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In compiling the first \u003cstrong\u003eBristol and Bath Blitz Club Meets Art School Sound - 80's Explosion\u003c\/strong\u003e albums these became more apparent. Massey looked to use songs and tracks from out west that reflect the feel, themes and actions of what was happening in that 80's time, both locally and nationally. There was also an attempt to emulate the sheer eclecticism of a \u003cstrong\u003e Rusty Egan\u003c\/strong\u003e DJ set list on a ''typical'' \u003cstrong\u003eBlitz\u003c\/strong\u003e club night. Previously punk and funk were certainly mixing locally in bands, as they had in the ethos of \u003cstrong\u003eDuran Duran\u003c\/strong\u003e, a product of Birmingham clubland. \u003cstrong\u003eThe Pop Group\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003e Glaxo Babies\u003c\/strong\u003e had already shown that and much would flow from various members as time went on. Later the emergence of \u003cstrong\u003eMassive Attack\u003c\/strong\u003e would be very much rooted in club culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn these recordings there are cute as well as acute pop sensibilities in the likes of groups like \u003cstrong\u003eVicious Circle\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eWadi Vision\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eHey Belaba! Creature Beat\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003e Big Outdoor Type\u003c\/strong\u003e, plus electronic dance driven grooves with \u003cstrong\u003eUmo Vogue\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eEither\/OR\u003c\/strong\u003e and the darker of the night \u003cstrong\u003eGod Bless You\u003c\/strong\u003e. By contrast it's possible to set the utter hedonism of \u003cstrong\u003eNite Watch\u003c\/strong\u003e against the out of their head explorations outré, lyrical and textural of \u003cstrong\u003eGlaxo Babies\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eEssential Bop\u003c\/strong\u003e and (very much multi-media) \u003cstrong\u003eStartled Insects\u003c\/strong\u003e; the new transformation European ideals of \u003cstrong\u003eThe Escape\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eDistant Cousins\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eEuropeans\u003c\/strong\u003e themselves, and the sheer film noir deliciousness of \u003cstrong\u003eGreat Naked\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSome of the musicians involved with these acts would go on to work with the likes of \u003cstrong\u003eTears for Fears\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eTalk Talk\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eBros\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003ePet Shop Boys\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eMassive Attack\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eRoger Taylor\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cstrong\u003eQueen\u003c\/strong\u003e), \u003cstrong\u003eRobert Plant\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eU2\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eGoldfrapp\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eRoni Size \u0026amp; Reprazent\u003c\/strong\u003e and others. This body of work has real significance across the board.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat overall legacy from the 80's lives on in other ways - in books, documentaries, blogs, exhibitions, even the launching of magazines in the spirit of \u003cstrong\u003eBlitz\u003c\/strong\u003e, this one called \u003cstrong\u003eBlitzed\u003c\/strong\u003e! Locally, it's the music and the good times. This release represents a small part of it. 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