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Twentythree Records is a record label

Record label

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based in Yorkshire

Yorkshire

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, England

England

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. The label was founded by Steve Cobby

Steve Cobby

Steve Cobby is a British electronic musician, composer, DJ and producer, based in Kingston-upon-Hull, Yorkshire.Cobby co-founded Fila Brazillia with David McSherry in 1990. From 1990 to 1998 Fila Brazillia releases were on the Kingston-upon-Hull based Pork Recordings established by David 'Porky'...

, David McSherry, and Sim Lister—who are regarded as significant names in the development of the electronica

Electronica

Electronica includes a wide range of contemporary electronic music designed for a wide range of uses, including foreground listening, some forms of dancing, and background music for other activities; however, unlike electronic dance music, it is not specifically made for dancing...

genre in the United Kingdom.

Twentythree Records features the following artists:

Fila Brazillia
Fila Brazillia
Fila Brazillia was an electronica collaboration from Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire in North-East England. Formed in 1990 by Steve Cobby and David McSherry...

- A Touch Of Cloth, Jump Leads, The Life And Times Of Phoebus Brumal, Dicks and Retrospective.
J*S*T*A*R*S - Tripping the Light Fantastic, oohilovemybaby, Spansules, Loose Nuke Threat
The Solid Doctor - Beats Means Highs
Mandrillus Sphynx - Zanya, Bikwix, Ban Music
The Heights of Abraham
The Heights of Abraham
The Heights of Abraham is an electronica collaboration based in Sheffield and Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire in North-East England. Formed in the mid 1990s by Steve Cobby, Sim Lister and Jake Harries, they play electronica, ambient techno, and chill out....

- Two Thousand and Six
North East Sound System - Bloodstream
J J Fuchs - Stick it in't Middle

Collaborations

Artists collaborating with and appearing on Twentythree Records include Djinji Brown, Harold Budd

Harold Budd

Harold Budd is an American ambient/avant-garde composer and poet. Born in Los Angeles, he was raised in the Mojave Desert, and was inspired at an early age by the humming tone caused by wind blown across telephone wires....

, Steve Edwards (singer)

Steve Edwards (singer)

Steve Edwards is a male house music singer/songwriter from Sheffield, England. He has collaborated with several house music producers.-Career:...

, Bill Nelson (musician)

Bill Nelson (musician)

Bill Nelson is an English guitarist, songwriter, producer, painter and experimental musician...

, Vince Okenyi (Papa V) and Oumou Sangare

Oumou Sangaré

Oumou Sangare is a Malian Wassoulou musician, sometimes referred to as "The Songbird of Wassoulou." Wassoulou is a historic region south of the Niger River, and the music there is descended from traditional hunting songs, and is accompanied by a calabash...

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