More rockers

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More Rockers is a drum and bass combo from Bristol, England . The central members of the band are Peter D Rose and Rob Smith, who both also belong to the band Smith & Mighty .

More Rockers was founded in the early 1990s. A large number of musicians can be heard on the albums, most of whom come from the Bristol music scene. B. the rapper MC Kelz, the reggae singer Nijii Forty and the singer Marilyn MC Farlane.

The drum and bass of the More Rockers is shaped by reggae and dub. The sound thus reflects the cultural roots of the band members and the population structure of Bristol, which includes a large Jamaican community.

literature

  • Thomas Götz: City and Sound. The Bristol example . Lit-Verlag, Münster / Berlin 2006.

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