1FGRM007 (Grime) sees the digit on the catalogue number roll over once more welcoming two of Grime’s most distinct voices together on the same track with Armour & Roachee, while Jon E Clayface makes his second appearance on the imprint with label veteran Fork And Knife. Hayz, who doubles up on a release for the first time, and newcomer Josef round off the release with two stand out instrumentals.

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1FBSS007 (Bass) sees the first genre release of the year bringing forth another first time collaboration of two of bassline's most prolific artists past and present in DJ Pantha and Forca alongside The Phat Controlla, J69, Lil Milly & Manny Mashup showing off once again that the underground bassline sound is still at the top of its game.

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1FFNG007 (Funky & Garage) welcomes a plethora of new wave talent for its next edition of its flagship genre release. Conducta’s protege Gemi linking up with Nottingham’s tenacious Snowy on an instrumental that's been doing the rounds in some of 2021’s best mixes. Alongside is Arma for his first official 1Forty release, rounding proceedings off with the label unearthing two gems in Edward White (USA) and Richard Wright.

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June 2017, 1Forty added the Label arm to adjoin their successful events.

June 2018, 1Forty announces an annual birthday release, handpicking 1 track from each genre that we represent taken from 1Forty releases over that 12 month period. The artist will give that track the VIP treatment to give away for free as a thank you for the support over the course of the year.

July 2022, 5 Years Of 1Forty.

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‘Levelz 2 Dis’ sees one of the most exciting collaborations not just to come out of the 1Forty camp, but the UK Garage scene, and the outcome has exceeded what was an already very high expectation. Simply put, we're talking about track of the year potential. A catchy melodic undertone rattled by a bassline that can only be described as nothing short of perfect, vocalled by a Coco at the very top of his game, to deliver a track that will ultimately go down as one of the stand out tracks of the NUKG era so far.

MPH has woven his sound into nearly every conceivable corner of UK dancefloors, strapping together monumental releases for some of the scenes most important imprints. From smooth garage creations with DJ EZ’s label Nuvolve, Kiwi Records, Southpoint and now 1Forty to be added to that list, to raucous bassline bangers for the likes of Night Bass & CruCast, its difficult to find a leading underground label within Garage & Bass music that MPH is yet to encounter.

Coco returns to the label after his feature on the Dance Dun Remix in October 2020 which saw a set on Sir Spyro’s BBC 1Xtra show to celebrate the release. The Sheffield MC and Producer has been steadily championing the grime scene for the north with his unapologetic delivery, colourful character and undeniable energy earning plaudits from the likes of Complex, DJ Mag, Red Bull, Noisey, i-D and regular backing from Annie Mac, DJ Target, Charlie Sloth and best mate Toddla T. Fresh off the back of performing at Stormzy’s Merky Festival at Ibiza Rocks and pairing with Sheffield United FC for their Premiership Kit Launch last year Coco delivered his best body of work to date with his ‘Regional Murker’ EP with Target and Toddla T giving it their ‘Targo Embargo’ and ‘Hottest Record In The World’ backing respectively. Going into 2020 Coco put out more productions but also still consistent with vocal releases including ‘Cooking’ alongside Jammz, Blay & Capo Lee and the powerful ‘I Love It (Black)’ in response to the BLM movement.

His top-tier calibre of releases across the last three years has seen the MC collaborate with standout names including AJ Tracey, Nadia Rose, Scrufizzer, Conducta, Shola Ama and of course fellow steel city don Toddla T. This stellar discography has seen him deliver ferocious sets across festival stages such as Glastonbury, Outlook, Annie Mac Presents: Lost & Found, Bestival, Notting Hill Carnival, Nass, Kendal Calling to name a few.

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MPH x Coco - Levelz 2 Dis

Fresh off the back of the labels most successful release to date ‘Levelz 2 Dis’, 1Forty gives the scene a firm reminder of its northern roots with a VIP of 2020’s bassline smash ‘Ya Fool’ adding Tez Kidd to the ranks.

