The three former members of the Bristol DJ collective The Wild Bunch (which also
included Nellee Hooper and Milo) started recording together after Robert "3D"
Del Naja wrote the song Manchild for Neneh Cherry. Encouraged by Cherry and
producer husband Cameron McVey, they mixed soul, reggae and hip hop influences
and recruited guest vocalists Shara Nelson, Horace Andy and Tricky to produce
legendary debut album Blue Lines (1991). Led by the classic single Unfinished
Sympathy, the hazy electronic loops, soulful melodies and inner city raps
resulted in dance music for the head rathe...