to be fair, October sounds a bit harder than what I've heard in the past, going from this;
IST DAS @ TB2 17/02/12 by tb2_Bristol on SoundCloud - Create, record and share your sounds for free
Even to have sets like this in Bristol is extremely rare.
But of course this is still a fraction compared the batshit Techno I used to lay down at Carnage and still do on the odd occasion. Infact if anything I've personally got more abstract and relentless with age.
We're just inundated with what I can only describe as lounge music in clubs.
And what with the Bristol crowd wanting everything for free if it isn't a "named" DJ, clubs being pricey and Council/other promoters wrecking any chance of promoting through flyering and postering, I personally CBA to run a club night.