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K Dot x Trilla x Bomma B x Tez Kidd - Ya Fool VIP (Prod. J69)

Killa P has, in part, been responsible for putting 1Forty on the map with being the first established artist to work with the label back in 2017 and consistently since with three original releases and three remixes under his belt. This seventh appearance and collaboration came around after the label dropped some acapellas at the peak of COVID-19 in 2020 to inspire some producers by working with some professional vocals. The result was an onslaught of different versions across multiple genres. One that got people talking and thus got Killa P’s attention was Palizé’s bootleg of ‘Rate Us’. With that ship already sailing being self released as a free download, a Palizé and Killa P record was pencilled in for Killa P’s BSS release debut having previously been released across the other genres on 1Forty. It also paved the way for Palizé’s debut on the label after being a resident at the 1Forty events over the period of 2016/17.

The outcome can’t help but throw us back to the iconic 1QY & F@Z Ft Killa P ‘I No’ taken from Killa P’s Killa Instinct Vol II. A track renowned with the Sheffield niche scene circa 2009 in which Killa’s consistent flow and patois lyrics talk back and forth to a female vocal sample over a classic Bassline. That being said, Palizé's modern take on the older sound offers up his signature bass synths whilst still pairing up to that same structure to give us a newer take on the original Bassline sound in 2021 with ‘Duppy Them’.

Wherever you see Scumfam, Palizé is usually not far behind. The Sheffield producer started producing in 2013 and established himself pretty fast becoming the Steel City crew’s in-house producer, and DJ at the likes of Eskimo Dance and Bassline Festival. A lot of his highest production accolades have come on Scumfam duties with three iTunes Dance Chart Top 10’s for ‘As Per’, ‘As Per Remix’ and the ‘R U Daft’ EP flying the flag for underground music in Sheffield, not to mention the two successive additions to the Pure Bassline CD’s mixed by DJ Q & Jamie Duggan. Palizé also produced both of K Dot’s Fire In The Booth instrumentals while ‘Scary’ has amassed over a million hits with K Dot and Tempo.

Furthermore Palizé boasts a strong discography of individual self releases whilst also working with the likes of Midlands’ Four40 Records very recently, which collectively has lead to regular support from Bassline kingpins DJ Q, Jamie Duggan and TQD as well as the likes of DJ EZ, DJ Target and Sian Anderson, all of which have been big advocates of Bassline to this day.

A renowned MC in the Grime & Dubstep world. Killa P’s acclaimed for his unique patois style and hard lyrics. Killa became known as one of the UK’s prolific MCs while he was a member of one of the UK’s founding grime crews, Roll Deep. His style and flow led to commercial success and earned him a new generation of fans through his 2008 collaboration with The Bug on the seminal track ‘SKENG’. Fast forward a few years to 2016 where he released the biggest track of the year with Sir Spyro, Teddy Bruckshot & Lady Chann on Deep Medi along with other successful releases, including ‘Rate Us’ which was his 2nd Release under 1Forty on 1FGRM002. 'They Don't Know' and 'How Many Times’ were his third and fourth track respectively as he became the first MC on the Label to come with a double header on a single release following from the 1Forty Takeover on BBC Radio 1 w/ Toddla T in December 2018.

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Palizé x Killa P - Duppy Them

Label mainstays Hamdi and Logan came together in December 2020 for ‘Bun Dem Down’. Hamdi initially served up an eastern-inspired Dubstep instrumental under Logan's highly recognisable flow and ragga vocals. However, the VIP is here to take things much darker.

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Whilst Leeds has had a Grime scene that has been quietly bubbling away for a few years on the MC front, there have been very few 140 producers come through. Hayz was hellbent on changing that since landing on the 1Forty radar and has established that since his label debut with 'Hightop' in September 2019 and the VIP that ensued. His debut EP landed on Rapture 4D's critically acclaimed Plasma Abuse label in 2020, before following that up with what some are naming as a contender for EP of the year alongside 1Forty featured artists NothingNice and Logan, with the London City Warlord Riko Dan on the lead track, which released on Durkle Disco in February 2021.

