Our Biography so far

BIRTH…

… of the group took place in the year 2008 when two childhood friends Anssi and Jaakko met each other after a long while. This was when Anssi popped the big question and asked if they could form a band since they had been enjoying and playing music together and apart since kindergarten. Anssi had some melodic good-mooded rock tunes waiting to be finished and Jaakko eagerly joined forces with him and the band was born.

GETTING NAMED…

…was an important part of growing an identity for the band. After a while it came to be clear that forming a band was a magnificent idea, but what to call the band? It didn’t take long for Anssi to come up with the name “Hope Shallows” and the kind of sentimental mystery that came with it got both of the friends convinced to keep the name.

GROWING UP…

..the time went on and the song library grew and it started to be essential for the band to have more players. As far as the yet non-existing rhythm section was concerned the guys were ever so lucky to know a highly skilled metal drummer Markus. Anxious to find out if Markus would be interested in also playing some softer music, they asked him to join. After hearing couple of songs A and J had done so far the progressive metal man gave the green light.

HOW THE SONGS WERE AND STILL ARE MADE…

… is a creative process and they have their own way of doing it. Things develop in a certain order. First Anssi comes up with the base idea for the songs meaning chords and melodies and sometimes part of the lyrics – in others words the foundation. After that Anssi presents the song to Jaakko and he writes the lyrics and comes up with occasional guitar melodies. The cooperation is almost symbiotic. The song is then perfected with Markus and his wild and groovy rhythms and the wide knowledge of nearly all musical genres known to man. This is – to keep it simple – the way the Hope Shallows magic is written.

BECOMING COMPLETE…

…needed one more brushstroke on the canvas. Studiosessions on the run and the first live gig looming in the horizon the band had yet again a shortage in players. It was – to be fair – close to impossiple for Anssi to play both guitar and bass at the same time when performing for a live audience. It was due to recruit a bass player. From Markus’s heavy metal band was the best place to start digging and so Tuukka was found – The man who makes the rest of the band look short and the bass pure velvet. The hairy monsterman had been listening to Hope Shallows tunes earlier and didn’t hesitate too long as Markus asked him to come play the bass for the debut performance. Originally the band intended only to add another player in the group only for live shows but after only few rehearsals it was ever so clear that Tuukka was a keeper.

TIME TO THRIVE…

… is yet to come and the band is working hard while hoping that the same wistful but happy atmosphere they season their tunes with comes across to people who listen to their music.


Hailing from the sunny south coast town of Bournemouth, Paddy Thorne has played an active part in the local and national electronic music scene since the early 1990's, both as a DJ and as a live performer.

Perfecting his art at now legendary Bournemouth nightclubs (Nobles, Dusk Till Dawn), he is adaptable, non-genre-specific (house, techno, electronica, drum n bass, breaks, oldskool...) and knows how to read a crowd.

From 1995 to 1998 Paddy regularly played at several well known London nightclubs (Ministry 0f Sound, Bagleys, Cloud 9, Hanover Grande, The Cross) and promoted parties through the Students Union, bridging multiple campuses to create larger sell-out events.

From 2000, Paddy worked on his own nights at Bartonka (Bournemouth, unfortunately defunct since 2002) and worked closely with the club managers to help promote club brands both as a live performer and as a DJ. Some of these nights are well regarded in the local scene and were based around live performance. Artist based, No rules. Paddy played keyboards and DJ'd at these events.

From 2002-2017, he worked with multiple well known local brands at The Winchester (the new name for Bartonka and a cracking club), including Terminal, Back in the Dark and Special Branch, playing deep, techy house to often crowded dancefloors. Unfortunately, The Winchester closed in 2017.

With the close of this iconic club, Paddy diversified and moved across to the festival circuit, joining forces with Shush Silent Disco and has since played Oldskool Hardcore (1990-1993) as a Shush resident at Camp Bestival, Stargazy Rum and Big Bike Bash.

Paddy currently hosts regular live online radio shows on Rogue State Radio and Stream 101 Radio, playing brand new house, techno and electronica from around the world. These shows usually hit the top 20 in Mixcloud charts.

Aside from DJing, since 2011 Paddy Thorne has also released his own original tunes and remixes through Mighty Force Recordings, Alien Imprints (Alien Recordings), Loose Connection, Twisted Recordings, Kidology London, Fett Recordings, Base Music, EJ Underground (now Krafted Underground), Dekoded Records, LW Recordings and Slider Trax. His second studio album, Lost Cause (part 2), is available to buy now from Mighty Force.

Paddy Thorne has loads more stuff in the bag and after a long break (Covid!!!), he cannot wait to get back into it!

If my music can make smile or cry, happy or sad, then I take it as an honor. If it can make you dance, all naked or not, just shake your head, give you confidence… well... that's even better !
If I sound too rough, too minimal, too strange or too punk, well... that's a big compliment for me. 
I know these songs are not perfect and need some more work... but it all started as a joke. And I can't believe so many people are following me today ! Everything goes so fast on the Internet. Your criticisms really make me happy and give me energy. 
So... Feel free to comment, mostly all the Shit you won't find on Spotify ! 
Thanks for all the encouragements you all gave or still give me !

If you want to write to me : zekryahabib@gmail.com

I am also a writer ! 
I write reviews, short stories & novels. 
https://bibo-de-blogger.com/category/musique-music/

By the way, I can’t follow anymore people : I’ve reached my quota ! 
Sorry about that ! There are too many great artists out there. 
I love too much Music & love Music too much. 
I just can’t get enough of it/them…

I didn't post anything recently... but I repost the music I love or create my own playlists. Please, feel free to enjoy anything on my page !

Edit : I have started to post all the greatest song versions I sing on Smule now. I have turned into a karaoke singer at the moment. Hope some of you will enjoy it, not only the repost channels !!!
But the bots got tired of me at the moment ! ;-P
^__^


Amazing ! Someone's called "I'm-sorry-but-your-opinion-means-very-little-to-me !!!" 
Very Interesting !!!

I like a huge variety of music, you should check it out !  :)

Follow meeee !
No, no, just kidding ! You don’t have to 🫶🏻🫶🏼🫶🏽🫶🏾🫶🏿

PS : Due to copyright, some songs have been and may yet be removed.

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