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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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Nothing says I love you like a ragga jungle burnout... the Morefire stacks will be running red hot with one of the true outsider treasures of 90s sound system culture. Zion Train blaze their own steppas trail straight to Trinity with Ray Keith delivering breakbeat terrorism, alongside LA junglism boss 6 BLOCC and Joe Peng nicing up the mic. It doesn’t get dreader than this! Outernational Jungle Love - Morefiresoundsystem at The Trinity Centre.

Essential one for the dnb heads! The liquid revivalists at Slippin’ keep things birthday smooth with Good Looking / Metalheadz / Reinforced legends Total Science supplying an extended set of classic rollers + MC Bluejay and Rhi’n’b keeping the mic warm all night long. SLIPPIN’ - TOTAL SCIENCE, PRIMITIVE INSTINCT, RHI’N’B, EPHYRA, MC BLUEJAY. at The Jam Jar.

Sell out warning! Intaception follow up their deadly Croft Dwarde date with a double dose of local nu-skool/old-skool rave-futurism. Brazen’s breakbeat badman Janaway delivers baile funk-bolstered junglism with Fez the Kid’s impeccable amen break arsenal – two of the best around at the moment, no doubt! Up Ya Archives' Janway + Fez The Kid come to The Croft

Free entry! SIS:DEM goes full throttle with an amen-heavy Crown session. Inside: Cheff the Boy’s serving Hardcore Energy / Duckland-approved rave revivalism and footwork-damaged junglism, alongside JPEG’s patented brand of fierce electoid-techstep and bruk-out breaks. Bristol-based collective SIS:DEM return to The Crown for another edition of their 'Curates' series

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What our editors say

“The latest edition of 2 Bad Mice & Friends lands in Bristol and this time they invite some of the the scenes finest beat technicians for the ride!!! A multi genre night exploring Everything Rave - from acid house to old skool to jungle, DnB, and more!!!!!”
From: 2 Bad Mice & Friends

“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

“Our collective spans a broad spectrum of bass driven genres, weaving between styles to create dynamic stories in our sets. Whether rolling through Footwork, dubstep, breaks, jungle, or global club sounds, we focus on crafting journeys that honour the roots of bass culture while pushing its boundaries forward.”
From: Wink Collective w/ Phia500

“Immerse is turning 2 years old! And to celebrate we're throwing a party at The Croft with One of Bristol's fastest growing jungle DJs - Scuffed.”
From: Immerse 2nd Birthday

“MC, rapper, writer, poet, hype man, Inja has made a reputable name for himself across various genres and industries as a versatile performer capable of conjuring poetic lyrics in any situation possible - from hip-hop and main stage drum and bass events, to intimate jazz nights freestyling with live bands.”
From: This is Inja + Friends