Six months after the label's last bootleg giveaway, Hayz comes in with his unique take on squarewave influenced Grime taking Danny Weed's infamous Creeper and implementing his own synth work on the iconic melody.

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Hayz - Creeper (Danny Weed - Creeper Bootleg) [Free DL]

Armour has been out of the music game since his days as a N.A.S.T.Y Crew member, but dipping his toes in and out the water since 2016 has meant whenever he drops a track it usually makes a splash. Releasing just 3 tracks since his infamous ‘Pepper Pot’ release alongside P Jam, which still causes a ruckus in the raves 5 years on, 1Forty thought it was about time to bring him out once more for a legendary link up with Ruff Sqwads Roachee on the feature. No doubt two of the most iconic voices in the scene over the past 20 years jump on an instrumental from somewhat of a toddler in comparison, Hayz, having been established by the label in 2019. That being said an array of famous samples has brought to the table a nostalgic grime instrumental, perfect for Armour and Roachee to supply one of their most authentic Grime records in recent years ‘Link With Dem’.

Armour, healing from East London known for his patois-slinging and good-nature, is greatly respected by the early spitters and DJs in Grime. He was a prominent figure on pirate radio while riding with N.A.S.T.Y crew and featured on some of the most famous sets over the years such as Jammer’s Birthday Bash. Having somewhat of a cameo appearance in the scene now after a ten year stint out the game, he spends life away from music educating the less privileged on how to stay on the straight and narrow, leading by example, following his passion for music by still making time to record and appear on sets in his free time.

Roachee, MC and former member of Roll Deep having joined the collective in late 2004. Roachee is responsible for possibly Roll Deep’s most famous grime record When I’m ‘Ere which has rung out up and down the country since 2005. From 2010 to 2015 a run of features for the likes of Ghetts, Tinchy Stryder Devlin, Rival and Lil Nasty ensued, and even a send for Scorcher, in an attempt to ignite a clash for the highly anticipated return of Lord Of The Mics III. In that time he also joined Prince Rapid after a long time affiliation unofficially with Ruff Sqwad. Some time away from music ensued before a surge of radio appearances commended pre COVID-19 and into 2021 post lockdowns leading to his debut 1Forty release.

Whilst Leeds has had a Grime scene that has been quietly bubbling away for a few years on the MC front, there have been very few 140 producers who come through. Hayz was hellbent on changing that since landing on the 1Forty radar and has established that since his label debut with ‘Hightop’ in September 2019 and the VIP that followed. His debut EP landed on Rapture 4D’s critically acclaimed Plasma Abuse label in 2020, before leading on to what some are naming as a contender for EP of the year alongside 1Forty featured artists NothingNice and Logan, with the London City Warlord Riko Dan on the lead track, which release on Durkle Disco in February of this year. His most recent release came on 1Forty at the close of summer with a 2021 reboot freebie of Danny Weed’s iconic ‘Creeper’ instrumental.

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Armour Ft Roachee - Link With Dem (Prod. Hayz)

It’s been nearly 2 years since Jon E Clayface was last seen on the label, opening the door for a long awaited return, this time alongside 1Forty’s other leading Grime & Dubstep producer Fork And Knife. This instrumental has been in the possession of the label since before Jon E Clayface’s last release so it’s been a long time in the making, and arguably one of Fork And Knife’s finest pieces of work to date. Clayface lays his aggressive style over the rolling dubstep tones to deliver ‘Come Correct’.

