Well it seems like an eternity but the Easter weekend is finally here and there's a hefty load of fun times on the horizon, and here's some juicy morsels fresh from the B365 inbox for your enjoyment.


This rather stern-looking gentleman is none other than Gecko of Kingpin infamy, one of the best and brightest club nights in Bristol for some time now. Gecko has been cultivating a production habit for a hot minute, and has very kindly donated up two tracks for your perusal: Aye Kalimba is a stipped down techno bubbler with flashes of melodic genius, whilst Cape McClear has the wonky vibe in abundance with skittering percussion and oscillating frequencies. Both have the hallmark of a sound rooted in the playful heyday of techno's early years - and all the better for it.

DOWNLOAD : Gecko - Aye Kalimba
DOWNLOAD: Gecko - Cape McClear



Another hotly-tipped producer making waves locally is the remarkably named Pip-Bwoy 3000 whose brand of jacking fidget funk has already been snapped up by record labels, so keep an eye out for release soon. In the meantime, cop some of his quality mixes from his blog, and make sure you stop by to say thanks.

Mix One Tracklist:

MIX ONE

FREAK FU & MUZA YAKUZA - BLOW
CALVERTRON VS BANGA - LIKE DAT (2 BIT THUGS REMIX)
JAMES COCOZZA - GARF (DOPAMINE REMIX)
MIGHTYFOOLS - HEY BABE (ELECTRIC SOULSIDE REMIX)
MARK TROPHY - SHAKE IT
CHRIS JAMES & LEE DEARN - TORCIDA CUMBIA (MIGHTYFOOLS REMIX)
THE PRODIGY - EVERYBODY IN THE PLACE (AC SLATER REMIX)
KYLE WATSON - JACK MY WOBBLE (DEFUNCT REMIX)
UNKLE - RESTLESS (FAKE BLOOD REMIX)
HOSTAGE - SHAKE IT
JELO - AWESOMESAUCE (TWOCKER REMIX)
PIP-BOY 3000 - WHACK-A-MOLE
DJ ZINC & DAVE SPOON - GHOST TRAIN (LEE MORTIMER REMIX)
ESCOBAR & VITO - ON A BADMAN TIP (MICKY SLIM REMIX)
TWOCKER - RUFFNECK
AC SLATER - JACK GOT JACKED (JACK BEATS REMIX)
PIP-BOY 3000 - RUNNING WITH SCISSORS
JAK Z & SCOTT COOPER - MOVE YA (TOM EQ VS HIJACK REMIX)
CHRIS LAKE & MICKY SLIM - SHAKE
BOY 8-BIT - FOGBANK (JACK BEATS REMIX)
BAOBINGA & id - MACHINE (AQUASKY REMIX)
STUPID FRESH - GRIP YOURSELF
DON DIABLO - TOO COOL FOR SCHOOL
PIP-BWOY 3000 - BOBBLEHEAD

Mix Two Tracklist:

Beaudamian - Give Me Jackin
J Caprice - Pass That Jack
Dopamine - Spunk Tom
EQ - Skewer (Kyle Watson Remix)
Beaudamian - Wanna Be With You Everytime
Kayne West - Love Lockdown (Santiago & Bushido Remix)
Jesse Rose - Touch My Horn (Mad Kids Remix)
Twocker - Ruffneck (Riva Star Remix)
Ursula 1000 - Zombies (Hijack Remix)
Loveys & Yusuf - Insects
Burial - Archangel (Boy 8-bit Remix)
Sasha - Xpander (Deadmau5 Remix)
High Noon at Salinas - Celebration (Global Experience Remix)
Elite Force - Peyote Road (AMB Remix)
Gary Jules - Mad World (Stefan's Journey Into Madness Mix)

DOWNLOAD : Pip-Bwoy 3000 Mix One
DOWNLOAD : Pip-Bwoy 3000 Mix Two



B365 favourite Kallendar has been hard at work in the studio again, with another quality production in the guise of Lost Day, a cinematic downtempo joint that is proof again of this artist's growing confidence in his abilities. Don't sleep!

DOWNLOAD : Kallendar - Lost Day



Meanwhile, Kallendar's partner in crime Jackov has made his first move into production with his first track The Plan, and for a debut it is startingly good. It's with a great deal of happiness that B365 sees two of it's favourite DJs take leaps and bounds into new sonic realms and long may it continue.

