Bristol Music - Bristol Sound

Last modified: September 13 2006

In the nineties the Bristol Sound of trip-hop artists

MASSIVE ATTACK

PORTISHEAD

TRICKY (or Tricky Online )

and RONI SIZE & REPRAZENT

came to the fore.
Here is a review of Phil Johnson's book Straight Outa Bristol .  Other information on this period can be found on this unofficial Massive Attack / Melankolic portal Red Lines

Now in the twenty-first century comes ILYA - marrying the voice of Jo Swann with songwriter Nick Pullin and bassist/guitarist/engineer Dan Brown.  These are just some of the many links for these artists. .

The city sports many record labels which include:

• Cup of Tea Records
• Foxy Productions
• Full Cycle Records
• Gagged Records
• nrk music
• Pause-2 Records
• Penguin Records
• Replay Records
• Sink and Stove Records
• Saint Piran Recordings
• Sugar Shack Records
• Turbotrax
• Written On Water Records
• Zing Records

Bristol's multifarious venues include:

• Anson Rooms
• The Bierkeller
• Blue Mountain Club
• Bristol Academy
• Colston Hall - municipal medium size venue
• The Depot
• Fleece & Firkin
• Fiddlers
• Malcolm X Community Centre
• The Prom
• The Rotunda Club
• QEH Theatre - occasional jazz and folk
• St George's Bristol - some jazz and world music
• Tantric Jazz
• The Thekla - a floating music venue in the Docks
• Trinity Community Arts Centre
• Victoria Rooms
• for clubs visit Bristol Raver's Directory
• or BBC Bristol Clubs Guide
• Local Festivals

Promoters

• 2TMP
• Jazz Funk Soul Connection
• Grumpy Man urban DJ collective
• Mutant Dance
• Strangefruit
• Tribe of Frog

Local music media links:

• Avon Folk Diary
• BBC Online - Bristol Music
• Bristol Live Music
• Choke - e-zine and musicians collective
• John Lonsdale Photography action pictures
• Site4Sound - local resource for up and coming djs and producers
• Trade It - Free music advertising
• universalsource - an underground magazine
• where would we be without Venue Magazine

Music Clubs, Societies, Organisations, Festivals, etc.

• Acoustic Alternative - small scale quality
• Acoustic Guitar Workshop
• Avonbelles - Barbershop Chorus
• The Be-Bop Club
• Bristol Blues Club
• Bristol Community Festival
• Bristol Jazz Society
• Bristol Music Showcase - week long festival of original music in June
• 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 Music Club
• Bristol Opera
• Rare Music Club - Keith Tippett's jazz/world/classical fusions
• University of Bristol Music Department

Music Shops, Instruments, Studios, etc.

• AndersonShelta
• Bang Bang Records
• Black Heart Studios
• Bristol Ticket Shop
• Bristol Violin Shop
• Bristol Vinyl - selling rare house, garage, trance and more
• Disc 'n' Tape
• Drum Bank Music
• Heron Music
• Hobgoblin
• Mickleburgh Pianos
• Musicsender.com - suppliers of printed music
• Music Stop
• Replay Records
• Portfolio Productions - Demo production, location recording and CD duplication
• Sound Control
• Trevor Jones - Brass and Woodwind specialists
• 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.
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