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<h1>Apricot Rail</h1>
<p><img class="alignleft wp-image-8576 " src="http://www.hiddenshoal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Apricot_Rail_2013_1-300x202.jpg" alt="Apricot Rail" width="290" height="195" /><em>“The might of, I dunno, Mogwai is still there, but the charm of Múm is also present. They paint mountains in broad strokes but afterwards they take time to put in Sherpas and goats partying on the cliff face.”</em><strong> – Love Is My Velocity</strong></p>
<p>Most instrumental rock suggests the apocalypse is coming. If it is, Apricot Rail are too busy crafting beautiful lilting melodies to care. This Perth sextet have the charm, humour and songwriting nous – and a killer live show – to re-ignite anyone’s belief in music’s subtle, giddy powers.</p>
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<h3>Discography</h3>
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<h4>We Don't Look Back For Very Long (with Slow Dancing Society)</h4>
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<p><iframe style="border: 0; width: 600px; height: 274px;" src="http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=4290771882/size=large/bgcol=333333/linkcol=ffffff/artwork=none/transparent=true/" width="300" height="150" seamless=""><a href="http://antonymes.bandcamp.com/album/we-dont-look-back-for-very-long">We Don't Look Back For Very Long by Antonymes meets Slow Dancing Society</a></iframe></p>
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<p><em>We Don’t Look Back For Very Long </em>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.</p>
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<h4>Lost In Waves of Light</h4>
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<p><iframe style="border: 0; width: 600px; height: 200px;" src="http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=3184595053/size=large/bgcol=333333/linkcol=ffffff/artwork=small/transparent=true/" width="300" height="150" seamless=""><a href="http://antonymes.bandcamp.com/album/lost-in-waves-of-light">Lost In Waves Of Light by Antonymes</a></iframe></p>
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<p>Created from elements lifted off Antonyme’s critically acclaimed album <span style="font-style: italic;">The Licence To Interpret Dreams</span>, ‘Lost In Waves Of Light’ is a deftly crafted sonic and melodic patchwork. The track sits as a wonderful companion piece to the album, as recognised melodies unfurl, cloaked in new guises. As a work unto itself it once again places Antonymes at the height of his game, producing some of the most emotionally and sonically engaging work being released today. Antonymes new album <span style="font-style: italic;">The Licence To Interpret Dreams</span> has been met with universal acclaim since its release in April. It is an album of resonant beauty, as expansive as the wilds of North Wales from which it came, yet as delicate and intimate as a loved one’s breath upon your skin. Each song deploys a modest array of instruments and textures, giving them ample space to breathe and glow.</p>
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<h4>The Licence To Interpret Dreams</h4>
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<p><iframe style="border: 0; width: 600px; height: 550px;" src="http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=1679006704/size=large/bgcol=333333/linkcol=ffffff/artwork=small/transparent=true/" width="300" height="150" seamless=""><a href="http://antonymes.bandcamp.com/album/the-licence-to-interpret-dreams">The Licence To Interpret Dreams by Antonymes</a></iframe></p>
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<p><span style="font-style: italic;">The Licence To Interpret Dreams</span> is the Hidden Shoal debut release by neo-classical/minimal ambient artist Antonymes. It is an album of resonant beauty, as expansive as the wilds of North Wales from which it came, yet as delicate and intimate as a loved one’s breath upon your skin. Each song deploys a modest array of instruments and textures, giving them ample space to breathe and glow. The album’s scope is immediately apparent on breathtaking opener ‘The Slow Beginnings of a ‘A Fragile Acceptance’, where faint piano notes are overwhelmed by an aching surge of cellos, and the timeless, lingering chord progression of ‘The Siren, Hopelessly Lost’. Single ‘Endlessly’ weaves traces of nature with unearthly, oscillating tones before giving way to a strident piano theme. On ‘Doubt’, Jan Van Den Broek delivers the words of Paul Morley, cradled against a bed of melancholic piano, violin and cello, leaving an indelible emotional mark. ‘A Light From The Heavens’ almost feels like a natural conclusion to the album, with its sense of reflective yearning, but it is followed by the devastating metaphysical breakdown of ‘On Arrival at the Strange Museum’, a cavernous piece that calls out like some giant magnetic spirit.[/et_pb_tab][et_pb_tab title="Bio"]<br />
