Bubblegum Splash! were an

indiepop Indie pop (also typeset as indie-pop or indiepop) is a music genre and subculture that combines guitar pop with DIY ethic in opposition to the style and tone of mainstream pop music. It originated from British post-punk in the late 1970s and su ...

or punk rock band from

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, in the South West of

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.''Endless Beat'' by Moody and Nash () The band featured Jim Harrison, Alan Harrison, Dave Todd, Marty Cummins, and Nikki Barr. The group disbanded in 1988. Bubblegum Splash recorded for indie label The Subway Organisation, and their 1987 debut E.P. "Splashdown" reached the top twenty in two of the UK's "national" independent charts (

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and

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). The band released seven songs in total. The band pioneered a lively scene in their home town that went on to feature other notable artists such as

The Badgeman The Badgeman were a four-piece indie rock band from Salisbury, Wiltshire formed in 1988, although music journalist Pete Frame claims in his book ''Rockin Around Britain'' that the band hailed from Melksham. The band has been variously categorise ...

, Jane From Occupied Europe, The Nuthins, and The Mayfields. The band also appeared on a split

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with Welsh indie band

The Darling Buds The Darling Buds are an alternative rock band from Newport, South Wales. The band formed in 1986 and were named after the H. E. Bates novel '' The Darling Buds of May'' – a title taken in turn, from the third line of Shakespeare's Sonnet 18: ...

given away with a

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in 1987. Their work has since appeared on at least two retrospective compilation albums released by Cherry Red outlining the history of this genre.

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