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Bristol's Drum And Bass Scene

Is Stokes Croft a drum and bass Mecca?

Drum and bass in Bristol needs no bigger homes than Lakota and Blue Mountain. Both on the same street in Stokes Croft - they’ve continued Bristol’s drum n bass lineage from DJ Krust and Roni Size through to Intrigue Music and the more experimental UVB76 crew. Bristol’s place in the history of drum n bass is assured. Figureheads like DJ Die draw the line between the jungle and drum n bass scenes, jungle is key in Bristol - a city with so much Caribbean heritage, roots reggae’s influence on drum n bass comes through the language of jungle. But with both Lakota and Blue Mountain closing their doors soon to developers, is Bristol in a drum n bass crisis?

Drum and bass in Bristol encapsulates the genre in the wider world. Big venues play host to big acts with nights such as Bedlam, One Nation and Shit the Bed offering International stars including Pendulum, Chase and Status, Andy C and Noisia on a regular basis. In addition to this, alternative venues like the Dojo Lounge, Basement 45 and the Black Swan foster the rarefied sounds of dnb's many sub genres offering the city a unique depth to its plethora of drum and bass music. New years eve in Bristol clubs sees the city's venues rammed to the brim with all of the drum and bass's big players djing somewhere in Bristol.

Agro, Dissident and Mongrel offer dnb of a techy, dark variety while the bastion of the deeper sound, Intrigue, continues to push artists such as Marcus Intalex, Calibre and Fabio. Torque, straddling the line between dark and deep is a drum and bass monthly of significant recognition, hosting label nights and affiliated artists from Club Autonomic to Critical and Shogun Audio.

With drum and bass such a popular genre in Bristol, most clubs present dnb of some description at least once per month. Basement 45 has emerged as a consistent venue, with Torque, Abstraction and Nine Tree all on regular rotation at the club. Dojos plays host to the aforementioned Intrigue while Lab is home to Signal which runs as a bi-monthly event.

Of the larger venues Motion has a throng of events that are less frequent but larger in scale. Although many of these nights are multi-genre affairs, Run and Shit The Bed routinely promote dnb artists as their headline acts.

Lakota is another important dnb venue, housing Concrete Beat, Agro and since September 2010, Bedlam. Hospitality's residency at the Thekla ensures dnb is consistent fixture on the ship, while the rave-ready Black Swan is the spearhead for the harder jungle-tek sounds of the dnb genre.

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Sell out warning! The most iconic PROPER dnb ride of the 21st century crashes into Bristol for its annual birthday bruk-out. It’s one night of concentrated amen heaven with Double O & Mantra at the helm in a rip-roaring b2b with Fracture’s footwork-damaged bass botherers + the impeccable snare science of Dead Man’s Chest. Nobody does it better! Celebrating 19th years of Rupture in the back room - coverings all corners of jungle, d&b and hardcore. Fracture b2b Mantra, Double O b2b Dead Man's Chest + Kodeka. Hosted by Blackeye MC. Low ceilings, killer sound, big Rupture vibes!

Riddim Roots returns to the Crown with an absolute stomper to warm your cockles! Expect wall-shaking beats and bass including Mousai’s hefty jungletek, a big nod to 90s rave classics from Anna Prank, plus pumping trance + hard house from Selection Soundsystem. MULTI GENRE RINSE OUT, FAT SOUNDSYSTEM, BIG STOMP

Headset’s last knees-up saw Hodge’s percussive rollers whip the room into a full-blown wobble-fest. This time they invite a very special, secret guest – a familiar face from Deep Medi, Tectonic and White Peach. Expect top tier low-end antics across the bass-weight continuum FFO: Mala, Yushh, Peverelist, Bandulu. Secret Headset lineup at The Croft, part 2 (now announced). Featuring a staple of the UK scene, going on 15 years!

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 4 arenas, it doesn’t get much bigger than this! Turntablist wizardry, big speakers, fun times

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What our editors say

“Expect a mix of festival vibes and sounds, full of hoofin’ bass, global grooves, vintage remix, tropical mashups, dirty breaks, latin house, funky & soulful drum’n’bass & jungle, and even classic throwback Swing & Bass!”
From: 10 Years of Fizzy Gillespie

“Gray is a prominent figure in the modern drum and bass scene, known for his signature blend of classic jungle sounds and contemporary drum and bass production. Hailing from London, Gray has rapidly established himself as one of the most exciting and innovative producers and DJs in the genre.”
From: Gray presents: Antisocial sound 2.0

“Spice Ranger brings a variety of harder styles from 160-200bpm. Expect tek, drum and bass, hardstyle and donk remixes of 2000's pop tune bangers. Make sure you're ready to stomp your feet and sing along!”
From: Stoopid Events #001: For the Love of Donk

“6 Blocc has been making music since the late 80's and has been releasing Jungle tunes since 92; between 97 and 2005, 6 BLOCC has released over 100 jungle Vinyl and has been a full time producer since 2007. Perpetuating the Jungle scene in America and all over the world 6 BLOCC Productions have regularly been dropped on Morefire Soundsystem for many years.”
From: Outernational Jungle Love - Morefiresoundsystem

“Kinematic Sound’s first Bristol drum and bass night on 13th February will be at Basement 45, and we’ve lined up a serious session for it.”
From: Below Ground