{"id":10061,"date":"2026-04-08T19:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/goldfish-take-a-big-dive-into-the-space-between-jazz-and-dance-music\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T19:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T19:00:00","slug":"goldfish-take-a-big-dive-into-the-space-between-jazz-and-dance-music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/goldfish-take-a-big-dive-into-the-space-between-jazz-and-dance-music\/","title":{"rendered":"GoldFish Take a Big Dive into the Space Between Jazz and Dance Music"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.spinmagazine.com\/files\/2026\/04\/GF_2025_1110x740_crop.jpg\" width=\"1110\" height=\"740\" alt=\"Goldfish. (Credit: Tyler Coplea)\"><figcaption>Goldfish. (Credit: Tyler Coplea)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat works live at the shows doesn\u2019t always translate into repeated listening on an album or single,\u201d says Dominic Peters of the South African duo <a href=\"https:\/\/goldfishlive.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">GoldFish<\/a>. \u201cIt\u2019s definitely a double-edged sword sometimes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>More from Spin:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spinmagazine.com\/2026\/04\/snl-rodrigo-kahan-mccartney\/\">\u2018SNL\u2019 Secures O-Rod, Noah Kahan, Paul McCartney<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spinmagazine.com\/2026\/04\/nine-inch-nails-boys-noize-release\/\">Nine Inch Nails\/Boys Noize Dropping Music Next Week<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spinmagazine.com\/2026\/04\/radiohead-film-on-tour\/\">Radiohead Taking \u2018KID A MNESIA\u2019 On The Road<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Since Peters met David Poole while both were studying jazz at the University of Cape Town over two decades ago, GoldFish has relocated to San Diego, while growing into a unique fusion of dance beats and live instrumentation. \u201cWhen we started jamming ideas that eventually became GoldFish, it was the natural progression to take those ideas out of the studio and perform what we created with live instruments,\u201d says Poole. \u201cThis is what we actually trained to do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When SPIN reached the members of GoldFish via email this month, they were traveling in between shows in their home country and in America amidst a flurry of activity. In addition to the release of their new single \u201cLittle Wonder,\u201d featuring South African vocalist Zolani Mahola, GoldFish have announced a performance at Toulouse Theatre in New Orleans on April 23 on the first night of the New Orleans Jazz &amp; Heritage Festival.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe were lucky enough to have Zolani visit us in San Diego and we all wrote and recorded the track together,\u201d says Poole about the development of \u201cLittle Wonder.\u201d \u201cWe had been trying to get together with her for ages as we absolutely love her energy and enormous talent.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With the integration of their jazz chops into house beats and pop hooks, Poole\u2019s saxophone has become a signature of some of GoldFish\u2019s most popular songs including \u201cWashing Over Me,\u201d a No. 1 hit on South African radio in 2012. \u201cThe collision of analogue and digital is the X factor for a good sounding record. We don\u2019t want it sounding too sterile and clean,\u201d says Peters. And the group\u2019s most recent album, 2025\u2019s <em>Live in Amsterdam<\/em>, showcases the kind of spontaneous improvised moments, including Peters\u2019 bass solos, that set GoldFish apart from many dance acts with more strictly electronic sounds.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1800\" src=\"https:\/\/static.spinmagazine.com\/files\/2026\/04\/GLDF0926104613-by-Johnny-Mello.jpg\" alt=\"(Credit: Johnny Mello)\" class=\"wp-image-657963\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.spinmagazine.com\/files\/2026\/04\/GLDF0926104613-by-Johnny-Mello.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.spinmagazine.com\/files\/2026\/04\/GLDF0926104613-by-Johnny-Mello-340x510.jpg 340w, https:\/\/static.spinmagazine.com\/files\/2026\/04\/GLDF0926104613-by-Johnny-Mello-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/static.spinmagazine.com\/files\/2026\/04\/GLDF0926104613-by-Johnny-Mello-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/static.spinmagazine.com\/files\/2026\/04\/GLDF0926104613-by-Johnny-Mello-498x747.jpg 498w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Credit: Johnny Mello)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMany of our songs have actually been sparked from these live improvised moments where a small idea enters one of our minds and spills out on stage. The main challenge is remembering those nuggets to turn them into a full track later on in the studio,\u201d says Poole, giving an example with 2009\u2019s \u201cSoundtracks &amp; Comebacks,\u201d which is driven by an upright bass riff that Peters played during a concert. \u201cThat one came and went\u2026and luckily a few gigs later Dom remembered the riff and the rest is GoldFish history.