Long term Seven Hills friend and collaborator Thee J Johanz returns to wax for the third instalment of our original release series. 

This release runs close to the heart for Johanz as it was produced in the wake of his mother’s passing and stands as a profoundly personal eulogy for loved ones passed. Where Goes Your Soul? has all the trademark spiralling synth lines and hypnotic rhythm making that we have come to love in Johanz’s music making. 

The title track of the EP: Where Goes Your Soul? stands alone on the A side but carries more than enough weight to hold its own. Stabbing synths build alongside a subtly haunting vocal, up to an awesome crescendo and intoxicating groove. Kicking off the B side is Two C Bee, an aptly psychedelic mix of soft pads and helical synth arpeggios. The EP closes with an impressive bubbling analogue landscape, Analex. This beat-less masterpiece with a sincerely cinematic feel, rounds things off in style.

A - Where Goes Your Soul?
B1 - Two Cee Bee
B2 - Analex

Mastered by Thee J Johanz
Distributed by Subwax
Artwork by Maria Vorobjova

SHR003 - Thee J Johanz - Where Goes Your Soul?

SHR004 - Subb-an & Thoma Bulwer - Devon Hills EP

A1. Devon Hills
A2. DV-07
B1. DV8
B2. East Wick 

For our 4th original release we have a meeting of minds between two of our very close friends, Subb-an and Thoma Bulwer!

Made deep in the green countryside of Devon’s hills, before being adeptly finished off at TB Studios in Hackney Wick, the Devon Hills EP pulls together influences from 90’s tech house and early breaks to bring four driving and groove-laden tracks, functional but with heaps of soul.

The A side comprises two late night Autobahn bangers, rubbery misbehaved basslines and precise chord rhythms made to hypnotise the dance. Devon Hills is the most outspoken of the pair, with a loud chiming hook and an earwigging bleep melody, while DV-07 prefers to remain composed in its rolling bassline and sharp drum programming. 

On the flip things go a little deeper with DV8, a padded out and chunky tribal breakbeat track with a deliciously crunchy snare. Closing out the four-track EP, East Wick lightens the mood with a sporadic break and bouncy synth melody, great afters tackle.

Pre-order: https://sevenhillsrecords.bandcamp.com/album/subb-an-thoma-bulwer-devon-hills-ep

SHR004 - Subb-an & Thoma Bulwer - Devon Hills EP

SHR005 - North Phase - Cyclone EP

A1. Cyclone
A2. Time Zone Unknown
B1. Room 1
B2. Groove Merchant

We're pleased to announce the next outing from Robert James & Burnski's new project, North Phase, here on Seven Hills!

Comprising four brilliant, groove-laden tracks, the Cyclone EP is one of our favourites so far. The title track, Cyclone, bumps and rolls atop a sneaky bassline, and keeps you locked in with a unique, shifted synth hook. The similarly pumping Time Zone Unknown keeps the groove straighter, with added gnarliness from a crisp synth line designed to cut its way to the centre of the dancefloor.

Over on the flip, the dark and super-heavy Room 1 spirals and builds before hitting hard with a chestplate bassline. The more lilting Groove Merchant sits on the B2, slightly sci-fi and rounding things off in style.

Pre-order: https://sevenhillsrecords.bandcamp.com/album/north-phase-cyclone-ep

SHR005 - North Phase - Cyclone EP

Pre-order: https://sevenhillsrecords.bandcamp.com/album/anxiety-bar-ep

Young Adults
Anxiety Bar EP
Seven Hills Records
SHR006

A1. Threat Level Midnight
A2. Anxiety Bar
B1. Integrated Lizard People
B2. Fermented Feelings

Next up on Seven Hills, we have an original release from the Holland-based Timo Faber and Jeffrey Baardolf AKA Young Adults!

Serving up 4 slices of tech’d out wiggle, melding: techno, minimal, electro, and a splash of noxious chemicals, the Anxiety Bar EP comprises a variety of heavyweight d-floor weapons.

