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A small selection of tracks from the Hidden Shoal licensing catalogue. All music is master and sync cleared so requests can be turned around quickly. The full catalogue contains a range of sublime music that crosses and marries genres at will - from experimental to intelligent pop. Contact us for more info or if you'd like us to pitch tracks for your project. We love music, we love the moving image in all its forms and we're a friendly bunch! 

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We're excited to present the first single lifted from 'The Greatest Thing That Never Happened... Yet', the debut album by Swedish trio Otinget. A mesmerising suite of songs, the album blends delicate folk, strident post-rock, lilting Americana and brooding slowcore, and also features a special guest appearance by Dungen lead guitarist Reine Fiske. The album sees release through Hidden Shoal on the 17th of September 2021.
 
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.

“delights at every turn… an unfailingly tuneful and entertaining whole that transcends its techniques through sheer musicality” – Music is Good on Otinget frontman Erik Nilsson’s album Recollage

The music of Otinget is available for licensing (film, tv, web, games etc) through Hidden Shoal -www.hiddenshoal.com/licensing

The Greatest Thing That Never Happened...Yet

Otinget - The Greatest Thing That Never Happened

'Goodbye' is the first single from True Sound, the new album from The World of Dust, the musical project of Stefan Breuer, featuring Todd Tobias (Guided by Voices, Robert Pollard, Circus Devils). 

In some ways a concept album, True Sound charts a very personal exploration of the life and death of Stefan Breuer’s grandparents. The unique overarching narrative that plays out with each song, and the warmth of the delivery, unites the album into a moving and consistent whole. As with The World of Dust’s acclaimed previous album, Samsara, the instrumental elements on True Sound were created by Todd Tobias, who sent them to Breuer to write and sing the lyrics. Tobias’s wonderfully melodic compositions call to mind his work with Robert Pollard, creating a haunting marriage when combined with Breuer's pure vocal tones, reminiscent of The White Birch’s Ola Flottum. 

The mesmerising, drumless opening track ‘Sailing’ introduces Breuer’s grandfather, Jan (whose personal effects are on display in the Museum of Vlaardingen), over insistent, metallic guitar and burbling modulation. First single ‘Goodbye’ has a charming, wistful sway and gorgeous vocal harmonies, which belie its sobering story of Jan’s battle with cancer. Jan’s first wife, who passed away during childbirth, is commemorated on ‘Petronella’s Death’, with its elegant, descending guitar figures. And Breuer’s grandmother is touchingly memorialised on the elegant tempo shift and eerie arpeggios of ‘Nel’s Passing’. Ultimately, True Sound is testament to the liberation that comes from letting go.

“Its power lies in the intimacy… without drowning in desolate melancholy” – hifi.nl

The World of Dust is Dutch artist, musician and manager of Tiny Room Records, Stefan Breuer, based in Bilthoven, near Utrecht in The Netherlands. Breuer released his debut album, Bhava, in 2013, followed by X in 2014. On 2015’s Womb Realm, Breuer first collaborated with Todd Tobias (Guided by Voices, Robert Pollard, Circus Devils), with Tobias contributing keyboard arrangements. Then, in 2017, Breuer released the experimental compilation Golden Moon. Samsara (2019) is Breuer’s second collaboration with Tobias, and his first release on Hidden Shoal. True Sound (2021) is his latest release, continuing his collaboration with Tobias.

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The World of Dust - 'Goodbye'

Taken from the 2009 album "Soundcheck for a Missing Movie".

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YouTube non-commercial license - These tracks are available for free usage on non-commercial, non political and non-religious video productions posted specifically to the YouTube platform.

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HC-B - 'Hot Afternoon in The Bull's Square'

Hidden Shoal is excited to announce the release of ‘A Tour of Washington​’​s Jewish Homes‘, the first single from the forthcoming Michael Kentoff album Washington Hebrew. new album from brooding instrumental project Battlestations. The track is available as a free download via Bandcamp (download link above). The album, including vinyl, will see release in September. The music of Michael Kentoff is available to license for use in film, tv, games, web etc via Hidden Shoal - https://www.hiddenshoal.com/licensing/

For Michael Kentoff, singer-songwriter of the experimental pop group, The Caribbean, songwriting is problem solving. When Kentoff became fascinated with the electronic dance genre footwork, he wondered if he could apply indie-pop songcraft to its cut-up production style. The result is Kentoff’s self-titled solo debut, a satisfying amalgamation of adventurous soundscapes and well-crafted melodies.

