Stephen Mallinder
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| Stephen Mallinder | |
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| Born | 1 January 1955 Sheffield, Yorkshire, England |
| Genres | Electronic |
| Instruments | Vocals, bass |
| Years active | 1973–present |
| Labels | Rough Trade, Factory Records, Some Bizarre, Virgin, EMI, Plastex, Doublevision, Off World Sounds, Mute, dPulse |
| Associated acts | Cabaret Voltaire, Ku-Ling Bros. Sassi & Loco, Hey, Rube! Wrangler |
Stephen William Mallinder (born 1 January 1955, Sheffield, England) was a founding member of Cabaret Voltaire, Sassi and Loco and the Ku-Ling Bros. While in Cabaret Voltaire he contributed lead vocals, bass and occasional keyboards.
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[edit] Biography
Mallinder founded Cabaret Voltaire in 1973.[1] He also recorded as a solo artist in the 1980s, including the Pow-Wow album, released in 1983.[1] In 1988 he recorded with members of Soft Cell in the band Love Street, and in 1989 he was a member of Acid Horse, a band which also featured Al Jourgensen of Ministry.[1][2] Mallinder is also the founder of the Off World Sounds label, releasing material under the names Ku-Ling Bros. and Sassi & Loco. He now lives in Brighton where he has completed his PhD in music and popular culture entitled Movement: Journey of the Beat and has been researching at the Art Design Medias Centre and teaching at the University of Brighton. He is former journalist, radio presenter and radio producer for RTRFM.
At present he is recording with Steve Cobby - one half of Fila Brazillia - under the name the Hey, Rube!. A series of recordings are currently being made ready for release and is recording with Phil Winter and Benge of Tunng under the name Wrangler. The debut Ku-Ling Bros. album Creach is reissued in the USA through dPulse.
[edit] Solo discography
- "Temperature Drop" 12-inch single (1981), Fetish
- Pow-Wow album (1983), Fetish - reissued with extra tracks as Pow-Wow Plus (1985), Mute
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Strong, Martin C. (2003) The Great Indie Discography, Canongate, ISBN 1-84195-335-0, p. 20-22
- ^ True, Chris "Acid Horse Biography", Allmusic, retrieved 2011-01-20
[edit] External links
- Profile at ABC.
- Staff page at ADM-HEA.
- Cabaret Voltaire’s Stephen Mallinder: music + art, music + art room, artdesigncafe.com.
- Kim Min Su, Stephen Mallinder and PR specialist. Tracey Emin media coverage vs. Cabaret Voltaire’s Kino, Art Design Publicity.
- The Crackdown: A music-journalism intervention by Stephen Mallinder, Art Design Publicity.
- Ku-Ling Bros official web site
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