▁Wales , ▁on ▁bass ▁to ▁form ▁another ▁group , ▁Fol k ▁Dev ils , ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁Mark ▁had ▁been ▁active ▁in ▁both ▁the ▁London ▁and ▁Wel sh ▁music ▁scene . ▁He ▁worked ▁with ▁An r he fn , ▁Wales ' ▁sem inal ▁punk ▁band ▁and ▁with ▁the ▁ill - f ated ▁H ack ▁H ack ▁on ▁the ▁album ▁Despite ▁Am put ations . ▁ ▁He ▁left ▁the ▁band ▁mid way ▁through ▁a ▁gig ▁at ▁The ▁F ridge ▁in ▁B ri xt on ▁unh appy ▁with ▁the ▁band , ▁their ▁label ▁( Sh out ▁Records ), ▁and ▁musical ▁direction . ▁A ▁fight ▁en su ed ▁and ▁Mark ▁became ▁a ▁Fol k ▁Dev il . ▁ ▁The ▁sound ▁was ▁a ▁bast ard ised ▁bl end ▁of ▁punk , ▁bl ues , ▁and ▁am ph et am ine ▁fuel led ▁ang st ▁with ▁the ▁music ▁often ▁walking ▁a ▁fine ▁line ▁between ▁a ▁patch work ▁of ▁brilliant ▁mus icians hip ▁and ▁violence . ▁ ▁The ▁political ▁and ▁ide ological ▁can v ass ▁for ▁Fol k ▁Dev ils ▁was ▁the ▁min ers ▁strike , ▁Th atch er ' s ▁Britain , ▁mass ▁un emp loyment ▁and ▁the ▁flo oding ▁of ▁Britain ' s ▁streets ▁with ▁hero in ▁and ▁desp air . ▁ ▁Both ▁Mark ▁and ▁Ray ▁G ange ▁were ▁to ▁become ▁deeply , ▁almost ▁fat ally , ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 8 0 s ▁drug ▁scene . ▁ ▁Initial ly ▁managed ▁by ▁Ray ▁G ange , ▁star ▁of ▁The ▁Cl ash '