liminal Drifter’s forthcoming EP, due out later in the year and follows his amazing recent run in the U.S. college radio charts (#1 chill record of 2020!).
“As the introspective electronica plays us out, it’s not hard to imagine a utopia being enveloped by the soothing and thoughtful sounds of Liminal Drifter.” – Xpress Mag on Connected
Download via Bandcamp, stream via Spotify and the rest. The music of Liminal Drifter is available for licensing via Hidden Shoal (film, tv, web games etc). Check here for more details on licensing this music.
Otinget’s Brilliant Debut Album Out Now!
On their debut release, The Greatest Thing That Never Happened… Yet, Swedish trio Otinget deliver a mesmerising suite of songs, blending delicate folk, strident post-rock, lilting Americana and brooding slowcore – plus a special guest appearance by Dungen lead guitarist Reine Fiske. The album is available now via Bandcamp, Spotify and all other good online stores and streamers. The music of Otinget is available for licensing for film, tv, web and more via Hidden Shoal.
On title track and first single, Fiske helps build the song from its gentle rollicking intro to its feverish conclusion. Opener ‘The Sea’ weaves mesmerising, spidery guitar lines before the bassline references the Hendrix classic ‘Hey Joe’. ‘The Vagabond’ manages to seamlessly fuse math-rock guitar lines with a bluesy swagger, highlighting both the band’s songwriting smarts and their formidable ability as performers. ‘But Something Came Over Me’ is a brooding slice of atmospheric pop, building up and falling away in equal measures over its runtime. And the album closes with ‘Further’, a majestic re-working of a song by one of Otinget frontman Erik Nilsson’s other projects, The Slanted City
Otinget was born in an abandoned industrial building on the outskirts of Stockholm, Sweden, where Victor Alneng (Infra) and Tomas Eriksson (Magnolia, My Brother the Wind) made music in various, shifting constellations. Erik Nilsson (The Slanted City), acquainted with Alneng from their university days, joined on guitar and later vocals, and together they discovered a synergy worth exploring further: the interplay between Eriksson’s imaginative drumming, Alneng’s melodic bass playing and Nilsson’s fingerstyle guitar. On their debut album Otinget are joined on a couple of tracks by Reine Fiske (Dungen) and Mathias Danielsson (My Brother the Wind).
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