New Bristol Music

Make time for “To A God (Compassion)”, a standout collaboration between Bristol’s Run Logan Run and Gina Leonard of Mumble Tide. Leonard’s voice brings an intimate edge to saxophonist and producer Andrew Neil Hayes’s expansive sound. Bristol filmmaker Chris Lucas directs the new video. Catch both acts at Strange Brew on 2 December.

A 16-track album with room to breathe. The two intermissions break up a long arc that takes in “Sing Me to Sleep”, “Twin Suns” and “Red Moon Rise”. One to play through on the walk home.

One to watch. “Acquiescence” is the standout for us. There’s a recognisably Bristol trip-hop mood to it, right up against the weight of metal. The contrast gives the track its pull and makes this six-track release worth sitting with.

Bristol’s TheLateNightPharmacy puts two crate-dug edits, “BLINDLOVE” and “GOSPEL”, onto its second release. The project describes the series as a not-for-profit venture rooted in DJ and vinyl culture.

A two-track Nota Fortis release that puts the title cut next to “Analyse”. A compact listen if you’re digging through the week’s independent label releases.

Metanoia returns to Neuroheadz with three tracks that put the groove up front. Try “Selecta” after the title track for another dose of rolling neurofunk.

A softer landing for the first properly cold evenings. Across four tracks for Squares Music, Poj lets the atmosphere settle in, from “Voyage” through to “Infinity”.

Two Bristol label cuts from Molecular and DLR. “Jericho” goes straight for the dance floor, while “Smoke Screen” leaves more room for the drums and bass to find their groove.

Culplex gives Flowdan’s “Welcome to London” a bootleg treatment and has made it available as a free download via the producer’s own SoundCloud.

Marcus Cato’s Terbium debut is a three-track breaks and electro EP. “Venom” is our pick of the bunch, and the one we’d go to first. Due 13 November.

Level Threat follow their first release with an eight-track second volume on Hoods Up Records. It’s due 10 November.

A lovely early taste of the colder months from Bristol vocalist Victoria Klewin. The four-track collection pairs the title song with “Sleigh Ride”, “What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve?” and “In the Bleak Midwinter”. Due 24 November.

Six cuts from DJ Nøthińg, with “Lucid (interlude)” breaking up the sequence before the closing pair. Due 26 November.

An archive of demos, experiments and radio recordings from roughly 2008–14, including several versions of “Take Me Anywhere” and a cover of Daniel Johnston’s “Walking the Cow”. Due 1 December.

Bristol’s PLAQUE links up with Grenoble’s Notte Brigante for a 12-track HLM38 LP. The labels describe a dub-noir record with western whistles and disembodied radio voices. Due 4 December.

The seventh studio album from The Drain On The Balcony, released through Bristol’s Local Underground and produced and engineered by Rocker. Two tracks are available through the pre-order. Due 23 November.

A six-track EP that arrived just before this week’s window. “The Garden” opens a collection that takes in “Skies of Pink & Red” before closing with “The Magpie”.

Five tracks from Kintona, from “Chained By Blood” to “Guillotine”. A September pick for anyone following the heavier side of the roundup.

A late-October Bom Shanka Music release that puts Juanmad’s title cut between a collaboration with Saac and a remix of Animalien’s “Garden of Weeden”.

MIDNIGHT CVLT’s Neuroheadz debut pairs two drum & bass cuts built around intricate, abrasive sound design. It landed in October and makes a good companion to Metanoia’s new EP.