Founded by Ngaio in the back room of popular Easton haunt The Plough in 2018, Booty Bass has become a space that celebrates different cultures from across the world, mixed with much loved UK sounds
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Making his way up through the ranks with trumpet in tow, a stack of live performances already under his belt and with the release of his debut EP ‘Songs for Player 2’ earlier in March, is Alt-Pop/Jazz-Funk producer and songwriter Lyle Anderton. By night he transforms into LYLE!, and he is definitely here and definitely has something to say.
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Since the 60s, when Beatlemania infected the world with sold-out stadiums and screaming young girls, we have put boybands on a particularly high pedestal – actually more like a poster-painted shrine covered in hand-drawn hearts.
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What happens when you combine electronic dance music producer Glue 70, the post-punk, shoegaze, grunge sounds of Freak Slug, and mix them up with a healthy dose of Manchester’s underground scene? You get ZULA.
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Olamiposi is a world of creative talent, he curates events, produces music, he assists on film sets (including Netflix’s Sex Education), holds interview Q&A sessions at film school and works for a marketing company. Recently included in Rife magazine;s 30 Under 30, Posi grew up in rural Ireland before moving to Bristol almost five years ago - he says he’s becoming a full-blow Bristolian now!
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Indie-Electro duo Mass House, made up of childhood friends Tom and Dylan, are our new favourite Brummies washed ashore on the muddy banks of Bristol. They have been busy in lock down honing their synth-driven tongue-in-cheek sound, and on the back of a series of virtual live gigs, including Bristol Beacon’s massively successful Bristol Takeover, as well as curating the charity compilation album ‘Quarantine Machine’, they have a stack of new music to bring to us fresh for 2021.
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There’s just something about hearing a womxn making strange, boundary-breaking, eerie sounds that made me want to sob deeply and simultaneously screech in excitement without explanation. And it still does.
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Melding Ellie’s distinctive dreamy, distorted vocals, her passion for surrealism and storytelling, and Will’s driven, glitchy, beautiful soundscapes and original production, it is a distinct and compelling invitation into the world of Robbie & Mona
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I was first introduced to the duo Giant Swan through their single 55 Year Old Daughter, which off the bat embodies this urgent energy. The song changed when I saw it live, my body pressed against strangers’, surging and compacting as one. Their intensely energetic live performances are a dialogue with the audience, allowing tracks to expand beyond their minutes.
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On a chilly February evening, I went to see Big Thief at the Eventim Apollo in Hammersmith and had no idea how momentous that night would later become. Gigs have been a consistent source of joy throughout my life, and I never imagined I’d go a whole year without one.
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Introducing Czafari.; a British Black female singer songwriter, with a force and voice to be reckoned with. She started out making music and performing professionally at ther age of seventeen in 2016, releasing her first EP ‘Human Legitimization’ and making strides in the local and national jazz, soul and r&b music scenes, including performing at the Cheltenham Jazz festival in 2018.
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Grandmas House are an all-female surfy post-punk band currently living together in Bristol; regulars on the live music scene here before the lock down hit. We’ve spent some time recently catching up with Yasmin, singer and guitarist, Poppy, singer and drummer, and Zoe, backing vocals and bass.
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Joe is a freelance musician living and working in London. Graduating from Birmingham University in 2019, he was regularly performing across the country, including festivals, gigs and live sessions for BBC Radio 6 Music.
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On deeper inspection, Drake’s actions and artistry paint a problematic career. Manipulation and deceit run deep through his history, and in inspecting these factors, it is clear to see Canada’s musical crown jewel must answer for his gross misdemeanours.
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If you think Los Angeles and everything to come out of it is sun-drenched and candy-saturated, you need to think again. Therapist by day and Dark Synth-Riot artist by night, LA-based Violent Vickie proves this and she is on the up; making dark, soulful, electro-punk with the ethos and message to match.
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It’s about dancing and finding your tribe. I found mine in the 90’s when I moved to Bristol, a mixed bunch of travellers, hippy/punk ravers and techno mad nutters. I spent a fair amount of time at Lakota on the weekends (not sure you’d get away with calling a club that now).
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Hailing from Sheffield, Harry Brazier is an incredible musician. A singer, songwriter who also plays the guitar, he is down-to-earth and a lot of fun to speak to! We caught up with him, a few weeks before his live gig night on our Instagram as part of The Everyday Gig Nights series, to discuss how living in Bristol influenced his music taste, why he prefers being in a band and what influences his songwriting.
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Introducing Josiah Hartley, founder of Bristol-based independent record label Phuture Shock Musik. Much of the label’s output explores a diverse range of leftfield, genre-bending house, broken beat, bass and beyond, with a forward thinking twist. As well as getting to know Josiah, he also introduces us to some past key releases on the label, and the current signings he is really excited about.
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It leaves a question hanging in the air: what do we gain from clubs, as a collective people? The answer will no doubt vary for each individual, and to this individual the possibilities seem more numerous than one can fit into a single article.
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tiny deaths is a Los Angeles based project making moody, dream-pop; the moniker of singer/songwriter Claire de Lune. Teaming up with producer Grant Cutler, their music is an exploration of the middle ground between de Lune's background in R&B and Cutler's experience in the world of experimental music and high-art sound installations. In tiny deaths, bass, lush soundscapes and rich, soulful vocals unite to form a wholly alive and fresh take on the dream-pop genre.
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