Bristol promotion team Dirtytalk have launched a crowdfunding campaign to fund the creation of a new music and arts venue in the city, named Strange Brew.
With a capacity of 330 people, the multi-use space will boast a large bar/café area that will also be used for live performances, exhibitions and hold a small record shop, plus separate secondary performance room.
Bristol contemporary jazz and electronic outfit Ishmael Ensemble will release their debut LP, ‘A State of Flow’ on 3rd May.
Following a banner year in 2018, saxophonist and band leader Peter Cunningham moves Ishmael Ensemble forward from its beloved ‘Severn Songs’ series, and sees the six-piece outfit and collaborators championing the UK’s thriving contemporary jazz sound while simultaneously keeping in step with experimental and inventive electronic tropes.
22-year-old Henry Greenleaf is one of the young leading lights in the UK’s bass-led techno sphere. Relocating from his native London to Bristol after graduating from the same Creative Music Tech course in Bath Spa University as his favourites Addison Groove, Shackleton, Appleblim and the Timedance crew, he is carving a sound and reputation for himself that is rooted in richw, low-end, percussive sound.
Massive Attack’s story is to be told in a new book, ‘Out Of The Comfort Zone’.
The work is due to be published on 4th March by Tangent Books, and will feature interviews with names including Portishead, Smith & Mighty, Tricky and Roni Size.
The author, Melissa Chemam, charts the development of the band alongside the wider Bristol music scene over a number of decades, tracing roots back to the 1960s and 70s before moving through the outfit's efforts to produce timeless albums such as 'Blue Lines' and 'Mezzanine'.
Bristol venue company Motion have just unveiled a brand new space to add to their impressive portfolio.
Named The Marble Factory, it’s where the city’s leading In:Motion series is set to take place.
Boasting a 1,600 capacity area in what was formerly a Victorian warehouse, the building makes use of architectural features such as the space’s steel amphitheatre-style mezzanine.
A new, temporary club space is coming to Bristol.
Opening its doors for a series of parties from 6th October, details of the 1000-capacity T E M P L E have been revealed by promoters Alfresco Disco.
The organisers said, "Over the next few months you are invited to join us on 3 dates as we engage in rhythmical rituals. Expect a carefully curated series of unique events, that exhibit some of the most exciting talent from Bristol and beyond."
Hessle Audio have shared details for the debut album from UK producer Bruce.
The groundbreaking UK label – helmed by Ben UFO, Pangaea and Pearson Sound – will release the 11-track LP on 26th October. It marks the DJ/producer’s third appearance on the label, having dropped the ‘Not Stochastic’ and ‘Steals’ EPs in 2014 and 2016 respectively. Bruce – real name Larry McCarthy – has also released on revered UK labels Timedance, Hemlock Recordings, Livity Sound and Idle Hands.
Love Saves the Day has announced that Arcadia will be bringing their iconic Afterburner stage design to this year’s festival.
The Afterburner stage is a 360-degree stage built around a central flaming spire, with an outer ring of fire-shooting torches that has been a staple of Glastonbury for years, and has also travelled as far New Zealand for other festival appearances.
Set to grace the iconic stage on Saturday 27th May will be hotly tipped SAORSIE, homegrown Bristol talent Peverlist and Hodge, and Ricardo Villalobos and Craig Richards.
