A band like Scaler could only come from Bristol. The four-piece splice together elements of trip-hop and drum’n’bass with textures and ideas pulled from metal, noise, techno and drill, part of the UK city’s long line of genre-blenders and sonic experimenters. 

Grim and murky, but stickily addictive, their latest record Endlessly is leaner and subtler than their explosive breakout record Void. Recorded in storied Bristol venue The Louisiana and released on genre-defying local label Black Acre, it’s the sound of a band absorbing and processing their influences rather than regurgitating them. The riffs here creep and crawl rather than lurch and roar; an exercise in tension, crafted using restraint and repetition. 

 

With a reputation for ferocious, deafening live shows, we’re thrilled to host them for their Sónar debut in 2026.