Threat Level Midnight blends a combo of idiosyncratic drum samples with an infectious bubbling synth line, a prime example of peak-time tech-house tackle. While the title track Anxiety Bar takes a dark, moody, almost gothic turn, seriously phat bass for seriously phat systems. 

On the B, Integrated Lizard People slithers and slinks about gurgling synth lines and features unsettling reptilian almost-vocal sounds. Serving as a high-class closer, Fermented Feelings reigns in the trip with satisfying electro-ish drums, sauntering atop a sophisticated, warping melody.

SHR006 - Young Adults - Anxiety Bar EP

It's been a hot minute since our last Digest so who better to re-launch the 7H mix series than our Nederlandse vrienden Young Adults!

The pair have put together a selection of prog-tinged breaks and tech house records, sequenced together without the joins being too apparent. Enjoy :)

@young-adults-nhs

Seven Hills Digest 015 - Young Adults

Pre-order: https://sevenhillsrecords.bandcamp.com/album/seven-hills-presents-governed-by-rhythm-94-97

It’s been nearly 2 years since our last reissue comp, so we’re pleased to announce SHRR06: Seven Hills Presents Governed By Rhythm 94 - 97!

We’re taking another wild excursion into the world of Andy Jones, the mastermind behind Precise Daily Rhythm, a label we reissued back in 2020. Governed By Rhythm was an outlet for Andy’s faster, trancier dance tracks, as opposed to the grooving techno and tech house of PDR. 

SHRR06 comprises three never before heard tracks on Disc 1, as well as four from the original label on Disc 2. Additions to the original music are; ANWAM, a 16 minute long acid ambient wormhole, Kik The Can, a pumping bassline driven piece of tech trance, and the early 90’s Italian-style Bedroom.

A. ANWAM (A Night With A Mate)
B1. Kik The Can
B2. Bedroom
C1. Resist
C2. Synergy
D1. Toltec Chants
D2. Dynamics

Written & produced by Andy Jones
Remastered by Johanz Westerman
Distributed by Subwax BCN
Artwork by Calum Miles

Seven Hills Presents: Governed By Rhythm 94 - 97

Rolling thru with the 16th installment of the Digest series is a bloke we've wanted to have on for a while, associate director of bass-lines and Move2 Records co-founder Frank Hawkes.

Frank's served us up a 2hr slice of tech house, techno, bleep, breakbeats, that sort of thing. Enjoy!

Seven Hills Digest 016 - Frank Hawkes

Back in your face with another entry to our Digest series, next up on the wheels of steel we're welcoming our good pal David Agrella!

David launched his label Agrellomatica a couple years ago and has since put out a wicked variety of his own productions, as well as remix contributions from highly respected producers and friends.
 
For our mix series he's pulled together 2 hrs of pure energy, and has channeled a similar attitude to his studio work. Expect deep, warped out, peak-time fodder. Get stuck in ;)

Seven Hills Digest 017 - David Agrella

Heading up the Seven Hills Digest 18th edition we’re pleased to present fellow London Town resident Harri Pepper!

Harri’s packed a selection of dance floor focused material, and in-keeping with one of our core tenets, the man’s been sure to bring his best basslines, or as he likes to call it, the ‘bumpers’. Enjoy :)

Seven Hills Digest 018 - Harri Pepper

Vinyl pre-order: https://sevenhillsrecords.bandcamp.com/album/shr007-david-agrella-kom-dansen-ep

Tracklist: 

A1. Deseo
A2. Kom Dansen
B1. Sabotage Signals
B2. Sabotage Signals (Kompo Remix)

For our 7th original release we welcome our good friend David Agrella, alongside Kompo on remix duties.

