PRLog (Press Release) –
Apr 08, 2008 – The Australian music label Hidden Shoal Recordings has announced the release of the debut album Tooth by American electronic pop duo Ghost In The Water.
Inhabiting a soundworld demarcated by fellow sonic explorers Björk and Xiu Xiu, Ghost In The Water transform the prosaic into the magical. Husband and wife Nathan and Mandy Tensen-Woolery create intimate, charming electronic pop music, suspended weightless between the twin poles of childlike enthusiasm and haunted memories – like gazing upward at a star-filled sky while weighed down by the responsibilities of the everyday.
Tooth presents a luscious and intricate vision: a delicate yet expansive re-working of the traditional pop format married to gorgeous interwoven male/female vocals and an enveloping sonic canvas. These 10 intimate yet effusive lullabies are skillfully crafted from winding strings, bubbling electronics and golden vocals, setting up a heartbreaking duality between child-like optimism and the adult weight of loss and longing.
“a beautiful fusion between technological inspirations and wholesome handmade melodies. Ghost In The Water put a little cloud under your chair and another one behind your head” – City Pages
“makes your feet slow-mo slide dance while your head goes numb... Perfect electro-pop, with the right doses of energy and chilled enthusiasm” – Luna Kafe
Nathan and Mandy also comprise the well-loved Minneapolis band Fitzgerald, who have continued to gather a strong following and praise in the indie press. Ghost In The Water came to life after Nathan wrote the song ‘Clean Sinks and Folded Laundry’ for a friend’s animation in the spring of 2006. The friend left for the wilds of Omaha, Nebraska, leaving Nathan with a song and no animation. ‘Clean Sinks and Folded Laundry’ opened up a raft of new musical possibilities for the pair in terms of both composition and sound – and Ghost In The Water was born.
Tooth is available now through Hidden Shoal Recordings as well as all good digital stores, including iTunes, Amazon and eMusic.
Hidden Shoal Recordings is an Australian-based independent music label whose current catalogue includes releases that slip between the edges of experimental ambient work, shoegazing pop, post-rock and indie rock. The label has earned a reputation for releasing exciting and engaging new independent music that is not bound by genre or style. Hidden Shoal Recordings was recently chosen as one of the top ten favourite labels of 2007 by Textura magazine and has been dubbed “This generations 4AD” by prominent New York radio host DJ Mojo.
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Hidden Shoal Recordings is an Australian-based independent music label whose current catalogue includes releases that slip between the edges of experimental ambient work, shoegazing pop, post-rock and indie rock. The label has earned a reputation for releasing exciting and engaging new independent music that is not bound by genre or style. Hidden Shoal Recordings was recently chosen as one of the top ten favourite labels of 2007 by Textura.