Recently moving to Bristol (another one), away from the capital, Fork And Knife has carved out a sound that pays homage to the underground scenes that have shaped him as a person over the past decade. Spreading his wings throughout Grime, Garage and Dubstep he’s applied techniques from producing different genres over the years with the result being unique structures with injections of sharp sound design using square wave basses and an often frantic yet stellar selection of drums. It’s not hard to understand why his sound is so original with 10 years of production under his belt
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Fork And Knife made his debut on the label with a giveaway ‘Real Monsters’ in 2018 which gathered support from the likes of Toddla T on BBC Radio 1, and its follow up ‘Real Monsters VIP’ for the ‘2 Years Of 1Forty’ Release, the latter the following summer. The end of 2019 saw a triple header producing Killa P’s ‘They Don’t Know’ and collaborating with 9TRANE for ‘Check It’ both on 1FGRM004 before another Single with Grime’s youngest prodigy SBK for ‘Bars’. Fork And Knife resumed his allegiance to Dubstep with ‘Reptar’ on the last GRM release, 1FGRM006 last December. This latest production makes it his 4th consecutive year on the label.

Exploding onto the scene in 2015 Jon has gained a huge amount of respect for his authenticity in his music which comes down to his personality and his lifestyle. What comes as a surprise to most is his influence of heavy metal from a young age which is applied to his lyricism, aggressive on the surface but full of depth. Owing a lot to Ten Dixon for first getting him to make the jump from producer and DJ to MC, and the likes of Balamii, Radar and Mode FM for giving him the platform to light up sets, Jon has more than held his own ever since on tracks and radio alike also owing plenty to his work ethic. Cosigned by the likes of Sian Anderson, Rude Kid and Spooky as well as working with the likes of P Money and Jammz 2020 was a defining year with a feature on Wiley’s album ‘Godfather 3’ alongside a couple of solo self releases. 2021 was his most active year yet amidst a pandemic with multiple projects alongside Ten Dixon and most recently his first collab with Fork And Knife on PAV4N (Foreign Beggars) label 4NC¥.

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Fork And Knife x Jon E Clayface - Come Correct

Hayz makes his first double header on the label, the first time an artist has done so since Fork And Knife (ironically on this same release) on 1FGRM004 back in September 2019. With the absence of his typical square wave sounds on the lead production with Armour & Roachee, it wouldn’t be a Hayz appearance without it, so he served up an instrumental to go along with the vocal release this time around.

Behind an intricate layered melody of the manipulated sound design from the Leeds producers typical square wave sound, lies a strong asian influence, paired with his usual style of aggressive hi hats to give it that authentic Grime sound and end result ‘Kyoto’.

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Hayz - Kyoto

Josef makes his debut on the label with a track that has all the elements to become a modern day dubstep slammer. Intertwining a distorted female sample throughout a warped dark bassline, intricate drum work and spooky FX it closes out the release with a fitting theme just in time for Halloween 6 days after 1FGRM007 drops.

Josef has been producing for a few years while he’s been studying at university in Leeds. The young producer from Cheltenham has only self released previously and furthermore has only put out Liquid (Drum And Bass). His first ever release was alongside Paige Eliza, some of whom may now know for her releases alongside Sammy Virji and more recently Flava D on Hospital Records as she continues to elevate through the underground. Since then Josef has put out a string of free downloads, both originals and bootlegs making this his first official paid release and also his first release away from Drum And Bass.

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Josef - Shining

In 2019 Arma started his ‘Edits’ series which soon whipped up some traction over the pandemic as he added more and more flips to the series. In Spring of this year Arma dropped Vol. 3 on Bandcamp which featured the familiar sounds of French Montana’s ‘Shot Caller’ as made popular in the UK underground by Jammz & Jack Dat after it became one of the most played instrumentals in Grime sets and live shows throughout the scene over the past two years. Arma has applied his Funky and Jersey panache to give it a further revamp on his ‘If Its Nice Flip It Twice VIP’ which we simply couldn’t turn down despite not seeing the original.