DOWNLOAD : Jackov - The Plan





Entertainment this weekend is in abundance but for B365 the ever-reliable Triptic will be the place to be this Friday, with an exclusive techno set from the fast-rising superstar Jackmaster.



Saturday is all about the compact and bijou rave-up, and where better to get your freak on then the Tube with the finest in all things bass from Seasonfive?



Then on the Sunday its all aboard the good ship Thekla for some beautiful bassweight courtesy of The Blast and Ruffnek Diskotek. Enjoy the weekend!

Another hectic week at B365 HQ has meant a delayed update, but keep it locked to this here blog over the weekend for some extra juicy content by way of a thank you for bearing with us! Loads to talk about this week so without further ado let's get down to business!



A few years back two intrepid film-makers Mike and Mark set out to document the burgeoning Bristol Dubstep scene. The result was Living Inside The Speaker, a potent snapshot of a community that has gone on to become one of the most pivotal in the Dubstep world today. Here was the blurb from back in the day:

"Living Inside the Speaker (The Bristol Dubstep Scene)

Dubstep is the newest musical genre to come out of the UK and is quietly gaining popularity all other the UK with its heavy, heavy bass lines and spaced out sound. The scene is particularly strong in London, but Bristol is often classed as Dubstep’s second city. This film goes into the underbelly of the Dubstep scene in Bristol and uncovers through interviews with DJ’s, promoters and punters a vibrant and growing scene. The film explains the Dubstep sound and how the Bristol scene started, highlights how producers make Dubstep tunes and plays live Dubstep sets and describes why the sound system is so important to the genre. If you are into underground music and subcultures then you cannot afford to miss this film.

The film features DJ Pinch, Peverelist, Bubonic, Atik2, Hench Crew, Kymatik, Kidkut, Blazey, Stealth, Dub Boy, Wedge, White Boi, Gutterbreaks, Elemental, Search & Destroy, Skream, Chef and the Bristol Dubstep Massive."

Amazingly, the duo behind the film have now decided to offer the film out for free. It's a really generous offer and one you should pick up on right now. A great document of the time and it still stands up today as a good watch.

DOWNLOAD - Living Inside The Speaker Film
WATCH ONLINE - Living Inside The Speaker Film




A short time ago we featured Thumbs Aloft, who very kindly offered up a free download of an edit they'd worked on. Well they've very kindly passed around some more cheeky cut-ups of classic tunes for our listening pleasure - so get stuck in!

DOWNLOAD - Thumbs Aloft: Hey Hey! Can U Re-Edit?
DOWNLOAD - Thumbs Aloft: Rip It Up [Sell By Dave's Final Version Excursion AKA SBD's 4th Dimension]
DOWNLOAD - Thumbs Aloft : Stick Around [2009 Re-Cut]
DOWNLOAD - Thumbs Aloft: Breakdance Party [Sell By Dave's Breakdance Dub]
DOWNLOAD - Thumbs Aloft: Get Busy [Thumbs Aloft's Short Cut]




Another week, another rip-roaring Bos Bos mix - this time its the turn of techno to be tweaked, as the man himself says:

"Techno was, is and will forever be associated with the future. From the space-age pieces of music-making kit involved that are synonymous with the genre, to the forward-thinking sounds found in all manner of hard to find albums and expensive import 12 inches, techno is always one step ahead of the rest of the pack. Conversely, the idea for this mix has been idling around in the past for some time. Bringing to the fore some classic tracks from many moons ago, Technode is a minor tribute to a major associate - namely one Dave Winter. A true futurist, his lust for anything techno (and beyond) was effortlessly inspiring; always first with the knowledge on a new label or must-listen EP, generously handing over tapes of strange and exciting music, a huge debt is owed to his guiding light in the darker reaches of the electronic end of the music spectrum… which is where you’re headed with Technode."

Tracklisting:

1. Link - Antacid
2. Jedi Knights - One For M.A.W.
3. Luke Slater’s 7th Plain - Seeing Sense
4. Kosmic Messenger - I Find Myself
5. Suburban Knight - The Art Of Stalking (Stalker Mix)
6. Motorbass - Wan Dence
7. Derrick May - Icon (Montage Mix)
8. Link - Amazon Amenity (Chameleon Remix)
9. A Reminiscent Drive - Relief

DOWNLOAD - BOS BOS : Technode

Some stonking parties this weekend, tonight Influx lay it down with a heavy techno line-up including the long-awaited south west return for Surgeon. Tomorrow it's all about the mighty Monster Bass 2 courtesy of Ruffnek Diskotek and Fire! - don't sleep people!

