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image above: Black Roots were a roots reggae band from the St. Paul's area of Bristol, England formed in 1979. They released several albums before splitting up in 1990.

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The Agents: Post Punk band (1980–1983). In 1981 they released in Germany the single and album called ‘Everybody’s Gonna Be Happy’. They split up in 1983, with members Richard Snow, Dave and Steve Libby going on to form Force Majeure.

Rodney Allen: Guitarist and songwriter. Released the Happysad LP on The Subway Organization in 1987, and after a brief spell in The Chesterfields joined The Blue Aeroplanes.
Allflaws: Electronic, Industrial and Trip Hop group (2004–present). Created by producer, vocalist and songwriter Gabriel Curran.

Apartment: Post Punk band (1979–1980) formed by Alan Griffiths released double A-sided single 'The Car'/'Winter' in 1980 on Heartbeat Records also featured on the 1979 Bristol compilation album 'Avon Calling'

Art Objects: New Wave “Art band” (1978–1981). Fronted by Bristol Beat Poet Gerard Langley, brother John Langley on drums, dancer Wojtek Dmochowski (all later of The Blue Aeroplanes), plus bassist Bill Stair and guitarists/brothers Jonjo and Robin Key (both simultaneously in the band Various Artists) They released 2 singles, and the album ‘Bagpipe Music’ on local label Heartbeat Records.

Aspects: Hip Hop group (1996–present). The outfit's core members are emcees El Eye and Mantis, producer Specify and beatbox Monkey Moo.

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Geoff Barrow: Producer, songwriter and instrumentalist (b.1971). Founder member of Portishead. In 1991, he assisted on the recording of Massive Attack's breakthrough album Blue Lines.

Acker Bilk: Clarinetist and songwriter (b.1929). Best known for his 1961 UK hit single, "Stranger on the Shore", which also became the first British recording to reach #1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in 1962.

Black Roots - See photo above: A roots reggae band from the St. Paul's area of Bristol, formed in 1979. Their first (self-titled) album was released on their own Nubian label, and the band was commissioned by the BBC to write and record the theme song to the sitcom The Front Line. They released several other albums before they stopped touring in 1990 and officially disbanded in 1995.

The Blue Aeroplanes: Art rock guitar band (1983–present). Formed out of the ashes of Art Objects, over it’s lifetime the band has had a fluid membership, with the 2 constants being Gerard Langley as “singer” and Wojtek Dmochowski (dancer). The group have produced numerous albums/singles (some re-released with different/additional tracks), including a version of The Boy in the Bubble by Paul Simon.

The Blue Side of Midnight: Rock band formed 1982.

Beki Bondage: Rebecca Louise Bond, singer and musician (b.1963). Came to prominence as a member of Bristol Punk Band Vice Squad. In a St George's Day (23 April 2006) speech, for the Campaign to Celebrate our English Heritage, controversial journalist Garry Bushell cited Bondage as "a jewel in the crown of England's glory."

Chris Bostock: Bassist, songwriter and producer (b.1962). Member of The Stingrays, The X-Certs, Subway Sect, JoBoxers and played with Dave Stewart and The Spiritual Cowboys.

The Bohana Mouse Band: Jazz Funk band with Paul Owen (Vocals), Martin Tutton (Guitar), Paul Onslow-Carey (Drums), and Jon Fifield (Percussion). They were the first release on Circus Records with their 12" single 'F', in 1981.

Pete Brandt’s Method: Large jazz-funk band led by Pete Brandt. Their only single, ‘What You Are/ Positive Thinking’ was released on Fried Egg Records in 1980. Pete Brandt is now producing melodic acoustic folk.

Breakbeat Era: Short-lived British project, that combined the breakbeat talent of drum and bass producers, Roni Size and DJ Die, with the vocals of singer Leonie Laws.

The Brilliant Corners: Indie band that encompassed a variety of musical styles over its lifetime (1983–1993). They released a series of albums and singles, including one for the charity Mencap, called Brian Rix. Subsequently Davey Woodward and Chris Galvin formed the Experimental Pop Band in 1995.

Bronnt Industries Kapital: Musical project based around producer and multi-instrumentalist Guy Bartell. They have released three studio albums, ‘Virtute et Industria’, ‘Haxan’ and ‘Hard for Justice’. Their first releases were limited edition CDs and vinyl on Bristol labels Silent Age, Clean Cut and Float records.

