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Bristol's Experimental Music Listings

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Bristol's Experimental Music Scene

It’s Bristol’s dance music that has earnt Bristol’s music scene international recognition, but the city’s playful experimentation between musicianship, electronics and sound art that is starting to gain the most traction. It's with a sigh of relief that we bid farewell to loop-pedal-powered hippies of the past and embrace the patch bays, compressors and modular synths of the future. All Bristol’s experimental music events are listed on this page.

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What our editors say

“With their upcoming material, Bristol’s SupaLung are diving headfirst into what they describe as a joyous, melodic, and experimental new chapter—music that doesn’t just echo their influences, but celebrates them with unfiltered emotion and creative flair. “We wanted to draw from all the great music we love across time and pour it into this album,” they explain. “Joy was the keystone—if it didn’t make us smile, give us goosebumps, or bring chills of happiness, we went back and reworked it.””
From: Supalung + Yarmouth & MossFellow

“With glowing praise from The Guardian, The Wire, and BBC Radio 6, SANAM’s live performances—captured at Café Oto and festivals like Le Guess Who? and Roskilde—have confirmed their reputation as one of the most vital experimental bands of the moment.”
From: SANAM

“Spanning experimental pop and club music, Babymorocco blends hyper-emotional songwriting with a palette drawn from early 2000s dance, French electro, 2-step, and hardcore. Over the years he has received support from Pitchfork, The Guardian, NME, The FADER, DIY, and more.”
From: Babymorocco + special guests

“Trevor Mathison and Gary Stewart have been in search of a black avantgarde since the 1980s. As the duo Dubmorphology they make experimental audio-visual installations and performances that examine the relationship between culture, history and creativity, reworking historical, political and scientific archives.”
From: Black Industrial/Noise

““I’m very excited to have discovered Hangover Square’s music. Their second album is a triumph of the personal and the experimental, delivering a journey in which one can easily become lost. The mix of Americana and electronica on display is simply stunning””
From: Hangover Square