B365's best club night of 2008 was Ruffnek Diskotek and that was thanks in no small part to it's hard-working promoter and incredible DJ, Dub Boy. Dub Boy has been making his presence on the local scene for some time now - and with his series of outstanding mixes its not hard to understand why. He's just released the second volume in his Rooted & Grounded mixes on the mighty fine Spannered website, and it is pure fire. Get on it!

Tracklisting:

• Shinehead – Billie Jean (African Love)
• Bounty Killer, Nitty Kuchie & Angel Doolas – Go Away (Kingston 11)
• Biga – Nah Buss Mi Gun Fa Nuhum (Furybass)
• Colonel Maxwell – Heart Attack (Furybass)
• Carl Meeks – Help Me Jah (Furybass)
• Mikey Melody – Stand Up & Chant (Furybass)
• Laroz & Ranking Levy – Rootsman Party (........)
• Zion Train ft Dubdadda – Boxes & Amps (Wadadda remix) (Universal Egg)
• Minoo – December (Universal Egg)
• Zion Train ft YT - Life That I Choose (Universal Egg)
• Omar Perry – Daily Bread (Universal Egg)
• Zion Train ft YT – Skank That I Choose (Prof Skank remix) (Universal Egg)
• Carlton Livingston – No Answer (Universal Egg)
• Zion Train ft YT – Baby Father (Weeding Dub Remix) (Universal Egg)
• Ranking Joe – Satan Bites The Dust (Jah Warrior)
• Macka B – Warrior Style (Ariwa)
• Mungo’s Hi Fi ft Brother Culture – Ing (Scotch Bonnet)
• Vibronics – Long Time Version (Scoops)
• Dub Invasion – Guide I (unreleased)
• Mungo’s Hi Fi – Around The Redub (Scotch Bonnet)
• Mungo’s Hi Fi ft Soom T – DJ Killer (Unreleased)
• DanMan – Jah Rain (RSD Remix) (Ranking Records)
• Jah Warrior – Star Of David (Jah Warrior)
• Mungo’s Hi Fi – Warm Up (Unreleased)
• RSD – Jah Way (Punch Drunk)
• Clouds – Elders (Wadadda refix) (Jahtari)
• Mungo’s Hi Fi – Dubplate Fi Dem (Scotch Bonnet)
• Mungo’s Hi Fi – Babylon Glitch (Unreleased)
• Mungo’s Hi Fi ft Benjammin – Mexican Bean (Scotch Bonnet)
• Mungo’s Hi Fi ft Ranking Joe – How You Bad So (Scotch Bonnet)
• Mungo’s Hi Fi ft Murrayman – Mash Up (Scotch Bonnet)
• Mungo’s Hi Fi ft Lyricson – Grudge & Vanity (Scotch Bonnet)
• Kenny Knots & The Roots Squad – Too Much Gunshot (Jah Tubbys)
• Johnny Clark – Declaration Of Rights (4-4 High Steppers Mix) (Mafia & Fluxy)
• Kyla – Do You Mind (Lovers Rock Remix) (Ariwa)

BUG is running a little late this week for the weekly pick, thanks in part to a bulging inbox of new content coming soon, so keep 'em peeled for more interviews and features in the coming weeks. In the meantime let's see what's been rattling our brains this week.

First up an unashamed plug for our Facebook group where you can show your support and post ideas for what you'd like us to feature and so on:

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Secondly make sure you tune into Future Music Radio Thursday night at 8pm to check out Placid dropping some acidic 808 business for your body and soul.


Here at BUG we like our local history, and after bringing you the outstanding photography of Fray Bentos last year, here's something we found absolutely fascinating this week - very rare film of Bristol in the 1920s. Its incredible to watch - a very different world in more ways than one.



Back to the future and if you're looking for fun times this weekend you should head down to Cosies for BUG's clubnight of 2008 Ruffnek Diskotek, who will be showcasing one of our favourite artists of 2008, Forsaken. £2 all night, you cant fail.



The night before Native plays host to the first HENCH event there after there departure from former home the Tube, and it's looking HOT! BUG is looking forward to some serious bass therapy!!

