Since the release of EESTI DUBSTEP in autumn 2008, many positive things have happened to the Estonian scene. Tracks from the compilation got played in many major radiostations and raves all over the world. EESTI DUBSTEP 2 compilation is a fruitful proof, that excellent new producers have risen from that fertile ground. Best luck for future!
Over the course of the last thirty years, Bristol’s music scene has continually reinvented itself and the music which has found a home in the city. Reggae, punk, soul, hip hop, jungle and more recently dubstep have all been adopted by the locals, gradually evolving and mutating into new and exciting sounds. Throughout this time Rob Smith has been right at the centre of things: an embodiment of the ‘Bristol Sound’.
His vast discography serves as a timeline of the city’s musical history: a history which he has been instrumental in forging. Beginning as a guitarist in local roots reggae band Restriction, he later teamed up with Ray Mighty to form the now legendary production duo Smith & Mighty. Their early work on their Three Stripe label helped to lay the foundations for both the trip hop and jungle scenes which the city would become so famous for. After a period of chart success and major label involvement in the early nineties, Smith and Mighty returned to the underground as uncompromising as ever in their musical vision. Joined by Peter D Rose they continued to release groundbreaking music, this time on their More Rockers imprint. Rob Smith also went on to collaborate with local roots reggae producers Henry & Louis. This fruitful relationship culminated in 2001 with the release of the fantastic, yet criminally overlooked ‘Time Will Tell’ LP.
