Goldfish are a South African electronica and dance group, formed in Cape Town. They are comprised of Dominic Peters and David Poole, and are known for their versatility and penchant for experimentation.
What sets Goldfish apart from their contemporaries, especially in the Western world, is the fact that they hail from South Africa and make an effort to incorporate local influences into their work. Their own brand of dance music is flecked with nods to African styles and jazz, too, and has seen them shake up the dance world since they formed in the early noughties. They’ve supported a slew of genuine luminaries of the genre on tour, including Fatboy Slim, Basement Jaxx, Faithless, Mr. Scruff, Paul van Dyk and Pete Tong.
Their experimental stage show sees Peters and Poole poised behind the decks, as is the usual fashion at the huge dance festivals they frequent, but also play traditional African instruments onstage, too - the result is something genuinely unusual, and they’ve amassed massive crowds at events like Ultra and Tomorrowland accordingly. They usually take a number of singers on the road with them, too; the most common fixture on their tours has been Sakhile Moleshe, but Poole himself has also taken on vocal duties alongside the likes of Max Vidima, Monique Hellenberg and Hlulani Hlangwane. Their output in the studio has been prodigious, too, with six albums in eight years between 2006 and 2013.
Danielle Nicole
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