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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

Big, peachy one for the next session down at Love Inn. Master of heady minimal / deep-house expressionism, Parris has proven himself to be an indisputable deep-diggin’ don on the decks. Expect a an absolute romp through pastel dubz, looping house euphorics and weirdosphere sub-loaded clatter. Peach Discs w/ Parris, Daisy Moon + Gramrcy at The Love Inn.

Sell out warning! Teachings & Deep Medi lock in for a joint birthday weekender - we don't need a lineup to know this will be SEISMIC!!! FRIDAY : THE W/ENDER : MEDi20 x T.I.D.19 at The Trinity Centre.

Woi oi! Iconic 'ardkore action incoming from the unrivaled Moving Shadow fold! Reinforced / Altern8 / Shut Up And Dance heads will already have their tickets of course. For everyone else: breakbeat ravestalgia doesn’t come much ruffer than 2 Bad Mice, chopping samples and bombing tha bass like it was the Second Summer of Love all over again. 2 Bad Mice + Friends at The Jam Jar.

East-repping cult of the machine spawns in a sparkling-fresh, bespoke-sound-kitted archway in BS5. Surgeons Girl, notorious for hardware heavy sets, brings cosmic beatless and beating 150+ bpm techno propulsion while Delay Grounds and Thomas Ridley divine high-res 5k ultra doof from incomprehensible modular systems. SPOOL Late - Surgeons Girl, Delay Grounds, Dani Whylie, Thomas Ridley at Future Temple.

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What our editors say

“Om Unit has spent over a decade reshaping underground electronic music, from pioneering the rhythmic fusion of jungle and footwork as Philip D Kick to his latest Acid Dub Studies live show. Blending dub, techno, breaks, jungle and ambient, his experimental approach continues to explore the connections between soundsystem culture and forward-thinking electronica. His sets bring disparate genres together with a focus on exploration and dancefloor energy.”
From: En Masse 2026: After Party w/ severine, Special Guest , Om Unit

“Thrilled to announce SHERELLE’s debut at The Brew, bringing the explosive, high-speed sets she’s become known for. Blazing through footwork, jungle, drum & bass and rave, she’s established herself as a defining force in the UK underground while creating space for the next generation of artists. If you’ve never experienced a SHERELLE set in the club, this is your chance to see exactly why she’s earned that reputation.”
From: Strange Brew presents SHERELLE + Sir Hiss + Heyza

“⛤ Shannen SP Operating at the forefront of London’s nexus for Afrodiasporic dance music, Shannen SP has become one of the leading voices pushing forward the sounds of South Africa’s 3Step, gqom and amapiano, pairing them with an uncanny ear for bassweight drawn from the UK’s soundsystem lineage. From her iconic NTS show to the cult Ø parties she co-curated for Hyperdub alongside Kode9, through to the acclaimed ‘Mzansi Bass’ compilation, her work has built vital new connections between scenes, sounds and dancefloors across the globe.”
From: PTS Halloween ϟ Pearson Sound, Shannen SP ++

“Expect the unexpected as we set off for a free-flowing night of genre-bending mastery, gear shifting inventiveness that'll touch all the bases of techno, electro, bass, jungle, grime, footwork and who knows what else. >>”
From: Netham Trax w/ Jay Carder + Sir Hiss + Residents

“* Mangled Mingus: Planet Wax selector bringing deep crate-digging knowledge and a genre-bending mix specialising in jungle and footwork. * OSD: Returning to the circle with his signature relentless hardcore selections. * Recepta: Delivering deep, pressure-heavy jungle selections. * Panik Pusha: Rinsing out classic and contemporary breakbeat hardcore. * Acid Bloom: Driving the energy home with hard trance and high-octane hard dance.”
From: Ritual Frequency - With Worsleyy + Sensi Sounds