another little intersection with another thread on here at the moment (although one i haven't read yet) is what i saw as another major side of the 'bristol sound', that being big banging dirty ravey squat music... when i lived there that (along with dnb in the clubs) was pretty much the vibe that dominated the city's raves... gabba, acid techno, breakcore, hard techstep, yardcore, electro, all that kind of stuff. it occurred to me just the other day how this always seems to get slightly left out of the history books as it were.
interesting to know... I can say as an American that the Bristol sound as an export always seemed associated with this heady, moody, jazzy, rainy-day vibe, from Trip Hop to Full Cycle.
I've always been kind of intrigued by Bristol, wondering if it feels that way. Like how gangsta rap and country rock and Beck feel like L.A., or Detroit rock and Techno feel like Detroit... etc. Of course the answer's subjective but...