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<h1>Kramies</h1>
<p><a href="http://www.hiddenshoal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Antonymes_1.jpg"><img class="alignleft  wp-image-8971" src="http://www.hiddenshoal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Kramies-2013-Press-Shot-300x300.jpg" alt="Kramies" width="232" height="232" /></a><em>“It’s rare to find dream-pop that resolves with such assured optimism, in which you can sense experience shifting into its proper place... Kramies seems to have mastered the talent of simply breathing it into shape”<strong> – Misfit City</strong></em></p>
<p>Dutch-American singer-songwriter Kramies has been honing his inimitable craft for many years, bewitching all who have heard his music along the way. Fusing masterful songwriting with electronics and atmospherics, stepping into a Kramies song means being swept up into an emotionally resonant vortex of swooning pop that simply demands repeat listens.</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><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>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"]<h3>Biography</h3><p>Dutch-American singer-songwriter Kramies Windt began writing songs at the age of 14 after buying his first synth, acoustic guitar and four-track cassette recorder at an estate sale in his home town of Cleveland, Ohio. Even though he was never really exposed to any music other than old Dutch Christmas records his family had lying around when he was a kid, their haunting sound would shape the direction of his future songwriting.</p><p>Kramies started forming and playing in bands around the age of 16, and by the age of 19, the bands he formed became based around the songs he was writing. The bands took on many forms, playing the underground music scene from Ohio to Chicago. Come the late ’90s, Kramies developed his own sound, based around old-world imagery of cobblestone streets, old trains and castles, and romantic, poetic moments. Kramies and his band went on to open for Spiritualized, Grandaddy, Yo La Tengo, Calexico, Stereolab, Dirty Three and Red House Painters.</p><p>Come 2004, Kramies decided to focus on writing and recording in the studio, and began working with producer and engineer Todd Tobias (Guided By Voices, Robert Pollard) and guitarist David Paolucci. Working with Todd and David, Kramies released two albums to critical acclaim: Golden Like A New Thing (ACM, 2008) and Castle of Ghosts (ACM, 2010).</p><p>In 2010 Kramies began writing the songs for his first Hidden Shoal release, The European EP, in his coat closet in Colorado. The songs were demoed on four-track, painting a vivid sonic picture of the direction the release would take, drawing on the haunting old-world imagery he loved so much as a kid. The demos were sent to David Paolucci to start working on guitar parts in Ohio. Kramies then toured Ireland, playing really old pubs and small concert halls, which brought new ideas and layers to the songs. The European EP was recorded in June and July 2011 with Todd Tobias, with prominent, swirling guitar work from Dave Paolucci.</p><p> </p>[/et_pb_tab][et_pb_tab title="News"]<h3>News</h3>[catlist name=kramies-news content=yes pagination=no title_tag=h4 title_class=lcp_title][/et_pb_tab][et_pb_tab title="Reviews"]<h2>Reviews</h2>[catlist name=kramies-reviews content=yes pagination=no title_tag=h4 title_class=lcp_title][/et_pb_tab][et_pb_tab title="Press Releases"]<h3>Press Releases</h3><p><a href="../../publicity/press-releases/Press_Release-Kramies-The_Folklore_Sessions_EP.pdf">Kramies <em>The Folklore Sessions</em> EP Release</a></p><p><a href="../../publicity/press-releases/HSR_Press_Release-Kramies-The_Wooden_Heart_EP.pdf">Kramies <em>The Wooden Heart</em> Album Release</a></p><p><a href="../../publicity/press-releases/HSR_Press_Release-Kramies-The_Wooden_Heart%28Single%29.pdf">Kramies ‘The Wooden Heart’ Single Release</a></p><p><a href="../../publicity/press-releases/HSR_Press_Release-Kramies-The_European.pdf">Kramies – <em>The European</em> EP Release</a></p><p><a href="../../publicity/press-releases/HSR_Press_Release-Kramies-Coal_Miners_Executive_Club.pdf">Kramies – ‘Coal Miners Executive Club’ Single Release</a></p>[/et_pb_tab][et_pb_tab title="Gallery"]<h3>Artist Photos</h3><p> </p>[gallery ids="9000,8999,9001"][/et_pb_tab][et_pb_tab title="Video"]<h3>Music Videos</h3>

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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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