- For the past decade, Wednesdays at the Bloomfield Bridge Tavern—referred to locally as the BBT—has been the home of FUZZ!, one of the longest running drum & bass weeklies in the United States. Much like the flow of music itself, the FUZZ! residents have of course changed their track selections with the times, but they'll always give a nod to their junglist roots. Their most recent guest, Addison Groove, easily slipped into that genre-crossing tradition.
Addison began with house, but it was quickly apparent that the BBT crowd is used to something a bit faster. Their patience proved worthwhile and as Addison Groove began to work the 909 into his live mixing, the crowd on the dance floor swelled and became increasingly raucous. As he moved deeper into things, smears of Middle Eastern vocals laid over the distinct tangle of footwork beats featured heavily. Coupled with his affinity for the tribal percussion sounds of traditional African music, it was a set full of surprising worldliness.
For those in the crowd familiar with Addison Groove's sound—and to his surprise, there were many—there were a few curveballs thrown into the mix. The way he built his set from a slow start allowed him room to play a gamut of genres. From house to juke to jungle all topped with a 160 BPM version of his breakthrough hit "Foot Crab," Addison Groove showed that—even if it isn't always strictly drum & bass—there's plenty that FUZZ! has left to offer after all these years.