<img src="http://www.hiddenshoal.com/wp-content/uploads/store_images/medium/HotAfternoon_MED.jpg" align="left" height="150" width="150" />Hidden Shoal Recordings today announced the release of ‘<a href="http://www.hiddenshoal.com/wp-content/uploads/index.php?main_page=product_info&amp;cPath=36&amp;products_id=99">Hot Afternoon In The Bulls’ Square</a>’ by Italian instrumental band <a href="http://www.hiddenshoal.com/artists/hc-b/">HC-B</a>, the first single to be taken from their forthcoming debut album for Hidden Shoal, <em>Soundcheck For A Missing Movie</em>.

Lurching forward from a spray of electric noise, the cantering rhythms that underpin ‘Hot Afternoon In The Bulls’ Square’ propel the song with irresistible momentum. Free jazz horns squabble and blare like a swarm of bees before the main theme shines through like an exultant fanfare, supported by a thundering bassline. This triumphant single simultaneously deconstructs and embraces fist-in-the-air anthemic rock in enviable style, and announces the imminent arrival of a formidable new album release from these Italian masters.

<em>“From krautrock to the Canterbury school, from science-fiction films to Godspeed You Black Emperor!, the Sicilian band metabolize everything with sensitivity and personality… HC-B will be on everyone’s lips for some time to come”</em> <strong>– Freak Out</strong>

‘Hot Afternoon In The Bulls’ Square’ is now available for <a href="http://www.hiddenshoal.com/wp-content/uploads/index.php?main_page=product_info&amp;cPath=36&amp;products_id=99">free download</a> from the <a href="http://www.hiddenshoal.com/wp-content/uploads/">Hidden Shoal Store</a> until the release of the album <em>Soundcheck For A Missing Movie</em> on March 3rd, 2009. The album was recorded and mixed by Sacha Tilotta and Alfredo Musumeci at Dream Factory in Catania, and mastered by Bob Weston (Shellac) in Chicago.

Read a full press release <a href="http://www.hiddenshoal.com/publicity/press-releases/HSR_Press_Release_HC-B_Single.pdf">here</a>.

<a href="http://www.hiddenshoal.com/wp-content/uploads/Media/HSR_Radio/HC-B/Hot_Afternoon_In_the_Bulls_Square.mp3">HC-B - Hot Afternoon in the Bulls' Square</a>  <em>HC-B - Hot Afternoon in the Bulls' Square </em>