<img class="alignleft" title="Wayne Harriss - &quot;Aerospace&quot;" src="http://www.hiddenshoal.com/wp-content/uploads/store_images/medium/aerospace_MED.gif" alt="" width="150" height="150" />As part of our <a href="http://www.hiddenshoal.com/archive/hidden-shoal-turns-5/">5th birthday celebrations</a>, over the coming weeks we’ll be looking back at the history of Hidden Shoal, year by year, casting some light on artists and releases that may have been overlooked. For one week, all releases from the year covered will be available from the <a href="http://www.hiddenshoal.com/wp-content/uploads/">Hidden Shoal Store</a> with a 50% discount. Flavoursome!

Hidden Shoal Recordings began in Perth, Western Australia in May 2006. The motivation behind starting the label was to release music by Hidden Shoal’s very own Cam Merton (Glassacre), Stu Medley (Motor Eye) and Mal Riddoch (Enargeia). Friends Wayne Harriss, Chris Mason, Toby Richardson and Craig Hallsworth (Tangled Star) soon came on board, with the first swathe of Hidden Shoal releases dominated by Perth-based talent.

The first year of operation also saw the signing of our first international artists, Slow Dancing Society – who has since gone on to release four critically acclaimed albums– and Italian math-rockers Dilatazione.

HSR001: 	Wayne Harriss	<em> <a href="http://www.hiddenshoal.com/wp-content/uploads/index.php?main_page=product_info&amp;cPath=9&amp;products_id=15">Aerospace</a></em>
HSR002: 	My Majestic Star		<a href="http://www.hiddenshoal.com/wp-content/uploads/index.php?main_page=product_info&amp;cPath=6&amp;products_id=14"><em>Ideas Are The Answer</em></a>
HSR003: 	Motor Eye			<a href="http://www.hiddenshoal.com/wp-content/uploads/index.php?main_page=product_info&amp;cPath=5&amp;products_id=6"><em>Motor Eye</em></a>
HSR004: 	Chris Mason			<a href="http://www.hiddenshoal.com/wp-content/uploads/index.php?main_page=product_info&amp;cPath=7&amp;products_id=20"><em>Up Down Up</em></a>
HSR005: 	Glassacre			<a href="http://www.hiddenshoal.com/wp-content/uploads/index.php?main_page=product_info&amp;cPath=10&amp;products_id=21"><em>Slow Attack</em></a> EP
HSR006: 	Enargeia			<a href="http://www.hiddenshoal.com/wp-content/uploads/index.php?main_page=product_info&amp;cPath=4&amp;products_id=22"><em>UFO: Stryker Force</em></a>
HSR007: 	Toby Richardson		<a href="http://www.hiddenshoal.com/wp-content/uploads/index.php?main_page=product_info&amp;cPath=8&amp;products_id=24"><em>Golden Days</em></a> EP
HSR008: 	Various artists	<em> <a href="http://www.hiddenshoal.com/wp-content/uploads/index.php?main_page=product_info&amp;cPath=12&amp;products_id=23">The Least Vestige of Land</a></em>
HSR009: 	Enargeia			<a href="http://www.hiddenshoal.com/wp-content/uploads/index.php?main_page=product_info&amp;cPath=4&amp;products_id=25"><em>Gulag! 25.9.98</em></a>
HSR010: 	Slow Dancing Society	<em> <a href="http://www.hiddenshoal.com/wp-content/uploads/index.php?main_page=product_info&amp;cPath=13&amp;products_id=26">The Sound Of Lights When Dim</a></em>
HSR011: 	Dilatazione			<a href="http://www.hiddenshoal.com/wp-content/uploads/index.php?main_page=product_info&amp;cPath=14&amp;products_id=27"><em>Too Emotional For Maths</em></a>
HSR012: 	Tangled Star			<a href="http://www.hiddenshoal.com/wp-content/uploads/index.php?main_page=product_info&amp;cPath=15&amp;products_id=29"><em>It’s Now or Later</em></a> EP

Twelve releases in the first eight months? We started as we meant to continue!