700 Bliss is the forward-thinking duo of DJ Haram and Moor Mother. On their first full length release for Hyperdub, Nothing to Declare, the duo create an album of noise rap, one that ties together the raw edges of club music and hip hop with punk energy, jazz, house-party catharsis, loud percussion-heavy analogue sound design, and cheeky skits. Some tracks (“No More Kings”) are distinct experimental rap tracks with rolling hi hats and lyrical bravado while others (“Seven”) are poetry set to noise and sound collage.

Moor Mother and DJ Haram started collaborating in 2014 and eventually formed 700 Bliss, a blistering live act in Philly’s DIY scene, releasing their 2018 debut, Spa 700 on Halcyon Veil / Don Giovanni Records. Since that time, both artists have grown global followings. Moor Mother is a prolific solo artist and collaborator, writer, and member of Black Quantum Futurism while Haram has been curating and creating radio shows, DJing, and producing (including an EP for Hyperdub in 2019).

Nothing to Declare is a smart, danceable revelation. The darburka drums of their 2018 debut, Spa 700, are present, but here they’re submerged into a chiseled soundscape of dive bombing bass, piercing bleeps, crunchy distortion, and wavering… more
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released May 27, 2022

700 BLISS IS DJ HARAM AND MOOR MOTHER
ALL SONGS WRITTEN AND PRODUCED BY 700 BLISS UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED

NOTHING TO DECLARE, EASYJET, NIGHTFLAME, SPIRIT AIRLINES, SIXTEEN, & MORE VICTORIES MIXED BY DJ HARAM

TOTALLY SPIES, ANTHOLOGY, DISCIPLINE, CAPITOL, SEVEN, & LEAD LEVEL MIX BY ASE MANUAL

BLESS GRIPS, CANDACE PARKER, NO MORE KINGS MIX BY KODE9 & DJ HARAM

CROWN ADDITIONAL PRODUCTION & MIX BY ORION SUN

MASTER BY TEN EIGHT SEVEN