{"product_id":"hydroplane-selected-songs-1997-2003-393588","title":"Hydroplane – Selected Songs 1997 – 2003 (2xLP, Orange Vinyl)","description":"\n  \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition: \u003c\/strong\u003e Brand New\u003c\/div\u003e\n  \n\n\n\n\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n  \u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eRelease details\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- Description tab content --\u003e\n  \u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHydroplane's \u003cem\u003eSelected Songs 1997-2003\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e gathers the key recordings from a Melbourne trio that emerged when The Cat's Miaow's drummer moved to London in the mid 1990s, pushing Kerrie Bolton, Bart Cummings and Andrew Withycombe toward a more expansive sound. Instead of the earlier band's compact indie-pop minimalism, Hydroplane opened their songs out into loops, drones, shuffle beats and synth textures, while keeping the same gift for fragile, elegant melody. That shift mattered: \"We Crossed The Atlantic,\" their cover of Pip Proud, became a John Peel favourite and reached No. 13 in his 1997 Festive 50.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAcross material drawn from singles and albums released during a roughly half-decade run, this compilation shows how naturally Hydroplane connected jangly melancholy with dream-pop haze, gentle electronics and a touch of club-informed rhythm. \"The Love You Bring\" is a good example of that balance, with drifting tones set against dancefloor motion, while \"City Terminus\" catches their knack for turning emotional understatement into something quietly memorable. There is a real sense here of late-90s indie discovering new space, where DIY pop, ambient texture and understated experimentation could coexist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs a portrait of the band, \u003cem\u003eSelected Songs 1997-2003\u003c\/em\u003e also helps place Hydroplane within a wider Melbourne circle that included The Cat's Miaow and The Shapiros, a scene now being documented more fully by World Of Echo. For anyone curious about the softer, more exploratory edges of Australian indie-pop in that period, this is a generous and revealing entry point.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFeatures\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e2xLP, Orange Vinyl\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n    \n\n    \n  \u003c\/li\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- Release tab content --\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n    \u003cdiv\u003e\n        \n        \n        \n          \n          \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat: \u003c\/strong\u003e LP\u003c\/div\u003e\n          \n        \n        \n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUnits: \u003c\/strong\u003e 2\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \n        \n        \n        \n        \n        \n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGenre: \u003c\/strong\u003e\n          \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/alternative-rock-vinyl-records\"\u003ePunk \u0026amp; Alternative\u003c\/a\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n        \n        \n        \n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/li\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- Tracklist tab content --\u003e\n  \n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n","brand":"Dutch Vinyl","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50925938704449,"sku":"6017598","price":65.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1474\/5258\/files\/CAR_20260901_1130_103114_933_p_download_20260901103034_1_001.jpg?v=1793857809","url":"https:\/\/www.dutchvinyl.com.au\/products\/hydroplane-selected-songs-1997-2003-393588","provider":"Dutch Vinyl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}