Stephen Mallinder is an English artist, musician and writer who was a founding member of Cabaret Voltaire, and went on to work as Sassi & Loco, the Ku-Ling Bros., Hey, Rube!, Wrangler, and Creep Show. In addition to music, he is currently a professor in Bristol, England.
Eric Random is a British pioneer of post punk electronica. Born in 1961, Eric soon joined the Buzzcocks’ road crew. At the age of 17, he co-founded The Tiller Boys with Pete Shelley and Francis Cookson, playing their live debut in 1978 supporting Joy Division at Manchester’s Factory Club. After Pete Shelley left to form The Buzzcocks, The Tiller Boys soon fell apart. Eric founded Free Agents with Cookson and soon met Richard H. Kirk and Stephen Mallinder of Cabaret Voltaire, becoming involved in the Sheffield scene as much as the Manchester one. Random felt at home in both scenes.
His first solo efforts were recorded and produced at Cabaret Voltaire’s Western Works Studio. Eric later merged his electro funk with ethnic influences garnered from performing with people like Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan.
Random also fronted Nico’s band (Nico and the Faction) until her untimely death in 1988. They recorded an album together, Camera Obscura, produced by John Cale. Random then went on a long hiatus. In 2014, he made his comeback releasing three electronic albums since then.
eH is proud to welcome the new collaborations from Random/ Mallinder (and Mark Stewart) for 2021-2022
