An exhibition exploring Bristol’s 30-hear history with jungle has opened at the Royal West of England Academy (RWA).
Through a range of archive material, This Is Jungle Takeover examines Bristol’s role in the genre’s evolution from underground sound to cultural phenomenon. The exhibition brings together photographs, rave flyers and album artwork, alongside rare memorabilia associated with the Bristol scene.
Local jungle and drum & bass artist Krust is one of the exhibition’s curators. Speaking to the BBC, he said: “The obvious people get mentioned but there were a lot of people who contributed to the culture, who should be getting more recognition. That’s not just the people who made the music; that was also…