Monthly Archives: September 2010

Mix Of The Week on themixingbowl.org

Posted on 2010/09/28 by colin

Colin’s latest mix for Marcus Maack’s Back To The Basics radio show has just been named as ‘Mix Of The Week’ by The Mixing Bowl and we are rightly very chuffed to be amongst other winners of this award such … Continue reading →

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Some Mixes, Remixes and Unreleased Tracks

Posted on 2010/09/27 by colin

We have some unreleased tracks to listen to and download on our Hero No.7 Soundcloud page including the rare promo H Is For Hero mix and a remix of the track Preservation by the Edinburgh band Sanna. Please check them … Continue reading →

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Eaters “Shouting At The Wind” – Free Download

Posted on 2010/09/22 by colin

While we are waiting on the arrival of the new 7″s here’s a link to a download of album that I’ve been enjoying recently by Eaters called ‘Shouting At The Wind’. Formed from the remnants of The Pesky Varmints (the … Continue reading →

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Hero No.7 – History and Discography

Posted on 2010/09/22 by colin

Before Hero Records, the people behind the label, namely Hero No.7, released a few records and were featured on a few mix CDs (some actually bothered to ask us) and so here is a brief history and discography containing a … Continue reading →

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Colin’s Solid Steel Mixes

Posted on 2010/09/11 by manzo

Colin’s been lucky, and good, enough to have had his mixes played on Ninja Tune’s Solid Steel radio show. In fact, he was the first ever guest mix on the show, back in 1998. Colin Millar – Nov 1997 Mix … Continue reading →

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Old School UK Hip Hop Radio Sessions

Posted on 2010/09/11 by manzo

Colin’s been digging out his cassettes of old radio sessions, featuring rare recordings from The London Posse, Overlord X, Crazy Noddy from The Sindecut and T La Rock, Krispy 3, Cookie Crew, MC Duke and Asher D and Daddy Freddy … Continue reading →

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New improved Hero Records, now with added Mixcloud!

Posted on 2010/09/07 by colin

We now also have a couple of pages where you can listen to lots of mixes and compilations from Colin and Manzo. Latest mixes added are Manzo’s In At The Shallow End, Lick My Style and Loosely Mixed Hip Hop … Continue reading →

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Soul Food Project

Posted on 2010/09/06 by manzo

I’ve got to be honest, I don’t like going out for Sunday Roasts. I usually end up sitting there, chewing on a dry, over-cooked piece of meat, doing my best to ignore whatever it is that is masquerading as vegetables, … Continue reading →

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Details of the new sevens!

Posted on 2010/09/02 by manzo

We’ve put up some info on the forthcoming releases up! Either go to the Releases page, or hover over the Releases menu item and click on an individual cat number to pull up the full details. No release dates yet, … Continue reading →

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Diary of a record release (or three). Part I.

Posted on 2010/09/02 by manzo

I’ve decided to try to document the process of getting vinyl out into the wide world for a few reasons. Firstly, my memory is appalling, so it might help me avoid mistakes in the future! Secondly, it might prove useful … Continue reading →

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