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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Zach Hill
| background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
| image = Zach Hill 2012.jpg
| image_size = 
| caption = Zach Hill in 2012
| birth_name = Zachary Charles Hill 
| alias = 
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|12|28|mf=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Sacramento, California]], United States
| origin = 
| genre = [[Experimental music|Experimental]], [[rock music|rock]], [[electronic music|electronic]], [[hip hop music|hip hop]]
| occupation = Musician, drummer, visual artist, screenwriter, director
| instrument = Drums, vocals, [[sampler (musical instrument)|sampler]], guitar, bass guitar, piano, synthesizer, [[cornet]], trumpet, [[melodica]]
| years_active = 1999–present
| label = [[5 Rue Christine]], [[Ache Records|Ache]], [[Anticon]], Deathbomb Arc, [[Epic Records|Epic]], [[Ipecac Recordings|Ipecac]], [[Joyful Noise Recordings|Joyful Noise]], [[Kill Rock Stars]], [[Narnack Records|Narnack]], Ormolycka, Overlap, Rodriguez Lopez, Rock Is Hell, [[Sargent House]], [[Sick Room Records|Sick Room]], [[Skin Graft Records|Skin Graft]], [[Sub Pop]], [[Suicide Squeeze Records|Suicide Squeeze]], Third Worlds/[[Harvest Records|Harvest]], Toad
| associated_acts = [[Death Grips]], [[Team Sleep]], Bygones, Flössin, [[Goon Moon]], [[Hella (band)|Hella]], Holy Smokes, Legs on Earth, [[Marnie Stern]], [[Mick Barr]], [[Omar Rodríguez-López]], [[Spoek Mathambo]], [[Wavves]], [[Björk]],  [[Janet Weiss]], [[Matt Cameron]], [[Ben Weinman]], [[The ILYs|The I.L.Y's]], [[Boredoms]], Nervous Cop
| website = 
}}

'''Zachary Charles Hill''' (born December 28, 1979)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blurt-online.com/features/view/233/ |title=ZODIAC DRUM KILLER Zach Hill on Blurt Online |publisher=Blurt-online.com |date=December 9, 2008 |accessdate=2011-10-18}}</ref> is an American multi-instrumentalist and visual artist. He is best known as the drummer and co-producer of the group [[Death Grips]] and math rock band [[Hella (band)|Hella]].

==Art==
In 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 29 in 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.foolsfoundation.org/0406 |title=April 2006 |publisher=Foolsfoundation.org |date= |accessdate=2011-10-18 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726061411/http://www.foolsfoundation.org/0406 |archivedate=July 26, 2011 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>

==Film==
Hill 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.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=susTeQpgR9k</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|last=Pelly|first=Jenn|title=Death Grips to Soundtrack Feature Film Directed and Written by Zach Hill, Working on New Album|url=http://pitchfork.com/news/50689-death-grips-to-soundtrack-feature-film-directed-and-written-by-zach-hill-working-on-new-album/|work=Pitchfork|accessdate=May 10, 2013|date=May 10, 2013}}</ref>

== Discography ==

=== Solo Releases ===
* ''[[Astrological Straits]]'' 2CD/2LP (August 12, 2008, [[Anticon]]/[[Ipecac Recordings|Ipecac]])
* ''[[Face Tat|FACE TAT]]'' CD/LP (October 19, 2010, [[Sargent House]])
* ''Lil Scuzzy'' 10" (2011, Altamont Apparel) (as Xach Hill)

=== With Bygones ===
* ''by-'' CD/LP (August 4, 2009, Sargent House)
* ''Spiritual Bankruptcy'' Digital (February 16, 2010, Sargent House)

=== With Death Grips ===
{{Main|Death Grips discography}}
'''Albums'''
* ''[[The Money Store (album)|The Money Store]]'' CD/LP/Cassette/Digital (April 21, 2012, [[Epic Records|Epic]])
* ''[[No Love Deep Web]]'' CD/LP/Digital (October 1, 2012, Third Worlds/[[Harvest Records|Harvest]])
* ''[[Government Plates]]'' LP/Digital (November 13, 2013, Third Worlds/Harvest)
* ''[[Fashion Week (album)|Fashion Week]]'' Digital (January 4, 2015, Third Worlds)
* ''[[The Powers That B]]'' 2xLP/2xCD/Digital (March 31, 2015, Third Worlds/Harvest)
* ''[[Bottomless Pit (album)|Bottomless Pit]]'' CD/LP/Digital/Cassette (May 6, 2016, Third Worlds/Harvest)
* ''Year of the Snitch'' (TBA 2018, Third Worlds/Harvest)
'''Mixtapes'''
* ''[[Exmilitary]]'' CD/LP/Cassette/Digital (April 25, 2011, Third Worlds)
'''EPs'''
* ''[[Death Grips (EP)|Death Grips]]'' Digital (March 8, 2011, Third Worlds)
* ''Live from Death Valley'' Cassette/Digital (June 28, 2011, Deathbomb Arc)
* ''[[Interview 2016|Death Grips Interview 2016]]'' Digital (March 22, 2016, Third Worlds)
* ''[[Steroids (Crouching Tiger Hidden Gabber Megamix)]]'' Digital (May 22, 2017 Third Worlds)

