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After creating their own music label with Sim Lister, Twentythree Records, they released further albums A Touch Of Cloth, Jump Leads, The Life And Times Of Phoebus Brumal, Dicks and Retrospective.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey also released a DJ mix album for the Azuli Records Another Late Night series, Another Late Night: Fila Brazillia in 2001 and Another Fine Mess : Fila Brazillia in 2002.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTheir collaborations include working with Harold Budd and Bill Nelson to release Three White Roses \u0026amp; A Budd (Twentythree Records, 2002).\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey co-produced the first Twilight Singers LP Twilight As Played By The Twilight Singers with Greg Dulli in 2001.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCobby and McSherry have produced more than 70 remixes for artists including Black Uhuru, Busta Rhymes, DJ Food, Lamb, Radiohead and The Orb.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBill Hicks, the controversial American stand-up comedian, satirist and social critic 'appears' on Fila Brazillia's album Maim That Tune (1996) and the album is dedicated to Hicks.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTheir music has made its mark both on small-screen blockbusters (such as CSI and Sex and the City) and cult cinema films such as Dogtown and Z-Boys, Riding Giants and Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos, a 2006 documentary about the New York Cosmos soccer team.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of their more well-known songs, A Zed and two L's, appear on Jam, a black comedy sketch show by British satirist Chris Morris.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter releasing their \"Retrospective\" album in 2006, Cobby and McSherry quietly ended their longtime partnership.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCurrently, McSherry is a lecturer in Audio Production at the University of Lincoln.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCobby went on in late 2006 to form Steel Tiger Records with Sim Lister. Over the course of 2007, the label saw various digital releases by J*S*T*A*R*S (Cobby and Lister), Peacecorps (Cobby and guitarist Rich Arthurs) and by The Cutler (Cobby and ex-head of Pork Recordings David \"Porky\" Brennand).\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first formal album by The Cutler on Steel Tiger Records was released on July 7, 2008, distributed by Kudos Records Ltd.\u003c/p\u003e","musicPath":"/music/Fila+Brazillia","playStationPath":"/stations/113354014/play","stationId":113354014,"bioPath":"/music/Fila+Brazillia/_full_bio","similars":[{"musicPath":"/music/Global+Communication","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/7a2/7a254d4180a64e21dfd06075a86c1d90_md.jpg","artistName":"Global Communication","artistId":1053,"station_id":114602709},{"musicPath":"/music/Red+Snapper","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/cde/cde434ea3a77bd21868b283cfcc6015a_md.jpg","artistName":"Red Snapper","artistId":1436,"station_id":115649247},{"musicPath":"/music/Groove+Armada","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/4d2/4d214524c2d2e9e5f4832a3d480b10d9_md.jpg","artistName":"Groove Armada","artistId":428,"station_id":113319645},{"musicPath":"/music/Banco+de+Gaia","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/d67/d6760ea780dbf96d084669cdc40b73e0_md.jpg","artistName":"Banco de Gaia","artistId":129,"station_id":113338493},{"musicPath":"/music/Jazzanova","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/b3d/b3d6a7c2e57a05b795dcb1d56d78134d_md.jpg","artistName":"Jazzanova","artistId":875,"station_id":113417415},{"musicPath":"/music/Sofa+Surfers","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/d14/d1444ed81d86fc7518e09d3e6b9eda6d_md.jpg","artistName":"Sofa Surfers","artistId":3042,"station_id":114383715},{"musicPath":"/music/Zero+7","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/601/601585ad31ff81b54afdab0becc889d7_md.jpg","artistName":"Zero 7","artistId":822,"station_id":113280914},{"musicPath":"/music/Waldeck","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/ea9/ea97e925eb51667fbccbaefcccd7aa10_md.jpg","artistName":"Waldeck","artistId":3422,"station_id":114112062},{"musicPath":"/music/Blockhead","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/98b/98baab0ce5f35fe4bad6ca62fefeef67_md.jpg","artistName":"Blockhead","artistId":48423,"station_id":215068531},{"musicPath":"/music/The+Funky+Lowlives","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/c67/c679be12e23b4fc046ee4a2d7af4d51f_md.jpg","artistName":"The Funky Lowlives","artistId":3282,"station_id":113730723},{"musicPath":"/music/The+Higher+Intelligence+Agency","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/39d/39dd66ea6d96760e6c1a38c484a4d073_md.jpg","artistName":"The Higher Intelligence Agency","artistId":936,"station_id":113649804},{"musicPath":"/music/TM+Juke","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/4de/4def79d9bd920e0297dabd6b5bbb1e30_md.jpg","artistName":"TM Juke","artistId":111322,"station_id":282283339},{"musicPath":"/music/William+Orbit","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/619/6195fb2b56e1234996aa1dc21943c18e_md.jpg","artistName":"William Orbit","artistId":816,"station_id":113868983},{"musicPath":"/music/Kinobe","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/ffb/ffb333caa76752f1dbcee11eebe292c9_md.jpg","artistName":"Kinobe","artistId":3415,"station_id":115450372},{"musicPath":"/music/Luke+Vibert","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/8d6/8d6ae116e0d82cb3e3dfdede39df5332_md.jpg","artistName":"Luke Vibert","artistId":32611,"station_id":175754286},{"musicPath":"/music/Chris+Coco","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/ef7/ef7d668a4bb2f860d218868803a4b1d4_md.jpg","artistName":"Chris Coco","artistId":101837,"station_id":280763938},{"musicPath":"/music/DJ+Krush","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/849/849b4db0d136e5e2b79c071d9209962a_md.jpg","artistName":"DJ Krush","artistId":1002,"station_id":113278758},{"musicPath":"/music/Coldcut","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/eac/eacf831caab2ddb0f2cc241ad6af6d38_md.jpg","artistName":"Coldcut","artistId":1120,"station_id":113330980}]}