BEST CLUBNIGHT 2008 - RUFFNEK DISKOTEK

2008 was the year where the culmination of four years hard work seemed to really pay off for Ruffnek Diskotek. The brainchild of DJ Dub Boy, Ruffnek has always been about the love of music first and foremost above all other considerations; with an esoteric attitude to its bookings and a consummate approach to the inclusion of both local and national names, it’s fast becoming a much-loved institution in Bristol.

Perhaps one of the questions that remained unanswered until 2008 was if they could translate the success of their smaller events to a larger scale venue; it’s the barometer of success that marks the evolution of most nights. They’d tested the waters this year hosting rooms at Motion for other nights, but going it alone is a whole different matter. When it was announced they’d be teaming up with the Fire crew for a massive rave at the Black Swan for the debut Monster Bass night, the line up left few in doubt they meant business – and ultimately led to a hugely successful party which cemented their reputation.

From their Bristol underground community nights at Cosies to their cutting-edge parties at The Croft and now tackling the big time raves too, the ongoing rise of Ruffnek Diskotek is assured. Simply put, Ruffnek Diskotek is all that’s good about Bristol. We caught up with promoter Dub Boy for a quick chat.


B: How's 2008 been for you?

D: A blur! Lots of good times, lots of late nights and lack of sleep, lots of hard work. 2008 has been a great year for me professionally. RD’s gone from strength to strength and I feel I’ve stepped up a gear with my DJing and been able to play some great gigs. The success I’ve had with music in 2008 has allowed me to start working part time in my day job, which is a real achievement as far as I’m concerned. But life is all about balance. What one hand giveth the other taketh away. I’ve been so busy working this year my personal life has suffered a lot. So I’m still trying to find the right balance between the two.

B: RD is now one of the most successful and longest-running nights in Bristol for providing bass-heavy music. When you started did you have any idea that it would become so popular?

D: Nah no way! I started RD because no one else was putting on events that were playing the mix of music I wanted to hear. So it was for pretty selfish reasons really ha ha! When we started I was programming Dubstep & Garage DJs as the main acts with Dancehall, Jungle and so on in the second room. Everyone used to complain that the Dubstep was too slow and it was boring and so on, and I should put the Dancehall & Jungle on in the main room. I’m very stubborn though and basically knew I was right so stuck with it.

I’ve never been interested in being popular though - my main motivation is to play and promote music that’s good, and that pushes things forward. Popular music is usually rubbish because it has to compromise itself - I’m all about the niches. So yeah, very surprised we’ve become this popular as our approach is totally uncompromising. It’s fantastic that we’ve become so popular without having to compromise ourselves. To me that’s a huge achievement.

B: Tell us some more about the RD history and how the nights came about.

D: The first party we did was in Feb of 2005. I’d met Beavis, who had a small soundsystem at that time. We put on a little party at Take5 on Stokes Croft which was great fun, and had a few of our mates down to play just for a laugh. We played what we play now basically - dancehall, dubstep, jungle, reggae, bit of electronica, some hiphop. Just a mash-up of bass-heavy soundsystem music. Originally I had thought of that as just as a one-off for fun.

Anyway it was my 25th in the August of that year, and after having so much fun with that first party I decided to have another one for my birthday. I’d had this name ‘Ruffnek Diskotek’ in my head for a while, so decided to use it for my birthday party. That’s how RD was born. We had about 170 through the door on a Thursday night in August, which was a total surprise. And then people started to ask when the next one was…so it just went from there. The whole process had been completely organic and totally unpremeditated.

B: What have been some of the personal RD highlights for you over the past few years?

D: Gosh, there have been a lot! Musical highlights are endless but special mention has to go to Peverelist in Oct 07 - an amazing set where he made a great impression on loads of people who hadn’t seen him play before. Pinch said on the night it was the best he had ever seen him play. Monster Bass in October 08 has been the best party we’ve ever put on, that was an incredible night with Mungo’s Hi-Fi on top form. I also really enjoyed The Heatwave & Rubi Dan whenever they’ve come to play - Gabriel Heatwave is my favourite DJ.

It’s difficult to single out musical highlights though, because the music at Ruffnek is always so good. Personal highlights include Monster Bass, our 1st birthday party, our linkups with [dissident] @ Clockwork and the Swanny, Jokers mum rewinding all his tunes down Cosies (LOL!), meeting loads of great people (DJs & punters alike), the very first party at Timbuk2 and of course being voted top club night in 2008!

