Bristol Techno Nights

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Bristol's Techno Scene

Techno is a big deal in Bristol, book the right names or build a strong enough reputation and you’re gonna need a seriously big club to keep everyone happy. And so Bristol has Motion, masterfully converted into a 1200+ capacity nightclub from derelict warehouse via a skatepark. If Motion is Bristol’s techno castle then there’s no denying Just Jack is king. Reigning for over a decade, Just Jack have enough programming muscle to pull names like Ricardo Villalobos and Omar S. If there’s a secret to the ultimate big-room techno experience, then Motion knows it.

On the other hand, if there’s a secret to healthy techno scene, then Bristol has totally nailed it. While tickets for Just Jack, Apex and Tribe of Frog may sell in their thousands, some of Bristol’s most forward thinking techno nights have capacities for just one or two hundred. The Prison Cells at The Island have become an unlikely home to some of the most adventurous dance music in Bristol. Promoters like Room 237 and Timedance are putting out challenging and thought-provoking line-ups with past guests including the likes of Surgeon, Untold, Asusu and Helena Hauff.

If techno had a spiritual home in Bristol, it would be Lakota. With 4 rooms, a back-to-basics yard and a pair of coroners courtrooms for larger events, Lakota is Bristol’s ultimate techno playground. The venue has found favour with pervasive promoters including the electro-techno focused Get Born and bass techno masters Wide Eyes.

Amongst the city’s resident house music djs, many of Bristol’s best techno djs regularly play Bristol’s smaller clubs and bars. Dojos, The Love Inn, The Doghouse and the Small Horse Inn to name a few.

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Our recent techno recommendations

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

“Karl O'Connor is most certainly Regis and it is also highly probable that he propagates other pseudonyms. This has only added to the greater mythology surrounding the influential Downwards label that he has run with fellow art terrorist Peter Sutton (Female) since 1993. Unconventional and single-minded to say the least (what label can boast a back catalogue free of the industry standard cash cow remix ) by decentralising the focus on the dj/producer personality, he remains one of the more highly regarded creative forces within the British techno/electronic scene. Degenerate art indeed.”
From: Regis featuring Liam Andrews + Support TBC

“Luigi Tozzi (live) Born and raised in Rome, Tozzi has become one of the most prominent names in deep techno, with a hypnotic, cinematic and introspective sound built on slow-evolving structures, dark drones and deep atmospheric textures. He has released regularly on Sweden’s Hypnus Records and Psyk’s Non-Series. His music is impactful without being forceful, submerging the audience, pulling them deeper and deeper.”
From: RTN w/ Luigi Tozzi

“For more than four decades, Sven Väth has been one of electronic music's most influential and captivating DJs. From shaping Frankfurt's techno scene with Omen, Harthouse and Eye Q, to creating the legendary Cocoon brand and its iconic Ibiza residency, his impact on club culture is unmatched.”
From: Bugged Out presents: Sven Väth, Dave Clarke, Erol Alkan & more

“CHLOE has, without a doubt, led an entire generation to her electronic music playground – one that goes beyond strictly club and techno. Her appetite for vinyl would substantiate a DJ career full of subtle explorations.”
From: PLU Dance w/ Chloe

“This will be a lot different to our usual vibe over at Notizz as well as being FUGAZI’s launch but it will be just as (if not more) fun! We’ll be taking you on a journey through techno sounds we don’t think we hear enough of in Bristol!”
From: Notizz x Fugazi Phase Shift