Independent record label
Every artist starts with a story.
Hidden Layer Records is an independent label for AI artists, run by producer Slate7. Four artists, four sound worlds: from melodic electronic pop to Texas Americana, each built with intent, layer by layer.
Latest releases
AlbumMemory Will Get It Wrong
Elin Marrow · 21 August 2026
SingleBorrowed Weather
Elin Marrow · 14 August 2026
Debut albumA Little Mercy, If You've Got Any
Cody Hawthorne & The Wildflowers · 31 July 2026
Debut albumThe Shape of Lonely
Sadie Wynford · 10 July 2026
Debut albumNorthern Drift
The MØVEMENT · 15 May 2026
SingleKeep Me Here
Sadie Wynford · 15 May 2026
SingleBlacktop Halo
Cody Hawthorne & The Wildflowers · 15 May 2026
SingleAfter the Signal
Elin Marrow · 15 May 2026
How we work
Concept and story first
Every artist, song and visual begins with an idea: a character, a world, a feeling worth putting into music.
Many rounds of creative work
Music and visuals are made with AI tools, then developed, directed, selected and edited, again and again, until they feel right.
Layers you can hear
Depth, structure and rhythm. Like digging through crates to find what's real, every release is built layer by layer.
Our artists are AI personas, and we say so openly. Behind every one of them is the same person: producer Slate7.
Behind the label
Hidden Layer Records is run by producer Slate7, the alias of Adrian Ives. He develops every artist from the first concept onwards: the character, the story, the sound and the images, and shapes every release through many rounds of creative work.
Slate7 on LinkedIn