The Cutler is the electronica/downtempo collaboration of Steve Cobby (Fila Brazillia's one half) & David ‘Porky’ Brennand (founder of legendary Pork Recordings).
Formed in 2006, their debut release came in 2007 on the electronica label Steel Tiger Records (based in Hull/Sheffield and established by Cobby with Sim Lister (member of Sheffield band Chakk and now, with Steve Cobby, is in The Heights of Abraham and J*S*T*A*R*S) with the single Stiletto.
The full length album Cutler was released on 7 July 2008 and is everything I've hoped for based on the band's credentials.
Tracklisting:
01 Scimitar (3:56) [vocals] - Sarah Johns
02 Stiletto (3:43)
03 Cinquedea (5:11)
04 Gladius (4:19)
05 Tyrfing (4:58)
06 Cleaver (4:38) [vocals] - Alex Crowfoot
07 Pickaxe (5:51)
08 Claymore (3:41)
09 Hacksaw (7:23)
10 Épée (8:58) [vocals] - Sarah Johns
11 Chandrahas (5:03)
12 Unagisaki Hocho (4:56)
Rob da Bank (BBC Radio 1) >>> "Beautiful! Lovin' The Cutler. Ace to hear some proper downtempo music being made again."
DJ Jazzy L (Jazzy Lounge, USA) >>> "A quality new product to showcase; after the pleasure of playlisting previous Cobby projects I am enjoying The Cutler on the Jazzy radio lounge!"
James Mountain (Ninja Tune) >>> "Lovely!"
Jean-Francois Fecteau (Le Vestibule, Canada) >>> "I always was a big fan of everything Steve Cobby has done and this is great! A pleasure for me to present it to my listeners!"
MmeFly (BeatConcious) >>> "Awesome Steel Tiger music!"
Daniel Pe acoba (www.ibizaglobalradio.com) >>> "Super stuff! I like The Cutler a lot! Will start to play it today on daily radioshow 'La Captura Del Sonido'."
Ben Gomori (Data Transmission) >>> "Lush mellow grooves - after listening to the album, we can confirm that it's damn good. Really great summery pool music."
Ben Hogwood (musicOMH) >>> "The breezy approach The Cutler take to their music reflects well in a record that's a subtle delight, funky and airy for moments where you don't care much about anything."
Matt Annis (Editor iDJ) >>> "An eccentric musical adventure."