A Tour of Washington​’​s Jewish Homes

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Michael Kentoff - A Tour Of Washington’s Jewish Homes

Taken from their stunning new album AIRTH. 

AIRTH is the result of a 15-year friendship between electronic downtempo composer Jumpel / Cologne and Tel Aviv-based Adi Goldstein, an innovative composer and musician. From the beginning, the relationship between Adi and Jumpel was a fusion of creative minds and cultures. Their dynamic partnership fostered a shared passion for pushing the boundaries of music and transcending borders and backgrounds. Then, in 2024, they decided to take a new step and embarked on a creative journey: an album that would fuse their unique styles into a seamless ambient electro and experimental experience. Over the course of a month, they put their hearts and souls into creating eleven tracks despite the distance. Each track reflects their individual artistry and the wonderful synergy of their collaboration.
AIRTH is more than just a collection of tracks. It is a story about overcoming geographical, cultural and historical boundaries through a shared artistic vision using the universal language of music. Jumpel’s experimental ethos from Cologne and Adi’s rhythm from Tel Aviv merge into a unique tapestry of sound that captures the essence of both worlds.

Jumpel - https://www.hiddenshoal.com/project/jumpel
Adi Goldstein - https://www.adigoldstein.com

This music is available for licensing. Email Cam at Hidden Shoal for more details: cam[@]hiddenshoal.com | www.hiddenshoal.com/licensing

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Jumpel & Adi Goldstein - Mock State

Hidden Shoal is proud to announce the release of ‘On and Onwards’ by Erik Nilsson, the first single from his forthcoming album "Hearing Things" (30/7/15).

The direct emotive power of ‘On and Onwards’ comes from the simple accumulation of pristine instrumental elements: shimmering chimes, resonant piano chords, a driving kick drum, and a glitchy, echoing hook. The elements build and play off each other with clarity and precision, resulting in a track of deceptive power and resonance.

Read more about Erik Nilsson here - http://www.hiddenshoal.com/project/erik-nilsson/

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Erik Nilsson - 'On And Onward'

Taken from "Hearing Things (Reworked), out 24th October, 2026 via Hidden Shoal.

Those of you who have soaked in the beauty that is Erik Nilsson's 2015 release Hearing Things will know what a special album it is. For those fans and for the lucky few who get to hear it for the first time, we have some special for you. Nilsson has been hard at work remixing and remastering the original cuts, as he did with previous album Recollage, and it sounds glorious. So without further ado let us present Hearing Things (Reworked), available on all streaming services and Erik Nilsson's Bandcamp. Erik Nilsson’s music is available for licensing through Hidden Shoal. Head here for more details.

"...there have been many points during my numerous listens as I got ready to review this album where the emotional punch of Nilsson’s music just stops me in my tracks and I just need to take a moment to do nothing but listen. That’s effective stuff, and there’s plenty of effective stuff here. Do give this a listen.” - Hypnagogue

Drawing on folk, classical and electronica, Erik Nilsson blends acoustic instruments with field recordings and computer-generated sounds, crafting music akin to early Four Tet, Tortoise at their most minimal, and fellow Scandinavian soundscapers The Gentleman Losers. His Hidden Shoal debut Hearing Things advances the compositional strategy Nilsson first explored on his acclaimed debut Recollage: simple rhythmic and melodic elements are manipulated and recontextualised into richly textured, emotive pieces.

Stay tuned for another reworking and some remixes coming out before the end of the year!

Erik Nilsson - On and Onward (Reworked)

‘Delicate Power’ is the second single to be taken from Antonymes’ sublime new album "(For Now We See) Through A Glass Dimly". The track showcases Antonymes deft musical skills with its restrained rhythms infusing the melodies with a gravitas that is at once warmly human and gravely austere.

The track is also featured on the "Delicate Power (In The Hands of Others)"  EP  which  features remixes by Marconi Union, Markus Mehr and Lvmark. The EP will see release on the 31st of May 2016. More info here:
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"Delicate Power (In The Hands of Others)"
The hypnotic rhythmic underpinning of ‘Delicate Power’ has invited five magical re-workings on this EP, each with its own subtle majesty. Marconi Union tease the original into a beautifully orchestrated anti-gravity ballad. Markus Mehr’s inimitable skills for re-invention have helped him to create a brooding version that draws heavily on the original’s rhythmic details. Lvmark’s reinterpretation foregrounds the melodic elements of the original, wedded to gently pulsing electronica. Alongside these three guest remixes, there are two reworkings from Antonymes himself: ‘Delicate Power’ (Waltz For Mary Anne)’ transforms the original into a beautiful, late-night swing, and ‘Delicate Power (Jung’s Drug Drum Waltz)’ lives up to the promise of its title with more heft to its woody rhythms.

