CLUBS

Drum & bass? Dubstep? What comes next? Venue grabs a few words with the people behind Thekla’s new Friday session 51°27′. Adam Burrows asks the questions.

Your guests so far have included Zed Bias, Jackmaster, Hyetal and Loefah. Is there an aesthetic for 51°27′ or is it just whatever you’re into? We’re all about house. garage, techno and anything bass-heavy. We give a nod to dubstep now and again too.

What can you tell us about your guests for August? Why should Venue readers come to Thekla to see them? We’ve already announced Ben UFO (pictured), Oneman and Dillon Francis. We’re huge fans of Ben and the Hessle Audio imprint and wanted to get him back on the Thekla. Oneman impressed us so much at Standard Place earlier in the year, and his Boiler Room mixes are insane. We have Dillon over from LA to give us some Mad Decent styles.

Do you see yourself as filling a gap in Bristol’s clubs scene, and if so what is it? There are so many clubs nights in Bristol putting on dubstep and drum & bass – we wanted to bring a heavy dose of ‘what comes after’. Our regular home is Thekla, which has a great pedigree of pushing new electronic music and we wanted to continue with that.

Who are the people behind 51°27′? Have you promoted other nights before? There are three of us involved in the night. Two are DJs who have promoted nights in and out of town. The third is the design and online monkey. We’re all terrible musos really.

What are your thoughts on the way Bristol’s underground scene has developed over the last couple of years? Is there a pattern emerging? Bristol’s dance scene is always shifting, but with the likes of Futureboogie and Crazylegs representing the post-dubstep house music scene, the support for that has been massive. Idle Hands is another great addition, and really supportive of local artists. We just hope that our blend of out-of-town and homegrown headliners and local support is what Bristol’s been looking out for every Friday.

51°27′ THEKLA, BRISTOL, FRI 12 AUG. FFI: WWW.MYSPACE.COM/1MANDJ

Copyright Adam Burrows 2011