Hannah Holland

Hannah Holland has played a pivotal role in London’s alternative and queer London club scene since the mid-noughties, arriving on dancefloors sharing electro tinged techno but equally inspired by the influential sounds of DnB and jungle heard at legendary parties such as Metalheadz, which she had frequented in her early teens. The cultural melting pot of London, community, musical exploration and the transcendent potential of dancefloor have always been her biggest inspiration. Her recent delve into experimental theatre, film and TV scores has proved a future further artistic voyage. Having already been “borrowing” (and perhaps never since returning) Kraftwerk, Grace Jones and Talking Heads records from her parents, the influence of this metropolitan musical soup ensured that Holland emerged on the decks with a unique musical character and diverse taste, hallmarks of her sound that she has not lost since, whether undertaking residencies at iconic parties such as Trailer Trash, Adonis, Glastonbury’s NYC Downlow, or undertaking far-reaching marathon sets at Berlin’s Panorama Bar. In 2006 Hannah started Batty Bass with vocalist Mama, immediately a roadblock party and then a record label with the debut releases from Josh Caffe and The Carry Nation sitting in its discography, exploring the disparate strains of electro, acid, techno and house. Hannah also released her own music on Batty Bass including the ever-anthemic Paris’ Acid Ball. Releases have been on Crosstown Rebels, Classic, Nervous, as well as remixes for Planningtorock, The Knife and Goldfrapp among others. Hannah played bass in a number of bands including Black Gold Buffalo whose debut album she also co-wrote. Latest film scores have included Bruce LaBruce’s The Visitor, Channel 4 series Adult Material and award winning indie feature Electrician. Her much anticipated debut album, Tectonic, came out on Prah Recordings in 2021, with a second on the way and a flurry of EPs are coming out on Super Rhythm Trax, Major Records and Shall Not Fade throughout 2024. Hannah Holland continues to push the boundaries of electronic and live music, telling stories through sound carving her own path in the deeper frequencies.