Steve Mackey

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Steven Patrick "Steve" Mackey (born 10 November 1966) is a British musician, best known for playing bass guitar in the band Pulp.

Mackey was born in Sheffield, England. A graduate of London's Royal College of Art, Mackey joined Pulp in 1988. The first album he played on was Separations, and he continued to play with the band as they reached the height of their success during the mid 1990s. He played on all Pulp albums recorded in this period including Intro, His 'n' Hers, Different Class, This Is Hardcore, and We Love Life.

In 2005 he played a cameo role as one of the The Weird Sisters, rock band in the film of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. The fictitious group also featured Pulp frontman Jarvis Cocker, as well as Jonny Greenwood and Phil Selway from Radiohead, and Jason Buckle from Relaxed Muscle and Steve Claydon from Add N to (X).

Since then he went on to form the production duo Cavemen with Ross Orton. Mackey himself and Cavemen have carried out Production work on numerous albums and tracks for artists such as M.I.A., Kelis, Cornershop, Long Blondes and Bromheads Jacket. He also played bass guitar on Jarvis Cocker's first solo album, Jarvis (2006) and played with Cocker, Richard Hawley and Ross Orton on the song "Drop of Nelson's Blood" on Rogue's Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs and Chanteys.

Also in 2006, along with Jarvis Cocker, he curated the 2 CD compilation, The Trip, which features a wide selection of tracks by artists as varied as The Fall, Gene Pitney and The Beach Boys.

Mackey lives in London, with his son Marley and girlfriend Katie Grand.

Contents

[edit] Discography

[edit] As musician

Steve Mackey has appeared on the following albums as a musician:

  • Various Artists - See You Later Agitator (compilation, 1987)
  • With band Trolley Dog Shag, track: "(This is) the Business Boys"
  • With band Pulp, track: "All Time High"
  • Track: "Sliding through Life on Charm"
  • Various Artists - The Last Great Wilderness Soundtrack (2003)
  • With band The Nu Forest, track: "I picked a Flower" (also released as a single)
  • With band The Weird Sisters, tracks: "Do the Hippogriff", "This is the Night", "Magic Works"
  • Various Artists - Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs and Chanteys (compilation, 2006)

[edit] As producer

Steve Mackey has appeared on the following albums as a producer:

  • Marianne Faithfull - Kissin' Time (2002)
  • Track: "Sliding Through Life on Charm" (with Jarvis Cocker)
  • Tracks: "Sunshowers" and "Galang" (both with Ross Orton)
With Ross Orton
  • Ultra Brain - Neo Punk (2006)
With Ross Orton
  • [Florence and The Machine]] - "Kiss With a Fist"

[edit] As remixer

Steve Mackey has remixed the following tracks (among others):

  • Looper - Up a Tree Again (The Chocolate Layers' St John's Ambulance mix)
Appears on: Looper - Who's Afraid of Y2K? / Up a Tree Again single (1999)
Appears on: Black Box Recorder - The Art Of Driving single (2000) and The Worst of Black Box Recorder (compilation, 2001)
  • Death in Vegas - Dirge (Cossack apocalypse mix by the Chocolate Layers)
Appears on: Death in Vegas - Dirge promo single (2000)
  • The White Sport - Complete Control (King Precare Mix by Two Desperate People) (Jarvis Cocker)
Appears on: The White Sport - Complete Control single (2002)
Appears on: Cornershop - Topknot single (2004)
  • M.I.A. - Galang (Cavemen Remix)
Appears on: M.I.A. - Galang single (2004)
  • M.I.A. - Bird Flu (Cavemen Remix)
Appears on: M.I.A. - Kala album (bonus track) (2007)
  • Budnubac - Indestructible (Cavemen's 'Insecure' Mix)
Appears on: Budnubac - Indestructible single (2004)
Appears on: Dark Globe - Break My World single (2004)
  • The Kills - Love is a Deserter (Cavemen Remix)
Appears on: The Kills - Love Is A Deserter single (2005)
Appears on: Death from Above 1979 - You're a Woman, I'm A Machine album (2005)
Appears on: The Perceptionists - Party Hard promo single (2005)
Appears on: Archie Bronson Outfit - Dead Funny single (2006)
  • Kelis - Bossy (Cavemen Remix)
Appears on: Kelis - Bossy single (2006)

Notes:

  • The Chocolate Layers remixes are by Steve Mackey and Jarvis Cocker
  • The Cavemen remixes are by Steve Mackey and Ross Orton
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