Name: Archie Hamilton (Extended Set)
Start: 2022-09-16T22:00:00.000-04:00
End: 2022-09-17T04:00:00.000-04:00

London-based house and techno DJ Archie Hamilton’s music is as distinguishable as his name. A permanent fixture on festival lineups, the UK selector, is known for producing some of the most illustrious house records in the last decade. His recently rebranded imprint MicroHertz is where you’ll find his latest original minimal-house releases and plenty of internationally sourced cuts—the best in alternative house and techno.




We’ve chosen five of our favorite Microhertz Records releases to give you a sampling of what the imprint has to offer.




1. Floog - Sepe Patru




The Bucharest-based artist—heavily inspired by musicians of the likes of Depeche Mode, Kraftwerk, Jean Michel Jarre, and Pink Floyd—began his career in the 90s by toying with a friend’s Roland analog synth and experimenting with the sounds on his computer’s production software. In the years that followed, Floog has honed his sound into one that’s distinctly his own. “Sepe Patru” is a deeply melodic tech house cut encapsulating his minimal approach to the genre while providing a uniquely immersive listening experience.




2. Archie Hamilton (feat. Molly Green) - Our Time  


“Our Time,” released in 2021, is an intensely euphoric house cut. With a winding bassline, resounding kicks, and jazzy, soulful vocals from Bristol-born songstress Molly Green, “Our Time” is essential listening for fans of Hamilton and the MicroHertz label.




3. Dos Equis - Archie Hamilton




Re-released on the label’s tenth-anniversary compilation, “Dos Equis” is sensual, trip-hop-infused tech house. Initially released in 2018, the song is a blazing dancefloor cut. Hamilton demonstrates his mixing prowess on the updated iteration. The track’s soundscape, while atmospheric, simultaneously drives listeners on a journey—syrupy vocal loops intertwine with organic samples to create one unforgettable tech house tune.




4. Toman - Guarulhos









This heady, synth-heavy release was one of three tracks unveiled by the imprint less than two years ago from Toman’s critically-acclaimed Feel for You EP. The Amsterdam-based DJ’s career took off in 2017 in a meteoric fashion upon the release of his debut via the revered Cyclic label. His second EP further cemented the prodigious talent, who would go on to perform at Awakenings, Straf_werk festival, and various venerated German clubs of the likes of Leipzig’s Distillery and Berlin’s Watergate.




5. Archie Hamilton, Benson Herbert - Swerve









Featuring meticulous production from Miriam Records label founder Benson Herbert, “Swerve” is an enchanting collaborative house tune between the two UK-based DJs. Herbert, a frequent fixture at numerous revered institutions Rex Club and fabric, had produced house music under a plethora of pseudonyms and stage names over the years. It wasn’t long until he began to take producing seriously—releasing projects on Hamilton’s label garnered him the support he was missing to launch his own label and establish his solo project.



5 Tracks That Define Archie Hamilton’s Microhertz Records

London-based Archie Hamilton has a palate that was heavily influenced by the sounds he consumed growing up in Wales and clubbing in London—The Prodigy’s discography was one insatiable obsession. House and trance records were another.



The minimal-house selector has over a decade of experience curating and creating dynamic techno and house records. Hamilton’s love for producing irresistible cuts over the years has led him to create two successful imprints—MicroHertz and Moss Co.—all the while performing at some of the most esteemed international festival stages and music venues of the likes of Circoloco, Parklife, Amnesia, elrow, and fabric.



We asked Archie to share five tracks that shaped and inspired his journey to becoming the acclaimed label boss and DJ we know today.



1. Leftfield - Storm 3000






Pick any track from this album, it was the soundtrack to my youth! Storm 3000 was an early intro into drum and bass for me, which I then got much more into when I started going clubbing in London. I remember constantly tapping the drum rhythm with my fingers in my classes at school, and getting lost in the pads when I walked home.




