{"title":"Fila Brazillia","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1990, David 'Man' McSherry and Steve Cobby formed Fila Brazillia as a way to break free from the constraints of traditional band structures. Their music emerged from spontaneous collaborations and sonic experiments, treating all sounds as found objects. After catching the attention of Dave Brennand, they released their first single \"Mermaids\" in 1991. Over the next decade, Fila Brazillia produced seven highly acclaimed albums and numerous remixes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe name Fila Brazillia originated from a misheard radio debate about the fila brasiliero breed of dog during a media frenzy over killer dogs. The track \"Mermaids\" marked the beginning of their successful career with Pork Recordings, which included multiple singles and remixes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThroughout their discography, Fila Brazillia maintained an innovative approach to music production, blending genres and pushing boundaries. Their unique sound captivated audiences and solidified their place in electronic music history.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"retrospective-reselected-1990-2022","title":"Retrospective  Re:Selected 1990-2022","description":"\u003cp\u003eFila Brazillia release ‘Retrospective Redux 90 → 22’, an up-to-date collection that encompasses their wide ranging output. From pioneering psychedelic beats in the early 90s through to subaqueous house, downtempo deliciousness, rustic funk, and deranged disco in the current day; the neoteric duo’s healthy lack of reverence to scene and industry pressures has resulted in this enthrallingly fluid compendium of the past 30 years of electronic music. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFormed in Hull in 1990 by Steve Cobby and David McSherry, their early releases on Pork Recordings (also based in Hull), included albums ‘Old Codes New Chaos’, ‘Maim That Tune’, ‘Mess’, ‘Black Market Gardening’ ‘Luck Be a Weirdo Tonight’ and ‘Power Clown’. After creating their own label Twentythree Records they released further albums ‘A Touch Of Cloth’, ‘Jump Leads’, ‘The Life And Times Of Phoebus Brumal’ and ‘Dicks’. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey quietly called time on Fila Brazillia with the release of an original ‘Retrospective’ compilation in 2006. McSherry became a lecturer in Sound and Music Production at the University of Lincoln and Cobby has released several solo and collaborative projects. The duo reformed in March 2020 with the release of ‘MMXX’ EP and a reissue of their debut single ‘Mermaids’ was released by Gerd Janson's Running Back label last year. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith Fila Brazillia’s original albums highly sought after on vinyl - regularly changing hands for three figures on Discogs - this updated ‘Retrospective’ also includes previously digital only tracks ‘Madame Le Fevre’ and ‘Neanderthal’ along with an exclusive new composition ‘Toro De Fuego’. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid McSherry explains, “This retrospective separates Fila’s output into four distinct periods: the early Pork Recordings era, where you’d find us hunkered over a sampler and an Atari; the latter Pork chapter, when we were based in Stunk Dusty, further expanding the FB sound away from any pigeon-holes; the 23 Records period where we developed the live band approach to take on the road, and, finally; the post-Hull years with us working mostly remotely.” Steve Cobby adds “All the tracks have been remastered from the original DATs with a brand new tune ‘Toro De Fuego’ commissioned purely for the release”.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Re:Warm","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50402249736523,"sku":"2023425","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"LP","offer_id":50402249965899,"sku":"2023426","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/a3217411836_16_6dcc27d1_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726537008"},{"product_id":"subtle-body","title":"Subtle Body","description":"\u003cp\u003eHot on the heels of last year’s \u003ci\u003eMermaids\u003c\/i\u003e reissue retrospective, Hull’s deep listening house forerunners return: this time revisiting a pair of originals as well as previously unreleased versions.