Higher Level: Borai + Mani Festo (Club Glow)

Get your gun-fingers at the ready for the return of Higher Level Recs at The Crofters Rights Destination - The Crofters Rights - Sat 11th March Bristol Bossman Borai has been knocking out peak-time bangers through the Higher Level Recs label since 2018 and are super excited to host their second Crofters takeover. Having hosted LMajor for the first night, we’re keeping the Club Glow flavours with our next guest, Denham Audio. Expect ’90s warehouse energy and euphoria from their unbridled love of golden era Rave, Hardcore and Jungle. Borai https://higherlevelrecs.bandcamp.com It doesn’t take long to notice Borai’s overwhelming passion for sound. The Bristol artist has been flinging himself into every possible avenue of musical activity since first being bitten by the jungle bug in the early 90s. Outside of his studio endeavours, Borai has been DJing for more than 15 years, bringing an effusive energy to any number of styles from dancehall to dubstep through to house and of course his first love, jungle. This melting pot of inspirational reference points simmer into his creative DNA, equally fuelled by years spent working in record shops across Bristol. Club Glow https://rinse.fm/shows/club-glow/ What is ‘club glow’? Is it the pearlescent euphoria of the breakdown or the sweat-slicked inner peace you feel after a cathartic dancefloor workout? The retro-future surrealism of a party under UV light, or the funk that clings to the venue walls long after the lights come up? Everyone has their own definition, but what’s certain is it’s rooted in the energy flash of the rave. As a collective entity, the four-strong hit squad of Borai, Denham Audio, LMajor and Mani Festo are specifically equipped to deal with this feeling. Mani Festo London-based Mani Festo brings rough and ready sonics to the hardcore and vintage sci-fi that he draws his influence from. A member of the Club Glow collective, Mani Festo can be found with labels like WNCL, Rupture and Hooversound, where he spreads his darkly seductive take on contemporary rave music. Sticking to strobe lights while honing his heavyweight rhythm craft, Mani Festo comes to March’s Higher Level ready to insert his futuristic take on breakbeat, electro, sci fi and more into the evening’s proceedings.