Up, Bustle & Out

Musical Group

Forfans of downtempo, trip-hop, electronic and world-influenced music
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The Profile

Bristol-based duo (Clandestine Ein and Rupert Mould) known for blending downtempo electronic, trip hop, jazz, funk and global/ethnic instrumentation; released records on Ninja Tune in the 1990s.

A Bristol duo whose track "Emerald Alley" was included on Thievery Corporation's DJ-Kicks (1999); released albums on Ninja Tune including One Colour Just Reflects Another (1996) and Light 'Em Up, Blow 'Em Out (1997).

Reviews describe Up, Bustle & Out as a Bristol-based duo blending downtempo electronic, trip hop, jazz, funk and global influences. Two DeBaser reviews by Yosif highlight the albums One Colour Just Reflects Another (1996) and Light 'Em Up, Blow 'Em Out (1997). The writing emphasizes rich arrangements, ethnic instrumentation and cinematic, travel-like soundscapes.

Notable Quotes

❝ How is it possible then to travel from Brazil to Tibet, from Spain to South America, from the Middle East to the European industrial greyness in just over an hour, without leaving your stereo system?

❝ The sound of Up Bustle & Out is the sound of the world, a fascinating musical-cultural journey through ethnicities and traditions through funk, jazz, hip hop, and electronic music in pure Ninja Tune style