David’s a producer with a fast growing reputation and a label of his own, Agrellomatica. The label’s gathered support from a number of respected DJ’s such as Jane Fitz, Laurent Garnier, Ivan Smagghe, Francesco Farfa, Enzo Siragusa, Moxie, Ciel, Massimiliano Pagliara and we’re pleased to welcome him on Seven Hills.

The Kom Dansen EP is one of David’s darker EP’s, blending together thick growling basslines and atmospheric, psychedelic textures. 4 tracks made purely for the dancefloor, all driven by a phat 909 kick, this is music for late night sessions.

Deseo drives through twists and turns with a grooving bass, precise funky drum patterns, and a vocal recorded by the man himself. Kom Dansen hits you with a huge belly bassline, while taking you on a trip on the night train, deep into the wormhole, with an ever building momentum.

Sabotage Signals is similarly growling and deep, with spooked out synth sounds, and unsettling pad action, while Kompo’s version strips everything back, and switches up the bassline into a real wrist snapper.

SHR007 - David Agrella - Kom Dansen EP

Next up on SHD019, Kompo!

A new face on Seven Hills, Kompo's productions have been getting some well deserved attention recently with a feature on Saoirse's Fabric mix with 'Function', and of course a remix on our own forthcoming SHR007 - David Agrella - Kom Dansen EP.

Known for his chunky, bass-driven sound, Kompo has pulled together 67 mins of dancefloor tracks, with the 2nd half entirely comprised of his own compositions.

Seven Hills Digest 019 - Kompo

For the 20th installment in our Digest series we're pleased to present a mix we’ve wanted to record for a long time between Dan from Seven Hills and Matt C from @linalerecords

In the early to mid 90’s amongst the experimentation and flurry of creativity in electronic music there was a sub-genre emerging in the midsts of the fast-paced euphoria and Goa sounds of the southwestern Indian coast. A branch of downtempo which had the psychedelia of trance, the grooves and deepness of trip-hop, and the futurism and weirdness of IDM.

Appearing as occasional one-offs at the end of an album or on the B-sides of much faster records, these tracks were often overlooked, they didn't fit easily into typical trance sets and it seemed the intention was more for home listening. 10+ mins of runtime wasn’t unusual, which was time for the music to breathe and develop into something really special.

We think some of the best music of the era was in this halfway point between lounge music and dance, it was a way for producers to experiment with music not fully intended for the dance-floor. This intersection of dub, breakbeats, ambient, and experimental music led to some really interesting sounds, which we wanted to showcase here with this mix.

Just under 2 hours of downtempo experimentation, including some of our all-time favourites from the last 30 or so years. This is our music for acid trips, the ends of long days and nights, the after-party after the after-party. Also includes some newer bits that we think have the right attitude!

Seven Hills Digest 020 - Seven Hills x Linale Records - Downtempo Trance & IDM '94 - '23

We're very pleased to announce Molen for the 21st entry of our Digest series!

This is quite a special entry for us as it's the first time we've uploaded a live set as opposed to a DJ mix. Recorded in Uruguay at Emile, a club situated in the heart of Montevideo, this set is comprised entirely of Molen's own tracks, many soon to be released. This is a recording from back in November as part of the 3rd instalment of Audioweb, a label and party which Molen runs with some friends. 

This set is very much complimentary to his peak time slot, energetic techno with inflections of rave and trance, and a totally unique take on the Uruguayan techno sound. Clocking in at just over 2 hours, it's quite a long-form live set but I didn't want to cut out even one second because it's all top quality. Hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

Seven Hills Digest 021 - Molen (Live)

Pre-order: 
https://sevenhillsrecords.bandcamp.com/releases

This is a reissue of a short-lived and obscure UK dance music label. A compilation of tracks featured on releases across 3 EP’s between 1991 and 1993 incorporating recently emergent dub techno and progressive acid house sounds. Nation of Noise was conceived in the early 90's, following a meeting of minds between the producer Django and vocalist Jon Martin at the legendary Soho institution: The Brain. 

