Goldfish (band)

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Goldfish
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David Poole (left) and Dominic Peters (right)
Background information
Origin Cape Town, South Africa
Genres Nu jazz, house, deep house, trip hop, downtempo, electro swing
Years active2004–present
Labels Spinnin' Records, Armada Music, Goldfish Music, EMI, Casablanca Records
MembersDominic Peters
David Poole
Website GoldfishLive.com

GoldFish is an electronic duo originating from Cape Town, South Africa, now residing in San Diego, California consisting of Dominic Peters and David Poole. They create dance music containing elements of house, pop, jazz and African music. [1] The band has released a number of albums, including their latest If Summer Was A Sound (available on Vinyl) and previous albums: Late Night People, Three Second Memory, Perceptions of Pacha , [2] Get Busy Living . [3] and their Debut album Caught in the Loop (available on Vinyl). They were named "Best Pop" at the MTV Africa Music Awards 2014. [4] Their 6th album If Summer Was A Sound is out on 29 September 2023.

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History

Founding and early years

One of the group's early logos Goldfish.gif
One of the group's early logos

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 Fatboy 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 29 August 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

External videos
Nuvola apps kaboodle.svg GoldFish – "Fort Knox" (ft. Sakhile Moleshe) – Official Music Video (7 October 2009)
Nuvola apps kaboodle.svg GoldFish – "Take Back Tomorrow" – Official Music Video (8 March 2013)

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 15 December 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

Awards and nominations

YearAwardNominated workCategoryResult
2008 MTV Africa Music Awards GoldFishBest Alternative [8] Nominated
2009 15th South African Music Awards GoldFishBest Engineer [12] Won
Perceptions of Pacha Best Dance Album [12] Won
Album of the Year [11] Nominated
GoldFishBest Duo or Group [10] Nominated
GoldFishBest Alternative Music: English [11] Nominated
GoldFishBest 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 [15] Won
Record of the Year [15] Nominated
GoldFishBest Producer [15] Nominated
2014 MTV Africa Music Awards GoldFishBest Pop [4] Won

Discography

Albums

Albums by GoldFish [2] [3]
YearAlbum titleRelease detailsChart peaks
Dutch 100 [5]
2006 Caught in the Loop
  • Released: 29 May 2006
  • Label: GoldFish / Pioneer
  • Format: CD, digital download
2008 Perceptions of Pacha
  • Released: 21 April 2008
  • Label: Pacha / SBME Africa
  • Format: CD, digital download
2009Perceptions of Pacha
Remixed
  • Released: 17 November 2009
  • Label: GoldFish
  • Format: CD, digital download
2010 Get Busy Living
  • Released: 20 September 2010
  • Label: GoldFish Music
  • Format: CD, digital download
2012GoldFish
  • Released: 6 June 2012
  • Label: EMI
  • Format: CD, digital download
44
2013 Three Second Memory
  • Released: 15 October 2013
  • Label: GoldFish Music / Casablanca
  • Format: CD, digital download
89
2017Late Night People
  • Released: 6 October 2017
  • Label: Armada Music / Sony Music South Africa
  • Format: CD, digital download, vinyl
2023If Summer Was A Sound
  • Released: 29 September 2023
  • Label: Goldfish Music / Sony Music South Africa
  • Format: Streaming
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles

Incomplete list of songs by GoldFish [3]
YearTitleChart peaks [13] AlbumRelease details
5FM 40
2007"Coming Home"3-track singlePacha Recordings (22 June 2007)
2008"Pure Pacha"Single onlyPacha Recordings (2008)
2009"Cruising Through"Single/remix EPPacha Multimedia (15 May 2009)
"Fort Knox"Fort Knox (Remixes) – EPPacha Recordings (15 May 2009)
"Wet Welly"Single onlyPacha Multimedia (3 June 2009)
"Sold My Soul"2 track singlePacha Recordings (3 July 2009)
"Are You Lulu"2-track singlePacha Multimedia (3 July 2009)
"This is How it Goes"SinglePacha Recordings (13 November 2009)
"Hold Tight"SinglePacha Recordings (20 November 2009)
2010"Just For Tonight"SinglePacha Recordings (8 January 2010)
2011"Let's Do It Again"
(with Freshlyground)
SingleFreeground Records (15 July 2011)
2012"Washing Over Me"
(feat. Morning Parade)
1GoldFishGoldFish Music (2012)
2013"Take Back Tomorrow"Three Second MemoryGoldFish Music (2013)
"Just For Tonight"2-track singlePacha Recordings (11 March 2013)
"Soundtracks & Comebacks"Remix EPPacha Recordings (11 March 2013)
2014"Choose Your Own Adventure"Choose Your Own Adventure – EPGoldFish Music (17 June 2014)
2015"The Storm" (with DIMMI)Single SPRS (20 July 2015)
2015"Heart Shaped Box"SingleGoldFish Music (2015)
2018"It Was You" (with Zeeba)SingleGoldFish Music (2 November 2018)

Remixes

Selected remixes by GoldFish, with date of remix release [3] [16]
YearTitleOriginal artistRelease details
2011"Get Busy Living (Remix)"GoldFishGoldFish Music (9 February 2011)
2014"She Moves (GoldFish Remix)" Alle Farben B1 Recordings (2014)
"Divine Sorrow (GoldFish Remix)" Wyclef Jean and Avicii Billboard (15 December 2014) [14]
2015"Feels Like This (GoldFish Remix)" Lexer Warner Dance Labels

Further reading

Interviews and articles
Discographies

See also

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