Goldfish (band)
Encyclopedia
Goldfish are 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, combining live instruments like double bass
, saxophones, keyboards
, flute
, and vocals with samplers, effects and synths. They have opened for many international electronica acts, including Basement Jaxx
, Faithless
, Fatboy Slim
, Mr Scruff, Audio Bullys
, Paul van Dyk
, Pete Tong
and Stereo MCs
.
Their work features many different vocalists, including Sakhile Moleshe, Max Vidima, Monique Hellenberg, Hlulani Hlangwane and the duo's own David Poole.
An advertisement for the Kia Soul
automobile featured their track "Fort Knox."
record for most nominations, with 8 nominations including Best Duo or Group and Album of the Year, clinching Best Producer and Best Dance Album.
Goldfish received a nomination in the Best Alternative category at the MTV Africa Music Awards 2008
.
Electronica
Electronica includes a wide range of contemporary electronic music designed for a wide range of uses, including foreground listening, some forms of dancing, and background music for other activities; however, unlike electronic dance music, it is not specifically made for dancing...
and dance
Electronic dance music
Electronic dance music is electronic music produced primarily for the purposes of use within a nightclub setting, or in an environment that is centered upon dance-based entertainment...
group hailing from Cape Town
Cape Town
Cape Town is the second-most populous city in South Africa, and the provincial capital and primate city of the Western Cape. As the seat of the National Parliament, it is also the legislative capital of the country. It forms part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality...
, South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
, consisting of Dominic Peters and David Poole. They create dance music
Dance music
Dance music is music composed specifically to facilitate or accompany dancing. It can be either a whole musical piece or part of a larger musical arrangement...
containing elements of jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
and African music, combining live instruments like double bass
Double bass
The double bass, also called the string bass, upright bass, standup bass or contrabass, is the largest and lowest-pitched bowed string instrument in the modern symphony orchestra, with strings usually tuned to E1, A1, D2 and G2...
, saxophones, keyboards
Keyboard instrument
A keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
, flute
Flute
The flute is a musical instrument of the woodwind family. Unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is an aerophone or reedless wind instrument that produces its sound from the flow of air across an opening...
, and vocals with samplers, effects and synths. They have opened for many international electronica acts, including Basement Jaxx
Basement Jaxx
Basement Jaxx are a British electronic dance music duo from London, England consisting of Felix Buxton born 1971 and Simon Ratcliffe born 1 December 1969. They first rose to popularity in the late 1990s...
, Faithless
Faithless
Faithless were a British electronica band consisting of Maxi Jazz, Sister Bliss and Rollo. The group is best known for their dance songs . Faithless recorded six albums. During their career they sold over 15 million records worldwide...
, Fatboy Slim
Fatboy Slim
Norman Quentin Cook better known by his former stage name Fatboy Slim, is a British DJ, electronic dance music musician, and record producer. He is a pioneer of the big beat genre that achieved mainstream popularity in the 1990s...
, Mr Scruff, Audio Bullys
Audio Bullys
Audio Bullys are an electronic music group from London, consisting of Simon Franks and Tom Dinsdale. The group were once managed by DJ and presenter George Lamb....
, Paul van Dyk
Paul van Dyk
Matthias Paul, better known by his stage name Paul van Dyk is a German Grammy Award-winning Electronic Dance Music DJ, musician and record producer...
, Pete Tong
Pete Tong
Peter "Pete" Tong is an English DJ who works for BBC Radio 1. He is known worldwide by fans of electronic music for hosting programmes such as Essential Mix and Essential Selection on the radio service, which can be heard through Internet radio streams, for his record label FFRR Records, and for...
and Stereo MCs
Stereo MCs
Stereo MCs are an English electronic dance group, which formed in Clapham, London in 1985. They are best known worldwide for their 1992 transatlantic Top 20 hit single, "Connected"...
.
Their work features many different vocalists, including Sakhile Moleshe, Max Vidima, Monique Hellenberg, Hlulani Hlangwane and the duo's own David Poole.
An advertisement for the Kia Soul
Kia Soul
The Kia Soul is a compact car designed at Kia's design center in California, unveiled at the 2008 Paris Motor Show, manufactured in South Korea and marketed globally beginning with model year 2010....
automobile featured their track "Fort Knox."
Awards and Nominations
In 2009, they set a new South African Music AwardsSouth African Music Awards
The South African Music Awards are an annual award ceremony, run by the Recording Industry of South Africa , where accolades are presented to members of South Africa's music industry. Winners receive a statuette is called a SAMA. The event was established in 1995...
record for most nominations, with 8 nominations including Best Duo or Group and Album of the Year, clinching Best Producer and Best Dance Album.
Goldfish received a nomination in the Best Alternative category at the MTV Africa Music Awards 2008
MTV Africa Music Awards 2008
The first annual MTV Africa Music Awards took place on November 22, 2008 in Abuja, Nigeria at The Velodrome. The show was hosted by Trevor Nelson. The nominees were announced on October 7, 2008.-Artist of the Year:* Aṣa* D’Banj* P-Square* HHP* Seether...
.
Discography
- Caught in the LoopCaught in the LoopCaught in the Loop is the first album from the South African electronica/dance group Goldfish. It was released in 2006 by Black Mango Music in South Africa.-Tracklisting:#"The Real Deal" - 4:49#"Times May Change You" - 4:30#"Love and Hate" - 4:02...
(2006) - Pure Pacha (2008)
- Perceptions of PachaPerceptions of PachaPerceptions of Pacha is the third album from the South African electronica/dance group Goldfish. It was released in 2008 by Pacha Recordings in South Africa.In 2009, the track "Fort Knox" was featured in a US advertisement for the Kia Soul.-Tracklisting:...
(2008) - Perceptions of Pacha REMIXED (2009)
- Get busy LivingGet Busy LivingGet Busy Living is the fifth album from the South African electronica/dance group Goldfish. It was released in 2010.Many guest appearances by singers appear in the album. Sakhile Moleshe, Monique Hellenberg and Emily Bruce all appear in the album. Band member David Poole also sings in "Show You...
(2010)