Riddim Punks

Emerging from Bristol's underground, Riddim Punks are a true distillation of their home town's musical history. Often regarded as the UK's capital for drum & bass, the individual elements brought together to make their sound are steeped in the musica lineage of the city - from Jamaican soundsystem heritage, to calypso, dub, dancehall, hip hop, dubstep and more obviously jungle and d&b. They follow in the footsteps of legendary artists such as Roni Size, DJ Krust, Smith & Mighty, The Wild Bunch and Mark Stewart and a time and place where sub-cultures clashed and ultimately infused to create a new hybrid, not only reflective of the UKs multicultural history, but wearing it with pride. Artists such as The Specials, Massive Attack and The Prodigy serve not only as a musical influence, but a political one also.

Having set out their agenda with the massive "Sell My Gun" - an illegal bootleg turned legit collaboration with one of JA's biggest recent exports Chronixx, the Punks have been steadily building their arsenal along with headline bookings at festivals such as Bestival, Boomtown and Outlook. Their follow up single "Stranger In Town" touched on the subject of the Windrush scandal that shocked British politics and found support on radio from David Rodigan, DJ Target, Toddla T and Don Letts, alongside a heavy reggae reworking from Gentleman's Dub Club. Following remixes for The Skints and Dub Pistols, the duo are now ready to unleash their debut album.