 A work by Bristol graffiti artist Banksy | |
| Date | Early 1980s–present |
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| Location | Bristol, England |
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The Bristol underground scene is a cultural movement in Bristol, England, beginning in the early 1980s. The scene was born out of a lack of mainstream clubs catering for the emergence of hip hop music, with street and underground parties a mainstay. Many DJ crews formed in the early '80s playing hip hop, house and soul in disused venues with sound systems were borrowed from the reggae scene: City Rockers, 2 Bad, 2 Tuff, KC Rock, UD4, FBI, Dirty Den, Juice Crew, Rene & Bacus, Soul Twins, Fresh 4 and Bristol ultimate DJ Masters The Wild Bunch. These names were the precursors to the more well known ones that came from this scene.[1] It is characterized by musicians and graffiti artists. The scene was influenced by the city's multiculturalism, political activism, and the art movements of reggae, punk, hip hop, hippies and new age.[2]
Bristol has been particularly associated with the trip hop music genre.[3]
The Bristol scene has a strong relationship between music and visual art, particularly graffiti art. A founding member of the band Massive Attack, Robert Del Naja, originally a graffiti artist, and local graffiti artist Banksy have gone on to produce album covers and artworks. Inkie, collaborator alongside Banksy, also took part in Bristol's counter-culture scene.[4][5]
- ^ "Massive Attack: Out of the Comfort Zone". Bl.uk. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
- ^ Baker, Lindsay (28 March 2008). "Banksy: off the wall – Telegraph". The Daily Telegraph. UK. Retrieved 24 June 2009.
- ^ Miles, Milo (12 November 1995). "Trip-Hop". Salon. Salon Media Group. Retrieved 24 June 2009.
- ^ "Street art show comes to Bristol". BBC News. 9 February 2009. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
Street art [...] erupted in the UK in the early 1980s [...] active on the Bristol scene at that time included Banksy, Nick Walker, Inkie and Robert del Naja, or '3D', of Massive Attack.
- ^ Reid, Julia (6 February 2008). "Banksy Hits Out at Street Art Auctions". Sky News. London. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
Along with Banksy, Bristol's graffiti heritage includes 3D, who went on to form Massive Attack, Inkie, and one of the original stencil artists Nick Walker.