<h3>Biography</h3>
<p>One day, after his star sign promised a ‘dynamic’ afternoon, Ambrose Nock (guitar) decided it was the right time to form a band known as Apricot Rail. He was soon joined by Jack Quirk (guitar), Matthew Saville (drums) and Daniel Burt (bass). The premise of the band was simple: music based on unique guitar tunings, the use of natural harmonics, and very open ideas about other instruments, electronica and song structure. After a debut gig at the Hyde Park Hotel in March 2008 with four members and as many songs, the band soon added a fifth in Mayuka Juber (clarinet/flute), redefining the balance of guitars with the addition of beautiful woodwind melodies.</p>
<p>The band’s debut recording was a DIY affair, with members heading off to a rural property near Yorkrakine, 220km north-east of Perth in WA’s Central Wheatbelt. In the following months, the resulting demo got regular rotation on Perth’s RTRFM, and though unreleased, was rated by the station’s Homegrown presenter Chris Wheeldon as his second-favourite local outing of 2008. In the second half of the year, Apricot Rail chalked up some serious gig mileage, along the way supporting the likes of Holly Throsby, Charge Group and Adam Said Galore and finding refuge among Perth’s emerging post-rock/experimental scene.</p>
<p>In November 2008 the band headed into Kingdom studios under the guidance of Simon Struthers (Umpire, Adam Said Galore, Mukaizake) where the band recorded their soon to be released self-titled debut long player. Australian fans got a chance to taste some of the new album’s sublime wares when the Apricot Rail track ‘If You Can’t Join Them, Beat Them’ was released on the prestigious Spunk Singles Club compilation album along with the likes of Leader Cheetah, The Dead Sea and The Middle East. The band was also recently nominated for Favourite Newcomer in the 2009 Western Australian Music Industry Awards.</p>
<p>Apricot Rail are:<br /> Jack Quirk – Guitar, Glock, Trumpet, Electronica, Voice<br /> Daniel Burt – Bass guitar, Saxophone<br /> Matt Saville – Drum Kit/Percussion<br /> Mayuka Juber – Clarinet, Flute, Keyboard, Melodica, Voice<br /> Ambrose Nock – Guitar, Glock, Keyboard<br /> Justin Manzano – Guitar, Electronics</p>
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<h3>Press Releases</h3>
<p><a href="../../publicity/press-releases/HSR_Press_Release-Apricot_Rail-Dore_Strauch.pdf">‘Dore Strauch’ Single + Video Release</a></p>
<p><a href="../../publicity/press-releases/HSR_Press_Release-Apricot_Rail_Quarrels.pdf"><em>Quarrels</em> Album Release</a></p>
<p><a href="../../publicity/press-releases/HSR_Press_Release-Apricot_Rail-Surry_Hills_Single.pdf">‘Surry Hills’ Single Release</a></p>
<p><a href="../../publicity/press-releases/HSR_Press_Release-Apricot_Rail_Tin_Man_Remix.pdf">Apricot Rail ‘Pouring Milk Out The Window (Tin Man Spilt Milk Remix)’ Single</a></p>
<p><a href="../../publicity/press-releases/HSR_Press_Release-Apricot_Rail_Album.pdf">Apricot Rail Self-Titled Debut Album </a></p>
<p><a href="../../publicity/press-releases/HSR_Press_Release-Apricot_Rail_Signing.pdf">Apricot Rail ‘Pouring Milk Out The Window’ Single </a></p>
<p><a href="../../publicity/press-releases/HSR_Press_Release-Apricot_Rail_Signing.pdf">Apricot Rail Sign to Hidden Shoal Recordings</a><br />
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<h3>Licensing</h3>
<p>Antonymes music is  available for licensing (master & sync cleared) through Hidden Shoal. Please <a title="Contact Us" href="http://www.hiddenshoal.com/contact-us/">contact us</a> with some basic details about your project and the track(s) you wish to use and we’ll be sure to get back to you straight away.</p>
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