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6 Music Plays It Again - Way Out West

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David Quantick examines Bristol's underground music scene

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6 Music Plays It Again - Way Out West - Episode 1

David Quantick examines Bristol's music scene. He starts with the early days, and why Bristol?

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6 Music Plays It Again - Way Out West - Episode 2

David Quantick looks at how the mood changed in Bristol during the 1980s, moving from the political nihilism of The Pop Group to the funk of Pigbag.

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6 Music Plays It Again - Way Out West - Episode 3

David Quantick explores the Wild Bunch collective's evolution into Massive Attack and the birth of trip hop.

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6 Music Plays It Again - Way Out West - Episode 4

David Quantick concludes his examination of the Bristol scene with a look at the years 1994 to 1996, when a credible slowed-down hip hop beat was essential for any pop tune.

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