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Trap, Footwork & Juke

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Bristol's Footwork Scene

While no producer would regard themselves creating ‘footwork’ alone, the influence of the footwork and trap sounds have had a healthy knock-on effect within bass music in Bristol. Local heavyweight Addison Groove throws down his banging electro 808’s in footwork patterns (live!) while Sam Binga combines orchestral stabs and MC collaborations into the footwork mix. Bristol’s Artifact takes a different approach sprinkling syncopated footwork patterns amongst pristine techno.

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Our recent footwork recommendations

Dust yourself off and start 2026 all over again with this Basement 45 two-room gauntlet of sub-heavy club action. Featuring Meg Am’s wicked and deadly 140 selects, Hajicore’s BPM busting footwork flavours, Goosey’s hard dance pandemonium + loads more seeping in from the baile / jungle / tekno / trance continuum. Multi-genre dance to start 2026 with a bang

Celebrate ACAB day and support vital anti-carceral action! Grime experimentalist M.I.C. joins forces with bass and drill producer Nammy Wams, industrial dub dissenter Ossia links with improv luminary Dali, plus more live sets from punk rapper Taliable and a certain dykehall legend. Then there’s Alya L’s emotive club NRG and baile funk futurist Gus on DJ duties… SNOG and Grove are spoiling us. SNOG join forces with Grove for a fundraiser night of industrial dancehall, dub, grime , Baile funk, noise & more. Featuring live sets from Ossia + Dali de Saint Paul, M.I.C. + Nammy Wams, t l k + Rael and Grove. DJ sets from Alya L (PTS) and Gus (Baile do Futuro)

Free entry monthly blowout from the Undo crew ft. Boca’s hella authentic hardcore stylings (laced with 2020s futurism) + Upraw / Future Retro raggamuffin Eminence leading the dance. Only the finest old skool / nu skool delights inside FFO: Top Cat, Tim Reaper, Bizzy B, Source Direct, Rupture. Monthly shakedown of Bass, Breaks and Werks

Sell out warning! The one-man brass turntablism renaissance touched Bristol in June, and jazz junglism was never the same again. Takuya returns for a triumphant boundary-blurring set where sci-fi breaks, astral-techno and cerebral footwork mix with live trumpet in a potent one-of-a-kind club trip. Plus the Tokio Station house band are set to stun all disciples of: Jimi Tenor, Jlin, 4hero, Photek, Roni Size. Takuya Nakamura, Jungle, Jazz...

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What our editors say

“Basement 45 presents: CURATED - a favourite club night returning for 2026, dedicated to showcasing the incredible underground talent that Bristol has to offer. Expect a soundtrack of high-energy, bass-heavy dance music, spanning UK funky, footwork, breakbeat, ghettotech, electro and more genres over the course of the night!”
From: Basement 45 Presents: CURATED

“Expect electro, jungle, ghetto tech, footwork, hardcore, and left-field selections from DJs across Bristol, Brighton and London, with an emphasis on movement and shared energy rather than sticking to one sound.”
From: ALL BE EQUAL Presents: Fez The Kid, K-Werk, Heyza, O.KAYE + MORE

“This is going to be a silly one, we don't have a plan! We're inviting our friends to come and play wehatever club tracks they like. Expect a mix of footwork, electro, jungle, dubstep, dancehall, techno etc etc”
From: Odds and Sods with Vault Olson & Friends

“We’re here to show just a glimpse into the huge breadth and diversity of female and non-binary talent in dance music! Along with takeovers from some friends of ours, we will take you on a journey through dnb, jungle, baile, footwork, breakbeat, techno, acid, and more!”
From: NoMoreAllMaleLineups

“Born out of Leeds, the label has built a reputation for chaotic energy, genre-blurring releases, and a community that treats every dancefloor like an experiment in bass pressure. Founded by Samurai Breaks and friends, SSBB has become a hub for high-tempo innovators across the UK and beyond, blending footwork, jungle and breakbeat with humour and a disregard for convention. Every SSBB takeover at Clock Factory has hit capacity, each one a sold-out reminder that the Booty Bangers crew never miss.”
From: Super Sonic Booty Bangers