2. The Prodigy - Voodoo People









The Prodigy was my first electronic music obsession. The first three albums absolutely blew my mind—the energy is just unreal and I loved their personalities and the whole band aesthetic. Hard to choose a favorite from their catalog, but I chose this one because the video is so totally amazing!




3. Chemical Brothers - Chico’s Groove









I think Exit Planet Dust was the first electronic album I ever bought—I got it on tape from Woolworths (a now non-existent chain of stores that sold absolutely everything). Chico’s Groove really reminds me of driving ‘round the countryside where I grew up in Wales in the summer with my mum and cousins when we were kids. It’s got a really familiar and comforting feel to it.




4. Nalin and Kane - Beachball









I absolutely love this and still play it today. It hits that sweet spot between deep melancholy and joyful abandon. Soft M1 organ, loose percussion and the vocal is ace—so many fond memories of this record!




5. Three Drives on a Vinyl - Greece 2000









I went through a huge trance phase as a teenager—I think most DJs of my generation did. I could have picked a hundred tracks, but I think this has to be the winner.




The Tracks That Made Me: Archie Hamilton

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Archie Hamilton

 headlines at Quantum Brooklyn! The London-based artist descends on NYC September 16, 2022, for a night of underground vibes. With over a decade behind the decks, Archie Hamilton was one of the first to curate and embrace the “new European sound,” melding minimal house with techno. Thanks to his signature rugged basslines punctuated by ethereal atmospheric notes, Hamilton also heads up A&R for his 

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A master selector, Hamilton’s live gigs include classic gems from the ’90s expertly mixed with club bangers and a plethora of his own IDs. As a fixture in Ibiza, he’s played some of the island’s biggest soirées at Amnesia, Circoloco, and Music On, to name a few. Hamilton has also spun regularly in the UK at London’s Fabric, Frequency, his residency at the legendary FUSE nights, numerous events in both North and South America, as well as Sunwaves in Romania, Manchester’s Parklife, and recently at Glastonbury.

, Pete Tong tapped Hamilton to create a coveted 

 on Radio 1. Remixes include offerings for Djoko, Oden & Fatzo, and Toman. And Hamilton has even collaborated with Arts Council England for a livestream in his hometown at the Clapton Round Chapel.

Fresh off his latest EP for Dansu Discs, 

, audiences on September 16 at Quantum will be permeated with the stellar sound system at the venue, complete with four nine-foot speaker stacks encircling the dancefloor for music you can feel vibrating throughout the building.

Archie Hamilton (Extended Set)

Let the music move you when DJ/producer Archie Hamilton headlines at Quantum Brooklyn! The London-based artist descends on NYC September 16, 2022, for a night of underground vibes. With over a decade behind the decks, Archie Hamilton was one of the first to curate and embrace the “new European sound,” melding minimal house with techno. Thanks to his signature rugged basslines punctuated by ethereal atmospheric notes, Hamilton also heads up A&R for his MicroHertz record label.




A master selector, Hamilton’s live gigs include classic gems from the ’90s expertly mixed with club bangers and a plethora of his own IDs. As a fixture in Ibiza, he’s played some of the island’s biggest soirées at Amnesia, Circoloco, and Music On, to name a few. Hamilton has also spun regularly in the UK at London’s Fabric, Frequency, his residency at the legendary FUSE nights, numerous events in both North and South America, as well as Sunwaves in Romania, Manchester’s Parklife, and recently at Glastonbury.




After his first LP in 2019, titled Archive Fiction, Pete Tong tapped Hamilton to create a coveted Essential Mix on Radio 1. Remixes include offerings for Djoko, Oden & Fatzo, and Toman. And Hamilton has even collaborated with Arts Council England for a livestream in his hometown at the Clapton Round Chapel.




Fresh off his latest EP for Dansu Discs, Kick It, audiences on September 16 at Quantum will be permeated with the stellar sound system at the venue, complete with four nine-foot speaker stacks encircling the dancefloor for music you can feel vibrating throughout the building.








Archie Hamilton (Extended Set)

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Melisa Yuriar

Melisa Yuriar