Browse by Artist: SMITH & MIGHTY

Artist:	SMITH & MIGHTY
Title:	DJ Kicks
Label:	STUD!O K7 (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.50
Catalog #:	K7 065CD

"Since 1988 the production duo of Ray Mighty and Rob Smith have been innovating the Bristol Sound. Drum 'n' bass is just one piece of the Bristol puzzle. Hip hop, roots reggae and dub also find their place on this mix alongside S&Ms own classic, visionary cuts which include recent instrumentals of tracks found on their 1995 release Bass is Maternal. All of the tracks are contemporary and all but one are from Bristol. The final track, recorded especially for this mix -- as is the case with every DJ Kicks release, featuring the tantalizing vocals of Miss Alice Perear is an r&b/dub grinder, beautifully indicative of the Bristol Sound." Featuring tracks by Peter D., SJ Lynx, Wills, Receiver, More Rockers, On, Ratman, Flynn & Flora, etc.

Artist:	SMITH & MIGHTY
Title:	Big World, Small World
Label:	STUD!O K7 (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.50
Catalog #:	K7 080CD

"The long-anticipated second album Big World, Small World. Bristol based artists such as Massive Attack, Portishead, Roni Size, and Tricky musically all owe much of their success to Rob Smith and Ray Mighty; whom under the guises of Smith & Mighty and More Rockers were key in spawning a late 80s musical trend that would later become known as trip hop or the Bristol sound. Big world, Small World is simply a masterpiece, and only further confirms Smith & Mighty's place as true standouts and innovators in a scene they helped so much to foster."

Artist:	SMITH & MIGHTY
Title:	Bass Is Maternal
Label:	STUD!O K7 (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.50
Catalog #:	K7 090CD

"From the archives of the bass-driven Bristol sound machine comes Smith & Mighty's classic Bass Is Maternal album. Stud!o K7 brings you this now legendary dub-wielding juggernaut, breaking through any and all chronological sound barriers. Rob Smith and Ray Mighty, the two masterminds behind the sound-aesthetic of the Smith & Mighty Sound System originally recorded Bass Is Maternal in 1989 when drum 'n' bass was merely a seed in the minds of its progenitors. They experimented with primitive beat compositions that would lay the critical groundwork for what would later be dubbed (mind the pun) the 'Bristol sound'; a sound and movement popularized by acts such as Massive Attack, Tricky, Roni Size and Portishead."

Artist:	SMITH & MIGHTY
Title:	Life Is...
Label:	STUD!O K7 (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.50
Catalog #:	K7 123CD

"Smith & Mighty's third album. It's got the laidback atmosphere of Big World, Small World, but this time, it's spiced with a more tune-oriented approach. If you hear a little Massive Attack or Roni Size, it's because they took their cues from hometown heroes Smith & Mighty. Life Is... is a very contemporary soul album, but you can't ignore that signature Bristol vibe rumbling your bassbins. For their latest, Smith & Mighty have kicked it up a notch, moving the music away from the downtempo realm, filling their songs with grooves hovering between drum & bass« rhythmic energy and classic variations of steppers riddims. Guest singers like Tammy Payne, Rudy Lee, MC Kelz, Hazel, Nigi 40 and many more ensure that Life Is... is nothing if not a masterpiece."

Artist:	SMITH & MIGHTY
Title:	Retrospective
Label:	STUD!O K7 (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.50
Catalog #:	K7 172CD

"The story of Rob Smith and Ray Mighty, more commonly known as Smith & Mighty, began long before the world became fascinated with Bristol as the central source of the best downtempo and drum & bass the electronic music world has seen to date. It was the innovative precedent that Smith & Mighty brought to Bristol's music community, helping launch artists such as Massive Attack, Roni Size, Portishead and Tricky into the international spotlight. Due to a major label contract dispute, much of their early work was previously unavailable to their fans. This collection is an excellent sampling of their unique ability to combine elements of dub, reggae, R&B, hip hop, and drum & bass into a seamless mix ready to rock any dancefloor around the world. Retrospective collects classic tracks from as far back as 1989's 'Wishing on A Star,' which perfectly exemplifies their echo chamber experiments developed during their work with Adrian Sherwood's On U Sound collective in the mid 80s. With classic tracks from their last three artist albums as well as singles previously unavailable on CD, this collection is sure to please the fans and convert the previously unconverted to utter obsession."

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