J*S*T*A*R*S is an electronica collaboration from Kingston upon Hull and Sheffield, Yorkshire in North-East England. Formed by Steve Cobby & Sim Lister.

J*S*T*A*R*S formed in 2002. Their debut release was a 12" vinyl 'Tripping The Light Fantastic / Ickey Plush' on the electronica label Twentythree Records also based in Hull/Sheffield.

Their first album, Put Me On A Planet Steel Tiger Records was named "One of the surprise hits of 2006" by Matt Anniss in the December 2006 issue of International DJ Magazine / I-DJ.

Steve Cobby & Sim Lister are also founders of Steel Tiger Records and co-founders of Twentythree Records.

In progress

Discography

12" Singles

• Spansules (Twentythree Records, 2003)
• Ooilovemababy / Positronic Absorber (Twentythree Records, 2003)
• Tripping The Light Fantastic / Ickey Plush (Twentythree Records, 2002)

Albums

• Put Me On A Planet (Steel Tiger Records, 2007)

Television advertising using J*S*T*A*R*S's music

J*S*T*A*R*S's track "Loose Nuke Threat", from Put me on a Planet, featured in television/cinema advertisements for the John Lewis Partnership spring campaigns for 2004 and 2005.

Other artists with releases on Steel Tiger Records

• The Cutler – Stiletto
• Peacecorps – Bushfarmer
• J J Fuchs – Stick it in't Middle

References

• "J*S*T*A*R*S one of the FANTASTIC FOUR - current hottest four names in dance music" by Terry Church & Tom Kihl, DJ Magazine, October 10, 2006, retrieved Apr 06, 2008

See also

• List of independent UK record labels
• List of electronic music record labels

External links

• Official website for J*S*T*A*R*S
• International DJ Magazine / I-DJ
• Rob da Bank - BBC Radio 1's Leftfield Show