Grime Nights in Bristol

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Bristol's Grime Scene

From room-two staple to warehouse-filler, Bristol’s blossoming grime scene neatly reflects the genre’s encroachment of the UK mainstream. In the late 2000’s it took a mix of ingenious programming and innovative promotion to bring grime to Bristol’s larger venues; Sh*t The Bed broke down the boundaries between traditional dance music snobbery and introduced a whole new generation of ravers to grime and urban dance music. Just a few years later Bodynod would proceed to host some of the biggest grime events Bristol will ever see, with past guests including Wiley, EZ, Skepta and JME. While Sh*t The Bed may be no longer, The Blast’s excellent curation continues with grime/crossover bookings including Stormzy, Oneman and Plastician

Homegrown grime productions are also on the rise. Under the direction of long-standing Bristol MC, Koast’s Durkle Disco imprint pushes Bristol grime and UK garage. Kahn and Neek are Bristol’s current success story with recent releases on local experimental label Young Echo.

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Sell out warning! AnExperience descends on the Boxing Gym with their own righteous take on amen culture, taking us back to 92-96 with an all-vinyl crew running pure junglist/hardcore/breakbeat euphoria through Scotland Yard’s ‘so loud it’s psychedelic’ soundsystem. 100% deconstructed-rave free zone across 5 arenas, it doesn’t get much bigger than this! AnExperience presents ~ A proper jungle night at The Boxing Gym.

Sell out warning! Somatic meditations and sensual club selections with Shameless Hussies and queer culture icons Wildblood & Queenie, keeping things seductive with their patented mix of dirty disco and decadent house. SOFT BUTCH with Wildblood & Queenie at Lost Horizon.

Sell out warning! Still reeling from his 3 hour devastation of Strange Brew, Cirrina invites a titanic pillar of 21st century junglism to ditch his amen stripes and school us on cutting edge techno / 140 mutations. This is a new kinda Reaper, rocking the shit outta The Island with AM's dubby conquerer i-sha + Casino Flats & Fez the Kid's opening downtempo hypnotics. Cirrina Sessions w/ Tim Reaper , i-sha & residents at The Island.

Perfect All Hallow's dance if you like your club music steeped in dark garage rollers and Livity-grade percussive techno goodness. Bristol’s ever-reliable groove maestros Club Djembe have got Rinse FM's Fold and SWU's Caragh at the helm in this rather large one FFO: Joy Orbison, Peverelist, Ehua, Ikonika. Club Djembe Halloween w/Fold, Caragh & DJ Polo b2b DJ Stolen at The Love Inn.

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What our editors say

“Leading the charge is Douvelle19, the Welsh DJ and producer known for effortlessly bridging underground club music with vocal-led songwriting. Drawing from garage, grime, breaks, bass and electronic music, his genre-fluid approach has earned support across the UK underground and beyond, alongside releases through RCA Records and appearances on Rinse FM.”
From: Clock Factory Presents: Douvelle19 B2B Sam Girling B2B Prozak

“⛤ Iced Lattina Kiosk Radio resident and curator of Brussels’ unruly ZaZa parties, Iced Lattina digs through the scuzziest corners of rap’s online underground, pulling from plugg, drill, grime, hexd and a litany of other microgenres. A syncretic selector with a taste for the deep-fried, blown-out and hyper-online, she makes her Bristol debut with us this Halloween.”
From: PTS Halloween ϟ Pearson Sound, Shannen SP ++

“A boundary-defining MC from North London, Capo Lee stands among the UK’s most respected grime artists. Known for his unmistakable delivery and explosive live energy, he’s built a global following with over 50 million streams, sold-out shows worldwide, and appearances at major festivals including Glastonbury, Parklife and Outlook. Constantly pushing beyond genre limits, Capo continues to represent UK culture at the highest level.”
From: Capocalypse: Capo Lee + Reek0 & Support

“Ikonika is one of the most distinctive voices in UK electronic music, bringing two decades of boundary-pushing production and DJing to the dancefloor. Emerging from London’s post-dubstep scene and long affiliated with Hyperdub, their sound moves freely between grime, R&B, UK funky, techno and experimental club music.”
From: Ikonika

“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