Steve Cobby
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- Producer / DJ of nearly 30 years standing. Native and resident of KuH - ErYKAfter disbanding his first commercially released band Ashley & Jackson in 1990 he co-founded Fila Brazillia with David McSherry, who together released 10 critically acclaimed lp's and produced over 70 remixes for artists as diverse as Radiohead, Busta Rhymes, Black Uhuru, Simple Minds, James, A Certain Ratio and Moloko. He helped form Pork Recordings with David Brennand in 1991, then 23 Records in '99 and Steel Tiger Records in 2006. His other writing and production collaborations include Chieftain, The Cutler, Heights of Abraham, J*S*T*A*R*S and Hey,Rube! He's released two solo lp's as The Solid Doctor, 'How About Some Ether' and 'Beats Means Highs'. A third solo lp 'Saudade' was released in 2014 under his own name on his own label Déclassé. His solo remixes include work for as diverse a range of artists as Harold Budd, Summercamp and Theoretics. The first Another Late Night mix compilation was provided by Fila Brazillia in 2000. By fusing both contemporary and vintage tracks it was a mould breaker and a subsequent critical and commercial success. http://latenighttales.co.uk/product.php/25/fila-brazillia. Steve helped co-produce 'The Twilight Singers', Gred Dulli of the Afghan Whigs debut solo venture and co-wrote and produced 'Three White Roses and a Budd' with Bill Nelson and American composer Harold Budd. He's collaborated with both Cabaret Voltaire’s Steven Mallinder, under the guise of 'Hey Rube' as well as releasing an EP with Richard H. Kirk as Citrus. Adam Regan from Different Drummer Records and Leftfoot promotions in Birmingham is also a regular collaborator. Their track Out Of My Life by 'Chieftain' has been licenced by Nightmares on Wax for their Back to Mine compilation. He's DJ'd all over the globe. From Sydney to San Francisco, New York to Tokyo and performed live in Europe,Japan and the States with Fila Brazillia. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Let’s get on with the business of Steve Cobby’s major contribution to downtempo funk in this country and leftfield dance music in general. He is one half of Fila Brazillia and one third of Heights of Abraham, which on their own should get him a knighthood... He’s also The Solid Doctor, his (inevitably) princely solo project of subtle beats and warm, ambient sound space. " - DJ Magazine "There can be little doubt that this is one of the best dance music albums ever made." - Frank Tope / Mixmag reviewing of 'Old Codes:New Chaos' by Fila Brazillia Saudade reviews: "This is an LP that just grows, grows & continually unfolds on you. I must have heard it 30 times by now and I'm still into it (most stuff lasts for 30secs so he is doing something right). If there was any justice in the music selling world this would have gone gold by now. There isn't, so be grateful you have stumbled on a hidden classic. I've just found out it is going to be on vinyl. Only 200 copies, so be quick”- Matt Densham / Greta Cottage Workshop. "Odd perhaps to talk about music itself in relation to a new record, but it’s immediately obvious that Steve Cobby effortlessly extends the lazy boundaries when it comes to one man and his equipment making it. I suppose I’m talking more specifically about musicality, along with texture, depth and a genre free sense of soul which all help make this a landmark release and a 360 degree statement of future intent. To make it easier for you, I’m thinking Roy Ayers at his most cosmic, James Mason’s warmly organic electronics, Maze’s twilight and the extended horizon of possibilities that particular record laid out in one simple statement. Cobby (as he has proved over many valuable releases) is a new breed of his own making, an off world Charles Stepney able to conjure alluringly languid moods from Rhodes and Moog that don’t (as is the modern mode too often) loop lazily and then leave. It’s a reflective 21st century jazz - free music that can skim like a stone across the water on Weekend World, or bump, squelch and jolt like the dancefloor gem, Heeds. You are reminded that the power of real musical imagination is a beautiful thing. Crucially, this severely under appreciated British musician knows that machines are just dead metal and computers 0s and 1s without significant ideas to fuel them. - John McCready / Hacienda / Mixmag / JockeySlut / NME / TheFace / MOJO "Future Fusion from the Fila Brazilia man`s first solo release in 18 years. One of the people behind the influential Pork Recordings, and classic tracks such as “Mermaids” and “Leggy”, this new album covers everything from Jazz to Electro. Tropical spirituals where Moodymann and Joe Claussell line-up for Adam Pierce`s Mice Parade. Synthesizer Funk like Bernie Worrell using Kraftwerk`s “Pocket Calculator” for a metronome. Vicious Bop Swing. ESG bass-lines. Holistic grooves and calypso caresses. The sleepy kick of Baird Remo and Ifach. Steve Gurley`s Garage. Dilla`s blade to the beats. An evolution of the Mafia`s `90s Soul cut-ups. Machines programmed like live drums. Funky drummers borrowed from days rocking the 1s and 2s, and the lino. Warm pads borrowed from Deep 3 A.M. House. Atlas earthed. Russ Gabriel`s “Dirty Kay”. Lewis Parker`s Jedi on Bite It! A precision borrowed from Techno. Weldon Irvine`s liberated brother, looking to both blue skies and stars. Trip Hop? This was always more than a bunch of samples and a bag of weed. Cobby created, defined, the sound, before lazy came and gave it a name. It might actually be all about the drums, with the painting of keys adding colour and mood. A rave celebration. 4 Hero digging solar treasure. Sunnyview. Tommy Boy. Salsa Smurph and a Space Cowboy." - Test Pressing̸Fila Brazillia x 10 lps & 70 remixes. Solid Doctor 2 x lp.s The Cutler 3 x lps. Heights of Abraham 3 x lps. Solo lps x 10 on Declasse We Start Over - Steve Cobby & Trudie Dawn Smith / International Feel Quality Weed - BBC - with Dennis Bovell and Jimmy Brown Lefthanded Books with Danielle Moore
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