Arma, the 27 year old producer based in London started producing and DJ’ing in 2009 which is clear to hear in the quality of his output and the labels he’s released on. Taking a mass of inspiration from late 90s House, R&B and Hip Hop for sampling, combined with his influence from key pioneers in Bass music, Redlight, My Nu Leng, Notion and Jamz Supernova it’s no surprise to learn his release on Redlight’s Lobster Boy imprint in 2019 was his best accolade to date. 2015 saw ‘Vex’ picked up by Monki for Fabriclive 81 and an appearance on LA based label Juke Bounce Werk further bolstered his reputation seeing him pick up shows across the UK. From club level at the likes of Soup Kitchen (Manchester) to festival level at the likes of Southbeats (Kent) before the challenge of COVID shackled the music industry and its habitants in 2020. When most struggled for inspiration and productivity Arma embraced the challenge with a string of self releases taking advantage of Bandcamp’s focus on supporting artists via ‘Bandcamp Days’ throughout the pandemic building up his discography with high calibre originals and edits which he’s now reaping the rewards seeing Notion getting behind this release in particular at a variety of club shows and festivals alike, as well as his latest mix for Dummy Magazine.

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Arma - Shot Calla (If It's Nice Flip It Twice VIP) [Free DL]

With 'Levelz 2 Dis' being named as one of the "UKG Tracks Of The Year" by many including the likes of Jeremiah Asiamah (BBC Radio 1) and DJ Target (BBC Radio 1Xtra), MPH didn't want to stop there. This time we linked him up with UKG and Dubstep label mainstay Logan for ‘Set Trends’. A melodic, 2-step driven instrumental peppered with Logan's patois delivery to see out a stellar year of UKG for both the label and MPH himself.

We have already said these exact words once this year but the same applies here. Another tantalising collaboration for not just the 1Forty camp, but the UK Garage scene. Did we think 'Levelz 2 Dis' could be topped? Probably not. We'll let you decide..

MPH has woven his sound into nearly every conceivable corner of UK dancefloors, strapping together monumental releases for some of the scenes most important imprints. From smooth garage creations with DJ EZ’s label Nuvolve, Kiwi Records, Southpoint and now 1Forty to be added to that list, to raucous bassline bangers for the likes of Night Bass & CruCast, its difficult to find a leading underground label within Garage & Bass music that MPH is yet to encounter.

Logan returns to 1Forty after two consecutive Dubstep vocal (three including 4 Years Of 1Forty). Logan teamed up with 9TRANE and Hamdi alike for 'Evil Side' and 'Bun Dem Down' for a pair of blistering dubstep records, following on from one of the UKG smashes in ‘Worthwhile’ at the end of 2019 alongside Murder He Wrote, which drove its way into Spotify’s ‘New Music Friday’ editorial playlist on release day as well as Rinse FM’s A-List Playlist over the Christmas period, and receiving a whole host of support across the BBC from Toddla T, Mary Anne Hobbs, Jamz Supernova and more.

2019 really saw Logan come into his own as both an artist and an MC, being picked up for LOTM8 by Jammer paired with a string of high profile releases making him without doubt one of the most versatile names of the next generation. With releases across MoreTime Records, with Kouslin on Durkle Disco and Idris Elba’s ‘Yardie Mixtape’ respectively says all you need to know. There are also honourable mentions for tracks ‘Like Me’ with Treble Clef and ‘Ready Fi Di War’ with Trends both of which gained significant traction across the BBC, Rinse & Reprezent also. Making himself a Grime Originals mainstay and being one of the most active names at Outlook Festival shelling down boat parties and stages alike throughout the week further aided his rise.

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MPH x Logan - Set Trends

It's been 18 months since we last saw Dunman appear on the label after sampling Ruff Sqwad’s ‘Xtra’ and turning it into a Drill influenced Grime instrumental for Lyrical Strally’s ‘Grime Street’ acapella taking the Grime slot on the 1Forty Acapella EP.

Since then hes ramped things up once more within that time with production credits now under his belt for 2022 MOBO nominee Manga, appearing on BBC Radio 1's Soundsystem Christmas Carnival Special w/ Jeremiah Asiamah for a Guest Mix and stacking his support list even higher with dubplate king Riz La Teef regularly backing his dub packs. 'The Renegade (Dunman's Speedy G Edit)' is making it ways out of one of said packs as we kick off 2022 with a freebie to get the raves bumping.

