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Bristol sound
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Proper noun
en music A sound influenced by dub and reggae produced in Bristol in the late 1980s and early 1990s, a precursor (and sometimes synonym) of trip hop.
en-GB Owen Adams The Bristol sound is back. So where's Mark Stewart? The Guardian 2008-09-22 https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2008/sep/22/bristol.electronicmusic.mark.stewart 0261-3077 The Bristol sound is back—and what a thrilling resurgence. Between them, Tricky's Knowle West Boy and Portishead's Third reflect both the bleakness and industrial decay of my favourite city's less salubrious environs.
en terms derived from toponyms