=== With Flössin ===
* ''Lead Singer'' CD/LP (September 14, 2004, Ache)
* ''Live at Overlap 01'' Digital (February 18, 2006, Overlap)
* ''Serpents'' Digital (February 10, 2009, Overlap)
* ''White Anaconda and the Rainbow Boa'' Digital (December 25, 2011, Overlap)

=== With Hella ===
'''Albums'''
* ''[[Hold Your Horse Is]]'' CD/LP (March 19, 2002, [[5 Rue Christine]])
* ''The Devil Isn't Red'' CD/LP (January 20, 2004, 5 Rue Christine/[[Suicide Squeeze Records|Suicide Squeeze]])
* ''Church Gone Wild/Chirpin Hard'' 2CD (March 22, 2005, Suicide Squeeze)
* ''There's No 666 in Outer Space'' CD/2LP (January 30, 2007, Ipecac)
* ''[[Tripper (Hella album)|Tripper]]'' CD/LP (August 30, 2011, Sargent House)
'''EPs'''
* ''Leather Diamond'' CD (2001, self-released)
* ''Falam Dynasty'' 7" (September 10, 2002, 5 Rue Christine)
* ''Bitches Ain't Shit but Good People'' CD/12" (June 17, 2003, Suicide Squeeze)
* ''Total Bugs Bunny on Wild Bass'' CD/LP (August 12, 2003, [[Narnack Records|Narnack]])
* ''Acoustics'' CD (May 2004, Toad)
* ''Concentration Face & Homeboy'' CD+DVD-V (November 8, 2005, 5 Rue Christine)
* ''Acoustics'' CD (September 12, 2006, 5 Rue Christine)
* ''Santa's Little Hella'' 7" Flexi disc (November 1, 2013, [[Joyful Noise Recordings|Joyful Noise]])
'''DVDs'''
* ''Portals'' DVD-r (2008, self-released)
'''Split releases'''
* with Dilute – ''Live Split'' 2CD (October 7, 2003, [[Sick Room Records|Sick Room]])
* with [[Four Tet]] – ''Split Seven Inch'' 7" (March 30, 2004, [[Ache Records|Ache]])

=== With Holy Smokes ===
* ''Masculine Drugs/Destroying Yourself Is Too Accessible'' Book+CD (September 21, 2004, Suicide Squeeze)
* ''Talk to Your Kids About Gangs'' CD (September 12, 2006, [[Skin Graft Records|Skin Graft]])

=== With the I.L.Y's ===
*''[[I've Always Been Good at True Love]]'' Digital (June 4, 2015, Third Worlds)
*''[[Scum With Boundaries]]'' Digital (July 16, 2016, Self-released)
*''[[Bodyguard (album)|Bodyguard]]'' Digital/CD/LP (2017, [[Castle Face Records|Castle Face]])

=== With Marnie Stern ===
* ''[[In Advance of the Broken Arm]]'' CD (February 20, 2007, [[Kill Rock Stars]])
* ''[[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]]'' CD/LP (October 7, 2008, Kill Rock Stars)
* ''[[Marnie Stern (album)|Marnie Stern]]'' CD/LP (October 5, 2010, Kill Rock Stars)

=== With Mick Barr ===
* ''Shred Earthship'' CD (May 9, 2006, 5 Rue Christine)
* ''Volume 2'' LP (March 12, 2007, Rock Is Hell)

=== With Omar Rodríguez-López ===
* ''[[Mantra Hiroshima]]'' CD (November 29, 2010, Rodriguez Lopez)
* ''[[Telesterion (album)|Telesterion]]'' 2CD/4LP (April 16, 2011, Rodriguez Lopez)

==== El Grupo Nuevo de Omar Rodriguez Lopez ====
* ''[[Cryptomnesia (album)|Cryptomnesia]]'' CD/LP (May 5, 2009, Rodriguez Lopez)

=== With Spoek Mathambo ===
* ''[[Put Some Red on It]]'' Digital (September 27, 2011, [[Sub Pop]])
* ''[[Father Creeper]]'' CD/LP (March 13, 2012, Sub Pop)

=== With Team Sleep ===
* ''[[Team Sleep (album)|Team Sleep]]'' CD/LP/Digital (May 10, 2005, [[Maverick Records|Maverick]])

