Goldfish (band)
| Goldfish | |
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D. Poole (L) and D. Peters (R)
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Cape Town, South Africa |
| Genres | Electronica, trip hop, downtempo, nu jazz, electro swing |
| Labels | SPRS (Spinnin' Records), Goldfish Music |
| Associated acts | Breakfast Included, Dorp, GoodLuck |
| Website | GoldfishLive.com |
| Members | Dominic Peters, David Poole |
 Goldfish - "Fort Knox" (ft. Sakhile Moleshe) - Official Music Video (Oct 7, 2009) |
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Goldfish - "Take Back Tomorrow" - Official Music Video (Mar 8, 2013) |
Goldfish is an electronica and dance group hailing from Cape Town, South Africa, consisting of Dominic Peters and David Poole. They create dance music containing elements of jazz and African music. The band has released a number of albums, including Perceptions of Pacha and Get Busy Living, and Goldfish was named "Best Pop" at the MTV Africa Music Awards 2014.
Dominic Peters and David Poole founded Goldfish in Cape Town, South Africa. The two jazz musicians had first met while studying music at college. 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.Basement Jaxx, Faithless, Paul van Dyk, and Pete Tong. Goldfish was nominated for the Best Alternative category at the first MTV Africa Music Awards 2008 but did not win.
They released their album Perceptions of Pacha on August 29, 2008. In 2009, they set a new South African Music Awards record for most nominations, with eight nominations including Best Duo or Group and Album of the Year, winning Best Engineer and Best Dance Album. Their album Goldfish spent three weeks on the Dutch Albums Top 100 chart, peaking at No. 44 in 2012.
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