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* 2013: Tension / Make You Jump (with Blink) [Trice Rec. [[Armada Music]]) |
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* 2014: Kismet (with [[FTampa]] and Blink) [Revealed] |
* 2014: Kismet (with [[FTampa]] and Blink) [Revealed] |
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* 2014: Somewhere New (with Blink featuring [[Elizabeth Tan]] |
* 2014: Somewhere New (with Blink featuring [[Elizabeth Tan (musician)|Elizabeth Tan]] |
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* 2014: Scream (with Dani L. Mebius and Blink) [Metanoia (Arisa)] |
* 2014: Scream (with Dani L. Mebius and Blink) [Metanoia (Arisa)] |
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* 2015: Turn Up Da Bass (with Blink) [Quartz] |
* 2015: Turn Up Da Bass (with Blink) [Quartz] |
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* 2015: Waterzonic 2015 (with Blink) [Flamingo] |
* 2015: Waterzonic 2015 (with Blink) [Flamingo] |
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* 2016: Alpha (with Blink) [Heqau |
* 2016: Alpha (with Blink) [Heqau] |
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* 2016: Thank You / Terima Kasih (with Blink) [Smokedown] |
* 2016: Thank You / Terima Kasih (with Blink) [Smokedown] |
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* 2017: FTP (with Blink) [Heqau] |
* 2017: FTP (with Blink) [Heqau] |
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Goldfish | |
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![]() D. Poole (L) and D. Peters (R) | |
Background information | |
Origin | Cape Town, South Africa |
Genres | Electronica, trip hop, downtempo, nu jazz, electro swing |
Labels | SPRS (Spinnin' Records), Goldfish Music |
Members | Dominic Peters, David Poole |
Website | GoldfishLive.com |
Goldfish is an electronica and dance group hailing from Cape Town, South Africa, consisting of Dominic Peters and David Poole. They create dance music containing elements of jazz and African music.[1] The band has released a number of albums, including Perceptions of Pacha[2] and Get Busy Living,[3] and Goldfish was named "Best Pop" at the MTV Africa Music Awards 2014.[4]
History
Founding and early years
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Dominic Peters and David Poole founded Goldfish in Cape Town, South Africa. The two jazz musicians had first met while studying music at college.[5] After the 2006 release of their debut album Caught in the Loop, the group went on to open for artists such as Fat Boy Slim, Mr Scruff, Audio Bullys, Stereo MC's.[6] Basement Jaxx, Faithless, Paul van Dyk, and Pete Tong.[7] Goldfish was nominated for the Best Alternative category at the first MTV Africa Music Awards 2008 but did not win.[8]
They released their album Perceptions of Pacha on August 29, 2008.[9] In 2009, they set a new South African Music Awards record for most nominations,[10] with eight nominations including Best Duo or Group and Album of the Year,[11] winning Best Engineer and Best Dance Album.[12] Their album Goldfish spent three weeks on the Dutch Albums Top 100 chart, peaking at No. 44 in 2012.[5]
Recent touring and releases
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In 2011, their album Get Busy Living won at the South African Music Awards. A number of their singles have also been used commercially. An advertisement for the Kia Soul automobile featured their track "Fort Knox." Nike recently used the song "Washing Over Me" featuring Morning Parade in the advertisement of the Nike+ App. "Washing Over Me" was also featured in the Castle Lager advert for the Castle Lager Incoming Series.[citation needed] "Washing Over Me" also reached No. 1 on the 5FM Top 40 in July 2012.[13]
Their 2013 album Three Second Memory reached No. 89 on the Dutch Albums Top 100.[5] Goldfish was named "Best Pop" at the MTV Africa Music Awards 2014.[4] On December 15, 2014, Goldfish released a remix of the Wyclef Jean and Avicii song "Divine Sorrow" exclusively through Billboard. At that point the duo had performed at festivals such as Glastonbury and Ultra Music Festival, and in March 2015 they performed at SXSW.[14]
Musical style
They create dance music containing elements of jazz and African music, combining live instruments like double bass, saxophones, keyboards, flute, and vocals with samplers, effects and synths.[1]
Members
- Dominic Peters - production, instruments
- David Poole - production, instruments, vocals
- Sakhile Moleshe (intermittent) - lead vocals[15]
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Nominated work | Category | Result |
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2008 | MTV Africa Music Awards | Goldfish | Best Alternative[8] | Nominated |
2009 | 15th South African Music Awards | Goldfish | Best Engineer[12] | Won |
Perceptions of Pacha | Best Dance Album[12] | Won | ||
Album of the Year[11] | Nominated | |||
Goldfish | Best Duo or Group[10] | Nominated | ||
Goldfish | Best Alternative Music: English[11] | Nominated | ||
Goldfish | Best Producer[10] | Nominated | ||
Nominated | ||||
"This Is How It Goes" | Record of the Year[10] | Nominated | ||
2011 | 17th South African Music Awards | Get Busy Living | Best Global Dance Album[16] | Won |
Record of the Year[16] | Nominated | |||
Goldfish | Best Producer[16] | Nominated | ||
2014 | MTV Africa Music Awards | Goldfish | Best Pop[4] | Won |
