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Smith & Mighty | |
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Origin | Bristol, England |
Genres | Trip hop |
Years active | 1987–present |
Labels | Studio !K7, Three Stripe, Beatmaster Records |
Members |
Rob Smith Ray Mighty Peter D Rose |
Smith & Mighty are an English trip hop group from Bristol, England, consisting of Rob Smith, Ray Mighty and Peter D Rose. [1] [2] They pioneered the Bristol sound producing Massive Attack's "Any Love". The Bristol sound being a precursor to trip hop. [3] [4] As well as producing for others, they produced their own work, and various solo projects and collaborations.
In the late 1980s, they produced their first releases; were breakbeat covers of " Anyone Who Had a Heart" and " Walk On By". [5] Both songs entered the UK Singles Chart. [6]
They produced Massive Attack's first single, "Any Love" released in 1988. [7] [8] In 1989, they produced " Wishing on a Star" for Fresh 4, a group consisting of Paul Southey (Suv), Krust, Judge and Flynn Thompson. [9] The track was an early example of the Bristol sound; it exposed more people to the style [10] charting in the UK at number 10. [11]
Smith and Might left London in 1994. Shortly after leaving they set up 'More Rockers' the record label. [12]
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