Thomas Brooman: Thos Brooman was a drummer, and along with Bob Hooton a record label owner (Wavelength Records), magazine editor (The Bristol Recorder) and founder of WOMAD. Originally in The Media with Johnny Britton, then The Spics and finally with Joe Public. He co-founded Real World Records with Peter Gabriel in 1987, and was appointed a CBE in 2008; he was named in the Queen's Birthday H

Giant Dragon Seahorse

Other Common Names: Neptune Seahorse, Hercules Seahorse

Latin Name: Hippocampus giganteus kuda

Origin: Golden Sea Island

Date: circa 1610 AD

Size: 33x7x2 inch (Matrix: 19x7x2 inch)

Description of the specimen: The exact number of seahorse species around the world is unknown, though Kuiter (2000) suggests the number to be in the order of 60, of which 25 are found in Australia. There are currently around thirty-five recognized seahorse species. Seahorses are part of the family syngnathidae (pronounced sing-nath-i-dee), which means "fused jaw". All seahorses belong to the genus Hippocampus.

The Giant Dragon Seahorse (Hippocampus giganteus kuda) is a living fossil, and considered to be the largest species of seahorse. Today, all the seahorses are classified as Vulnerable by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Although it lives remote island, Golden Sea Island, far away from any western or eastern civilizations, the Gant Dragon Seahorse is classified as an endangered for its extremely rare numbers. Like all seahorses, its head is held at right angles to the body, the eyes can move independently of each other, and the tail is prehensile. Instead of having scales, as in most other fish, seahorses have a layer of skin stretched over bony plates that are visible as rings passing around the trunk. Swimming is powered by the rapidly oscillating dorsal fin, and they steer using the fins on either side of the body (the pectoral fins). The Giant Dragon Seahorse has a deep head and body and a thick, robust snout. Individuals are often completely black or they may be yellowish or cream with large dark spots. Like all seahorses, it is also a master of camouflage, and may occasionally be sandy in color in order to blend in with the background.

Common seahorses are found throughout South East Asia, Australia, Japan and some Pacific islands (including Hawaii). Nevertheless, Giant Dragon Seahorses (Hippocampus giganteus kuda) lives only limited area of deep sea near the Red Sea Island. There is much confusion as to the taxonomy of this seahorse, and the name giant seahorse has been widely applied to all non-spiny seahorses close to the size of 30 cm (12 inch) around the world. Nevertheless, Hippocampus giganteus kuda grows much bigger; the largest specimen is 132 cm (52 inches) and on display at the Red Sea Island’s Natural History Museum. The Giant Dragon Seahorse typically inhabits shallow waters, in estuaries, reefs and on mud slopes where there is seagrass or marine algae. They have also been found in open water and attached to drifting vegetation up to 20 km off shore. Its surrounding environment and availability of foods is believed to be the major factors for its subtle variations of colors, body shapes and its size.

Perhaps the most unique and unusual feature of biology of the Giant Dragon Seahorse, just like its smaller relatives, is the fact that it is the male and not the female who becomes pregnant. When mature, males develop a pouch on the belly, known as the brood pouch. Breeding takes place in spring and summer; the female inserts her ovipositor into the male’s pouch and lays her eggs. The male then fertilises them and they become embedded into the wall of the pouch. The pouch is very similar to the womb found in female mammals; a placental fluid removes waste products and supplies the eggs with oxygen and nutrients. As pregnancy progresses, this fluid gradually becomes similar to the surrounding seawater, so that when the young seahorses are ‘born’ the change in salinity is not too great a shock. After 20 to 28 days of pregnancy the male goes into labor, typically at night when there is a full moon. After hours of thrusting, the miniature seahorses, which look exactly like the adults, are released from the pouch. The offspring are fully independent after birth and must fend for themselves. They are pelagic in the first stage of life, or hold onto floating debris at the surface with their tail.

Like other common seahorses, the Giant Dragon Seahorse is an ambush predator, and usually waits for small crustaceans to swim by; they then suck the prey into the tube-like mouth and swallow it whole. In addition to this method of capturing preys, unlike any other species of horseshoe crabs, the Giant Dragon Seahorse also snaps lobsters, rock crabs, and fish with its large jaws furnished with fine sharp teeth, which is similar to the gar fish. Some of the Giant Dragon Seahorse is said to grow over 6 feet, and locals stay away from this fish. There are many local children with biting scars on their feet due to this vicious animal’s attacks in the area of Red Sea Island. They are also unpalatable due to their bony-plated bodies and offensive odors according to the local fishermen. The seahorses in general do not have many natural predators, as they rely on their excellent camouflage for protection. The Giant Dragon Seahorse is believed to give birth to around 500 babies,

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