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With three South African Music Awards and an MTV Africa Music Award, and some of their biggest commercial successes in the Netherlands, GoldFish have many fans in both the Northern and Southern hemispheres. Euphoric warm weather vibes have always come naturally to Peters and Poole, who named their 2023 album <em>If Summer Was a Sound<\/em>, and they\u2019ve been able to enjoy summers on different continents over the years.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe always aspired to being able to have summer all year round and we luckily managed this living between Cape Town and Ibiza for 8 years before moving to San Diego,\u201d Poole says. \u201cWe also named our record label 33 Degrees, which is a play on this North \/ South duality of Cape Town and San Diego both being on 33rd parallel in their respective hemispheres.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>GoldFish has occasionally brought in darker textures and rock influences, including an interpolation of the White Stripes\u2019 \u201cSeven Nation Army\u201d on the <em>Live in Amsterdam<\/em> version of \u201cIf I Could Find,\u201d and a 2015 cover of Nirvana\u2019s \u201cHeart-Shaped Box\u201d featuring frequent collaborator Julia Church.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1290\" height=\"726\" src=\"https:\/\/static.spinmagazine.com\/files\/2026\/04\/GoldFish_NOLA_Toulouse_admat_1920x1080-1290x726.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-657997\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.spinmagazine.com\/files\/2026\/04\/GoldFish_NOLA_Toulouse_admat_1920x1080-1290x726.jpg 1290w, https:\/\/static.spinmagazine.com\/files\/2026\/04\/GoldFish_NOLA_Toulouse_admat_1920x1080-340x191.jpg 340w, https:\/\/static.spinmagazine.com\/files\/2026\/04\/GoldFish_NOLA_Toulouse_admat_1920x1080-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/static.spinmagazine.com\/files\/2026\/04\/GoldFish_NOLA_Toulouse_admat_1920x1080-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/static.spinmagazine.com\/files\/2026\/04\/GoldFish_NOLA_Toulouse_admat_1920x1080-498x280.jpg 498w, https:\/\/static.spinmagazine.com\/files\/2026\/04\/GoldFish_NOLA_Toulouse_admat_1920x1080.jpg 1584w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1290px) 100vw, 1290px\"><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe grew up huge Nirvana fans and both played in various rock bands before GoldFish. We were on tour and playing a show at one of our favourite spots, The Belly Up in Aspen, Colorado and the techs are awesome there. They had kindly brought out a vintage Fender Rhodes out for us to jam on in soundcheck,\u201d says Peters. \u201cIt was one of those weird subliminal moments where that iconic guitar riff just came through for me on the keyboard and we both just looked at each other as said \u2018we need to do a rework.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>GoldFish\u2019s first two 33 Degrees releases were the 2025 tracks \u201cBody Language\u201d and \u201cBorn A Miracle.\u201d \u201cWe are releasing singles towards a bigger project focused on the return to our roots of Cape Town, South Africa,\u201d says Poole. \u201cBorn A Miracle\u201d featured Zakes Bantwini, one of South Africa\u2019s biggest international stars, who won a Grammy in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen Zakes won his Grammy, we pinged him with massive congratulations and said let\u2019s hook up while he was in LA, as it\u2019s so close to us in San Diego,\u201d says Peters. \u201cHe was naturally on such a high and it was great to channel that momentum and feeling into this track. South African artists are always really supportive of each other and it\u2019s great to see the world sit up and take notice of the insane talent that\u2019s always been there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLittle Wonder\u201d marks the beginning of a \u201cnew creative philosophy\u201d for GoldFish\u00a0 that the group is calling Get Busy Living Vintage, and it\u2019s something broader and more immersive than just an album or a concert. \u201cBut along the way we will always be touring,\u201d notes Poole. \u201cWe love performing and still can\u2019t get enough of it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Tickets are now on sale for the late night April 23 show. Click <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/wl.eventim.us\/event\/goldfish-discofish\/686418?afflky=ToulouseTheatre\" target=\"_blank\"><em>here<\/em><\/a><em> to purchase.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>To see our running list of the top 100 greatest rock stars of all time, <a href=\"https:\/\/spinmagazine.com\/2021\/07\/the-greatest-rock-stars-of-all-time\/?utm_source=yahoo&amp;utm_medium=bottomlink&amp;utm_campaign=yahoolink\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Goldfish. 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