STEEL TIGER Steve Cobby

Steven Jon Cobby is a musician, composer, producer, and DJ from Hull, East Yorkshire, England. He is 50% of 'Fila Brazillia', 50% of 'The Cutler', 50% of Hey, Rube!, 50% of J*S*T*A*R*S, 33% of 'Heights of Abraham', and 100% of 'The Solid Doctor' ... Steve is also the co-founder of 'Steel Tiger' (2006), 'Twentythree Records Ltd' (1998), and 'Pork Recordings' (1990).

Two Thousand and Twelve

2012 will finally see the release of a new album from The Cutler entitled 'The Best Things In Life Aren't Things'.

As well as 'The Cutler' Steve Cobby is working with Stephen Mallinder (founding member of Cabaret Voltaire) on an entity going under the name of 'Hey, Rube!' Cobby previously worked with Mallinder on 'The Crackdown Project' a Billy Ray Martin homage to Cabaret Voltaire in 2010. Amongst other things Steve has also been recording some tracks with ex-Different Drummer honcho Adam Regan - you can visit their new TGRBL facebook page and say hello, and he continues to work with Sim Lister and Jake Harries on the 'Heights of Abraham', and with Sim Lister on other projects.

The Cutler

Steve Cobby is one half of The Cutler, the other half is Dave 'Porky' Brennand. The Cutler's debut album, entitled 'Cutler' was released in 2008 - this was followed up by the (download-only) EP 'Black Flag' in 2009. Two new albums are due for release this year; 'The Best Things In Life Aren't Things' will come first, followed by an as yet untitled album towards the end of the year.

1990 - 2006

In 1990 Steve Cobby formed Fila Brazillia with David McSherry. Fila Brazillia produced 12 albums and 24 singles/EPs over a 16 year period, as well as remixing over 70 tracks for other artists including Black Uhuru, Radiohead, and The Orb. In 1999 Cobby, McSherry and Sim Lister (of Heights of Abraham) formed Twentythree records, and Fila's music spread outwards from the record deck with credits on the soundtracks of 6 films, one video game, and 4 television shows including Sex In The City, and Jam.

In 2006 and after releasing a final 'Retrospective' Fila Brazillia split - though they have sporadically released EPs since then. 2006 was also the year Cobby formed 'Steel Tiger' with Sim Lister. Steel Tiger is the home to J*S*T*A*R*S, Peacecorps, Hey, Rube!, JJ Fuchs, and The Cutler; J*S*T*A*R*S is a collaboration between Steve Cobby and Sim Lister, they released their first album 'Put Me On A Planet' in September 2006. The J*S*T*A*R*S track 'Loose Nuke Threat' was picked-up and used by the John Lewis Partnership for it's 2004 and 2005 spring advertising campaigns (TV and cinema).

Steve Cobby Interviews

Steve Cobby Slackline Radio interview (2008).

Steve Cobby FXpansion interview (2008).