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Shoc Wave-a Bristol Story

Shoc Wave Records was the brainchild of Dominican immigrant Gene Walsh, Fitz Watson and Melford Gardener. From the late 1970s through to the 1990s, Shoc Wave provided the only label willing to put out records by the majority of the City's reggae and soul acts ignored by bigger and more mainstream labels and too small to finance their own releases. Fortunately for Bristol's musical heritage, Gene Walsh kept an open mind when it came to what music his label should release and so over the course of the label he released roots reggae, dub reggae, dancehall, lovers rock, soca, disco, soul and pop, Gene and the team's vision encompassed it all. This new compilation attempts to tell the story of the label and reflect the diversity of musical styles it embraced. The 19 tracks range from its first release from 1979 with Gene's own "Independence Fever" right up until the label's last single with Haswell's "Prissy Miss Maybe". This compilation paints a picture of the musical developments in the City and the wider world as styles evolved or fell out of fashion. Artists such as Joshua Moses, Sharon Bengamin, Bunny Marrett and Buggs Durrant will be familiar to those who follow Bristol Archive's releases. Many others are new to us with The Rimshots, No Deposit, Nite Watch, Sweet Energy, Felix The Cat, Second City Sounds and Haswell helping to illustrate other aspects of the city's music scene during the 1980s and beyond.

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CD - 1 disk
Release date
15-04-2013
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438940
EAN
5052571040423
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TRACKS

Disk 1

1. JOSHUA MOSES PRETTY GIRL
2. SHARON BENGAMIN MR.GUY
3. THE RIMSHOTS STUCK IN A BOAT
4. NO DEPOSIT MOUNTAIN LAKE
5. BUGGS DURRANT YOU ARE GONE
6. BUNNY MARRETT TIMES ARE GETTING HARDER
7. NITE WATCH GET DOWN (CAUSE I LOVE YOUR BODY)
8. THE RIMSHOTS I DON'T WANNA BE THE HERO (DEMO)
9. BLACK FLAMES NEVER YOU CHANGE
10. BUGGS DURRANT BABY COME BACK (HOME)
11. SWEET ENERGY DANCING EASY (PART 1)
12. FELIX THE CAT ALL AROUND THE WORLD
13. SWEET ENERGY FAMILY AFFAIR (RADIO MIX)
14. SWEET ENERGY ONE DAY
15. FELIX DC YOU LIKE WHAT YOU SEE (THE PROGRAMME)
16. SECOND CITY SOUNDS DREAM CITY
17. JOSHUA LIVE JAM (JM MIX)
18. HASWELL PRISSY MISS MAYBE
19. GENE WALSH (DOMINICA) INDEPENDENCE FEVER