The Bristol Post Punk Explosion Vol 3 - (1979-1985)
Various Artists
The Bristol Post Punk Explosion Vol 3 - (1979-1985)
Boomkat Product Review:
Class compendium of overlooked, unreleased gems from a foundational period of independent Bristol music, cooked up by experts who were on the ground at the time, and featuring early chops by pioneers of D&B, trip hop, punk funk
‘The Bristol Post Punk Explosion, Vol. 3 (1979-1985)’ was put together by locals Dave Massey and Mike Darby (whose band The Rimshots feature) as part of ongoing, definitive compilations covering an intricately woven and uniquely fertile period and corner of British music. It spans those years prior to the arrival of hip hop, proper, when bands spurred by the mid ‘70s punk explosion began to break down ideas from punk, glam, and art-rock, reorganising them with aspects of funk, disco, electro, and perhaps most crucially, dub, to produce custom new styles and patterns to purpose.
Importantly, some of the artists on board would sow the seeds for rave, inspired others to great things, and play on landmark records of the ‘90s. Sweat kick it off with a clear template for both low-slung beats and shoegaze in the plangent cry of ‘Crufter’, and a very young Nellee Hooper (Massive Attack, Soul II Soul) gets rude with drummer Rob Merrill (Roni Size) in the jazz-funk fusion swagger of ‘Take Your Coat Off’ by Mouth, and Hooper’s later bandmates from Maximum Joy are documented in their earliest, punchier mode as Glaxo Babies in the taut groover ‘Who Killed Bruce Lee?’, and on the cover art.
Elsewhere Bristol Archives proprietor Mike Darby gives the spotlight to his early band, The Rimshots, with a glimpse of their charming, subtly Siouxsie-esque jangler ‘A Way With Words’, and the set’s other compiler Dave Massey shines a light on the swag of his early Factory-esque groover ‘Song of a Bullet’ with Royal Assassins, along with other highlights in Animal Magic’s skronky ace ‘Get it Right’, and the moody art-glam-rock prowl of 24 Hours’ by The Escape.
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Boomkat Product Review:
Class compendium of overlooked, unreleased gems from a foundational period of independent Bristol music, cooked up by experts who were on the ground at the time, and featuring early chops by pioneers of D&B, trip hop, punk funk
‘The Bristol Post Punk Explosion, Vol. 3 (1979-1985)’ was put together by locals Dave Massey and Mike Darby (whose band The Rimshots feature) as part of ongoing, definitive compilations covering an intricately woven and uniquely fertile period and corner of British music. It spans those years prior to the arrival of hip hop, proper, when bands spurred by the mid ‘70s punk explosion began to break down ideas from punk, glam, and art-rock, reorganising them with aspects of funk, disco, electro, and perhaps most crucially, dub, to produce custom new styles and patterns to purpose.
Importantly, some of the artists on board would sow the seeds for rave, inspired others to great things, and play on landmark records of the ‘90s. Sweat kick it off with a clear template for both low-slung beats and shoegaze in the plangent cry of ‘Crufter’, and a very young Nellee Hooper (Massive Attack, Soul II Soul) gets rude with drummer Rob Merrill (Roni Size) in the jazz-funk fusion swagger of ‘Take Your Coat Off’ by Mouth, and Hooper’s later bandmates from Maximum Joy are documented in their earliest, punchier mode as Glaxo Babies in the taut groover ‘Who Killed Bruce Lee?’, and on the cover art.
Elsewhere Bristol Archives proprietor Mike Darby gives the spotlight to his early band, The Rimshots, with a glimpse of their charming, subtly Siouxsie-esque jangler ‘A Way With Words’, and the set’s other compiler Dave Massey shines a light on the swag of his early Factory-esque groover ‘Song of a Bullet’ with Royal Assassins, along with other highlights in Animal Magic’s skronky ace ‘Get it Right’, and the moody art-glam-rock prowl of 24 Hours’ by The Escape.
Boomkat Product Review:
Class compendium of overlooked, unreleased gems from a foundational period of independent Bristol music, cooked up by experts who were on the ground at the time, and featuring early chops by pioneers of D&B, trip hop, punk funk
‘The Bristol Post Punk Explosion, Vol. 3 (1979-1985)’ was put together by locals Dave Massey and Mike Darby (whose band The Rimshots feature) as part of ongoing, definitive compilations covering an intricately woven and uniquely fertile period and corner of British music. It spans those years prior to the arrival of hip hop, proper, when bands spurred by the mid ‘70s punk explosion began to break down ideas from punk, glam, and art-rock, reorganising them with aspects of funk, disco, electro, and perhaps most crucially, dub, to produce custom new styles and patterns to purpose.