=== Other ===
* Legs on Earth – ''Lasers and Saviors'' (1999, CD, Para-Sight)
* Friend/Enemy – ''10 Songs'' CD/LP (January 1, 2001, [[Perishable Records|Perishable]])
* Various Artists (Hella) – ''If the Twenty-First Century Didn't Exist It Would Be Necessary to Invent It'' CD (June 4, 2002, 5 Rue Christine)
* [[Crime in Choir]] – ''Crime in Choir'' CD/LP (June 25, 2002, Omnibus)
* [[Xiu Xiu]] – ''[[Chapel of the Chimes (EP)|Chapel of the Chimes]]'' CD/12" (July 30, 2002, [[Absolutely Kosher Records|Absolutely Kosher]]/Nail in the Coffin)
* [[Scars on Broadway]] – ''Ghetto Blaster Rehearsals'' (2003, EatUrMusic)
* Various Artists (Team Sleep) – ''The Matrix Reloaded (Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture)'' 2CD (May 5, 2003, Maverick/[[Warner Sunset Records|Warner Sunset]])
* Various Artists (Hella) – ''You've Got Your Orders – Volume One'' CD (June 6, 2003, Chrome Peeler)
* [[Nervous Cop|Nervous Cop – ''Nervous Cop'']] CD (November 4, 2003, 5 Rue Christine)
* [[Cex (musician)|Cex]] – ''[[Maryland Mansions]]'' CD (November 18, 2003, [[Jade Tree (record label)|Jade Tree]])
* Various Artists (Les Claypool) – ''Under the Influence: A Jam Band Tribute to Lynyrd Skynyrd'' CD (September 14, 2004)
* Apotheke – ''Apotheke'' CD (2005, [[Mash Down Babylon Records|Mash Down Babylon]])
* Toughguy Fantasy/Arctic Boys – ''Thank Gods It's Friday/Louisiana Purchase'' 2CD (January 17, 2005, Frenetic)
* [[Howard Hello]] – ''Howard Hello'' CD (May 3, 2005, Temporary Residence Limited)
* [[Team Sleep]] – ''[[Team Sleep (album)|Team Sleep]]'' CD (May 10, 2005, [[Maverick Records|Maverick]])
* The Ladies – ''They Mean Us'' CD/LP (February 21, 2006, Temporary Residence Limited)
* Various Artists (Hella) – ''Slaying Since 1996'' 2CD (July 5, 2006, Suicide Squeeze)
* Damsel – ''Distressed'' CD/LP (October 24, 2006, [[Temporary Residence Limited]])
* Various Artists (The Ladies) – ''Thankful'' CD (November 2, 2006, Temporary Residence Limited)
* with [[No Age]] – ''Flannel Graduate'' CD-R (2007, self-released)
* Them Hills – ''Greener Grassing'' CD-R (August 14, 2007, self-released)
* with [[Ben Weinman]] – ''Untitled'' Digital (August 31, 2007, self-released)
* Mick Barr – ''Mick Barr'' 2DVD (2008, aRCHIVE)
* [[Scott Herren|Prefuse 73]] – ''[[Everything She Touched Turned Ampexian]]'' CD/2LP (April 14, 2009, Warp)
* Diamond Watch Wrists''Ice Capped at Both Ends'' CD (May 4, 2009, [[Warp (record label)|Warp]])
* Various Artists (Diamond Watch Wrists) – ''Warp20 (Recreated)'' 2CD (September 28, 2009, Warp)
* Chll Pll – ''Aggressively Humble'' CD/LP (October 20, 2009, [[Porter Records|Porter]])
* Risil – ''Non Meters Volume One'' CD/2LP (October 28, 2009, [[Important Records|Important]])
* Various Artists – ''Revival Drum Comp'' Cassette (2010, Mississippi)
* Aaron Molho – ''eclecticraft'' Digital (April 11, 2010, Sundial)
* with Robby Moncrieff – ''Who Do You Think You Aren't?'' CD/LP (June 15, 2010, Porter)
* [[Mason Lindahl]]/Ellie Fortune/[[Raleigh Moncrief]]/Zach Hill Split 2x7" (October 10, 2010, Life's Blood)
* [[Alan Moore]] & Mitch Jenkins – ''Unearthing'' 3LP+3CD (October 25, 2010, [[Lex Records|Lex]])
* [[Joan of Arc (band)|Joan of Arc]] – ''Oh Brother'' 2LP (February 7, 2011, Joyful Noise)
* with [[Delicate Steve]] – ''Many Moods'' Digital (July 5, 2011, self-released)
* [[Sol Invicto]] – ''Initium'' Digital (August 6, 2011, Altered Beats)
* [[Janet Weiss|Weiss]]/[[Matt Cameron|Cameron]]/Hill – ''[[Drumgasm]]'' LP (August 27, 2013, Jackpot)

== References ==
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==External links==
*[http://www.myspace.com/zachhillmusic Official Myspace page]
*[http://www.ZachHillArchive.com The Zach Hill Archive]
*[http://pitchfork.com/features/interviews/8815-death-grips Pitchfork interview Zach Hill on Death Grips]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110726061411/http://www.foolsfoundation.org/0406 Fools Foundation Art Exhibit April 2006]
*[http://www.exclaim.ca/musicreviews/generalreview.aspx?csid1=124&csid2=850&fid1=32748 Zach Hill at exclaim!]
*[http://pod.icast.co.il/a7faa6a3-3836-46a2-8317-38b3eb5ecc7a.icast.mp3 Interview with Zach Hill about Astrological Straits, collaborations and history on the Jekyll and Hyde Show. By Oren Siegel and Oded Fluss, Israel]

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