Disco in Bristol

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Bristol's Disco Scene

Everyone knows that it took more than a couple of Bashmore’s finest to propel house music into Bristol’s spotlight - this has been bubbling away for years. Part of the secret to house music’s swift ascent has been a shoulder-to-shoulder relationship with disco. With house djs for Idle Hands, Futureboogie and Brstl all peppering their sets with unheard disco material, a catalyst was in place to add the euphoria and sunshine that turns club nights into parties. Epitomised by Alfresco Disco and Dirty Talk, the bond between house music and disco is now stronger than ever.

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Sell out warning! AnExperience descends on the Boxing Gym with their own righteous take on amen culture, taking us back to 92-96 with an all-vinyl crew running pure junglist/hardcore/breakbeat euphoria through Scotland Yard’s ‘so loud it’s psychedelic’ soundsystem. 100% deconstructed-rave free zone across 5 arenas, it doesn’t get much bigger than this! AnExperience presents ~ A proper jungle night at The Boxing Gym.

Sell out warning! Somatic meditations and sensual club selections with Shameless Hussies and queer culture icons Wildblood & Queenie, keeping things seductive with their patented mix of dirty disco and decadent house. SOFT BUTCH with Wildblood & Queenie at Lost Horizon.

Sell out warning! Still reeling from his 3 hour devastation of Strange Brew, Cirrina invites a titanic pillar of 21st century junglism to ditch his amen stripes and school us on cutting edge techno / 140 mutations. This is a new kinda Reaper, rocking the shit outta The Island with AM's dubby conquerer i-sha + Casino Flats & Fez the Kid's opening downtempo hypnotics. Cirrina Sessions w/ Tim Reaper , i-sha & residents at The Island.

Perfect All Hallow's dance if you like your club music steeped in dark garage rollers and Livity-grade percussive techno goodness. Bristol’s ever-reliable groove maestros Club Djembe have got Rinse FM's Fold and SWU's Caragh at the helm in this rather large one FFO: Joy Orbison, Peverelist, Ehua, Ikonika. Club Djembe Halloween w/Fold, Caragh & DJ Polo b2b DJ Stolen at The Love Inn.

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What our editors say

“A serious record collector, Chahoud has one of the largest vinyl collections in the Middle East. Specialising in Arabic and Ethiopian music, his taste for little-known gems and obscure dancefloor stompers for his DJ box has taken him on digging trips around the world, from Addis Ababa to Cairo. He also owns Darsko, a record shop in Lebanon stocking rare vinyl cuts from disco bellydance and tarab to jazz, funk, soul and afrobeat.”
From: La Bomba present Ernesto Chahoud

“Whether you arrive as a glittering space traveller, a silver-clad astronaut or an intergalactic disco queen, this is your chance to dress up, let loose and celebrate in style. Expect the unexpected AND David Bowie, The Sweet, T.Rex, Roxy Music, Blondie, Donna Summer, ELO, Status Quo, Atomic Rooster and space rock, pop, disco and TV themes”
From: Fondue in Space A 1970s All-Vinyl Disco

“A defining figure in UK house and disco, Dave Lee has spent over three decades shaping dance music both behind the decks and in the studio. Across more than a thousand production credits, he’s released under names including Joey Negro, Jakatta and AC Soul Symphony, while his Z Records imprint has become a home for both new music and deep-cut reissues.”
From: Dave 'Love' Lee

“A key figure in Berlin’s underground scene, nd_baumecker has been part of the Berghain and Panorama Bar story since the beginning, playing the very first DJ set at Panorama Bar in 2003 and going on to become one of its longstanding residents. His sound moves freely between house, techno, disco and the more experimental corners of electronic music.”
From: NO SIGNAL 004 - Chez de Milo B2B ND Baumecker

“LOOSE GENRE LIST: Jigs and ditties, celtic techno, psychedelic rock, chicago house, disco, booty bass belters, slag-tek, bouncy medieval mashups, the lascivious pleasings of the loot… the list goes on.”
From: Knights Out 3