Importantly, some of the artists on board would sow the seeds for rave, inspired others to great things, and play on landmark records of the ‘90s. Sweat kick it off with a clear template for both low-slung beats and shoegaze in the plangent cry of ‘Crufter’, and a very young Nellee Hooper (Massive Attack, Soul II Soul) gets rude with drummer Rob Merrill (Roni Size) in the jazz-funk fusion swagger of ‘Take Your Coat Off’ by Mouth, and Hooper’s later bandmates from Maximum Joy are documented in their earliest, punchier mode as Glaxo Babies in the taut groover ‘Who Killed Bruce Lee?’, and on the cover art.
Elsewhere Bristol Archives proprietor Mike Darby gives the spotlight to his early band, The Rimshots, with a glimpse of their charming, subtly Siouxsie-esque jangler ‘A Way With Words’, and the set’s other compiler Dave Massey shines a light on the swag of his early Factory-esque groover ‘Song of a Bullet’ with Royal Assassins, along with other highlights in Animal Magic’s skronky ace ‘Get it Right’, and the moody art-glam-rock prowl of 24 Hours’ by The Escape.
Boomkat Product Review:
Class compendium of overlooked, unreleased gems from a foundational period of independent Bristol music, cooked up by experts who were on the ground at the time, and featuring early chops by pioneers of D&B, trip hop, punk funk
‘The Bristol Post Punk Explosion, Vol. 3 (1979-1985)’ was put together by locals Dave Massey and Mike Darby (whose band The Rimshots feature) as part of ongoing, definitive compilations covering an intricately woven and uniquely fertile period and corner of British music. It spans those years prior to the arrival of hip hop, proper, when bands spurred by the mid ‘70s punk explosion began to break down ideas from punk, glam, and art-rock, reorganising them with aspects of funk, disco, electro, and perhaps most crucially, dub, to produce custom new styles and patterns to purpose.
Importantly, some of the artists on board would sow the seeds for rave, inspired others to great things, and play on landmark records of the ‘90s. Sweat kick it off with a clear template for both low-slung beats and shoegaze in the plangent cry of ‘Crufter’, and a very young Nellee Hooper (Massive Attack, Soul II Soul) gets rude with drummer Rob Merrill (Roni Size) in the jazz-funk fusion swagger of ‘Take Your Coat Off’ by Mouth, and Hooper’s later bandmates from Maximum Joy are documented in their earliest, punchier mode as Glaxo Babies in the taut groover ‘Who Killed Bruce Lee?’, and on the cover art.
Elsewhere Bristol Archives proprietor Mike Darby gives the spotlight to his early band, The Rimshots, with a glimpse of their charming, subtly Siouxsie-esque jangler ‘A Way With Words’, and the set’s other compiler Dave Massey shines a light on the swag of his early Factory-esque groover ‘Song of a Bullet’ with Royal Assassins, along with other highlights in Animal Magic’s skronky ace ‘Get it Right’, and the moody art-glam-rock prowl of 24 Hours’ by The Escape.
Estimated Release Date: 30 May 2025
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Boomkat Product Review:
Class compendium of overlooked, unreleased gems from a foundational period of independent Bristol music, cooked up by experts who were on the ground at the time, and featuring early chops by pioneers of D&B, trip hop, punk funk
‘The Bristol Post Punk Explosion, Vol. 3 (1979-1985)’ was put together by locals Dave Massey and Mike Darby (whose band The Rimshots feature) as part of ongoing, definitive compilations covering an intricately woven and uniquely fertile period and corner of British music. It spans those years prior to the arrival of hip hop, proper, when bands spurred by the mid ‘70s punk explosion began to break down ideas from punk, glam, and art-rock, reorganising them with aspects of funk, disco, electro, and perhaps most crucially, dub, to produce custom new styles and patterns to purpose.
Importantly, some of the artists on board would sow the seeds for rave, inspired others to great things, and play on landmark records of the ‘90s. Sweat kick it off with a clear template for both low-slung beats and shoegaze in the plangent cry of ‘Crufter’, and a very young Nellee Hooper (Massive Attack, Soul II Soul) gets rude with drummer Rob Merrill (Roni Size) in the jazz-funk fusion swagger of ‘Take Your Coat Off’ by Mouth, and Hooper’s later bandmates from Maximum Joy are documented in their earliest, punchier mode as Glaxo Babies in the taut groover ‘Who Killed Bruce Lee?’, and on the cover art.
Elsewhere Bristol Archives proprietor Mike Darby gives the spotlight to his early band, The Rimshots, with a glimpse of their charming, subtly Siouxsie-esque jangler ‘A Way With Words’, and the set’s other compiler Dave Massey shines a light on the swag of his early Factory-esque groover ‘Song of a Bullet’ with Royal Assassins, along with other highlights in Animal Magic’s skronky ace ‘Get it Right’, and the moody art-glam-rock prowl of 24 Hours’ by The Escape.
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