Hidden Shoal News
Happy 2014!
After a lovely and slightly extended break we are back! Hope 2014 has started swimmingly for everyone and continues that way. We have a whole bunch of wonderful music for you this year, some of it coming out very soon. We’ll be a tease and leave the details for another post. Before we skip to the future though we still have to catch up on the past! There was a number of lovely reviews, posts and general loving posted over the xmas and end of year break for some of our recent releases and we’ll be posting those up this week for your reading pleasure.
Had to get this first post up to get the rust out so excuse its lack of any real information! In an attempt to gloss over this fact we’ll leave you with a playlist of over 4 hours of Hidden Shoal gems…
Kramies New Release of the Day at BoxSpeaker
Kramies beautiful new song and music video, ‘Sea Otter Cottage’, has been chosen as “New Release of the Day” at the excellent BoxSpeaker blog. Here’s a taste,
“The type of sad song Sofia Coppola would use if she and Wes Anderson collaborated on a dark drama with grey washed out skies.” – BoxSpeaker
Check the feature out at BoxSpeaker and check out the video for the track below.
Wonderful Kramies Interview at Seamstress For The Band
Following on from the beautiful film clip for the Kramies track ‘Sea Otter Cottage‘ the man himself has been interview for the wonderful Seamstress for the Band blog. Kramies talks about the ideas behind his music, performing, his upcoming collaboration of Grant Wilson from the Ghost Hunters tv show and much more. Read it all here.
perth's "What's Your Utopia Reviewed at X-Press Magazine
Check out this glowing review of perth’s stunning new album What’s Your Utopia? in X-Press Magazine. Here’s a taste before you head to X-Press,
“there is little doubt that Perth are going to be one of the most cinematic and calming bands to come from these parts.” – X-Press
Check out the album at the Hidden Shoal Store and don’t forget to have a look at the amazing just released James Spinks music video for the album track ‘Quantum Chronological’.
New Music Video for Kramies' (feat. Jason Lytle) 'Sea Otter Cottage'
We’re excited to present the hypnotic new video to Kramies‘ track ‘Sea Otter Cottage’, which features the production and instrumental talents of Jason Lytle (Grandaddy). As the track sways and swoons with an almost unbearable poignancy, the figure of Kramies blurs and multiplies, drenched in multi-coloured light, as the song is caressed by fuzz bass and gorgeous synth textures. Check the video out at Vimeo or Youtube.
‘Sea Otter Cottage’ is taken from Kramies acclaimed new EP The Wooden Heart, which features the production and instrumental talents of Jason Lytle of Grandaddy fame, along with the inimitable production and additional instrumentation of Robert Pollard co-conspirator Todd Tobias. The ‘Sea Otter Cottage’ music video was produced by Hidden Shoal’s Cam Merton with camera work by Jason Bump and lighting design by Alex Reshetniak.
PERTH's Quantum Love
The beautiful new music video for perth’s ‘Quantum Chronological’ has been receiving love on the internet (like so many lonely hearts). Here’s a few nice grabs to get you in the mood,
“I’m not quite sure if it’s the slightly melancholy mood I’m in today or purely the magic of this beautiful track and captivating video but it’s been a really long time since I’ve been as touched by a music vid as I have been by Quantum Chronological from Perth band perth.” – 7 Seconds of Sound
“Oh wow. Sometimes a clip comes your way that just fucking blows you outta the park” – Me and All My Friends
“…as far as film clips go, this accompaniment to “Quantum Chronological”, created by MS Paint artist James Spinks is going to take some beating.” – Life is Noise
If you’ve not already fallen for the charm of Jason Spinks‘ beautiful music video then get some roses and head here. The track comes off perth’s recently released sublime sophomore album What’s Your Utopia?.
Slow Dancing Society's "The Slow and Steady Winter" Reviewed at AmbientExotica
Check out this beautifully written review of The Slow and Steady Winter by Slow Dancing Society at the wonderful AmbientExotica. Lovely to see the album is still getting great press almost 7 years on!
“One of Slow Dancing Society’s greatest compositions ever graces this particular album and scores the opening spot: The Early Stages Of Decline depicts a stupefyingly mellow winter dream and even outshines the sum of its parts. These parts are distinct yet well-known to the connoisseur of electronic music in general, not just to the follower of the Ambient genre.” – AmbientExotica
If you’ve not yet soaked in this albums beauty then head to the Hidden Shoal Store and get yourself a copy on CD or in digital format.
Beautiful New Video for PERTH by MS Paint Artist James Spinks!
We’re excited to release a wonderful new music video for Australian experimental pop outfit perth. MS Paint artist James Spinks’ whimsical new music video for the track ‘Quantum Chronological’ beautifully captures the song’s skewed charm. The simple see-sawing guitar and Casiotone refrain is accompanied by spirraling coffee pots, flashing city lights and a dancing figure who sings along to some of the track’s unearthly effects-warped vocals. It’s a beautiful marriage of lush, dreamy off-kilter pop and joyfully naive imagery. Check it out at Vimeo or YouTube.
James Spinks is a Melbourne-based digital artist originally from Perth (the place!), whose aesthetic is built around the use of his primary digital tool, MS Paint. You can view more of James’s wonderful work over at his blog. ‘Quantum Chronological’ is taken from perth’s brilliant sophomore album What’s Your Utopia?, out now through Hidden Shoal Recordings. Head to the Hidden Shoal Store to get yourself a copy on CD or in digital format and nab some free perth downloads while you’re there!
PERTH's 'Greasy Moon' In AIRIT Top Ten Australian Radio Chart
perth’s ‘Greasy Moon‘ has just landed in at number 6 on the Amrap AIRIT Top Ten ‘Most Ordered For Airplay’ chart! Australian radio is soaking in the oozy, woozy, hazy pop wonder and loving it.
If you’ve not landed yourself a copy of the band’s superb sophomore album What’s Your Utopia? then correct yourself immediately!
PERTH "What's Your Utopia?" Track by Track at Mess + Noise
Check out this fantastic track by track from the perth boys over at MESS+NOISE on their latest slab of wonder, What’s Your Utopia?. Jack, Michael, Matt and Justin walk though out each track of this sublime album and give you the insides and outsides that brought it all together.
Don’t forget that the guys are readying for some gigs in Melbourne as well as their big gig at Slanted and Enchanted with the likes of Deerhunter, Metz, Cave, Fabulous Diamonds and many more wonderful bands.
What’s Your Utopia? Album Trailer