Provincial UK Cities Rated - Nominations

craner

Beast of Burden
Coventry also has
Delia Derbyshire
Selecter
Bolt Thrower
Russell Haswell
Jay1
Pa Salieu
Lieutenant Pidgeon

….properly punches above its weight

My dad always said Coventry had an amazing music scene in the 1960s
 

Slothrop

Tight but Polite
Liverpool: The Beatles, Teardrop Explodes, Echo and the Bunnymen, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Atomic Kitten and that's it?
 

maxi

Well-known member
maybe not of interest to many people here but more recently manchester has seemed like a bit of a hub for vaporwave (or the scene that followed it). bunch of disaffected young kids making dead eyed dystopian ambient city music e.g. Hong Kong Express/Dream Catalogue, Sangam

some of the more interesting music to come out the UK the last few years in my view
 
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WashYourHands

Cat Malogen
Nottingham - Earache +


 

bassbeyondreason

Chtonic Fatigue Syndrome
Tyneside (shite): Sting, Dire Straits, Maximo Park, Lighthouse Family
Tyneside (good): Venom, New Blockaders, Hellbastard, Bass Generator, Zoviet France, Lighthouse Family
 

Leo

Well-known member
winner = Sheffield, edging out Bristol

enduring music wise, Manchester is postpunk (but the output pales next to London), the Smiths, A Guy Called Gerald, a few 808 State bits, "Wrote for Luck", "I Wanna Be Adored", World of Twist, and then decades of nothing at all

apart from Moon Wiring Club

The Fall deserves to be singled out here.
 

sufi

lala
Bristol

Tricky
Massive Attack
Portishead
Roni Size
The Pop Group
Don't forget
  • Gary Clail/Tackhead
on the krusty reggae front:
not scenes i was ever a big part of but always spoken of in hallowed terms
  • Smith & Mighty
  • The Wild Bunch
  • Rip Rig and Panic
& a whole bunch of indie bands that noones interested in

I think there must be some other notable sound systems too
 

Slothrop

Tight but Polite
Current nominations:

Greater Manchester (incl Oldham, Stockport etc)
Factory, the Hacienda, Buzzcocks, Joy Division, A Guy Called Gerald, Happy Mondays, The Stone Roses, The Smiths, 808 State, the Fall, Andy Stott, Hong Kong Express/Dream Catalogue, Sangam, Autechre

West Midlands (Birmingham + the Black Country)
Black Sabbath, House of God, Surgeon, Regis, Downwards, K1/Invasion, Subzee, Sox, S-X woo riddim, preditah, little c, Actress, Napalm Death

West Yorkshire (Leeds, Bradford, Huddersfield, Wakefield)
The Orbit, Back to Basics, Ieation Steppers, T2, Gang of Four, LFO, Guttersnipe, Scritti Politti, Sisters of Merchy, Ital Rockers

Greater Glasgow

Liverpool

The Beatles, Teardrop Explodes, Echo and the Bunnymen, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Atomic Kitten, OMD

South Hampshire (Portsmouth + Southampton)
Hixxy, The Artful Dodger, Royal T.

Tyneside (Newcastle + Gateshead)
Sting, Dire Straits, Maximo Park, Lighthouse Family, Venom, New Blockaders, Hellbastard, Bass Generator, Zoviet France, Lighthouse Family

Nottingham
Ian Paice, Su Pollard, A Fletcher, NG83, G Park, The Garage, DiY, Venus, Serve Chilled @ Cookie Club, Smokescreen, Quadrant, Bounce, Deluxe, Samovar, Marcus Garvey Centre, Floppy Disco at the Bomb, Charles Webster, Drop, Rhythm Plate, Atjazz (affiliated) and Nail, EM:T, The Square Centre, Earache, Out Da Ville, P Brothers

Sheffield
Cabaret Voltaire, Human League, Warp, Niche, Def Leppard, ABC, Maurice Fulton, Moloko, FON Studio (Chakk, etc), Pulp, Arctic Monkeys, Clock DVA, Comsat Angels, the Black Dog