Dunman is an extremely versatile Grime/140 producer based on the south coast who started out on Logic at the age of 18, and now 25, recently graduated from Bournemouth Uni in Music & Sound Production. Despite the hectic student lifestyle he allowed himself plenty of time to churn out beats at an alarming rate, releasing on the likes of Boxed and Southpoint and regularly sending out dub packs to the top 140 DJ’s, he often receives support from the likes of Oblig, LCY, Neffa T, Glume, Gundam, Rapture 4D, Daseplate and J Beatz to name a few.

Dunman is renound for not just his originals but an ever growing list of refix’s and edits which are essential for any Grime DJ in the dance. It is where he has some of the most fun with producing combining his taste for sampling and love of numerous genres to create for any given scenario, whether that be an RnB esque ‘wifey riddim’ or a Grime flip of a house classic to turn a dance on its head you can be sure Dunman has the productions for any situation. It’s lead him to have an ever growing list of guest appearances on the likes of Reprezent, Mode FM, 1020 Radio (Bristol) and Trickstar (Brighton) and more recently Rinse FM and BBC Radio 1, and a number of bookings across the coast supporting the likes of D Double E, Killjoy, Joker, Royal-T, J.D Reid and plenty of others.

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Dunman - The Renegade (Friend Within - Renegade Master Dunman's Speedy G Edit) [Free DL]

Forca made his 1Forty entrance in April 2020 with Deadbeat UK. This time the label wanted to make a collaboration happen that would go down in Bassline history. Forca reached out with a 128mp3 instrumental he'd found deep in his hard drive from 2008 from no other than the Bassline King DJ Pantha and the project began with the engineer rebuilding it from the ground up to bring it into 2022.

Dudley’s DJ Pantha has been a leading pioneer of the Bassline scene since 2007 alongside Jamie Duggan and DJ Q. From ‘Candy Shop’ and the rest of his prolific catalogue over that 5 year period his mark is recognised far beyond the Bassline scene with a number of advocates from the wider UK scene such as JP (Editor-In-Chief, Complex UK), Toddla T and DJ Target who is always keen to remind listeners of his influence. The Midlands producer was invited back to BBC 1Xtra for a #BasslineTeamTakeover in 2021 with all the MC greats from the Bassline era such as Trilla, Bomma B, K Dot, Tez Kidd and Asher Bodr amongst others.

Since his nod back to music after his hiatus he has since had releases across Crucast and Shall Not Fade with his legendary status still seeing him regularly perform at 2:31 in Birmingham, Tank in Sheffield and Bassline Festival.

Forca is one of the select few MC’s on the bassline circuit that has enjoyed a stellar tour schedule with the rise of the scene and a solid discography to boot. 2015 saw his debut release on a Red Bull Studios EP with Spoils which was a resounding success. A number of hits followed including ‘Certain Beat’ and ‘Listen’ both alongside Deadbeat, and ‘Do This’ alongside Notion with a self released 7 track Grime EP coming in between those with production from the likes of the late Terror Danjah and Rapture 4D.

2019 was the most intense for the Sheffield MC, hosting for some of the biggest DJs in the bass scene - TQD, Jamie Duggan, Sammy Virji and Cause & Affect amongst others whilst playing some massive shows at the likes of Reading & Leeds Festival, Southbeats Festival, Bassfest, Tokyo World and Sector 6 at Boomtown as well as international shows in Lyon, Croatia (Outlook Festival) and Amsterdam (Spring Break Festival) with 24hr Garage Girls. All of this whilst other hugely more recent successful releases such as ‘Girls’ alongside Deppz, and ‘Nah Don’t Think So’ with Chip Butty Records head honcho Dr Cryptic have cemented his place as a mainstay at the forefront of the scene as MC, host, artist and DJ, but not only that as he’s bringing a whole generation of Sheffield talent through on his label Wub Club which only gained more and more traction throughout COVID with a string of highly reputable releases before making a splash once again when the clubs opened back up with ‘Gunfingers’ alongside Thorpey teeing up nicely for his first release of 2022 and the long overdue collab with DJ Pantha.

