2008-12-18T20:15:39Z 7647 2 0 Reading 5 UK 2008-12-18T20:13:12Z ef1113f0bccfb99e6a88b143d2846816d1c6c071 true papasparks@gmail.com false 30 0 0 none 15612 junior versionbigfi 4 Version Big-Fi true 0 2 -2 0 Hailing from Reading in the UK, Version Big-Fi sound nothing like anything the city has ever produced. Putting classic songwriting aside, this twosome bring wired-up punk energy, super heavy reggae grooves and booming dub echoes to the forefront, as well as taking in influences as diverse and eclectic as King Tubby, The Clash, Massive Attack, Dreadzone, Joe Gibbs, Suicide, Scientist, Dead 60s, On-U Sound, Death In Vegas, The Specials, John Barry & Pop Will Eat Itself they have a foot firmly implanted in the 21st Century taking Dub forwards and upwards.<br /> <br /> 2008 saw Version Big-Fi nominated for "Best Dub Recording Or Album" at the 2008 Reggae Academy Awards held in Febuary at the National Indoor Sports Centre, Kingston, Jamaica.<br /> <br /> Version Big-Fi - Tone (beats/dubs) and Papa Sparks (bass/samples) - have been honing their radical assault since late 2006. Previously releasing 3 singles and the internationally acclaimed Blue Monday dubstep remix in the UK under the Dubtronic label, the bands 2 full-length studio albums Everything But & Crux Collide Hybridize were produced at Big-Fi Studios in Reading. 1656 978 3e8ac3a4467ebed2b17df603418a7c799b93ed4f 2010-08-04T21:30:46Z 7647 Artist 193.0 0.0 9 100 0 2010-02-09T17:12:41Z http://www.big-fi.co.uk 1 artist