Bristol Music - Bristol Sound

Last modified: October 8th, 2002

In the nineties the Bristol Sound of trip-hop artists

MASSIVE ATTACK (Massive Attack lyrics)

PORTISHEAD (Portishead lyrics)

TRICKY (or Tricky Online)

and RONI SIZE & REPRAZENT

came to the fore.  These are just some of the many links for these artists.  Here is a potted history of their origins, also a review of Phil Johnson's book Straight Outa Bristol.

• Cup of Tea Records
• Full Cycle Records
• Gagged Records
• Green Future Records
• Hooligan Records
• Melankolic - Massive Attack's own label
• Pause-2 Records
• Penguin Records
• Replay Records
• Sink and Stove Records
• Saint Piran Recordings
• Sugar Shack Records
• Turbotrax
• Written On Water Records
• Wontstop Records
• Zing Records
• more at www.bristolsound.co.uk

• The Albert
• Anson Rooms
• The Bierkeller
• Blue Mountain Club
• Bristol Academy
• Buzzbox at The Louisiana
• Colston Hall - municipal medium size venue
• The Depot
• The Depot
• Fleece & Firkin
• Fiddlers
• Malcolm X Centre
• Maze
• The Prom
• QEH Theatre - occasional jazz and folk
• St George's Bristol - some jazz and world music
• Star and Garter - warm up music boozer in Montpelier
• Tantric Jazz
• The Thekla - a floating music venue in the Docks
• New Trinity Centre
• Victoria Rooms
• for clubs visit Bristol Raver's Directory
• or Bristol Techno and BreakZ
• more at www.bristolsound.co.uk
• Local Festivals

• Homegrown
• Jazz Funk Soul Connection
• Mutant Dance
• Strangefruit
• Tribe of Frog

• Avon Folk Diary
• BBC Online - Bristol Music
• Bristol Music
• Choke - e-zine and musicians collective
• E-Club Bristol Sound - a Russian take!
• John Lonsdale Photography action pictures
• Oliver Gray - local music writer
• Sound City
• Trade It - Free music advertising
• universalsource - an underground magazine
• where would we be without Venue Magazine

Music Clubs, Societies, Organisations, etc.

• Acoustic Alternative - small scale quality
• Acoustic Guitar Workshop
• Avonbelles - Barbershop Chorus
• The Be-Bop Club
• Bristol Bands Notice Board
• Bristol Blues Club
• Bristol Community Festival
• Bristol Jazz Society
• Bristol Jazz Workshops
• Bristol Music Scene
• Folk Around Bristol - includes Avon Folk Diary
• Hobby Horse Folk Club - includes Avon Folk Diary
• Musician's Union - National site lists local offices
• South West Gig Guide
• Weekenders - women's weekend singing workshops

Classical Music Links

• Brandon Hill Chamber Orchestra
• Bristol Concert Orchestra
• Bristol Opera
• Musica Mundi
• Rare Music Club - Keith Tippett's jazz/world/classical fusions
• University of Bristol Music Department

Music Shops, Instruments, Sounds, etc.

• Bang Bang Records
• Bristol Violin Shop
• Bristol Vinyl - selling rare house, garage, trance and more
• Disc 'n' Tape
• Drum Bank Music
• Heron Music
• Hobgoblin
• Musicsender.com - suppliers of printed music
• Music Stop
• Replay Records
• Sound Control
• Vinyl Attic - good place to get hold of those vinyl masterpieces
  

Band Finder, an A-Z listing of Bristol Bands, past and present

Also check out the Open Directory Project Bristol music listings
If you find new, better or broken links, please let me know.
I disclaim all responsiblity for sites listed here which may or may not be accurate and/or informative and many of which use Flash and other such technologies.
bristolmusic@hotwells.freeserve.co.uk

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