Discography
Albums
Year | Album title | Release details | Chart peaks | ||
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Dutch 100[5] | |||||
2006 | Caught in the Loop |
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2008 | Perceptions of Pacha |
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2009 | Perceptions of Pacha Remixed |
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2010 | Get Busy Living |
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2012 | Goldfish |
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44 | ||
2013 | Three Second Memory |
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89 | ||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Singles
Year | Title | Chart peaks[13] | Album | Release details | |
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5FM 40 | — | ||||
2007 | "Coming Home" | — | — | 3-track single | Pacha Recordings (Jun 22, 2007) |
2008 | "Pure Pacha" | — | — | Single only | Pacha Recordings (2008) |
2009 | "Crusing Through" | — | — | Single/remix EP | Pacha Multimedia (May 15, 2009) |
"Fort Knox" | — | — | Fort Knox (Remixes) - EP | Pacha Recordings (May 15, 2009) | |
"Wet Welly" | — | — | Single only | Pacha Multimedia (Jun 3, 2009) | |
"Sold My Soul" | — | — | 2 track single | Pacha Recordings (Jul 03, 2009) | |
"Are You Lulu" | — | — | 2-track single | Pacha Multimedia (Jul 03, 2009) | |
"This is How it Goes" | — | — | Single | Pacha Recordings (Nov 13, 2009) | |
"Hold Tight" | — | — | Single | Pacha Recordings (Nov 20, 2009) | |
2010 | "Just For Tonight" | — | — | Single | Pacha Recordings (Jan 08, 2010) |
2011 | "Let's Do It Again" (with Freshlyground) |
— | — | Single | Freeground Records (July 15, 2011) |
2012 | "Washing Over Me" (feat. Morning Parade) |
1 | — | Goldfish | Goldfish Music (2012) |
2013 | "Take Back Tomorrow" | — | — | Three Second Memory | Goldfish Music (2013) |
"Just For Tonight" | — | — | 2-track single | Pacha Recordings (Mar 11, 2013) | |
"Soundtracks & Comebacks" | — | — | Remix EP | Pacha Recordings (Mar 11, 2013) | |
2014 | "Choose Your Own Adventure" | — | — | Choose Your Own Adventure - EP | Goldfish Music (June 17, 2014) |
2015 | "The Storm" (with DIMMI) | — | — | Single | SPRS (Jul 20, 2015) |
Other singles
- 2011: Below (with Dulz) [Kumb]
- 2012: Rave (with Blink featuring Sona One and Arabyrd) [Tone Diary]
- 2012: SLS (with Blink) [Oxygen]
- 2013: Summer (+ Blink) [Flamingo]
- 2013: Here We Go Again (with Blink) [Revealed]
- 2013: Tension / Make You Jump (with Blink) [Trice Rec. Armada Music)
- 2014: Kismet (with FTampa and Blink) [Revealed]
- 2014: Somewhere New (with Blink featuring Elizabeth Tan
- 2014: Scream (with Dani L. Mebius and Blink) [Metanoia (Arisa)]
- 2015: Turn Up Da Bass (with Blink) [Quartz]
- 2015: Waterzonic 2015 (with Blink) [Flamingo]
- 2016: Alpha (with Blink) [Heqau]
- 2016: Thank You / Terima Kasih (with Blink) [Smokedown]
- 2017: FTP (with Blink) [Heqau]
Remixes
Year | Title | Original artist | Release details |
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2011 | "Get Busy Living (Remix)" | Goldfish | Goldfish Music (Feb 9, 2011) |
2014 | "She Moves (Goldfish Remix)" | Alle Farben | B1 Recordings (2014) |
"Divine Sorrow (Goldfish Remix)" | Wyclef Jean and Avicii | Billboard (Dec 15, 2014)[14] | |
2015 | "Feels Like This (Goldfish Remix)" | Lexer | Warner Dance Labels |
Further reading
- Interviews and articles
- "Goldfish Earns Eight SA Music Awards Nominations". Billboard. March 20, 2009.
- "Sleeping with the Fishes". iAfrica.com. February 4, 2011.
- Discographies
See also
- List of jazz fusion musicians
- List of trip hop artists
- List of EMI artists
- List of South African musicians
- List of electro house artists
- List of free improvising musicians and groups
References
- ^ a b "Sleeping with the Fishes". iAfrica.com. February 4, 2011. Retrieved February 18, 2014.
- ^ a b "Goldfish Discography". Allmusic. Retrieved 2015-09-07.
- ^ a b c d "Goldfish Discography". iTunes. Retrieved 2015-09-07.
- ^ a b c "2014 MAMA Winners". MTV. June 7, 2014. Retrieved 2015-09-07.
- ^ a b c d "Goldfish charts". acharts.co. Retrieved 2015-09-07.
- ^ "Goldfish". MyMusicMatrix. 2006. Retrieved 2015-09-07.[dead link]
- ^ "Home". goldfishlive.com. Retrieved 2015-09-07.
- ^ a b "First Ever MTV Africa Awards is a hit with Nigerians taking the lead". African Vibes. November 24, 2008. Retrieved 2015-09-07.
- ^ "Perceptions of Pacha". Allmusic. August 29, 2008. Retrieved 2014-12-30.
- ^ a b c d Coetzer, Diane (March 20, 2009). "Goldfish Earns Eight SA Music Awards Nominations". Billboard. Retrieved 2015-09-07.
- ^ a b c "Nominated Record Breaking 8 South African Music Awards". Goldfishlive.com. Retrieved 2015-09-07.
- ^ a b c "SAMA 2009: All the Winners". channel24.co.za. April 29, 2009. Retrieved 2015-09-07.
- ^ a b "Goldfish Bag Another No. 1 - Top 5fm charts". goldfishlive.com. July 30, 2012. Retrieved 2015-09-07.
- ^ a b Buerger, Megan (December 11, 2014). "Exclusive Premiere: Hear Goldfish's Remix of Wyclef Jean & Avicii's 'Divine Sorrow'". Billboard. Retrieved 2015-09-07.
- ^ "Moleshe, Sakhile (Soul Housing Project) (South Africa)". music.org. Retrieved 2015-09-07.
- ^ a b c "2011 SAMA Nominations". SAMA. BaasDeBeer's Blog. 2011. Retrieved 2015-09-07.
- ^ "Goldfish Remixes". Discogs. Retrieved 2015-09-07.
External links
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