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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

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.

Sell out warning! Speedbass, jungletek, drag!? It can only be a bloody Mandidextrous album launch! The Bristol icon brings it home in the biggest way possible with 190BPM amen breaks, 8 hours of pounding kicks and proper dancers + a lil help from Saumari Break's footworkin' rave juggernauts. Absolutely HUGE! Lights Out w/ Mandidextrous at Sawmills.

No Signal pairs up two devotees of the time-dilating longform movement for an intrepid navigation of mid-tempo’s far reaches. P-Bar shutter-controller Nd_baumecker’s penchant for gliding house melodics playing off Chez de Milo’s darker acid shades, textural psychedelia and hard-edged elektronik will see you chugging til the wee hours. NO SIGNAL 004 - Chez de Milo B2B ND Baumecker at Shredenhams.

Sell out warning! Hauff Force One docks in Sawmills, going full CDJ orchestra with Timedance don Batu for the biggest En Masse since records began. 'Tis an uncompromising, nigh historical union of club wreckage with Verraco's TraTraTrax raptor-damaged-techno, Barker's weightless living soundworlds + more TBA. Out of body experiences likely (but not guaranteed)... En Masse x Sawmills - Helena Hauff b2b Batu + more at Sawmills.

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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

“⛤ 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