The Hill Is Alive, the second label sampler from AK based Arch Hill Records, was released in 2003.

It features a range of artists from the label's roster including Mestar, Fang, Ghostplane Minisnap and more.

“Way impressive is the consistency of the music across so many different artists. Arch Hill has found it\'s niche by digging out mostly dreamy, atmospheric oddball pop music and bringing it to a wider audience. It's not often that a label is able to define itself by one type of music these days” – Marty Duda: Real Groove

“Everything here is highly melodic and generally excellent”**** – Dan Morrow: Rip It Up

“The whole album sounds a worthwhile and cohesive affair” – Russell Baillie: NZ Herald

“The Hill Is Alive demands a listen from anyone interested in original, clever pop from a range of great Kiwi artists. 8/10” James Dann – The Critic'

Tracklist:
1 Gasoline Cowboy– I Hear You Call My Name
2 Pine– Silence Is A Sin
3 Fang– Ghost Writer
4 David Mulcahy– Summerlite
5 Mestar– Jitter
6 Gasoline Cowboy– Philosophies
7 The Pencils– Just
8 The Surface– Little Mistakes
9 Ghostplane– State Hijak
10 Salon Kingsadore– Harrison
11 Fang– Flying Through The Stars
12 Pine– Bottlenecks
13 Minisnap– In My Pocket
14 The Pencils– Simple
15 John White– Float On A Feather

Arch Hill Recordings