Pork Recordings is a
record label
A record label, or record company, is a brand or trademark of music recordings and music videos, or the company that owns it. Sometimes, a record label is also a publishing company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the pr ...
based in
Kingston upon Hull
Kingston upon Hull, usually abbreviated to Hull, is a port city and unitary authority in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.
It lies upon the River Hull at its confluence with the Humber Estuary, inland from the North Sea and south- ...
,
East Yorkshire
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,
England
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, that specialises in
electronica
Electronica is both a broad group of electronic-based music styles intended for listening rather than strictly for dancing and a music scene that started in the early 1990s in the United Kingdom. In the United States, the term is mostly used to ...
, mostly in the
downtempo
Downtempo (or downbeat) is a broad label for electronic music that features an atmospheric sound and slower beats than would typically be found in dance music. Closely related to ambient music but with greater emphasis on rhythm, the style may b ...
or
chill-out styles.
Formed in the early 1990s by David "Porky" Brennand and
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 commercially released band Ashley & Jackson on Big ...
, its most significant artists included
Fila Brazillia, Baby Mammoth, Bullitnuts and most recently Leggo Beast.
Brennand also records with
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 oth ...
as
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 2006 ...
; a collaboration with Steve Cobby.
See also
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List of record labels
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Lists of record labels cover record labels, brands or trademarks associated with marketing of music recordings and music videos. The lists are organized alphabetically, b ...
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List of electronic music record labels
This is a list of notable electronic music record labels:
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* 3 Beat Records
* 12k
* 430 West Records
* 8bitpeoples
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*A Different Drum
*Ad Noiseam
* Adjunct Audio
* Alex Tronic Records
*Alfa Matrix
* Alien8
* All Around The World
* Al ...
References
Drum 'n' Bass: The Rough Guide – Peter Shapiro – Google BooksAll Music Guide to Electronica: The Definitive Guide to Electronic Music – Vladimir Bogdanov – Google Books
External links
Pork Recordings discography
British record labels
Record labels established in 1994
Electronic music record labels
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