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Crucial Business

About Me


Bristol’s first lady of Reggae Queen Bee, mash-up maestro Mr Benn and Massive Attack’s Daddy G first came together as Crucial Business (formerly Massive Tubeway Army) a little over a year ago, each bringing with them a different take on their shared love of bass culture, and have been consistently rocking dance floors ever since.
Their unique sound - built on a solid foundation of reggae basslines and hip hop beats - is focused on the party and the dance rather than any serious posturing. There are no restrictions to their playlist, so Fela Kuti or The Clash are just as likely to get a look in as Eek-A-Mouse and KRS-One.
The legend that is Don Letts, king of the re-rub JSTAR, Blood and Fire's Dom Sotgiu, YESKING's Rhys Adams and Soho's finest, Soul Jazz Sound System, have already made an appearance at the night.
The Crucial Business crew are a well-connected bunch so expect some choice reggae-flavoured selections from names you may or may not expect over the coming months!
Crucial Business takes place at Tube, Bristol, on the third Friday of every month. Click here to check out the Tube website.
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Member Since: 26/09/2007
Band Members: Queen Bee, Mr Benn, Daddy G, Souls Liberation and various other merry players
Influences: Rum & ginger, cut & paste, party people, Cutty Ranks, De La Soul, Toots and the Maytals, big speakers, small hours, ska dancing, ODB, Fred Wesley, A Tribe Called Quest, soundsystem bleeps, rocksteady knees, boom bap beats, Fela Kuti, Skatalites, Kenny Dope, large bass bins, rewinds, James Brown, Damian Marley, The Specials, chicken scratch, crackly vinyl, Roy Ayers, Busta Rhymes, Biz Markie, Bristol, cider, Big Daddy Kane, The Haggis Horns, Gwen McRae, 80s soul, 90s rap, ragga jungle, Rhythm'n'Booze, Smiley Culture, Leon Hayward, Ethiopian beats, Jamaican treats, English weather, Mighty Casey, Sly and Robbie, Brand Nubian, Hi-life, low lights, Jungle Brothers, Sharon Jones, Top Cat, all the mash up styles...
Sounds Like: A fun-filled, first-rate mix of reggae, afro beats, latin bass, rare grooves, funk, party hip hop and plenty of mash-up treats
Type of Label: Unsigned

My Blog

Crucial Business - March and April!

We'll be taking a break in March (yippee!) but will be back in full force in April and with a brand new resident on board - the legendary DJ Derek! See you then!
Posted by on Wed, 23 Jan 2008 02:28:00 GMT

Crucial Business - December!

CRUCIAL BUSINESS   PRESENTS   SOUL JAZZ SOUND SYSTEM  (100% DYNAMITE)   WITH   MC OXMAN   PLUS   QUEEN BEE & MR BENN    This December, Crucial Busine...
Posted by on Fri, 26 Oct 2007 02:32:00 GMT

Crucial Business - November!

CRUCIAL BUSINESS PRESENTS RHYS ADAMS   (YESKING) PLUS QUEEN BEE & MR BENN     This month, Crucial Business is very excited to welcome Rhys Adams into the fo...
Posted by on Tue, 09 Oct 2007 11:30:00 GMT

Crucial Business - October!

October action ahoy, y'all!--------CRUCIAL BUSINESSWITHQUEEN BEE & MR BENNPLUSDUB BOYHaving built up an impressive reputation as consummate party DJs, Queen Bee and Mr Benn once again offer up the...
Posted by on Wed, 26 Sep 2007 05:46:00 GMT