Hey, Rube! is an electronica collaboration from

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, England. It was formed by Stephen Mallinder, a founder of Cabaret Voltaire, and

Steve Cobby Steve Cobby is a British record producer, producer, musician, composer, and Disc jockey, DJ, based in Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire. He is best known for being part of Fila Brazillia. Career After disbanding his first commercially released ba ...

, of

The Cutler The Cutler is an electronica collaboration from Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire. Formed by Steve Cobby, formerly half of Fila Brazillia, and David 'Porky' Brennand, founder of Pork Recordings, they play electronica and Dub music. Formed in 200 ...

The Heights of Abraham The Heights of Abraham is an electronica collaboration based in Sheffield and Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire in North-East England. Formed in the mid-1990s by Steve Cobby, Sim Lister and Jake Harries, they play electronica, ambient techno, a ...

, Chieftain and

J*S*T*A*R*S J*S*T*A*R*S is an electronic musical collaboration formed by Steve Cobby and Sim Lister in 2002, from Kingston upon Hull and Sheffield in Yorkshire. Their debut release was a 12" vinyl, "Tripping the Light Fantastic" / "Ickey Plush" on th ...

and half of

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 Chao ...

. They play

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and dub. Formed in 2012, their debut release came the same year, on the electronica label

Steel Tiger Records Steel Tiger Records is a record label based in Yorkshire, England. The label was founded in late 2006 by Steve Cobby and Sim Lister. Steve Cobby was formerly half of the iconic electronic music duo Fila Brazillia, in addition to his many othe ...

(based in Hull/Sheffield and established by Cobby with Sim Lister in 2006), with the

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, ''Can You Hear Me Mutha?'' On 26 October 2012, Greg Fenton wrote in ''Magazine Sixty'', "The mere fact of a collaboration between Cabaret Voltaire’s Stephen Mallinder and Fila Brazillia’s Steve Cobby should speak volumes in itself... After all, Cabaret Voltaire where icone of the UK’s chief instigators of electronic music from the late seventies, while Fila Brazillia carried the flag on into the 90’s and the 00’s ic" In February 2013 the Electronic Rumours blog reviewed ''Can You Hear Me Mutha?'', "Opening with the deliciously chaotic ''Rob A Bank Rob'', which lobs frantic tribal drumming, ethereal chimes, Acidic bleeps and Mallinder’s Cabs rasp into a ring and let’s icthem sort things out amongst themselves, the album drops ''Mengi Dem Disco Leggi''. A broken Balearic Boogie, like a Mediterranean robotic assault... Considering a few days ago we didn’t know this record existed, we are very glad to have been introduced to it. A glorious example of what happens when two talents are left to create freely." The track "Mengi Dem Disco Leggi" from the album ''Can You Hear Me Mutha?'' was featured on Lauren Laverne's national radio show on ( BBC Radio 6 Music).

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*''Can You Hear Me Mutha?'' (

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External links

Official site for Hey, Rube!

Official microsite for Hey, Rube!

Lauren Laverne's national radio show (18 June 2013) on BBC Radio 6 Music, playlist featuring the Hey, Rube! track, "Mengi Dem Disco Leggi"
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hey, Rube! English electronic music duos Musical groups established in 2012 Musical groups from Kingston upon Hull Musical groups from Sheffield 2012 establishments in England

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