Zachary Charles Hill (born December 28, 1979)[1] is an American multi-instrumentalist and visual artist. He is best known as the drummer and co-producer of the groups Death Grips and the I.L.Y's, and as the drummer of math rock band Hella.
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| Birth name | Zachary Charles Hill |
| Born | December 28, 1979 Sacramento, California, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1995–present |
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Early life
editZach Hill was born in Sacramento, California on December 28, 1979. He spent most of his adolescence at his father and uncle's press printing shop, where he was first exposed to classic rock music.[2]
Hill claims that he "started hearing voices in his head telling him to play the drums" when he was about 14 or 15 years old, and bought his first drum set with money he raised with a friend from a garage sale.[3] He dropped out of high school at age 15 and moved to Nevada City, California, where he started the band Legs on Earth with Julian Imsdahl, Spencer Seim, and cousin Josh Hill. Hill later moved to San Francisco, California in 2000, where he played drums in the band Crime in Choir before starting Hella in 2001.[4]
Art
editIn addition to music, Hill is also a visual artist. He published a fully illustrated book, Destroying Yourself is Too Accessible, which included the Zach Hill and Holy Smokes album Masculine Drugs released in 2004 on TNI Books and Suicide Squeeze Records.
The Sacramento, California, art space Fools Foundation ran an exhibition of Hill's art, titled "Poltergeist", from April 1 to April 29, 2006. Parts of the exhibit are visible in the photos accompanying Hill's article in the August 2006 issue of Modern Drummer and on the Fools Foundation website.[5]
Film
editHill was said to be working on an original feature film in 2013, which was confirmed to feature late actress Karen Black in a leading role.[6] However, she had died before the film could come into full fruition. A shortened excerpt of the footage was posted on the Death Grips YouTube account in October 2015 in a 15-minute video entitled "Bottomless Pit". It has been rumored that either Death Grips or Hill's side-project, the I.L.Y's, would be involved with the soundtrack of the film as well.[7]
Discography
editSolo releases
edit- Astrological Straits (2008)
- Face Tat (2010)
- as Xach Hill
- Lil Scuzzy (2011)
With Hella
editAlbums
edit- Hold Your Horse Is (2002)
- The Devil Isn't Red (2004)
- Church Gone Wild/Chirpin' Hard (2005)
- There's No 666 in Outer Space (2007)
- Tripper (2011)
Extended plays
edit- Leather Diamond (2001)
- Falam Dynasty (2002)
- Bitches Ain't Shit but Good People (2003)
- Total Bugs Bunny on Wild Bass (2003)
- Acoustics (2004)
- Concentration Face & Homeboy (2005)
- Acoustics (2006)
- Santa's Little Hella (2013)
DVDs
edit- Portals (2008)
Split albums
edit- with Dilute
- Live (2003)
- with Four Tet
- Split Seven Inch Divorce Series 1 (2004)
With Flössin
edit- Lead Singer (2004)
- Live at Overlap 01 (2006)
- Serpents (2009)
- White Anaconda and the Rainbow Boa (2011)
With Holy Smokes
edit- as Zach Hill & Holy Smokes
- Masculine Drugs / Destroying Yourself Is Too Accessible (2004)
- as Holy Smokes
- Talk to Your Kids About Gangs (2006)
With Team Sleep
edit- Team Sleep (2005)
With Mick Barr
edit- Shred Earthship (2006)
- Volume 2 (2007)
- Volthree (2020)[8]
With Marnie Stern
edit- In Advance of the Broken Arm (2007)
- This Is It and I Am It and You Are It and So Is That and He Is It and She Is It and It Is It and That Is That (2008)
- Marnie Stern (2010)
With Bygones
edit- By- (2009)
- Spiritual Bankruptcy (2010)
With Omar Rodríguez-López
edit- Mantra Hiroshima (2010)
- Telesterion (2011)
- as El Grupo Nuevo de Omar Rodriguez Lopez
- Cryptomnesia (2009)
With Death Grips
editAlbums
edit- The Money Store (2012)
- No Love Deep Web (2012)
- Government Plates (2013)
- Fashion Week (2015)
- The Powers That B (2015)
- Bottomless Pit (2016)
- Year of the Snitch (2018)
Mixtapes
edit- Exmilitary (2011)
Extended plays
edit- Death Grips (2011)
- Interview 2016 (2016)
- Steroids (Crouching Tiger Hidden Gabber Megamix) (2017)
- Gmail and the Restraining Orders (2019)
With Spoek Mathambo
edit- Put Some Red on It (2011)
- Father Creeper (2012)
With the I.L.Y's
edit- I've Always Been Good at True Love (2015)
- Scum With Boundaries (2016)
- Bodyguard (2017)
With Undo K From Hot
editOther bands and collaborations
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Lasers and Saviors | Legs on Earth | ||
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10 Songs | Friend/Enemy | ||
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Crime in Choir | Crime in Choir | ||
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Chapel of the Chimes | Xiu Xiu | ||
