Hinterland

about

There are multiple artists named Hinterland, including an ambient duo, a Canadian shoegaze band, and an Irish band active in the 1980/90s. 1. Hinterland is a collaboration between two ambient artists associated with the Exosphere label, Sean Costello of Isostatic and Don Tyler of Remote Vision. Their sound combines elements of classic impressionistic ambient, Berlin School electronic, cinematic space music, and their own unique styles and atmospheres. 2. Hinterland is a shoegaze band founded in 2000 in Vancouver, Canada. Since forming at the turn of the millennium, Hinterland has sought to stake out its own patch of sonic turf somewhere near the intersection of wall-of-guitars rock and whisper-soft ambience. Fronted by Michaela Galloway’s otherworldly vocals, the Vancouver band has earned its share of superlatives, with critics describing its music as "evocative", "atmospheric", and "irresistible". In Hinterland’s world, the standard rock instrumentation of guitars, bass, and drums is often augmented by unexpected touches of oboe, flute, glockenspiel, baritone guitar, EBow, and synthesizer. The songs shimmer, drone, and chime, sometimes lulling the listener into a blissful state before blasting off into the ether. 3. Hinterland were an Irish band consisting of Donal Coghlan and Gerry Leonard, formed in Copenhagen, Denmark in 1987. Shortly after moving back to Dublin in 1989 they signed to Island Records and the album "Kissing the Roof of Heaven" was released the follo