\\\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis EP collection finds them at the full scope of their powers: from disembodied mood music, to tripped-out dubby beats and raw house sessions for the club. The title track Subtle Body sounds like it drifted in through the window in the middle of a snowy night. Its layered chimes, looped delay feedback and floaty chords (played on a Wurlitzer Electronic Piano that Steve bought from Bill Nelson), mark it out as an enduring piece of ambient music, and a favorite for film-makers, able to soundtrack both haunted memories and afterparty comedowns with finesse. It precedes an unreleased instrumental version of Nightfall from Fila Brazillia’s 2002 album \u003ci\u003eJump Leads\u003c\/i\u003e (named Mixmag’s chill album of the year), and as an instrumental, the chunky electro bass and mix of ephemeral tones and bird-like chirrups are brought clearly into focus. The attention to detail is what makes Fila Brazillia’s sound palette so rich, and Nightfall a certified smokers’ anthem.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the B side, the tempo and temperature rises, and we’re treated to The Light Of Jesus, a favorite from Fila Brazillia’s 1994 debut LP \u003ci\u003eOld Codes\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003ci\u003eNew Chaos\u003c\/i\u003e. Atop a bumping house groove, the song weaves together smooth organ pads and electrified guitar licks with syrupy bass and gospel-tinged exaltations from Charles Bukowski. The EP rounds out with Room ‘96, a live house jam from Hull’s Room nightclub, and a veritable time capsule back to the halcyon ‘90s rave days, when the lights were still on, everyone was home, and anything seemed possible.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"International Feel","offers":[{"title":"12\"","offer_id":50413774143819,"sku":"2018610","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/IFEEL081_350f4207_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726677160"},{"product_id":"mermaids","title":"Mermaids","description":"\u003cp\u003eMermaids is many things at once: The debut single by Fila Brazillia (named after the mishearing of a Brazilian mastiff breed mentioned on the radio), the second release on Pork Recordings, a deep house master piece, the brainchild of the summer of love, a pen friend to A Man Called Adam’s Barefoot in the Head and most of all pure balearic bliss. Originally released in 1991 and subsequently featured on Old Codes, New Chaos, which according to Frank Tope at Mixmag, is \"the Best Dance LP ever made”, it marked the beginning of a long and illustrious partnership for Hull natives Steve Cobby and David (Man) McSherry. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMermaids still sounds as good and as addictive on any kind of beach or natural environment as it supposedly did on Boris Dlugosch’s Front dance floor or any other basement suffused with strobe lights at the time (or any hedonistic place for that matter). Having been already part of the latter’s and Klaus Stockhausen’s Mastermix Front Compilation, it has now been dusted off and remastered for an individual performance. Added for the first first time though is the original demo version that makes use of a different yet not less enchanting bass line. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlso included is Fila’s 1994 trippy, dare we say progressive, UK house blueprint Slacker. A seismic shift from the traditional tropes of house, it set an example for what should rock the dance music boat just a few years later. Delivered in a previously unreleased extended version for your utmost enjoyment. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArtwork note: The sleeve photograph is a proto-selfie taken by Steve in 1983 (the year the two first met). Man still has those braces. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Running Back Double Copy","offers":[{"title":"12\" - Black","offer_id":50436446585163,"sku":"1166467","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/ef97a1c6-cc18-4505-8bc5-b765e61e9cf6_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726917396"},{"product_id":"maim-that-tune","title":"Maim That Tune","description":"\u003cp\u003e30 years old and sounding better than ever! 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Last physically released in limited quantities in 2002, Forever Records are revisiting this 1994 gem with an extensive reissue led by a triple vinyl pressing, newly mastered from the original mixdowns. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Forz","offers":[{"title":"4LP - Black","offer_id":56474191364427,"sku":"R4744-5924","price":56.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"3LP - Black","offer_id":56474174390603,"sku":"R4744-4927","price":44.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":56474174423371,"sku":"R4744-6370","price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/2000x2000bb_a8d6dd97-1487-42af-ace1-b69071c4c9a8.jpg?v=1770374680"},{"product_id":"black-market-gardening","title":"Black Market Gardening","description":"\u003cp\u003eFila Brazillia is the name of the decidedly singular collaboration between Steve Cobby and David McSherry, born in the coastal town of Hull in the UK. 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