The Heights of Abraham

The Heights of Abraham

Infobox musical artist
Name = The Heights of Abraham


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Origin = Hull/Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
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Genre = electronica
ambient techno
nu jazz
downtempo
freestyle techno
chillout
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Years_active = 1992-present
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Current_members = Steve Cobby
Sim Lister
Jake Harries
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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.

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.

Discography

tudio Albums

*"Humidity" (Pork Recordings, 1993)
*"Electric Hush" (Pork Recordings, 1995) - voted one of the Top 20 Dance Albums of 1995 by Mixmag
*"Electric Hush" (ZTT, 1998)
*"Two Thousand and Six" (Twentythree Records, 2005)

EPs

*"Tides EP" (Pork Recordings, 1992)

Compilations

*"The Future Sound Of Ambient Vol I & II" - BNE (2000)
*"Chill Out In The City" - Water Music Records (2001)
*"Visions Of Ibiza" - Beechwood Music (2001)
*"Best Of Café Del Sol" - Water Music Records (2002)
*"Pork Chops" - Kudos (2003)
*"Fila Brazillia: The Garden Compilation Vol. 1" - Matrix Musik (2005)

Other artists with releases on Twentythree Records

* Fila Brazillia
* The Solid Doctor
* Mandrillus Sphynx
* North East Sound System
* The Heights of Abraham

References

See also

* List of independent UK record labels
* List of electronic music record labels
* The Cutler

External links

* [http://www.23online.co.uk Heights of Abraham web site]
* [http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/mixmag.html 'Electric Hush' by The Heights of Abraham voted a Top 20 Dance Album 1995 by Mixmag]
* [http://www.techno.de/mixmag/97.11/Pork.a.html Mixmag article featuring The Heights of Abraham]
* [http://www.discogs.com/artist/Heights+Of+Abraham Heights of Abraham Discography]


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