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Dug Out Live Event

Dug Out

A night of live music and film

Sat 15 Oct 2130hrs - 0200hrs

Whatever happened to Bristol’s music scene? After the dizzy and spectacular heights reached by Bristol artists in the 1990s such as Massive Attack, Portishead, Roni Size’s Reprazent, Tricky and Kosheen newer artists are beginning to gain media attention and show a different side to the city’s music culture.

TheDug Out Live event hosted at Watershed on 15 October aims to showcase some of these evolving acts alongside some of the more established artists such as John Stapleton’s BlowPop. The event boasts five live acts, four DJ sets, one live film soundtrack, VJs and a series of videos and film which celebrate Bristol’s music culture past and present, representing a `slice’ of music that is happening in the city today.

Bristol has a vibrant and eclectic music scene. Acts like Kid Carpet, Gravenhurst, War Against Sleep, Minotaur Shock, Bronze Age Fox, I am the Mighty Jungulator, Fuzz Against Junk, System Vertigo, Bronnt Industries Kapital have developed their warped and diverse sounds alongside a variety of DJ dance based music through such club nights and record labels as BlowPop, Hope Recordings, NRK, Full Cycle and many more. Many of these acts are now receiving national, international and niche press attention.

For the past five months, a fascinating snapshot of the musical lifeblood of Bristol has been online at www.dugout.org.uk The site, part of the Electric Pavilion project ( www.electricpavilion.org), uses the Dug Out club – one of a number of unique Bristol club spaces that was emblematic of the developing music scene in the 1970s and ‘80s – as a focus and metaphor for the peculiarities of Bristol and its creative community. The site presents artists’ web pages, writing about scenes past and present, photographic galleries, images, audio interviews and plenty more.

Pete Webb, writer, musical archaeologist, and member of Statik Sound System who is one of the creative team behind this project says:

“The aim of Dug Out Live is to fly the flag for the ever diverse, challenging and startling music scene in Bristol. It is an initiative developed from a website that aims to be a `living archive’ of that scene past and present: www.dugout.org.uk represents a unique portal into the cut up, mash up, splice and stick music culture of a fascinating city.”

TheDug Out Live club event will host both a Live Room and DJ Room featuring some of the best of Bristol’s music talent, and ticket holders can also chill out in the cinemas with some special celluloid treats.

Please find the line up below, or to find out more about the project visit www.dugout.org.uk

The Live Room:

System Vertigo

System Vertigo has been described as: ‘Led Zep playing soul with Eric Satie’; Jimmy Galvin, the man behind the project, has been described as a ‘total maverick genius songwriter with the passion of early Van Morrison’. Expect a jaw-dropping show.

Bronze Age Fox

“...dreamy tunes driven by sun-kissed guitar melodies that simmer with stuttering loops, warm samples and jagged programming. It’s a simple recipe for pop gorgeousness, softly seasoned with electronic wonder.” bbc.co.uk Bronze Age Fox

War Against Sleep

War’s Duncan Fleming is a genius of a songwriter. His songs walk a deft lyrical tightrope and the result evokes a sense of tragedy and drama. War Against Sleep

I Am The Mighty Jungulator

Bristol’s own multi-sensory art-rock behemoth fuses virtuosic sample-mixing with real analogue musicians to create a unique multi-dimensional experience. Winner of the Best New Electronic Act at the Diesel New Music Awards 2004. I Am The Mighty Jungulator

Jungulator Live

Jungulator playing live. Photo Image: Adam Faraday

DJ Room (Café/Bar):

John Stapleton’s BlowPop:

Bristol's legendary night of Leftfield beats, breaks and electronica. Featuring John Stapleton and Stereo 8 (Fingalickin Records). BlowPop

Queen Bee

With her classy mix of bass heavy Hip Hop, Funk, Reggae and Latin, Queen Bee is a favourite on the Bristol club circuit.

Pete Webb (Statik Sound System/Tonic)

As a member of Statik Sound System, Pete produced and released some epic dub-tinged dance music on Bristol’s own Cup of Tea label then Statik’s own Remote Records. Tonic is a Bristol Ska, Dub and Breaks night.

Chill Out Zone (Cinema):

Alpha & Le Brassier Ardent:

Corin Dingley and Andy Jenks from Alpha perform a live cine-mix of original music and DJ-ing to the 1928 silent French movie Le Brassier Ardent, a visually incredible avant-garde romantic comedy.

Bombin’

Dick Fontaine’s seminal graffiti documentary (Central TV 1988, 60mins) charts the visit of 19-year-old graffiti legend, ‘Brim’ Fuentes and innovative hip-hop producer Afrika Bambaataa, to the UK in 1985.

plus...

Videos from `back in the day’ – Bristol music, documentary and video.

Notes:

  • Tickets available from Watershed Box Office: 0117 927 5100. Fee: £10.00 full / £8.00 concessions.
  • For press information about the project, or for interviews, contact David Drake on 0117 927 6444 or email David Drake
  • Electric Pavilion is a Watershed project as part of Creative Bristol 2005, an initiative of Bristol Cultural Development Partnership – Arts Council South West, Bristol City Council and Business West: Electric Pavilion
  • Watershed, 1 Canon’s Road, Harbourside, Bristol, BS1 5TX