Stephen Mallinder
| Stephen Mallinder | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1 January 1955 Sheffield, England |
| Genres | Electronic |
| Instruments | Vocals, bass |
| Years active | 1973–present |
| Labels |
Rough Trade Factory Records Some Bizzare Records Virgin Records EMI Plastex Doublevision Off World Sounds Mute Records dPulse Steel Tiger Records EnT-T |
| Associated acts |
Cabaret Voltaire Ku-Ling Bros. Sassi & Loco Hey, Rube! Wrangler |
Stephen William Mallinder (born 1 January 1955 in Sheffield) is an English singer/musician who was a founding member of Cabaret Voltaire, Sassi and Loco, the Ku-Ling Bros and Hey, Rube!. While in Cabaret Voltaire, he contributed lead vocals, bass and occasional keyboards.
Mallinder founded Cabaret Voltaire in 1973.
He also recorded as a solo artist in the 1980s, including the Pow-Wow album, released in 1983. 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.
Mallinder is also the founder of the Off World Sounds label, releasing material under the names Ku-Ling Bros. and Sassi & Loco. In 1982 Mallinder was one of the founders of 'Doublevision', which was the UK's first independent video label with an associated record label – and of 'Plastex Records' in 1990.
He is a former journalist, including as a music journalist for Australian publications Ministry Magazine, Sunday Times and West Australian - and as a radio presenter and producer for RTRFM.
Stephen Mallinder has written a chapter for the publication Resonances: Noise and Contemporary Music (ISBN ), edited by Benjamin Halligan, Nicola Spelman and Michael Goddard for Continuum International Publishing Group (publication date, 20 Jun 2013). This book is a collection of essays, proposing new critical approaches and inquiries regarding debate and analysis of noise - from postpunk to shoegaze and beyond. Punk and Post-Punk Noise, Chapter 5 by Stephen Mallinder, 'Sounds Incorporated: Dissonant Sorties into Popular Music'.
Mallinder gained his Ph.D in music and popular culture from Murdoch University in Perth in 2011 with his thesis Movement: Journey of the Beat. He now lives in Brighton and has been researching at the Art Design Medias Centre and teaching at the University of Brighton.
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