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! The power of kink-witch Snorlax compels you toward the gayest garage night in town! Headset always goes all-out with proper profesh drag dancers strutting the place up and the usual 4x4 excellence / swung wobbles from GG residents and NasstyCity's Maze. Headset's Gay Garage - Halloween Special at Loco Klub.

Sybil opens an Island wormhole to the deepest realms of techno, trance, breakbeat, ambient and deep froggy proggy. in a truly mind-bending club catharsis from one of the best in the game. A total no brainer if you dig: Konduku, Kia, Vlada, DJ Nobu. Wormhole: Sybil, Plantera & Stefan Brown at The Island.

Sell out warning! Steppas annihilation and militant dub futurism in the arena! Concrete Lion couldn't be prowling much higher right now. The next-gen Carnival kings had the honour of King Earthquake blessing their rig, now they're running plates with the mighty Vanguards of Dub on their own battle-scarred sound. Seismic, unmissable, historical. Iration Steppas x Concrete Lion at The Trinity Centre.

Sell out warning! Guts absolutely wiped the floor at Jam On The Horizon - we wouldn’t miss another education from the boom-bap troubadour! Not with Canton Mambo queen Gia Fu setting the ‘floor alight with Afro-Cuban discs and hip-swirling spins in this massive Sinai-powered session, bolstered by Pangaea hero Kesh + Popola bringing the finest in ass-shaking reggaeton, soca and afrobeats. POW! Sinai Sound ft Guts / Kesh + Popola at The Boxing Gym.

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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

“konika 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