When talking about Bristol you cannot leave out More Rockers and Smith &
Mighty. The approach of these two units (Rob Smith and Peter D; Rob Smith &
Ray Mighty, respectively) to mixing styles of music and putting heavy, fat
sounds on everything they touch influenced *everyone* who came out of
Bristol. They started it all. They're just not as media friendly as some of
the other Bristolians, so they've missed out on much of the hype and hoopla
that folks like Roni and Tricky have received. Which kind of goes to show
you about signal to noise ratios. I mean, if you're busy in the studio
being prolific and brilliant, who's got time to do interviews and fashion
shoots? Don't get me wrong, I like Roni Size, but I think he's had a bit
too much media for what's really there on wax. The best thing about
Reprazent have been the remixes... And don't get me started on Tricky. I
think he's the most overrated artist (and I use that term loosely) that's
ever been discussed on this list.
Sorry, back to the subject... For those who are interested in going back
and checking out the Bristol sound's history check out the Smith & Mighty
DJ Kicks album which came out recently, or "Bass is Maternal," S&M's LP
from '95. Jaz Klash is a side project of More Rockers and The Angel worth
checking out as well. More Rockers have done a lot of remix work. I
especially think their tracks on the Silent Poets "Talk is Toy" remix album
are superb.
anyway, that's my 2 pennies--before flaming, remember these are my
opinions.
gordon