BRISTOL MUSIC WEEKLY
Each Friday we round up the freshest sounds from Bristol’s buzzing scene. From boundary-pushing underground acts to chart-ready anthems, discover the tracks and albums making waves this week. Dive in below and explore what’s new.
This week leans into Bristol’s full range again: heavyweight dubstep history from Kahn, a strong debut statement from Open Return, detailed electronic pressure from KOAN Sound, Sofa Sound rollers from Kublai, dream-pop from Stay Lunar, folk tradition from The Harry Browns, and a stacked Bandcamp pile covering bass, garage, psychedelic electronics, D&B, experimental beats and oddball guitar-led corners.
Open Return take Release of the Week with Blackout, a strong entry point into the debut EP Dead / Line.
It feels like a proper first statement: direct, dark-edged and confident, with enough weight to justify pointing readers toward the full EP rather than just the single.
A huge one from KOAN Sound. Phantom Sight is part of their Moments of Opening release and shows the Bristol duo in full detail mode: precise electronic production, deep low-end design and a widescreen sense of movement.
Definitely worth sending readers toward the full four-track release.
100rys “20:bar”
20:bar from 100rys feels like a short-form, rhythm-first release: compact energy for the blog’s underground electronic corner.
These Enigmas “Context”
These Enigmas return with Context, bringing another left-field independent release into the mix: reflective, slightly mysterious and hard to pin down neatly.
Sam Avantí “Jim Brown”
Released through Toasted, Jim Brown continues Sam Avantí’s presence on the long-running Bristol label, giving this one a strong local lineage.
Rate & Follow “Want Your Love”
A straight-up club-focused Bandcamp pick. The “Original Mix” framing gives it a direct, functional dancefloor feel built around movement.
Daffy “Fortitude”
Bristol producer/DJ Daffy returns with Fortitude, fitting neatly into the city’s bass, garage and club-minded electronic world.
Two Swords “ANX Scatter”
ANX Scatter sits in a beat-driven, bass-heavy and slightly chaotic electronic lane, bringing harder-edged Bristol pressure to the Bandcamp pile.
Voodoo Warriors of Love “Dream”
Dream brings a more psychedelic and left-field tone to the Bandcamp section: hazy, outsider-style and slightly sideways.
Jon Cross “Ease Yr Mind”
Jon Cross appears on Intrigue Music with Ease Yr Mind, a smoother D&B selection from one of Bristol’s established label spaces.
The Harry Browns “Lord Franklin”
The Harry Browns bring traditional folk into the week with a version of the well-known ballad associated with the lost Franklin expedition.
RS Tangent “Feeble”
RS Tangent’s Feeble adds an experimental electronic flavour, perfect for the stranger late-night corner of the blog.
Pylonism “Memoro”
Pylonism’s Memoro is abstract, minimal and intriguing — a clean fit for the blog’s leftfield discovery lane.
Diethyl “Mirage Of The Inward Eye”
Diethyl lands through the Deep Sea Frequencies / Psychedelic Jelly world: trippy, inward-looking electronic music with a downtempo psychedelic edge.
A proper Bristol club pick: Darwin and Hodge going back-to-back all night at The Love Inn. Expect a serious selector session built around bass pressure, UK club energy and deep dancefloor focus.
The Fleece hosts a Local Band Showcase on Sunday 14 June, making it a useful one to shout for anyone wanting to catch grassroots Bristol bands in a proper city-centre live music room.