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Drumcode at Motion, Bristol

December 8, 2017 No Comments Tobi Stidolph

After a sell-out show last year, techno heavyweight Adam Beyer and super club Motion once again teamed up for another Drumcode bonanza. Label founder, Beyer, has been using his expertise and experience as a DJ/producer to throw some pretty wild parties and selling out venues across Europe. Yet again, and

Crazy P at Shoreditch Platform, London

December 7, 2017 No Comments Tobi Stidolph

As with every last Friday of the month, last week, the Disco Express returned to Shoreditch Platform. The intimate loft-style venue located in the middle of Shoreditch in London opened its doors to a DJ set from Crazy P – a dynamic duo in funk, soul and disco. With early

Just Jack at Motion, Bristol

November 20, 2017 No Comments Tom Welch

Just Jack once again returned to Bristol’s Motion nightclub with a lineup to please all fans of house, techno and dance music in general. The main attraction for the event was DJ Harvey’s all night long set in Motion’s warehouse. Harvey is known for bringing a vast variety of music

Joey Bada$$ at Motion, Bristol

November 6, 2017 No Comments Tom Evans

So high was the demand to see Joey Bada$$ in Bristol following the release of his latest album, ‘All Amerikkkan Bada$$’, earlier this year, that the gig was moved from the Marble Factory to Motion’s cavernous main room. Chants of ‘Joey, Joey’ erupted as the warehouse packed out a full

Featured Review: Jehst at The Marble Factory, Bristol

October 30, 2017 No Comments Tom Evans

Though the boom bap productions, sampling and scratching that typify UK hip-hop originated in the US, the setting here could not be more different. Far from the high-rise projects of Brooklyn and even further from the hot sun and golden beaches of California, hip-hop fans gathered in Bristol for the

The Smyths at The Old Fire Station, Bournemouth

October 26, 2017 No Comments Tobi Stidolph

It is The Smiths that helped popularise and define British music culture during the 1980s, producing four critically acclaimed LPs over their short five-year life. The Manchester five-piece were beloved by many but by the release of their fourth studio album in 1987 tensions between frontman Morrissey and lead guitarist Johnny Marr

Odesza at The O2 Kentish Town Forum, London

October 16, 2017 No Comments Tobi Stidolph

Due to their unstoppable growing presence in the electronic music scene, the Grammy-nominated duo, Odesza, finally made a comeback to headline their biggest tour in the UK at the O2 Kentish Town Forum in London. The announcement of their eagerly-awaited world tour across Australia, Europe and North America followed the

Motion In:Motion Series 2017 Opening Party

October 5, 2017 No Comments Tom Welch

After a long nine months of waiting, the highly anticipated Bristol In:Motion Series has begun. The lineup was released in late July and has been the talk of Bristol’s underground music scene. With a range of top quality dance music spanning from drum & bass to techno and world-renowned DJs

Worried About Henry Presents General Levy & Marvellous Cain at Concorde 2, Brighton

October 3, 2017 No Comments Tobi Stidolph

With festival season coming to an end, music lovers must continue the party indoors throughout Britain’s many music venues. With university freshers upon us too, every town and city in the land plays host to some incredible DJs and artists. Finding ourselves in Brighton, inSYNC was in for a freshers

Featured Review: Hospitality in the Park 2017

October 2, 2017 No Comments Tom Evans

Last weekend, Britain’s biggest drum & bass festival showed that, with enough care and expertise, small festivals can truly work. Hospitality in the Park topped off the end of the festival season in style and, with a sellout crowd, almost guaranteed its return, in whatever format, next year. The festival