A couple of weekends ago, we went to go check out Bristol as Ive never had a proper look around there.

Ive always been impressed by the creative output of the city, After all in recent times Bristol has brought us Banksy, Aardman and Will Barass amongst other things.

In the last 3-4 years Ive been finding some of my favourite musicians have been coming from Bristol. Joker, Gemmy and Ginz have been creating a new sound they they call ‘Purple’.
As Joker says: ‘Purple is a colour’ . Their truly unique sound is characterized by 8bit soundscapes and a melodic and mellow interpretation of Dubstep and Grime genres. Sonic the hedgehog’s soundtrack was obviously a massive influence on Joker’s synaesthetic melting pot of influences.

In these days of instant cultural Cross-pollination on the internet (yes I can see the irony here!), its great to see a city with such a unique and fiercely guarded identity.

The big surprise of the trip for me was the discovery of Paris’s new abstract murals scattered around the city on walls and various vehicles. I think fellow Bristolian Mr Jago, and also the stuff Futura2000 did for DJ krush’s Holonic album must have been an influence as all signs of any letter-forms have almost completely melted away in this new work. Great stuff.