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Twentythree Records - is home to Fila Brazillia, Heights of Abraham, Mandrillus Sphynx and The Solid Doctor.
The label was founded in 1999 by Steve Cobby and David McSherry of Fila Brazillia along with Sim Lister of Heights of Abraham. From the early 90s to 1999 both Fila and Heights had been part of the distinctive Hull-based label Pork Recordings ("Pork material is always quirky and surprising, quite brilliant" DJ Magazine 1994) - before transferring their catalogues to Twentythree Records.
In 2006 Cobby and Lister went on to establish Steel Tiger Records; home to J*S*T*A*R*S and The Cutler. Rob da Bank (BBC Radio 1) said "Beautiful! Lovin' The Cutler. Ace to hear some proper downtempo music being made again"
You can listen to (and buy) music from Twentythree Records on official.fm. Official.fm provides tools and services for music artists, labels, and media to share, promote, and distribute music.
Bandcamp
You can now download Fila Brazillia, The Solid Doctor, and the Twentythree Records sampler 'Twentythree Twelves' from Bandcamp. You can pay as much as you wish for an album as long as it is a minimum of 5 British pounds, most individual tracks have a 'base' price of 50 pence.
Fila Brazillia, Pork's picks
Porky of Pork Recordings has begun creating a series of Fila Brazillia mixes on Mixcloud.
Fila Brazillia
"Like few other neo-instrumentalists, Fila Brazillia's fusion feels natural and relaxed: loose, inflated grooves float along like dirigibles riding on warm wafts of sustained organ, low-frequency scrabbling, and reverb-drenched solos. By shifting subtly from jazz to funk to sylvan ballad, Fila Brazillia manages to sidestep the trappings and the criticisms of "electronica" - and kick out some amazing music in the process. This Luck ain't dumb." - Dan Sicko 1997
Heights of Abraham
"Full of organic grooves that shimmer with sizzling, sax solos and haunting guitar riffs, Cobby and Lister manage to get inside your mind and soul. Their songs are warm, hypnotic and slow-burning providing the appropriate ambiance for any occasion, whether it's a social gathering, or love making." - 'Two Thousand and Six' Amazon 2006
Mandrillus Sphynx
Mandrillus Sphynx is soon to be deleted from the 23 catalogue. You can now download 'Ban Music' (720kbps - 322mb) for free from bandcamp.com
The Solid Doctor
"The phrase "Hull's finest" hasn't conventionally inspired the most fevered enthusiasm in folk but uttered in relation to Pork Recordings it should, if there's any justice left in the world, ignite fanatical rioting and : topple governments around the globe. Let's flaunt convention also by avoiding the normally irrepressible Pork review gags about curly tails, bringing home the bacon and : rooting out musical truffles from the sonic undergrowth and 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." - Dj magazine 1996
Twentythree Records at Kudos
Music from Twentythree Records is distributed physically and digitally world-wide by Kudos Records Ltd. Digital versions are available via iTunes, Emusic, Napster and a host of independent download stores, and over mobile.
You can go to the Twentythree Records page on Kudos to buy our CDs Thank you.
