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Fila Brazillia: A touch of Cloth (Tritone) (try http://www.tritone.co.uk)

    Fila  Brazillia  have  been  steadily  releasing  some of the
finest  most  original  and experimental music to come from these
Isles in the 1990s. Their style is almost impossible to pin down,
but whether it verges towards the ambient or more dub-influenced,
a staple element of funk presses on all sides. ‘A Touch Of Cloth’
their  latest offering serves up 12 aesthetically pleasing tracks
which  pretty  much defy any sensible categorization. It exudes a
brash  confidence  from  a  band  prepared  to  push their finely
refined sound to the outer limits, embracing and encompassing the
funkiest, most eclectic sounds of the twentieth century.

    Quite  simply,  No one else in this galaxy creates songs like
‘one  ridden  pony’, which opens in a mysterious dub style before
metamorphasizing into a full-on funk work out of Latino trumpets,
jazzy   keyboards   and  syncopated  vocals.  This  is  music  of
incredible imagination, and musical accomplishment which deserves
a  place  in  anyone’s  record  collection,  sitting  comfortably
alongside Herbie hancock, Sly stone and Kraftwerk. Truly music to
restore  the  faith  in disciples of dance music everywhere. This
album  will  be  heard  blasting from the speakers from the great
dancefloor in the sky, where God truly is a DJ.

    Steve  Cobby  and Dave McSherry are Fila Brazillia and that's
about  all  we  need  to  know. The music speaks for its self and
that,  it  seems,  is  the  way the band likes it. An underground
following  is  building for this group, who may be known more for
their  remixes  than  actual  album  recordings on the U.K. label
Pork. This will change! Remixes for the likes of Radiohead, Busta
Rhymes, Unkle and Mixmaster Morris (complete listing can be found
at  http://www.pork.co.uk/html/info.html)  to  name  a  few  have
resulted in tracks that always bring a new twist on the original.
Their  remix  of "Awesome Wells" turns the song into a down tempo
shuffle  full of the funk you would expect from a Fila mix! Check
out  their  new  label Tritone and web site at www.tritone.co.uk.
You can even peep a 360-degree view of their stuido set up.

Info off Allmusic Guide:

Fila Brazillia Born 1991 in Hull, England Years Active Genres Rock Styles Electronica, Ambient Techno, Trip-Hop Tones Playful, Sensual, Trippy, Laid-Back/Mellow, Wry Labels Pork (15), Tritone UK (3), Pork Recordings (2) Hull-based duo Fila Brazillia are the most popular and acclaimed of the noted Pork Recordings stable. Formed in 1991 by producers Steve Cobby and Dave McSherry, Fila followed Cobby's association with Ashley & Jackson, a moderately successful pop/dance group signed to Big Life! which went belly up as the label began demanding more and more pop and less dance. Returning to his native Hull from Manchester, Cobby met DJ/dabbler Dave Pork, and the two forged a creative alliance which continues to this day. Hooking up with McSherry to form Fila, the group's first 12-inch, "The Mermaid," was released that same year on Pork's fledgling imprint (formed, actually, specifically for the occasion), gaining instant acclaim among DJs and headphonauts alike for its innovative fusion of funk, dub, house, hip-hop, and acid jazz. The group followed their debut single with a string of full-length releases (Old Codes, New Chaos, Maim That Tune and Black Market Gardening among them) which were instrumental in building Pork's reputation as one of the most consistent and respected of England's vast ocean of underground breakbeat/trip-hop labels. More recent releases have integrated elements of pop and drum'n'bass on a number of tracks. Fila's rep has also translated into a number of acclaimed remixes, including Lamb's "Cotton Wool," the Orb's "Toxygene," and DJ Food's "Freedom" (over a dozen of which were featured on the two-disc collection Brazilification.) In addition to Fila, Cobby is also an active member of other Pork stable acts such as Solid Doctor (his solo guise) and Heights of Abraham, both of which have released a number of full-length recordings. — Sean Cooper Similar Artists: Baby Mammoth Bullitnuts Opik Palm Skin Productions The Herbaliser Monk & Canatella Statik Sound System Coldcut Thievery Corporation Gerd Tosca Air Performed Songs By: Steve Cobby Worked With: Jose Padilla The Orb Mellow Andy Hughes Thomas Fehlmann Irresistible Force Dr. Alex Paterson Busta Rhymes LPs 1994 Old Codes, New Chaos Pork 1995 Maim That Tune Pork 1996 Mess Pork 1996 Black Market Gardening Pork 1997 Luck Be a Weirdo Tonight Pork Recording 1998 Power Clown Pork Recording 1999 A Touch of Cloth Tritone UK 1999 A Touch of Cloth Tritone UK Compilation 2000 Brazilification Kudos EPs 1991 Marmaids EP [EP] Pork 1992 Rankine/Chemistry Pork s 1993 Fila Funk/Rankine Pork s 1994 Pots and Pans/The Sheriff Pork s 1994 Slacker/Leggy Pork s 1995 A Zed and Two L's EP [EP] Pork 1996 Soft Music Under the Stars EP [EP] Pork 1997 Wigs, Bifocals & Nourishment EP [EP] Pork 1998 The Speedwah/Feathery Legs Pork s 1998 Here Comes Pissy Willy/Bovine Funk Pork s 1999 Throwing Down a Square/The New Cannonball Pork s 1999 Ridden Pony Tritone UK s Worked with: Clinton Disco and the Halfway to... (2000) Producer Irresistible Force Nepalese Bliss (1998) Remixing Baaba Maal Souka Nayo (I Will Follow You)... (1998) Remixing Mellow Mellow (1998) Remixing The Orb Toxygene [#2] (1997) Remixing The Orb Toxygene [#1] (1997) Remixing Jose Padilla Who Do You Love [#2] (1998) Remixing Jose Padilla Who Do You Love [#1] (1998) Remixing Busta Rhymes Flipmode Remixes (1999) Remixing Strangebrew Are You Who?/Dream Theory (1998) Remixing United Future Organization Now & Then [Best Remixes: 1991... (2000) Remixing Original Soundtrack Dancehall Queen (1997) Remixing Various Artists Abstract Vibes (1995) Producer Various Artists Jet Set: W the DJ Mix (1996) Producer Various Artists Earthrise Ninja, Vol. 2 (1996) Producer, Remixing Various Artists Freezone, Vol. 3: Horizontal... (1996) Producer Various Artists Mad for It (1996) Producer Various Artists Abstract Vibes, Vol. 2: More Vibes (1997) Remixing Various Artists Journey into Ambient Groove, Vol.... (1997) Producer Various Artists Endless Journey, Vol. 2 (1997) Producer