Ikonika

An electronic concert by Ikonika, a British musician working across dubstep, wonky and UK garage, staged at The Jam Jar in Bristol.

Ikonika is a British musician born in London, working across dubstep, wonky and UK garage. Active since 2008, the project is signed to Planet Mu, and the debut album, Contact, Love, Want, Have, was released in 2010. The music sits within the UK bass lineage, where dubstep's heavy low-end pressure and UK garage's shuffled, syncopated rhythms form the core of the sound.

Wonky, the style Ikonika is associated with, adds off-kilter, lopsided rhythmic patterns to that foundation, placing the work between dance floor forms and more experimental electronic production. Listeners interested in how these British scenes evolved from the late 2000s onwards will find the catalogue a direct reference point.

The Jam Jar hosts concerts and shows in Bristol, and this electronic night adds to that programme a set of music rooted in the city's wider bass culture.