B: How do you feel about the misappropriation by others of terms like "bashment"? It seems everyone is keen to stick it on a flyer but they dont actually rep that sound.

D: Hmmm interesting question. Bashment for me is two things. One, it’s a term for a party…a bash! But as it’s a Jamaican term so therefore the implication is that reggae & all its facets (and genres directly influenced by it) should be a major part of what is played. The other definition is of course the style of music. To me bashment is almost a post-dancehall style. It’s usually pretty fast and is quite clearly influenced by electronic dance music, Hip Hop & other non-Jamaican styles. So if you’re gonna put bashment on a flyer, you should really be playing bashment or at least something with it’s roots in reggae music.

To be honest I think people are sticking it on flyers because it’s just a cool word to use at the moment, and they think it will help attract custom. It seems they don’t actually know what it means. I’ve been to a few nights where bashment is on a flyer and I don’t hear any reggae or even any music influenced by it. It doesn’t annoy me particularly. Nobody ‘owns’ the term, so really people are free to use it as they want, whether they know what it means or not.

I consider myself a bashment DJ, though and my night is a bashment, so if you want to get to know what it’s really about then come and see me play or come to Ruffnek Diskotek! I play a very eclectic range of music, as does RD, but the foundations are always in soundsystem & reggae culture - hence why it’s always bashment. Others may well disagree with me about my thoughts here, but that’s how is see it.

B: How do you feel the local scene (and overall UK music scene) has changed in the last few years? Is it easier now to push these sounds then it was say four or five years back?

D: The Bristol scene has been amazing over the last few years! The main change is clearly the influence of Dubstep. It has allowed a lot of young producers & DJs to make their mark in music. Things had become quite stale, so the last few years have been very exciting. The challenge is to keep pushing forward and keeping things fresh. It seems Dubstep is falling into some of the same traps D&B did. There’s loads of great music being made, but as it’s become more popular the pressures from that have resulted in less experimentation, DJs having to play ‘bangers’ all the time.

What we’re trying to do is to keep peoples minds and ears open, which is easier said than done! So yeah it’s easier to push the sounds these days to an extent, but it’s still just as much as a challenge to push interesting, forward thinking music. The major change I feel has been that genres and styles are less pigeonholed these days and there is a lot of crossover, much like back in the Wild Bunch days. So it’s nothing new, but it’s great that that approach and attitude is so accepted at the moment. For an eclectic event like RD that’s obviously really helpful.

B: What does RD mean to you?

D: It’s my baby!

B: Where do you see the future of RD going?

Well more parties in the immediate future. We have our Bristol Bassmusic monthly at Cosies on the penultimate Saturday of every month there. They are always great sessions where we can play all the stuff we’re loving at that time, and it gives us a great platform to put on all our favourite Bristol artists.

Also there are gonna be more parties at The Croft & the Black Swan soon. I’m also very keen for us to keep getting bookings as Ruffnek Diskotek DJs or the Ruffnek crew. We are playing music no one else in Bristol (and beyond) is. We have in-house producers and great links with other producers, so we’re playing original material, dubs & exclusive tracks and are ‘artists’ in our own right. I would like us to start playing beyond Bristol and hopefully get involved with programming & performing at UK & European festivals.

Hopefully In the future we are going to be much more than a club night. 2009 will see the start of our label ‘Steak House’ as well. I might even finally get round to making some RD t-shirts and stickers ha ha! The hard work starts here!

B: What would be your dream line up?

D: Bob Marley & The Wailers (before they signed to Island)
The Clash
King Jammy’s Soundsystem (circa 1985)
Nirvana
Dennis Brown
The Specials
Smith & Mighty with all the singers & players
King Tubby’s & The Firehouse Crew featuring all the Waterhouse singers
Orbital
Blur
Me!

B: Give us a top 5 (of anything).

D: Shabba Ranks tunes…….

1. Get Up Stand & Rock
2. Trailer Load A Girls
3. Love Punaany Bad
4. Where Does Slackness Come From
5. Roots & Culture

RUN / HENCH

Its one thing to mastermind one hugely successful midweek night, but add to that the creation of another massive monthly midweeker too and you really have to respect the promotion team behind D&B party Run and Dubstep throwdown HENCH. It’s easy to forget Run sometimes given its weekly presence in the city, but without fail week in, week out it packs the ravers into Native to witness a seemingly endless conveyor belt of D&B royalty - on a Tuesday no less. Its one of the few nights in Bristol which has a reputation outside of the city, something which is becoming progressively harder to achieve in this day and age.

