Hidden Shoal News
Scott Solter's One River Reviewed on Textura and Igloo
Scott’s Solter’s sublime ambient album One River, recently reissued by Hidden Shoal, has just received glowing reviews over at Textura and Igloo Magazine.
The album is available in CD and mp3 formats via the Hidden Shoal Store.
Antonymes meets Slow Dancing Society EP Charting
We Don’t Look Back For Very Long, the recently released collaboration between Antonymes and Slow Dancing Society, is currently sitting pretty at number 12 on the Asheville FM CMJ Top 30 charts and number 3 on their Classical/Ambient charts along with the likes of Fennesz, Chubby Wolf, Wolves In The Throne Room and Zola Jesus to name a few.
The EP is now availble in MP3 and lossless formats and was also released as a limited edition CD package. If you missed out on the CD through Hidden Shoal there may still be limited stock available from Norman Records and Stashed Goods. Head here for digital as well as a full EP stream.
Kramies Interviews on Big Smile Magazine
Last year, Kramies was interviewed by Big Smile magazine on the eve of commencing a tour of Ireland, on which he road-tested songs that would eventually become his new Hidden Shoal EP, The European. The follow-up interview has just been published, in which he talks about how the tour shaped the songs, his signing to Hidden Shoal, plus what’s next.
The European EP is available now from the Hidden Shoal Store in mp3 and limited edition CD postcard formats.
Kramies "The European" EP Official Release
Hidden Shoal is excited to announce the official release of The European, the new EP by Colorado based Dutch-American atmos-pop artist Kramies.
Produced by Todd Tobias (Guided By Voices, Robert Pollard, Circus Devils), The European sets Kramies’ gorgeous voice and acoustic guitar within a glowing tableau, epic in scope yet delicate in detail. The EP fades into view with ‘Intro’, a simple cyclical pattern of guitar, piano and vocals gradually subsumed by drones and distortion. This leads into the majestic, glacial sway of the title track, guaranteed to make the hairs on the back of your neck stand on end. Then, ‘Inventors’ is the album’s dark, shadowy heart, a ballad of subtle intensity.
Single ‘Coal Miners Executive Club’ is an emotionally resonant vortex of swooning pop built around an absolutely heartbreaking chord progression on synthesizer, carried skyward as layers and layers of instruments build and build. And the closing ‘Antiquarian Days’ is a fitting fade towards a sepia horizon, burbling loops and chiming guitars accompanying Kramies’ gentle lament.
The European EP is available digitally as well as a numbered limited edition of 100 cd postcards with artwork by Australian designer and illustrator Stuart Medley. All CD orders come with an immediate download of the album. The first single from the EP, ‘Coal Miners Executive Club’, is also available for free download here. Head to the Hidden Shoal Store to buy and stream the album in full. For more info grab the full press release here.
Kramies – ‘The European’
Antonymes meets Slow Dancing Society at Textura
For those who aren’t already avid Textura readers (and why wouldn’t you be!?!) be sure to head over to their latest edition to read a lovely review of the Antonymes meets Slow Dancing Society EP We Don’t Look Back For Very Long.
For the uninitiated, We Don’t Look Back For Very Long sees Antonymes reworking a track from each of fellow Hidden Shoal artist Slow Dancing Society’s four albums, casting radiant new light on the stunning originals. Across almost 30 minutes, Antonymes marries SDS’s glistening atmospheres to his own trademark ambient neo-classical minimalism, creating a completely mesmerising hybrid.
The EP is now availble in MP3 and lossless formats and was also released as a limited edition CD package. If you missed out on the CD through Hidden Shoal there may still be limited stock available from Norman Records and Stashed Goods. Head here for digital as well as a full EP stream.
Antonymes meets Slow Dancing Society – ‘The Grey Sea And The Long Black Land’
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[The] Caseworker at Skeleton Crew Quarterly
[The] Caseworker’s superb new album Letters From The Coast has received another lovely review, this time over at the very savvy Skeleton Crew Quarterly. Check out the review and then head to the Hidden Shoal Store to stream this beautiful thing in full and buy it after you’ve fallen deeply in love it, just as we did.
The Caseworker – ‘Boats’
Postcard CD Pre-Orders for Kramies "The European"
Hidden Shoal is excited to announce the availability of CD postcard pre-orders for The European, the forthcoming EP by Colorado based Dutch-American atmos-pop artist Kramies.
Produced by Todd Tobias (Guided By Voices, Robert Pollard, Circus Devils), The European sets Kramies’ gorgeous voice and acoustic guitar within a glowing tableau, epic in scope yet delicate in detail. The EP fades into view with ‘Intro’, a simple cyclical pattern of guitar, piano and vocals gradually subsumed by drones and distortion. This leads into the majestic, glacial sway of the title track, guaranteed to make the hairs on the back of your neck stand on end. Then, ‘Inventors’ is the album’s dark, shadowy heart, a ballad of subtle intensity.
Single ‘Coal Miners Executive Club’ is an emotionally resonant vortex of swooning pop built around an absolutely heartbreaking chord progression on synthesizer, carried skyward as layers and layers of instruments build and build. And the closing ‘Antiquarian Days’ is a fitting fade towards a sepia horizon, burbling loops and chiming guitars accompanying Kramies’ gentle lament.
The European EP will be available digitally as well as a numbered limited edition of 100 cd postcards with artwork by Australian designer and illustrator Stuart Medley. CD Pre-orders are available now through the Hidden Shoal Store ahead of the official release on the 22nd of November. All pre-orders come with an immediate download of the album. The first single from the EP, ‘Coal Miners Executive Club’, is also available for free download here. For more info grab the full press release here.
Kramies – ‘Coal Miners Executive Club’
Kramies – ‘Inventors’
Scott Solter's One River on The Underground of Happiness
The reissue of Scott Solter’s ambient masterpiece One River has received some loving over at the Underground of Happiness blog, where you can also watch Twins and Wives, a film by Laura and Mark Solter to accompany the album. Beautiful stuff.
[The] Caseworker Review Bonanza!
[The] Caseworker’s superb new album Letters From The Coast and its lead single ‘National Runner’ have been receiving glowing reviews left, right and centre: Rave Magazine, Groovemine, Delusions of Adequacy, Mojophenia, Listen, Dammit, Scene Point Blank, KJHK and Noise, to mention a few. Plus, there’s an interview with the band at the Underground of Happiness blog. There’ll no doubt be plenty there to convince you to shell out your record-buying dollar, so visit the Hidden Shoal Store to grab the album in CD or mp3 format.
Review Round-up for Salli Lunn Remix Album
Salli Lunn’s remix album A Frame of Reference – which includes remixes by Scott Solter, Manual, and Hidden Shoal’s very own Markus Mehr and City of Satellites – has received a lot of delicious coverage of late, including Brisbane’s Rave Magazine and 4ZZZ radio station, the Delusions of Adequacy review site, and the German blog Schallgrenzen. Head along to the Hidden Shoal Store to stream the album in full, along with the band’s debut album Heresy and Rite, which are both available in CD and mp3 format. Vinyl junkies will also be pleased to hear that Heresy and Rite is now also available on vinyl.