Hiem are an electronic dance duo from

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, consisting of Nick "Nico" Eastwood and David "Bozz" Boswell.

Career

Hiem's music mixes dance, electronica, and pop. When the duo plays live, the full band includes Andrew Stenton on drums and Joe Milnes on guitar and keyboards. They have remixed for The Lovers, Pink Grease, and Norwegian duo Ost & Kjex, amongst others. Hiem have a sizeable following both from the underground dance music scene and also from the more mainstream indie kids. They have recorded live sessions for

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and for

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. As well as the singles listed below, Hiem have appeared on compilations including

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''Chill Out Sessions'', and Time Out's ''The Other Side of London'' compilation, mixed by Damian Lazarus. In 2011, the duo released their album ''Escape from Division Street'' which was inspired by a street of over-priced shops in Sheffield. It contained 12 tracks of disco-based music and took several years to create. In 2009, Hiem released the 12" single "Niteflyte" on the Sheffield label Society. On 6 February 2012, Hiem released the single "2AM" featuring Philip Oakey. The 2013 release of ''Escape from Division Street'' featured collaborations with

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and

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. On 27 October 2017, Hiem released their third album ''Hotspace'' on Nang Records.

Members

Nick "Nicco" Eastwood was a former member of Sheffield band Venini. David "Bozz" Boswell is from

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and moved to Sheffield via

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. He was a collaborator with Sheffield collective

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. He is also a DJ and records under the alias of Bozzwell for different labels, including Suicide Recordings and Firm Records Koln. Live shows feature Andy Stenton on drums and Joe Fernandez on guitar/synths.

Discography

Albums

*''Half'' (mini album, 2006) *''Escape from Division Street'' (2011, reissue on Nang, 2013) *''Hotspace'' (Nang 2017)

Singles

*"Chelsea" (Atlantis Audio, 2004) *"She's the One" (Crosstown Rebels, 2004) *"Friendz" (Atlantis Audio, 2005) *"Zombie Party" (Crosstown Rebels, 2005) *"Clubscene Popscene" (Eskimo, 2007) *"NiteFlyte" (Society, 2009) *"Crawlers" (split single with "Large Number" and "X-wife",

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, 2005) *"2AM" (with

) (Nang 2013) *"DJ Culture" (with

) (Nang 2013)

References

{{Authority control Musical groups from Sheffield English electronic music duos