Discussing Run cant be done without mentioning its sister night HENCH, one of only a handful of genuine Dubstep nights in Bristol. HENCH has raised the bar for other promoters in terms of its bookings and vibe, and after moving from a mid-week to a weekend and now on to Native, 2009 is going to be a massive year for the twin promotions.

GIMMIE SHELTER!

Bristol is a city in a state of sonic flux right now, and the more traditional nights are losing crowds to the multi-genre super events where you can taste all your favourite rave flavours under one roof. So it’s heart-warming to witness the rising success of a genuinely idiosyncratic promotion that has character in abundance. Gimmie Shelter is another weekly event in an unlikely home at the top of the Hatchet pub, but promoter John The Mod has been tirelessly carving himself out a niche there for some years now. Offering up to two bands per week and then the eclectic selections of John himself, it’s a rare jewel in a city increasingly bereft of creativity and individuality.

PENGUIN DANCE

Personality is often missing in the multimedia viscera of promotion, where anodyne plaudits and nepotistic backslapping mask the empty gestures of an industry drip-fed on hyperbole. So it’s a rare treat when a night like Penguin Dance slips through the dire morass of identikit promotions – with a twisted sense of humour and a sincere sense of creativity in their work, the night has justifiably grown to become a success. Something they’ve never been afraid of is ambition – with large scale events and collaborations with growing audio-visual network Five|On|One already under their collective belt in 2008, it will be a pleasure to see what they conjure up this year.

SEASON FIVE

Season Five has grown exponentially from its roots as a mid-week D&B and Dubstep event to take on the weekend market with success. With a core team of dedicated and talented residents and an intelligent, progressive booking policy, the night has serious potential to go on to become one of the biggest and best nights in Bristol in 2009. As fewer and fewer genre-focused nights are emerging, it’s a brave move to concentrate on specific strands in sound. But Season Five has a clear identity about itself and one that will serve it well this year.

DISSIDENT

With only a handful of events this year to consider, what you have to look to is the amount of praise those events created. From a team who have the depth of experience and knowledge in the scene to create incredible promotions, everything about Dissident is on point. From the incredible, inspiring artwork of their flyers to the sheer quality of their line-ups and attention to detail, its no wonder Dissident has become one of the best-loved promotions in Bristol.

WEAPON OF CHOICE

Ostensibly a variation on the Secret Wars idea, Weapon Of Choice had a good year in 2008. The premise of live graffiti and live Hip Hop went on to mutate into utilising Dubstep and other genres, with the completed artwork being auctioned off at the incredibly successful Graffle events. From the ground up, Weapon Of Choice has a perfect combination of visual and audio alongside a well suited home in Mr.Wolf’s. Another mid-week event that belies its location in the week with a huge following, WOC promoter Cheba will have his hands full in 2009 if its increasing popularity is anything to go by.

BODYNOD

Pretty much the only dedicated garage night in Bristol, Bodynod has suffered in the past at the hands of the rampant ignorance present in the city toward the genre. However, as a genre revival of sorts followed in from 2007 to last year, the event’s fortunes were revived, first with a massively successful event at Warehouse, followed by two incredible parties at Native. Drawing together the best elements of the sound be it UKG, Funky, Bassline and beyond, the vibe at Bodynod is simply the best in Bristol. With a truly passionate promoter in Adam Telford organising the show, it’s a given that 2009 will see big things for the night.

BREAK!!!

Break has one of the strangest booking policies in the city, but is all the better for it. Whilst some nights are content to drop a pin in the latest list of an agent’s special offers and serve it up as something incredible, Break have trod their own path with some genuinely inspired bookings this year. 2008 saw some increasingly ambitious events from the promotion, not least of all it’s NYE link up between Clockwork and Blue Mountain. Its one thing to host large events but it’s another to take risks with that format; Break does both and has taken the formula off into bold new directions.

FUNK FROM THE TRUNK

Every month up at the Golden Lion, the Funk From The Trunk crew have been steadily building a loyal base of supporters with their blend of live music and quality DJs. It might not be the biggest rave in town, or play Dubstep on seven million speakers, but FFTT has a genuine desire to showcase the best music around and is all the better for it. 2008 was a consolidating year for the hard-working promotion team behind the night, and BUG fully expects them to take the event even further in 2009.