The Heights of Abraham
The Heights of Abraham is an electronica collaboration based in Sheffield and Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire in North-East England. Formed in the mid-1990s by Steve Cobby, Sim Lister and Jake Harries, they play electronica, ambient techno, and chill out.
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| Origin | Hull/Sheffield, Yorkshire, England |
| Genres | electronica ambient techno nu jazz downtempo freestyle techno chillout |
| Years active | 1992-present |
| Labels | 1992 to 1998, Pork Recordings; 1998 to present (Electric Hush album), ZTT; 1999 to Feb 2013, Twentythree Records; Feb 2013 to present, Steel Tiger Records |
| Associated acts | Fila Brazillia The Cutler J*S*T*A*R*S Chieftain Hey, Rube! Peacecorps The Solid Doctor |
| Members | Steve Cobby Sim Lister Jake Harries |
Formed in 1992 their debut releases (Tides EP and Humidity LP) came in 1992 on the ambient-downtempo label Pork Recordings (also based in Hull). With David McSherry; who forms Fila Brazilia with Cobby; Cobby and Lister created their own music label, Twentythree Records.
Their album Electric Hush was voted one of the 'Top 20 Dance Albums' of 1995 by dance and club-culture magazine, Mixmag.
In February 2013 (bar the Electric Hush album), Heights of Abraham moved to Steel Tiger Records.
Discography
Studio albums
- Two Thousand and Six (Twentythree Records, 2005)
- Electric Hush (ZTT, 1998, reissue)
- Electric Hush (Pork Recordings, 1995)
- Humidity (Pork Recordings, 1993)
EPs
- Tides EP (Pork Recordings, 1992)
Compilations
- Zambient One, ZTT's very personal collection of modern-day lullabies (and wake-up calls) - ZTT, June 2013
- Fila Brazillia: The Garden Compilation Vol. 1 - Matrix Musik (2005)
- Pork Chops - Kudos (2003)
- Best Of Café Del Sol - Water Music Records (2002)
- Visions Of Ibiza - Beechwood Music (2001)
- Chill Out In The City - Water Music Records (2001)
- The Future Sound Of Ambient Vol I & II - BNE (2000)
- Freezone 2 - Variations on a Chill SSR Records (1995)
External links
- Zambient One, ZTT's very personal collection of modern day lullabies (and wake-up calls) features Dolphins, a track by Heights of Abraham - released by ZTT, June 2013
- Heights of Abraham official web site
- 'Electric Hush' by The Heights of Abraham voted a Top 20 Dance Album 1995 by Mixmag
- Mixmag article featuring The Heights of Abraham
- Heights of Abraham Discography
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