<img align="right" src="http://www.hiddenshoal.com/wp-content/uploads/the-retail-sectors.jpg" />Hidden Shoal Recordings  today announced the signing of the Japanese project <a href="http://www.hiddenshoal.com/artists/the-retail-sectors/">The Retail Sectors</a> to its roster of artists. The label will  release the mini album <em>Foregone  Conclusion</em> by The Retail Sectors on the 4th of December, 2007. The first  single from <em>Foregone Conclusion</em>, the Si Begg remix of ‘The First Steps  to the End of Life’ will see release on November  13th.

<em>Layering manipulated  guitars, bass, drums and electronics to create compelling, melodic  instrumentals, the music of The Retail Sectors frequently threatens to spiral  out of control, yet like an exquisite train wreck holds the listener rapt. From  the pounding euphoria of tracks such as ‘The First Steps to the End of Life’ to  the elegiac ‘Beauty of the Depression’, The Retail Sectors create inventive and  utterly engaging instrumental rock.</em> – <strong>Press Release  Excerpt</strong>

A full press release can be found <a href="http://www.hiddenshoal.com/publicity/press-releases/HSR_Press_Release-The_Retail_Sectors_Signing.pdf">here</a>.