On 17 August, Bristol’s Motion opened up its expansive outdoor areas and warehouse space for the super-club's annual bass-heavy festival, Sequences.
Motion boasts a cavernous warehouse, surrounded by two courtyards, each with their own stage. The headliners occupied the front courtyard aka the Container Yard, drum and bass label Critical occupied the humid Marble Factory warehouse, and 140 labels Deep Medi and Mungo’s Hi Fi took the narrow Crane Yard. Other indoor areas were used as welcome respite rooms, with two bars away from Motion’s intense sound systems. There were numerous highlights throughout the day...
Container Yard
The outdoor Container Yard opened with Motion’s multi-genre resident troupe, the Blast DJs. One of the stand out sets of the day came from drum and bass veteran Hazard, who unleashed his signature high-energy mixing technique and library of exclusive jump-up tracks. This was followed by a masterclass in foghorn rollers and lyrical flow from the behemoth supergroup Kings of the Shadows; the Kings of the Rollers trio accompanied by the MCs Inja, Bassman and Trigga.
As the sun started to set, the tempo moved to 140 bpm and the genre diverted into grime at the hands of P Money, who flawlessly executed tracks from his latest mixtape Money Over Everyone 3. Fittingly, Headie One followed through with his unrelenting drill flow in the penultimate outdoor set. The last set of the day saw a solid performance from the iconic UK garage and bassline pioneer, EZ who let loose his trademark cutting skills on the decks.
The Marble Factory
Motion's indoor space, the Marble Factory was where the darker and heavier sounds were played. One of the opening acts was Kyrist, currently one of the leading female artists in drum and bass, accompanied by the MC Jakes. The headliners of this stage were Bristol's own glitch-hop innovator duo Koan Sound. Koan Sound performed Polychrome, a mind-bending dubstep infused live show with drum machines and synthesizers, showcasing tracks from their latest album. The twisted synth sounds and complex drum patterns that emanated from the instruments kept the crowd captivated throughout.
Underground drum and bass label and events brand,Critical Sound, founded by label-boss Kasra, took over the Marble Factory for the second half of the festival. Levela was the first artist to take to the decks, bringing a strong and versatile set, which demonstrated his newly evolved sound, followed by Halogenix, who kept the crowd moving with his deep and atmospheric 170bpm selection. Towards the end of the night, Kasra stepped up, dropping exclusives from the Critical Music catalogue, whilst Mefjus concluded the night with an onslaught of explosive neurofunk and a heavy remix of Paroahe Monch’s Simon Says.
The Crane Yard
One of the best sounding stages was the rear courtyard. 140 bpm was the order of the day with artists like Mala and Kahn providing lower-tempo, head-nodding beats. The DJs and MCs were packed into an intimate scaffolding rig, surrounded on three sides by the crowd and speakers.
Each stage did the music justice. The L-Acoustics sound systems guaranteed non-stop dancing from start ‘til close. The mixed lineup took the ravers on a journey through the different genres throughout the day and the set times well thought out and seamlessly executed, making it effortless to move from stage to stage and catch all the desired artists.
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