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DJ Pantha x Forca - Reload

The Phat Controlla returns for the third consecutive year and makes his debut appearance on the BSS format with his Speed Garage and Bassline roots firmly inspiring his latest addition to the 1Forty discography 'You're Mine'.

The Phat Controlla is another unearthed gem of the Kiwi Records label who started producing in 2017. Having kept a relatively low profile only sending out finished works to a very select few, The Prince Of UKG - Conducta soon picked him up for the the Kiwi shows keeping its promise of highlighting the NUKG talent, firstly at Kiwi Hush (Keep Hush) followed by three legs of the BK2SKL Tour in Autumn 2019.

Since then he has gone on to appear on Rinse FM on numerous occasions, including alongside the Kiwi camp for the Kiwi Records: Christmas Special as well as releases across Mangoes + Melons and Strictly House & Garage. Alongside Conducta’s heavy handed support he has amassed support from the likes of DJ Q, Sammy Virji, Sharda, and the icing on the cake.. his main inspiration and UKG icon Todd ‘The God’ Edwards.

The Phat Controlla made a splash on the label for the first time in 2020 with his take on ‘Ignited Flows’ from BBC Three’s UK Rap Game Champion - Graft. Exactly a year on we welcomed him onto the FNG series last summer for his first official release with a four-to-the-floor speed garage warper channeling his inner northern roots for ‘IMSONORF’.

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The Phat Controlla - You're Mine

J69 has been a staple in the 1Forty schedule since day one, giving the underground some of the best bassline releases in the scene over the three years especially. This time he returns with a record that was produced back in 2019 and one that we've actually been sat on for 18 months 'Take It Back'. Paying homage to the female vocal era of Bassline this one hits like it was 2008 all over again.

Having been an invisible pillar to the scene at times over the past 10 years with coming after the golden era of Pantha, Burgerboy and co, J69 never went quiet. Through COVID alone we saw ‘Back Like’ Ft MNT & SG, ‘Lemons’ via Killjoy’s Joyride imprint, ‘Footwork’ with MNT, ‘Alien Dawg EP’ on Sheffield's iconic Off Me Nut Records as well as ‘Ya Fool’ and now of course the VIP that dropped last month he is Sheffield's fine wine that only gets better with age. 2021 brought his first independent release 'Provide The Vibe' linking up once again with SG, MNT, Trilla and for the first time - Screama.

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J69 - Take It Back

Two fresh faces round of 1FBSS007 in the form of Lil Milly and Manny Mashup, both of whom have two very different journeys in Bassline yet both have a sound that capture the original sound some 10-15 years later as proven with their first official collab together for 'The Steppa'.

Lil Milly started producing in 2003 which explains why his sound his so authentic. Like DJ Pantha he was also from Dudley in the Birmingham area so was very much part of the Bassline boom in the late 2000s, also working together on a number of occasions. However it wasn't until two years ago when he decided to start taking releasing music seriously after seeing the success of his peers. His first official release 'Bumbafunk' went viral pre release when a clip from TRC and Murkz playing it on a livestream in lockdown exploded on Twitter. That release went on to set the groundworks for his near two decades of producing off the bat going on to play shows in Sheffield and Birmingham alongside the likes of Nasteeboi and Thorpey. The release also saw massive support from Bassline legends like DJ Q and DJ EJ.

