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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

Fixate b2b Samurai Breaks!? Stuttering 160 BPM breaks + swaggerin’ hi-NRG footwork + evil nu-skool rave mutations = a mighty big Thursday FFO: Sully, Mandidextrous, Itoa, Nicky Nair. We welcome Samurai Breaks & Fixate to headline our biggest event to date!

It’s a Strictly Ladies Only rave on this top secret dancefloor with sell out warning firmly in place (the gals have made their intentions clear with this one - this will be a fuckbois free night). Expect upful femme NRG with Lily Huu and a wealth of selectresses on decks plus tarot readings and free candy floss. Celebrating our love of girl DJ's & Performers with a night of great music and sexy vibes!

Sell out warning! Post-tropical audio/visual ritualised freak-out from the masked heroes of Lima folk futurism. Dengue Dengue Dengue mash digital cumbia, zouk, footwork and reggaeton into minds hungry for the neon soup of creation. Expect a truly global, utopian dancefloor awakening. Bristol debut for legendary Peruvian electronic tropical bass outfit

You CAN still rave your pants off for £6 courtesy of Erratic Batting’s birthday mini-fest, and you MUST with a cozzie-livs busting lineup this good. Ft percussive club slammers and Latinx bass movers from ESO’s Aæe; Noods’ leftfield house / techno / rnb / jazz / whatever tag team duo Wild Donna and Soz Lad’s secret weapon cutmesum.flac all on one raging bill! Round 2 of Erraticness with 3 stellar DJs

What our editors say

“Expect to hear bumping house, jazzy techno, 2 step wobblers, brit funk, broken beat, warped disco, electro, footwork, boogie, soul, italo, ebm, disco, 80s house, post punk, afro beat, reggae and much more. If it goes off it goes on.”
From: Absolute Body Control Presents... Red Rack'em

“First up is DJ Polo, dropping his eagerly anticipated EP 'If the Glove Fits' fresh off the presses of Bristol's esteemed Livity Sounds. This EP seamlessly blends elements of UK funky, footwork, and gqom into a sonic journey that transcends borders, destined to reverberate from the beaches of Miami to the forests of Kampala. With regular appearances on Rinse FM and sets at renowned venues like Fabric and Corsica Studios and the Cause DJ Polo is a pionees of the UK Funky scene, championing both local talent and international innovators in the realms of afrohouse and amapiano inspired artists.”
From: Dj Polo & Dual Monitor

“Wisdom Teeth is a shared record label between both artists which represents eclectic, ambient records compared to the more clubby UK Techno, jungle, footwork, deep house, synthpop, bass & leftfield sets shown at their club nights.”
From: GLASSHOUSE Pres. K-Lone & Facta, Yemz

“With a focus on improvisation & a feeling of freedom in the music built upon a foundation of intricate footwork and full-body rhythmic movements, many of the 'steps' on which it is based naturally incorporate into dancing anytime, anywhere, to any music.”
From: Foundations of House: Dance Class

“LASHH (aka Tom Atherton/Athertunes) is a multi-genre DJ and producer based in Brighton who loves blending hypnotic, wonky, yet melodic grooves while sneaking in naughty edits of your favourite hits. At Circular Rhythms 2 he will be bringing a hybrid of footwork, jungle, jungle footwork, and more...”
From: Circular Rhythms 2