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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

“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

“The Scared Money (Devon) and Over/Shadow (London) crews are a monumental reason that I am able to do this party, and I couldn’t be happier to heavily feature artists from both crews and show my appreciation from across the pond. This lineup is representative of the individuals who have supported each other both in the UK and in North America, who support UK and stateside jungle, ragga, dnb, hardcore, breakbeats, footwork, juke, turntablism, rave and VINYL!! Proud to be able to bring over a junglist to drop an all-stateside vinyl jungle set.”
From: Reset Presents Arcane, Humb, Iller Instinct, Jon1st, PsychoBobby

“LA club powerhouse Bianca Oblivion steps up to deliver the best of the best, mixing a plethora of heavy-hitters into a relentless, bass-heavy storm. Expect a set that’s unpredictable and utterly unmissable. Beloved for her riotous performances packed with the freshest global club music, that whip transatlantic bass, grime, baile funk, footwork, blog house, dubstep, trance into a rowdy, blistering frenzy.”
From: Harmonia Presents: Bianca Oblivion