Bristol
Tricky, Massive Attack, Portishead, Roni Size, The Pop Group, Smith and Mighty, Full Cycle, Krust, DJ Die, Gary Clail, Rhythmites, Culture Shock, The Wild Bunch, Rip Rig and Panic, Pinch, Peverelist, Appleblim, RSD, Headhunter, Joker, Gemmy, Guido, Kowton

Belfast

Leicester

JTJ, DJ SS, Formation, BWPT, Babble

Edinburgh

Brighton and Hove

Fatboy Slim, Skint, The Levellers

Bournemouth / Poole

Cardiff

Bonnie Tyler, the Pooh Sticks, Craner

Coventry
Doc Scott, The Specials, Edge/Eclipse, Craner's Dad, Delia Derbyshire, the Selecter, Bolt Thrower, Russell Haswell, Jay1, Pa Salieu, Lieutenant Pigeon

Bath
Tears for Fears, Peter Gabriel
 

sufi

lala
Current nominations:

Greater Manchester (incl Oldham, Stockport etc)
Factory, the Hacienda, Buzzcocks, Joy Division, A Guy Called Gerald, Happy Mondays, The Stone Roses, The Smiths, 808 State, the Fall, Andy Stott, Hong Kong Express/Dream Catalogue, Sangam, Autechre

West Midlands (Birmingham + the Black Country)
Black Sabbath, House of God, Surgeon, Regis, Downwards, K1/Invasion, Subzee, Sox, S-X woo riddim, preditah, little c, Actress, Napalm Death

West Yorkshire (Leeds, Bradford, Huddersfield, Wakefield)
The Orbit, Back to Basics, Ieation Steppers, T2, Gang of Four, LFO, Guttersnipe, Scritti Politti, Sisters of Merchy, Ital Rockers

Greater Glasgow

Liverpool

The Beatles, Teardrop Explodes, Echo and the Bunnymen, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Atomic Kitten, OMD

South Hampshire (Portsmouth + Southampton)
Hixxy, The Artful Dodger, Royal T.

Tyneside (Newcastle + Gateshead)
Sting, Dire Straits, Maximo Park, Lighthouse Family, Venom, New Blockaders, Hellbastard, Bass Generator, Zoviet France, Lighthouse Family

Nottingham
Ian Paice, Su Pollard, A Fletcher, NG83, G Park, The Garage, DiY, Venus, Serve Chilled @ Cookie Club, Smokescreen, Quadrant, Bounce, Deluxe, Samovar, Marcus Garvey Centre, Floppy Disco at the Bomb, Charles Webster, Drop, Rhythm Plate, Atjazz (affiliated) and Nail, EM:T, The Square Centre, Earache, Out Da Ville, P Brothers

Sheffield
Cabaret Voltaire, Human League, Warp, Niche, Def Leppard, ABC, Maurice Fulton, Moloko, FON Studio (Chakk, etc), Pulp, Arctic Monkeys, Clock DVA, Comsat Angels, the Black Dog

Bristol
Tricky, Massive Attack, Portishead, Roni Size, The Pop Group, Smith and Mighty, Full Cycle, Krust, DJ Die, Gary Clail, Rhythmites, Culture Shock, The Wild Bunch, Rip Rig and Panic, Pinch, Peverelist, Appleblim, RSD, Headhunter, Joker, Gemmy, Guido, Kowton

Belfast

Leicester

JTJ, DJ SS, Formation, BWPT, Babble

Edinburgh

Brighton and Hove

Fatboy Slim, Skint, The Levellers

Bournemouth / Poole

Cardiff

Bonnie Tyler, the Pooh Sticks, Craner

Coventry
Doc Scott, The Specials, Edge/Eclipse, Craner's Dad, Delia Derbyshire, the Selecter, Bolt Thrower, Russell Haswell, Jay1, Pa Salieu, Lieutenant Pigeon

Bath
Tears for Fears, Peter Gabriel
We could slice this up by nuum/non-nuum?
 

Slothrop

Tight but Polite
Glasgow: Primal Scream, Jesus & Mary Chain, Simple Minds, Mogwai, Belle & Sebastian, Chemikal Underground, Soma, Slam, Franz Ferdinand.
 
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