One of my beloved labels, Bristol's Cup of Tea Records released some of the highest quality tracks of slo-mo beat excursions & weirdelic sound collages in the time from 1995 to 1999. The label, founded by Pip Diaz in Bristol, started with the release of "The Mudskipper EP" by a band called Junkwaffel, remixed by Bristol royalty Portishead.
Leading up to this, Cup of Tea had made a name for itself by providing Bristol with the most upfront in club DJ's & bands, putting on everything from jungle to hip hop, from jazz-funk to Dub.
Their catalogue included releases from Crustation, Purple Penguin, Spaceways, The Federation, Slick Sixty, Tammy Payne, Statik Sound System, Grantby, The Disciples, Mr. Scruff, Monk & Canatella, & many more.
Dan Grigson (Grantby) worked as producer at Cup of Tea Records. He only released this EP under his own nom de musique while at Cup of Tea. However, he had his hand in producing many of CoTRs great releases.
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Time Booth (This Mix)
Timber
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Time Booth (That Mix)
Grimble
Bullrushes
Look what the spice dragged in,
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Timebooth
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Completely new to me but I like it -- thx!
ReplyDeleteGrantby had a large hand in the over-all sound of the fantastic Cup of Tea Records label sound. One of his few solo outings, but he is all over CoTR releases, credited or not. The VA: pt. 17 from last month was Coffee Table Music subtitled "Sounds & Soundtracks mixed by Grantby". Much more in-depth look at Cup of Tea Records all next month. Thanks, Mr.Dave
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