
HILLS ARE ALIVE @ VINYL OUTCRY
PRODUCER: Jay Sykes
ALBUM ARTWORK: JAY SYKES

From its very first opening on Christmas Eve in 1852 as a bookshop,to its closure in 2006, Hills bookshop remained a fondly-rememberedpart of Sunderland's history. 'Hills Are Alive' honours the building’slegacy alongside its re-opening as a new multi-use arts centre,through the creation of a sound art piece based on a series ofstory-writing workshops.
From these stories, and with the invaluable contribution of the voicesof Maryam Almahameed, Hester Dowling, Jo Howell, DanielRichardson, and James Whitman, sound artist and audio producerJay Sykes has created an audio response which mixes these storiesinto a piece of responsive digital art.Featuring music by Omri Smadar.
Click on the links below to read about the other works in the Vinyl Outcry series.

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The Vinyls
CAROLINE BECK / JAY SYKES - TRAPPED
Album artwork: New Writing North
CHANTAL HERBERT - CHANGE WILL COME
Album artwork: Laura Jane Fooks
Album artwork: Odette Johnson
ODETTE JOHNSON - COSMIC ROCK POOL
Album artwork: Odette Johnson
RJ PHOENIX - ONE WORLD, ONE MOMENT
Album artwork: Caligo
STUART RUSSELL - THE NUT OWL
Album artwork: Gabriele Gikyte
STUART RUSSELL - SUMMER FRUITS
Album artwork: Madison Grimshaw
STEPHANIE SMITH / JAY SYKES - DRAWING IN THE DARK
Album artwork: Stephanie Smith
LOTTIE STEELE - OUT AT SEA, OUT OF MIND
Album artwork: Caligo
JAY SYKES - HILLS ARE ALIVE
Album artwork: Jay Sykes
JAY SYKES - RAINBOW ECHOES
Album artwork: Jay Sykes
The Visual Art
SOPHIE MAY VICTORIA GRAY - MISOPHONIA
SOPHIE MAY VICTORIA GRAY - WHITE NOISE
JO HOWELL - CYANOTYPE COLLECTION
SUE SIMMONS - GOOD GOURD COLLECTION
