Zed Bias - Live at See No Evil @ Cosies - 7th July 2023

Both long term stalwarts of Bristol nightlife in their own right, K Stylz & Koast formed electrifying DJ double act See No Evil at the end of 2021, mixing up UK Funky, House & Garage, with some of the most exciting sounds emerging from South Africa right now such as Amapiano & Afrohouse. 

The pair honed their b2b sets as residents for Bristol’s infamous The Blast night at Motion, and as residents for Koast’s Durkle Disco label nights. As well as their own See No Evil events all over Bristol (including supporting luminaries such as Juls, Karen Nyame KG, Roska, Tribal Brothers & European305), their relentless schedule has seen them play festivals such as Glastonbury, Boomtown, Hospitality On The Beach, NASS, Love Saves The Day & Nozstock, as well as club shows across the UK. They also host their own show on Bristol’s SWU.FM pushing their blend of UK & South African electronic music, as well as guesting on the likes of Rinse FM, Reprezent Radio & Trickstar Radio. 

K Stylz has a long pedigree in pushing UK Funky & House in Bristol from the very earliest days of the scene – ending with him doing numerous seasons DJing in Ayia Napa during UK Funky’s initial heyday when barely out of school, as well as gaining club bookings across the UK. This longevity gives K Stylz a formidable library of music to draw on, with him equally comfortable playing all upfront new music as he is educating the listener with forgotten but foundational underground classics. 

Koast took a more circuitous route to the decks – he first made a name as a leading dubstep host, with residencies and appearances at many of Europe’s leading festivals and raves since 2008, as well as heading up the multi-genre and MC-focused Bristol label/collective Durkle Disco since 2011. Since 2017 he’s been focused more on perfecting his craft behind the decks, and has quickly gained a reputation as a diverse and discerning selector.

Durkle Disco is a Bristol-based record label with bass at its very core. First conceived in 2011 as a place where grime, garage, hip-hop and dubstep could combine and intertwine - with just as much attention paid to the MCs as the producers - the label has since evolved to become a natural home for the new strains of instrumental bass-driven music coming from Bristol’s next unstoppable wave of production talent.

Lamont, OH91, Otik, Lemzly Dale, Daffy & Gundam are just some of the producers to have released with the label in the past. As a mark of the respect Durkle holds within the music world, the label’s tracks have undergone the remix treatment from some of bass-driven music’s biggest names. Zed Bias, Kahn, Starkey, Hi5Ghost & Caski have all given some of the imprint’s finest moments their own individual twist.

With recent releases from Mani Festo, Unkey, Young H, Vern & Milla, and Denham Audio, the only Disco worth doing your thing at this year is the Durkle one…

Zed Bias - Live at See No Evil @ Cosies - 7th July 2023

See No Evil aka SNE