Plate 1 is a fully remastered reissue of the first Nation of Noise record - Xes Noiz, featuring 4 locked grooves. 

Plate 2 takes two tracks off both the Lockgroove and Super Bubble EP's. One side is smooth, after-hours deep house whilst the other reaches for two progressive, acid cuts. 

Fun facts: 

- Feel the Joy received airtime by Jon Peel on Radio 1 and Elvis Stole My Space Hopper was a favourite of Colin Faver and Colin Dale on KISS FM 
- Kris Needs awarded Xes Noiz record of the week in NME, putting it in the same group as Weatherall and Aphex! 
- Riley Reinholdt raved about Xes Noiz in legendary German publication Spex and travelled to U.K. to interview Jon and Django. 
- Piano Tilt was a playlist favourite of Derrick May 
- Progressive acid house pioneers like Scott Hardkiss began lauding the Nation of Noise imports on the West-Coast sound systems of the San Francisco Bay Area. 
- The A3 of Xes Noiz was a minor hit on the emerging jungle/breakbeat scene. DJ's used to pitch it up before Metalheadz and Photek really defined that abstract sound. 

Nation of Noise 91 - 93 is the first of many records to be released by Seven Hills. 

Plate 1 - Xes Noiz 

A1 - Untitled 
A2 - Untitled 
A3 - Untitled 
B1 - Untitled 
B2 - Untitled 
B3 - Untitled 

Plate 2 - 

A1 - Feel the Joy 
A2 - Piano Tilt 
B1 - Elvis Time 
B2 - Elvis Stole My Space Hopper 

Vocals and Lyrics by Jon ? Martin 
Production & arrangement by Django 
credits
releases August 9, 2018

Seven Hills Presents Nation of Noise 91-93 [PREVIEWS]

A1 - Acid Racing Head
A2 - Ze7u II
A3 - Luring Acid
B1 - Virtual Modular 2 Tape
B2 - I Never Owned a 303
B3 - Crazy 4 R

The first original release on Seven Hills - SHR001 - courtesy of electro stalwart and new kid on the block Binary Digit. Hot off the back of his much acclaimed Dream Ticket and Zeitnot EPs, Binary has produced a wonderfully varied six tracker worthy of being in any djs bag or any collectors shelves.

Featuring fast paced acid-y electro jams providing unreal amounts of bang for your buck.

Binary Digit - Never Owned A 303 EP [PREVIEWS]

A1 - Space Cadets - Skill Shot
A2 - Adam Pits - Attack Bumper
B1 - Lisene - Re-Entry
B2 - Skill Shot (No Moon Special Edition)

Adam Pits & Lisene suit up and shoot straight for the stars as Space Cadets on the newest Seven Hills release, SHR002. Driving, gutteral and bass-heavy, Space Cadets combat the predisposed semblance of 'space music' with a collection of fast, pumping, uncompromising club music. Trance-infused, breaks-splattered tech-house from Adam Pits, a broken beat UK bass & techno fusion from Lisene, and a serene warping remix delivered by equally gifted producer No Moon, we're excited to hear these tracks grace dancefloors throughout this galaxy and beyond

Adam Pits and Lisene present Space Cadets

A1 - Outernational Wah
A2 - Wah Beats
B - Programmable Rhythmer (Top Gear Mix)

We're pleased to be reissuing 3 sought after tracks from Glyn Bush's mid 90s side project Airgoose, perhaps better known as part of Brummie dub/reggae-techno group Rockers Hi-Fi, Outernational Wah shot up in price recently following a resurgence in its popularity symptomatic of the current trend of digging old obscure records. Extreme amounts of sleaze on this dusty, strange deep house track, with some very unique production make Outernational Wah a timeless dance-floor bomb, finally getting the recognition it deserves. The flip side, Programmable Rhythmer (Top Gear Mix) is taken from the only other record made under the Airgoose alias, similarly weird, raspy synth lines and a deep plodding groove.

