Edinburgh-based
Hidden Orchestra
combine
two live drummers
,
organic samples
and
dubby basslines
to make
cinematic
, emotive, percussive music. Their sound, resplendent with layers of
intense soundscapes
, takes audiences on a
deep and truly original sonic journey
containing elements of jazz, classical, drum’n’bass, rock and hip hop, moulded into a coherent whole. They have
stunned and incrazed
the Ship audience once, so now they return to please again.
Hidden Orchestra have a
very eclectic fanbase
, which could be born from the fact that the emphasis is on being
experimental
and
accessible
at the same time, creating music based on
feeling
and
energy
, rather than image or fashion. Impossible to pigeonhole, the band have previously won the guitar/indie/ rock band-dominated
T-Break
competition to play at
T in the Park
, while simultaneously being listed by Radio Scotland in the
A-Z of the greatest Scottish jazz artists of all time
. In addition to their own headline gigs, Hidden Orchestra have supported acts including Aim, Bonobo, Gilles Peterson, Jaga Jazzist, Craig Armstrong, The Bays (…and, ahem, Coolio). Their
beautifully-crafted
,
explosive live show
, where the core quartet is augmented with
visuals
,
cello
and
brass
, has cemented their reputation as one the UK’s most unique and watchable up-coming outfits.
