It tended to be the things you were told to stay away from that you ended up being most drawn to. They were seemingly out of reach, untouchable and forbidden - and usually for good reason. But most of the time it had the averse effect, if you weren't allowed them you only wanted them more, regardless of the consequences. It came with an element of challenge; a challenge most of us would rise to, especially when the rewards were too good to pass up...

Bodywork have been throwing parties in Bristol for almost a decade. Having put their stamp on the South Western city with a whopping 90-odd shindigs, the crew behind it are now immortalising some of the sounds and names you can hear gracing their events with a six-track various artists EP. For this inaugural release, Flexes 001, Bodywork spotlight some of their favourite up-and-coming producers, including Futureboogie producer Chez De Milo and Studio 89 resident David J Bull, the latter of whom explores his love of EBM and New Beat on our pick 'Datura'.

PREMIERE: David J Bull - Datura [Bodywork]

Wales via Bristol. Techno, electro, beats and bass. Home cooked scruffy psychedelic noise.

Co-founder of music cafe come micro-club, Paradise Garden + parties TEAK & Studio 89, David J Bull is a DJ/producer with an obsession of rough and ready 80s electronic music

DKA Records | Dummy Hand | WhyPeopleDance | Paradia | Community Disc-O's | Noods Radio | Nocturnal Hazards

Get in touch: david@studio89music.com

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𝕊𝕥𝕦𝕕𝕚𝕠 𝟠𝟡 - soundcloud.com/studio-89-music
🆃🅴🅰🅺 - soundcloud.com/teak_music

~~ eora based dewd + eternal dust cowboy ~~

email ~ jackpcody@gmail.com

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I would like to acknowledge that I dig, play and broadcast on stolen land. I'd like to give thanks to the Gadigal people of the Eora nation for allowing me to do so, and acknowledge all elders past, present and emerging across this beautiful country.

Sovereignty was never ceded. This always was and always will be, Aboriginal land.

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Brussels-based K.RISE is a true passionate and music addict who has spinning on turntables for 30 years.
Ceaseless curiosity and deep eclecticism are his key inspirational engines. Always eager to dig the best cuts, ranging from highly selected original gems to outstanding re-edits or covers, his skilled crafted journeys are colored by a broad range of both captivating and striking soundscapes.
Creativity has no limit and K.RISE likes to explore and share with the audience all its groovy flavors and emotional nuances.
Resident DJ at Le Belgica, Bar du Marché also Stamm bar, Mappa mundo, Bonnefooi ... he also runs as artistic booker and sound designer for several trendy shops, art galleries and bars of the European Capital.

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