''7G'' is the debut studio album by English music producer, singer and

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label head A. G. Cook. It was released through PC Music on 12 August 2020. The album is 49 tracks long and split into seven discs, each disc being instrument-specific. ''7G'' was not supported by any singles, but a seven-minute long mix previewing one song from each disc for approximately one minute each. In addition to new material, it includes covers of

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, Blur,

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, and more. Primarily an experimental electronic,

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album, ''7G'' features elements of many genres including

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, IDM,

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, and

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. Cook released his second studio album ''

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'' on 18 September 2020, only five weeks later. '' Apple vs. 7G'', a remix album consisting of songs from both ''Apple'' and ''7G'', was released on 28 May 2021.

Background and recording

Cook first began teasing ''7G''s release in September 2018 via Instagram. In March 2020, Cook took to Instagram again to give an update on his record. In May 2020, Cook performed as part of American songwriter and producer Porter Robinson's virtual musical festival Secret Sky, where he debuted new material. Of the background and recording of ''7G'', and its successor, ''

'', Cook spoke with

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in September 2020, stating:

Release and promotion

Cook announced the 7-disc record on 31 July 2020, along with its cover art, designed by Supermodel, release date, and track list that featured 49 tracks. Instead of a lead single, Cook released a seven-minute mix, previewing one-minute snippets of "Acid Angel", "Gold Leaf", "Illuminated Biker Gang", "Anything Could Happen", "Behind Glass", "Hold On" and "Show Me What". A digital preorder on Bandcamp was also made available, where upon purchase buyers were gifted with a Deluxe Box Set, including "a definitive source of ''7G'' information & artwork, a labyrinth of images, text, sound & MIDI and a 30-minute audio file", as well as the aforementioned seven-minute mix. On 6 August, a ''7G'' live event, titled 7 by 7, was hosted on

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. The live event featured sets from GRRL, Thy Slaughter (Cook and

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), Cook,

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, Baseck,

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and

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. The event was later uploaded to PC Music's official YouTube channel. On 11 August, a ''7G'' listening was broadcast on Zoom, followed by an afterparty live event, featuring sets from Balming Tiger,

, DJ Warlord,

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and SOPHIE. On ''7G''s release day, Cook released a visual for the final track on the album, "Alright", directed by Aaron Chan. On 26 August, Cook released the video to the final track on disc 1, "Silver", directed by Cook himself and Aaron Chan. On 14 September, Cook released the video to the "Live at Appleville" version of the first track on the final disc, "Today", directed by Rick Farin & Claire Cochran. The video was premiered at the virtual live event Cook hosted via

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, Appleville, the day prior. A physical CD boxset was announced for release in October 2021.

Track listing

All tracks written and produced by A. G. Cook, except where noted. Notes * signifies additional producer * "Acid Angel" contains a sample of "Concrete Angel", performed by

, written by

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and

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. * "Beetlebum" is a cover of "

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", performed by Blur. * "DJ Every Night" is a rework of "Every Night", performed by Hannah Diamond. * "The Best Day" is a cover of " The Best Day", performed by

. * "Official" is a cover of "Official", performed by

. * "The End Has No End" is a cover of "The End Has No End", performed by

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. * "No Yeah" interpolates the lyrics of "Oh Yeah", the lead single (released only a week after the release of ''7G'') from Cook's second album ''

''. * "Today" is a cover of "

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", performed by

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. * "Chandelier" is a cover of "

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", performed by

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. * "Idyll" is a cover of "IDL", performed by Life Sim. * "Crimson and Clover" is a cover of "

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Personnel

Credits are adapted from an image found within the deluxe box set purchase.

Musicians

*A. G. Cook – production, drums, guitar, supersaw, piano, nord, voice, vocals *

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– voice ("Green Beauty"), vocals ("Crimson and Clover") *

– additional production ("Somers Tape") *Baseck – additional production ("Polyphloisboisterous") *

– vocals ("Chandelier", "Idyll", "Alright"), additional production ("Idyll") *

– featured vocals ("Show Me What") *

– vocals ("Acid Angel", "DJ Every Night", "Alright") * HYD – voice ("No Yeah", "Alright") *

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– additional production ("Alright") *Sounds Like a U Problem – voice ("2021") *Timothy Luke – vocals ("Crimson") *

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– vocals ("Alright")

Technical

All tracks mixed and mastered by A. G. Cook, except "Alright", mixed and mastered by Geoff Swan.

Remix album

References

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