Steel Tiger Records is a

record label "Big Three" music labels A record label or record company is a brand or trademark of Sound recording and reproduction, music recordings and music videos, or the company that owns it. Sometimes, a record label is also a Music publisher, ...

based in

Yorkshire Yorkshire ( ) is an area of Northern England which was History of Yorkshire, historically a county. Despite no longer being used for administration, Yorkshire retains a strong regional identity. The county was named after its county town, the ...

, England. The label was founded in late 2006 by

Steve Cobby Steve Cobby is a British producer, musician, composer, and DJ based in Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire. He is best known for being part of Fila Brazillia. Career After disbanding his first band, Ashley & Jackson, on Big Life Records, he co-fou ...

and Sim Lister.

was formerly half of the iconic electronic music duo

Fila Brazillia Fila Brazillia is an English electronica duo from Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, England, formed in 1990 by Steve Cobby and David McSherry. History Their early albums were released on Pork Recordings, also based in Hull: '' Old Codes New Cha ...

, in addition to his many other musical aliases, most notably

The Solid Doctor Steve Cobby is a British producer, musician, composer, and DJ based in Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire. He is best known for being part of Fila Brazillia. Career After disbanding his first band, Ashley & Jackson, on Big Life Records, he co-foun ...

– with The Heights of Abraham and Mandrillus Sphynx these are to be found on Twentythree Records. Sim Lister was a member of Sheffield band Chakk and now, with

, is in The Heights of Abraham and J*S*T*A*R*S. In 2013 Steve Cobby provided the soundtrack for the Hull '

UK City of Culture UK City of Culture is a designation given to a local area (specifically a city before 2025) in the United Kingdom for a period of one calendar year, during which the successful bidder hosts cultural festivities through culture-led regeneratio ...

2017' bid film – 'This City Belongs to Everyone', produced by Nova Studios – on 20 November 2013

Kingston upon Hull Kingston upon Hull, usually shortened to Hull, is a historic maritime city and unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It lies upon the River Hull at its confluence with the Humber Est ...

, East Riding of Yorkshire was announced as the winning City, and so as UK City of Culture 2017. ''Steel Tiger Records catalogue features the following artists and releases:'' * The Solid Doctor – ''A New Gladstone Bag'' – album – ST019, 16 December 2013 * Chieftain – ''Till Everyman Is Free'' – EP – ST018, 9 December 2013 * The Cutler – ''Everyone Is Remixing Everything Else'' – remix album – ST017, 30 September 2013 * Chieftain – ''Out of My Life'' – single – ST016, 5 August 2013 * The Cutler – ''Everything Is Touching Everything Else'' – album – ST015, 10 June 2013 *

Hey, Rube! "Hey, Rube!" is a slang phrase most commonly used in the United States by circus and traveling carnival workers (" carnies"), with origins in the middle 19th century. It is a rallying call, or a cry for help, used by carnies in a fight with out ...

– ''Can You Hear Me Mutha?'' – album – ST013, 15 October 2012 * Chieftain – ''The War Bonnet EP'' – EP – ST014, 30 July 2012 * The Cutler – ''The Best Things in Life Aren't Things'' – album – ST012, 10 September 2012 * The Cutler – ''Black Flag'' – EP – ST011, 21 August 2009 * The Cutler – ''Cutler'' – album – ST010, 7 July 2008 * The Cutler – ''Cleaver'' – single – 2008 * The Cutler – ''Claymore'' – single – 2007 * The Cutler – ''Cinquedea'' – single – 2007 * The Cutler – ''Scimitar'' – single – 2007 * The Cutler – ''Pickaxe'' – single – 2007 * The Cutler – ''Epee'' – single – 2007 * The Cutler – ''Hacksaw'' – single – 2007 * The Cutler – ''Chandrahas'' – single – 2007 * The Cutler – ''Stiletto'' – single – 2007 * J J Fuchs – ''Stick It in the Middle'' – single – 2007 * Peacecorps – ''Bushfarmer'' – EP – 2007 * J*S*T*A*R*S – ''Put Me on a Planet'' – album – ST001CD, 18 September 2006

and

Stephen Mallinder Stephen William Mallinder (born 1 January 1955) is an English artist and musician who was a founding member of Cabaret Voltaire, and went on to work as Sassi & Loco, the Ku-Ling Bros., Hey, Rube!, Wrangler, and Creep Show. Biography Mallinder ...

record as

and Dave 'Porky' Brennand record as The Cutler.

and DJ Adam Regan (Different Drummer, Leftfoot) record as Chieftain.

and Sim Lister record as J*S*T*A*R*S.

, Sim Lister and Jake Harries record as

Heights of Abraham The Heights of Abraham is a tourist attraction in Matlock Bath, Derbyshire, England. It consists of a hilltop park on top of Masson Hill, accessed from the village by the Heights of Abraham cable car. The heights are named after a supposed res ...

and Rich Arthurs of Orgatronics record as Peacecorps.

is J J Fuchs.

External links

Official site for Steel Tiger and The Cutler

Official microsite for The Cutler

Rob da Bank - BBC Radio 1's Leftfield Show, playlist featuring The Cutler track, Hacksaw

Gilles Peterson - BBC Radio 1, playlist featuring The Cutler track, Stiletto

Lauren Laverne's national radio show (18 June 2013) on BBC Radio 6 Music, playlist featuring the Hey, Rube! track, ''Mengi Dem Disco Leggi''

"Hull's City of Culture bid film revealed to the public" - BBC News article,12 November 2013. Steve Cobby provided the soundtrack for this Hull 'UK City of Culture 2017' bid film - 'This City Belongs to Everyone', produced by Nova Studios
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