Airgoose - Outernational Wah EP

Seven Hills Presents Precise Daily Rhythm 94-98. A 2x12 with the A+B side comprising of a sought after record from 1997 (The Moving House Ep) and the C+D side consisting entirely of unreleased material.

Produced between 1994 and 1998 by Andy Jones on the Isle of Wight.

These tracks perfectly encapsulate the 90s UK techno sound, expertly crafted grooves and hypnotically addictive baselines.

Mastered by Johanz Westermann. Distributed by Subwax BCN.

Seven Hills Presents: Precise Daily Rhythm 94 - 98

To add to the plethora of great music, mixes and streams coming out of this lockdown/isolation period:

A one hour recording taken from Jordan Carnall and Subb-an presenting the Seven Hills Records show on Netil Radio back in January. 

A small insight into a very loose Sunday night sermon that spanned five hours on air selecting records, the casual drink or two and, of course, a few bits and bobs along the way. 

Consisting of old records and new  - some obscurities and some well known tried and tested crowd pleasers.

Artwork by Greg Wallaker

Jordan Carnall b2b Subb-an

The next installment of our Digest series... Wednesday!

We've been bumping so much naughty trance and prog wobble, and Wednesday has cooked up a selection of just that! After hearing her Co-Select mix recently we realised we need more of this in our lives (If you don't know then stop arsing about and have a listen).  --->>>>>> @hannahxrc

Wednesday is resident of the @co-select collective, a collective of DJ's, producers and artists which advocates equality in the dance music scene by running DIY parties and balanced b2bs with at least 50% womxn & non-binary representation on their lineups. Keep your eyes on their page for more wicked stuff.

Seven Hills Digest 07 - Wednesday

SHD08 :), this time by our good pals Heels & Souls! Following the theme of pumping club mixes this one has everything worth having; basslines, breakbeats, pads, bleeps and a healthy dose of techno soul. Whether you're spring cleaning, crunching some numbers, going for a 'brisk stroll', cooking up some peng-peng, or doing f*ck all, Pat & Ben have got you covered.

Heels and Souls is also a non-profit party that aims to raise money for charity. The lads have staggeringly raised just shy of £20,000 for a number of different charities over the past 5 years. Also, they recently announced Heels and Souls Recordings - a new label. Watch their space for more information.

Seven Hills Digest 08 - Heels & Souls

Seven Hills Records 000 is on the way ! Forgemasters - Skies Over Sheffield. Yes, that Forgmeasters 😱😱

After recording the titular track with Sean Maher in 1990, Skies Over Sheffield received frequent airtime from Winston Hazel on legendary Sheffield pirate radio station SCR. An upload of a show where Winston plays ‘Skies’ amongst a number of other early classic 90s dance records can be heard on YouTube: https://youtu.be/MVeKvTgVCdY Only ever released on tape (and considered a lost bleep & bass gem) we’re giving this one the full pressing and remixing treatment it deserves. 2 years in the making (or 30 depending on how you look at it). 

One lost classic, three upfront remixes; courtesy of Steel City affiliates: Luca Lozano, 96 Back and John Shima. 

A slice of South Yorkshire history...

Skies Over Sheffield – The Forgemasters (Seven Hills Records 000)
w/ remixes by Luca Luzano,  96 Back and John Shima 

Distributed by Subwax.

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Forgemasters - Skies Over Sheffield (1990)

This time round we have a double announcement to make. 
Here at Seven Hills we are joining forces with our esteemed friend Bobby. over at Pleasure Club to roll out a brand new collaborative series: Seven Pleasures. We’ll be bringing you the best from both with a run of seven sinfully good releases to ignite the senses. 
First up on Part 1 we have Omar and Bobby. in cahoots on the A side representing the Pleasure Club camp; their heavyweight offerings make dynamic synth lines and shrewdly stripped back breaks the focus. Whilst on the Seven Hills flip, we have our friend, beat conjurer and mastering artiste Thee J Johanz, with his tracks flaunting the perfect measure of carefully crafted hypnotism and harmony.

