Goldfish (band)

Goldfish
David Poole (L) and Dominic Peters (R)
Background information
Origin Cape Town, South Africa
Genres Nu jazz, house, Deep House, Electronica, trip hop, downtempo, electro swing
Labels Spinnin' Records, Goldfish Music
Associated acts Breakfast Included, Dorp, GoodLuck
Website GoldfishLive.com
Members Dominic Peters, David Poole

Goldfish is an electronic duo originating from Cape Town, South Africa, 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 Late Night People, 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

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 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 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 video
GoldFish – "Fort Knox" (ft. Sakhile Moleshe) – Official Music Video (7 October 2009)
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. "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

  • Dominic Peters – production, keyboards, upright bass, bass guitar
  • David Poole – production, saxophone, flute, vocals

Awards and nominations

Year Award Nominated work Category Result
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[15] Won
Record of the Year[15] Nominated
GoldFish Best Producer[15] Nominated
2014 MTV Africa Music Awards GoldFish Best Pop[4] Won

Discography

Albums

Albums by GoldFish[2][3]
Year Album title Release details Chart 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
 –
2009 Perceptions 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
 –
2012 GoldFish
  • 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
2017 Late Night People
  • Released: 6 October 2017
  • Label: Armada Music / Sony Music South Africa
  • Format: CD, digital download, vinyl
 —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles

Incomplete list of songs by GoldFish[3]
Year Title Chart peaks[13] Album Release details
5FM 40 —
2007 "Coming Home" ——3-track singlePacha Recordings (22 June 2007)
2008 "Pure Pacha" ——Single onlyPacha Recordings (2008)
2009 "Crusing 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)		 1—GoldFishGoldFish 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) ——SingleSPRS (20 July 2015)
2015 "Heart Shaped Box" ——SingleGoldFish Music (2015)

Remixes

Selected remixes by GoldFish, with date of remix release[3][16]
Year Title Original artist Release details
2011 "Get Busy Living (Remix)" GoldFishGoldFish Music (9 February 2011)
2014 "She Moves (GoldFish Remix)" Alle FarbenB1 Recordings (2014)
"Divine Sorrow (GoldFish Remix)" Wyclef Jean and AviciiBillboard (15 December 2014)[14]
2015 "Feels Like This (GoldFish Remix)" LexerWarner Dance Labels

Further reading

Interviews and articles
  • "Goldfish Earns Eight SA Music Awards Nominations". Billboard. 20 March 2009.
  • "Sleeping with the Fishes". iAfrica.com. 4 February 2011.
Discographies

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Sleeping with the Fishes". iAfrica.com. 4 February 2011. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Goldfish Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Goldfish Discography". iTunes Store. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 "2014 MAMA Winners". MTV. 7 June 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Goldfish charts". acharts.co. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
  6. ↑ "GoldFish". MyMusicMatrix. 2006. Archived from the original on 3 April 2015. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
  7. ↑ "Home". goldfishlive.com. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
  8. 1 2 "First Ever MTV Africa Awards is a hit with Nigerians taking the lead". African Vibes. 24 November 2008. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
  9. ↑ "Perceptions of Pacha". AllMusic. 29 August 2008. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  10. 1 2 3 4 Coetzer, Diane (20 March 2009). "Goldfish Earns Eight SA Music Awards Nominations". Billboard. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
  11. 1 2 3 "Nominated Record Breaking 8 South African Music Awards". Goldfishlive.com. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
  12. 1 2 3 "SAMA 2009: All the Winners". channel24.co.za. 29 April 2009. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
  13. 1 2 "Goldfish Bag Another No. 1 – Top 5fm charts". goldfishlive.com. 30 July 2012. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
  14. 1 2 Buerger, Megan (11 December 2014). "Exclusive Premiere: Hear GoldFish's Remix of Wyclef Jean & Avicii's 'Divine Sorrow'". Billboard. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
  15. 1 2 3 "2011 SAMA Nominations". SAMA. BaasDeBeer's Blog. 2011. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
  16. ↑ "Goldfish Remixes". discogs. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
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