Bristol’s The Wild Bunch

Before 3D, Daddy G, and Mushroom went off to form Massive Attack, they were a part of The Wild Bunch soundsystem. Joined by Nellee Hooper, Tricky, Willy Wee, DJ Milo, and more, the crew was one of the most influential crews to emerge from the city of Bristol in the ’80s. In this photo essay from Beezer, we revisit this heady time.

June 22, 2015

Daddy G, Willie Wee, Nellee Hooper, and Milo Johnson in 1985 Beezer / PYMCA
Milo, Daddy G, Nellee, Willie Wee, and 3D at Dug Out, 1984 Beezer / PYMCA
Milo, The Crypt, Bristol, 1985 Beezer / PYMCA
3D, St. Paul's, Bristol, 1985 Beezer / PYMCA
3D and Brim, Arnofini Graffiti Exhibition, 1985 Beezer / PYMCA
Wild Bunch at St. Paul's Carnival, Bristol, 1985 Beezer / PYMCA
Red House, Portland Square, Bristol, 1984 Beezer / PYMCA
DJ Milo at The Crypt, Bristol, 1985 Beezer / PYMCA
The Crypt, Bristol, 1985 Beezer / PYMCA
Wild Bunch vs Newtrament, Red House, Portland Square, 1984 Beezer / PYMCA

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