Seven Hills and Pleasure Club Present: Seven Pleasures

Next up on the Seven Hills Digest agenda we have our very good friend and forthcoming Zeitnot contributor, N-Gynn. As expected the Superlux boss pulls no punches here, reaching deep into his impressive collection to bring us an expert mix of rare techno tackle.

Seven Hills Digest 011 - N-Gynn

To mark the 10th release on the Zeitnot imprint we've invited our very special friend Nick Gynn. For this milestone occasion Nick's prepared his longest play yet, 6 stellar tracks ranging through various flavours of deep and warped dance floor sounds.

On the A side AAA shows some love to the golden era of IDM with its B12-esque synth lines, and a growling grooving bass patch. Similarly weighty dance floor bomb Dynamic Traces has a mind-warping atmosphere, and a catchier hook than your favourite guilty pleasure.

Lose yourself in the gripping melancholy of Lourd, with more squelchy IDM-inflections, practically dripping in nostalgia. Swap plates to the C side to hear expert examples of deep and driven electro Pheonix and Rokit before gracefully coming to rest amongst the clouds in the arpeggiatted symphonies of A = 432 (Hz).

A1 - AAA
A2 - Dynamic Traces
B - Lourd
C1 - Pheonix
C2 - Rokit
D - A = 432 (hz)

ZEIT010: N-Gynn - The Rokit Double Pack

Legendary UK dub techno pioneers Glyn 'Bigga' Bush and Richard Whittingham aka Rockers Hi-Fi, originally formed in 1992 in Birmingham. Rockers Hi-Fi gained a cult following in the early years of dub-techno and soundsystem culture with their psychedelic, bass-heavy blend of dub, house, techno, beats and drum & bass.

Rockers Hi-Fi first met when Dick was putting on nights in Brum whilst working as a carpenter, after Glyn needed work doing on his house, the pair got chatting. One thing led to another and they eventually set up a studio in Glyn's living room, where the majority of the first Rockers Hi-Fi album was recorded. Following a signing at Island Records in '93, the pair expanded to a studio above a piano store in the centre of Birmingham. 

A lot of these tracks presented here were influenced by musical outfits like Mo Wax, Metalheadz, Shut Up & Dance, Scientist, and King Tubby. Glyn's and Dick's music also heavily sampled 90's hip-hop, and the classic New York house sound i.e. Kenny Dope, Bobby Konders, Nervous Records & Strictly Rhythm. Not forgetting the Birmingham Diskery, a record store where the pair found plenty inspiration amongst film soundtracks, spoken word LP's and other obscure records which became part of the Rockers sound.

We're pleased to present a selection of tracks from their formative years, mainly encompassing the club ready, dancefloor centred part of their discography. This reissue LP includes a mixture of sought after bangers, as well as some lesser known tracks which people may not have heard. 

Pre-order: https://sevenhillsrecords.bandcamp.com/album/seven-hills-presents-rockers-hi-fi-92-96

A - Seven Shades of Dub
B1 - Paths of Life
B2 - More & Move
C1 - One With Another
C2 - Hash Recall (Bass Re-Touch)
D1 - Stoned (Manali Cream Mix)
D2 - Sexy Selector

Seven Hills Presents: Rockers Hi-Fi 92 - 96

Inviting one of our old faves back - the first person to release on Seven Hills and Zeitnot: Binary Digit!. Binary has put together a seamless mix full of tunes that perfectly encapsulate his signature sound. Also, keep your eyes open, there's a new one from the man himself.

Seven Hills Digest 013 - Binary Digit

Seven Hills was founded by four close friends hailing from the Steel City. Our ethos is simple: to showcase / release good quality electronic music; from club cuts to abstract ambient mixes, all from a broad spectrum of producers and djs.

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