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Black Butter Presents at Motion, Bristol

March 9, 2016 No Comments Tobi Stidolph

Last week saw The Blast team hook up with Black Butter Records for their annual party at Motion, Bristol. The night played host to some of the UK’s finest underground artists including My Nu Leng, Chris Lorenzo and Toddla T, who graced the decks for the Black Butter takeover in

Groove Armada at Halo, Bournemouth

March 8, 2016 No Comments Tobi Stidolph

Get Satisfied have been consistently putting on great events in the Bournemouth area for some time. The company specialise in underground music events, mainly with tech house DJs, and have so far booked a lot of big names including Artwork, Joris Voorn, Jamie Jones and Boddika. Get Satisfied also host

Holy Goof & Deadbeat UK Support My Nu Leng at The Arch, Brighton

March 8, 2016 No Comments Tobi Stidolph

inSYNC’s first trip to Brighton took us to one of the town’s best underground music venues. The Arch is right on Brighton’s beach, but plays host to some of the best dnb, house and bass music in the UK at the moment. This is enough reason that popular bass duo

Twenty One Pilots at Portsmouth Guildhall

March 3, 2016 No Comments Luke Jackson

Ohio Rock duo, Tyler Joseph and Josh Dun – also known as Twenty One Pilots concluded their Blurryface UK tour on Monday (29th Feb) in front of a sold out Portsmouth Guildhall. Twenty one pilots are on tour with their fourth album, Blurryface, and are now beginning to visit the

Featured Review: BBC 6 Music Festival

February 24, 2016 No Comments Tobi Stidolph

inSYNC made another trip to Bristol’s super-club Motion, but this time wasn’t greeted but lasers and DJs. Instead, Motion had been transformed into a civilised gig venue with strings of lights hanging from the rafters, food traders and an impressive BBC 6 Music stage backline. The 6 Music Festival always

Maribou State: Live at Koko

February 23, 2016 No Comments Charlie Mott

The last 18 months have seen Maribou State go from a little known duo from rural Hertfordshire to one of the biggest names in British electronic music. Last Wednesday saw them end the ‘Portraits’ album tour in one of Camden’s most iconic venues – Koko. You’ll often see Maribou State

Foreverland Kick Off With First Event Of 2016

February 17, 2016 No Comments Tobi Stidolph

Foreverland has now embedded itself into Bournemouth as a major events brand. They have already ran a series of successful events, and the first party of 2016 was no exception. The party, which was held in Bournemouth’s Old Fire Station, saw garage DJ Matt Jam Lamont, bassline DJ Bassboy and

Maribou State at Motion, Bristol

February 10, 2016 No Comments Tobi Stidolph

After several years on the periphery, London production two-piece Maribou State are edging closer towards the nerve-centre of UK electronic music. Their debut album Portraits was released in June last year, and they’ve been playing a number of high profile sets, as well as using their live band at some

Alix Perez at Motion, Bristol

February 4, 2016 No Comments Tom Evans

On a night dedicated to one genre it is rare that a single set can stand out, but Belgian-born Alix Perez gets all the plaudits for his set at Bristol’s Mutiny on January 22nd. The night, a celebration of 18 years of drum and bass, left the packed in Motion

Featured Review: Bugged Out Weekender 2016

February 3, 2016 No Comments Tobi Stidolph

Bugged Out continues its reputation of the dry January ruiner, laughing in the face of seriousness, whilst celebrating its 5th birthday. The office day finishes at 5pm and you jump into your car to trundle down to sunny Bognor Regis. Going into Butlins is somewhat a weird experience in the