The Sound of Bristol....for Ella !

As a native Swindonian it is strange how Bristol has come to play such an important part in my life....it is the city where my Dad died in hospital and the city where my eldest son Jamie is now enjoying life to the full as a student at Bristol University ......two opposite and contrasting ends of the spectrum .
 Over the past 20 years Bristol has produced some of the finest music this country has ever produced....I would go so far as to say that for me the distinctive " Brizzol Sound "  a blend of dub,reggae ,Soul ,drum and bass and dubstep has made it my number 1 city for music.
 From the great but under-appreciated Smith & Mighty thru Massive Attack ,Tricky ,Portishead,Roni Size,DJ Krust ,Die and Suv ,the Reprasent crew etc there runs a thread of real Soul and originality soundtracking  the bleak Urban decay  of St Pauls in the 1980's. I tried  very hard to sign Rob Smith and Ray Mighty but they decided to sign elsewhere as did Roni Size ......if someone chose to sign to another label I never held  a grudge ,I just enjoyed watching their success if it happened.
 This brings me to today's featured artist ....from Bristol of course .He is called Phaeleh ( pronounced Fella   ) and his new album Fallen Light is ,to my ears ,  just superb...youtube " Afterglow " ( featuring Soundmouse ) to hear something really heartbreakingly beautiful. The rest of this largely instrumental album is classic Brizzol...a heady brew of reggae,dub,dubstep as I write this its blaring out and its is soooooo good !
 So there you have it ...a Swindonian praising Bristol ,probably never happened before, but it makes my heart glad to know that my Dad is keeping an eye on Jamie for me from above , God Bless you both
Have a Good day x