This music is available for licensing. Email Cam at Hidden Shoal for more details: cam[@]hiddenshoal.com | www.hiddenshoal.com/licensing

Antonymes - Delicate Power

'Let It All In' is the first single taken from "Blood-Red Spark", the forthcoming album by English dream-pop artist Chloë March. The album sees release on the 8th of December 2017. More on Chloe March here: www.hiddenshoal.com/project/chloe-march

"Blood-Red Spark"
In her fourth album, Blood-Red Spark, March continues her exploration of a rich musical seam in which songwriterly storytelling and imagistic soundscape meet. Beautiful ambient/electro-pop soundworlds of warm spaciousness and radiant sensuality are underpinned by a compelling pulse - a vital heartbeat of an album of emotional concealments and revealments, truth and trickery, loss, longing and desire. 

March leads the listener through an immersive multi-layered world of melodic twists and unexpected harmonic shifts with the confident songcraft of a composer happily at home with her own distinctive musicality, occasionally  reminiscent of Goldfrapp, C Duncan, The Cocteau Twins or David Sylvian, using her voice as intimate centre point and textural instrument. The single ‘Let It All In’ is at the heart of this intimacy, distilling the emotional magnetism that March brings to all her work into an intense shot of magic and liquid melancholy.  Blood-Red Spark is further evidence of an artist gathering her musical forces and transforming them into shimmering gold.

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Blood-Red Spark

Chloe March - Let It All In

Taken from Soviet Cities on the Moon, the epic debut release from Paraphon. The album is available for download now via Bandcamp (https://paraphon.bandcamp.com/album/soviet-cities-on-the-moon) and is also available for licensing (film, tv, web etc) via Hidden Shoal (https://www.hiddenshoal.com/licensing/).

Soviet Cities on the Moon is a soundtrack for interstellar travel. Like a warm, electronic bath it suspends the listener in its lush, sweeping tones and arpeggiated rhythms. This is the future we were promised but never eventuated. Paraphon crafts sprawling, mesmeric synthscapes for a future that never eventuated. This is cinematic music in the truest sense – immersive, narrative driven and emotive.

Soviet Cities on the Moon

Paraphon - Voyager L

'Pina' is lifted from "Fragments Vol.1", the wonderful new EP by the Italian electronic producer Willem Gator.The EP is available now via Bandcamp, Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon and most other online stores. The music of Willem Gator is available for licensing (film, tv, web and more) via Hidden Shoal.

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On his new EP as Willem Gator, Giuseppe Musmeci juxtaposes the glimmering tones of Asian stringed instruments against haunting vocal samples, shimmering guitar loops and pounding drum refrains. ‘Fall of Saigon’, ‘Voice of Korea’ and ‘Korean Shaman Exorcist’ all employ these instrumental ingredients to mesmerising effect. At the EP’s heart lies the glowering, reflective ‘Noodles Western’, built around piano, synth strings and pattering cymbals. Closing track ‘Pina’ sees Musmeci’s role in post-rock band HC-B brought to the fore, with drums that would sit right at home on instrumental hip-hop, offset by spiralling instrumental textures. 

“an eclectic album of epic melancholic electronica, poised between post rock and clubbing sonority, full of dreamy musical constructions” – Wicked Style on Locked-In Syndrome

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 for film, tv, games etc via Hidden Shoal. 

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Willem Gator - Pina

Hidden Shoal is an Australia-based independent label & licensing agency. All music is available for licensing across film, tv, web, games, compilations and more. Contact us at http://www.hiddenshoal.com/contact-us/

Hidden Shoal has earned a reputation for releasing exciting and engaging new independent music that is not bound by genre or style. The label was chosen as one of Textura magazine’s favourite labels, has been dubbed “This generation’s 4AD” by prominent New York radio host DJ Mojo, and has been described by The Mountain Goats’ frontman John Darnielle as “one of the great wonders of our age”.