Art & Sound of the Bristol Underground
by Tangent Books

Bristol... early 80's... Punk rock had crashed and burned and St.Pauls had rioted - the first of Britains inner cities to fight back. Many young people looking for (mis)direction and a new counter culture turned into the New York hip hop scene - its DIY ethos, sharp fashion and gang culture seemed the natural successor to the anarcho punk, weird funk and dub reggae mash up that had prevailed on the Bristol Alternative scene.