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Nervous Cop | Nervous Cop | ||
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Maryland Mansions | Cex | ||
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Apotheke | Apotheke | ||
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Thank Gods It's Friday/Louisiana Purchase | Toughguy Fantasy/Arctic Boys | ||
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Howard Hello | Howard Hello | ||
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They Mean Us | The Ladies | ||
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Distressed | Damsel | ||
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Flannel Graduate | with No Age | ||
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Greener Grassing | Them Hills | ||
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"Untitled" | with Ben Weinman | ||
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Mick Barr | Mick Barr | ||
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Everything She Touched Turned Ampexian | Prefuse 73 | ||
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Ice Capped at Both Ends | Diamond Watch Wrists | ||
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Aggressively Humble | Chll Pll | ||
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Non Meters Volume One | Risil | ||
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eclecticraft | Aaron Molho | ||
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Who Do You Think You Aren't? | with Robby Moncrieff | ||
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Split | Mason Lindahl/Ellie Fortune/Raleigh Moncrief/Zach Hill | ||
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Unearthing | Alan Moore & Mitch Jenkins | ||
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Oh Brother | Joan of Arc | ||
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Many Moods | with Delicate Steve | ||
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Initium | Sol Invicto | ||
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Drumgasm | Weiss/Cameron/Hill | ||
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Dissociation | The Dillinger Escape Plan | additional drums on "Dissociation"[13] | |
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Nervous Cop (EP) | Nervous Cop | ||
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Alto Arc EP | Alto Arc (George Clarke, Isamaya Ffrench, Danny L Harle & Trayer Tryon) | additional production on "Yeva's Lullaby" | |
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Never (EP) | with Lucas Abela | sequencing and envelope generation |
Other appearances
edit- Various Artists (Hella) – If the Twenty-First Century Didn't Exist It Would Be Necessary to Invent It (2002)
- Various Artists (Team Sleep) – The Matrix Reloaded (Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture) (2003)
- Various Artists (Hella) – You've Got Your Orders – Volume One (2003)
- Various Artists (Les Claypool) – Under the Influence: A Jam Band Tribute to Lynyrd Skynyrd (2004)
- Various Artists (Hella) – Slaying Since 1996 (2006)
- Various Artists (The Ladies) – Thankful CD (2006)
- Various Artists (Diamond Watch Wrists) – Warp20 (Recreated) (2009)
- Various Artists – Revival Drum Comp (2010)
- Various Artists – Zum Audio Vol 4 Digital (2021)
References
edit- ^ "ZODIAC DRUM KILLER Zach Hill on Blurt Online". Blurt-online.com. December 9, 2008. Archived from the original on March 27, 2012. Retrieved October 18, 2011.
- ^ Lara, Coco. "Zach Hill". Coco's OCD.
- ^ Dawson, Michael (August 2006). "Earthship Shreddin' To Hella And Back" (PDF). Modern Drummer: 62–75.
- ^ King, Tony. "Midtown Monthly: Interview with Zach Hill". Sargent House.
- ^ "April 2006". Foolsfoundation.org. Archived from the original on July 26, 2011. Retrieved October 18, 2011.
- ^ "Bottomless Pit - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Archived from the original on October 22, 2015. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
- ^ Pelly, Jenn (May 10, 2013). "Death Grips to Soundtrack Feature Film Directed and Written by Zach Hill, Working on New Album". Pitchfork. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
- ^ "Volthree, by SHRED EARTHSHIP". Hathenter. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
- ^ Yoo, Noah (May 1, 2021). "Death Grips' Zach Hill Shares Debut Single from New Band Undo K From Hot". Pitchfork. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
- ^ "Dumb Little Fucker". Bandcamp. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
- ^ "Remnants Of Chris, by Undo K From Hot". Undo K From Hot. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
- ^ xiu xiu. "Chapel Of The Chimes by Xiu Xiu". bandcamp. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
- ^ "Dissociation, by Dillinger Escape Plan". Dillinger Escape Plan. Retrieved December 26, 2016.