Touching Bass is the South London-based musical movement/curatorial platform, monthly dance, concert series, record label and biweekly NTS Radio residency lead by Errol and Alex Rita but sustained by a wider community of friends.

Their ethos centres around the real-life human and spiritual ability of music to bring people together — music to make you think and feel.

At the root lies the TB Dance — a club night communicated via text and heavily influenced by the openness of musical institutions like Plastic People — which has become a playground for sonic exploration and hosted talented local selectors and globally-respected heavyweights in equal measure since late 2014.

From this foundation grew two of our ongoing series: Speaking In Sound — our intimate, non-alcoholic discussion-based series previously held at Brilliant Corners — and the TB Live concert series, housed at one of our favourite spaces, Unit 31.

In 2019, Touching Bass became a record label, releasing the highly-respected debut album from self-taught, multi-instrumentalist producer and Hiatus Kaiyote drummer, Clever Austin.

Over the years, connecting with cultural/community-driven institutions — including the British Council/Venice Biennale, 198 Gallery, Tate Britain/Modern and young people network, Create Jobs — has remained a priority. Most recently, we have delved deeper into the role of curator, hosting stages at the inaugural We Out Here and Turning Tides festivals.

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