Manny Mashup was somewhat only exposed to underground music after moving to Manchester Met in 2017. Immediately getting the bug after regular visits to Antwerp Mansion he started DJ'ing and securing regular slots on the infamous Bloc2Bloc. By the time he finished uni he had become very invested in learning production and two years on he's had releases across Tumble Audio and ProjectAllOut amassing support from the likes of Killjoy, Deadbeat and even the likes of Window Kid after he latched onto his debut EP on Instagram bumping it on his socials regularly. Taking masses of amounts of inspiration from the Birmingham Bassline producers such as Swifta Beater, DJ Pantha and Lil Milly its safe to say his debut on 1Forty is somewhat of a full circle moment putting out his first ever collab with Lil Milly with DJ Pantha heading up the release.

@LilMillyBassline
www.instagram.com/officiallilmilly

@JowensFlows
www.instagram.com/mannymashup

Lil Milly x Manny Mashup - The Steppa

Murder He Wrote sees his first appearance on the label of 2022 with one of the most in demand and sought after bootlegs in the scene right over the past few months - a funky flip of Hazeys 'Packs & Potions'.

Blending elements of Broken Beat, UK Garage, Soca and House into his own off-kilter take on bass music, Murder He Wrote’s playful productions and edits have been destroying clubs worldwide for some years now. Originally breaking out via a flurry of releases on the Roska Kicks & Snares imprint, MHW’s tracks have gained heavy support from a diverse range of dance music's most respected tastemakers including Mary Anne Hobbs, DJ EZ, Gilles Peterson, Redlight and Jamz Supernova. Working across 3 decks, his eclectic, low-end focused DJ sets have seen him land guest mixes on BBC Radio 1, Boiler Room, NTS, Rinse FM and BBC 6Music - alongside a touring schedule that’s taken in clubs and festivals around the world including Fabric, Ministry Of Sound and Outlook.

Since 2019 we’ve seen a MHW Boiler Room debut, a production on Fox’s debut album ‘Juice Flow’ on Swing Ting (one of Mixmag’s albums of the year), the heavily supported singles ‘Honey Riddim’ ft Snowy and ‘Worthwhile’ ft. Logan, the latter making the A-List on Rinse FM and Spotify’s 'New Music Friday’, and DJ sets across Europe, North America and Australia. More recently there’s been two collaborations with UK Funky legend Roska, official remixes for Afro B, T-Pain, Zed Bias and Children Of Zeus plus an eclectic run of singles on MHW’s own Rhythm Athletic imprint - amassing over a half a million Spotify streams and support across BBC Radio 1, 1Xtra, NTS and 6Music and more guest mixes across the stations too.

@Murder-He-Wrote
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www.twitter.com/murder_he_wrote

Murder He Wrote - Packs & Potions (Hazey - Packs And Potions Bootleg) [Free DL]

Announcing himself to the underground in 2019, Gemi has seen a swift rise to the forefront of the Kiwi roster and the NUKG scene. Reaching out to 1Forty with an instrumental that did the rounds in some of 2021’s hottest mixes such as Notions Dummy Mag mix, this one had a collaboration written all over it. Step forward Snowy. Nottingham’s grime scene savior makes his first appearance on the label after a run of remixes, making it his first original record since the infamous Honey Riddim alongside Murder He Wrote, in 2019, this time hopping and skipping all over the bassy NUKG flavours in ‘Answer’.

Pushing the boundaries of sound design, Gemi has torn through the ranks of the new UKG sound with his ingenious productions earning him a coveted spot in the upper echelons of the genre. Before his involvement in Garage, he initially drew influence from the likes of Salute & Lxury, experimenting in both IDM & French House. His love for Garage prevailed, as he augmented his own sound with his signature chops & old school influence. His killer creations have since sparked an excitement across the UKG movement. Having already featured on Positiva Records (Universal), Fools Gold and spearheading the Kiwi Rekords ascendance, he is destined for greatness in the coming years having already received heavy handed support from DJ EZ, Todd Edwards, Matt Jam Lamont, Flava D, My Nu Leng, Conducta, DJ Q and Salute to name a few.

@GemiTunes
www.instagram.com/gemitunes
www.twitter.com/gemitunes

@Snow667
www.facebook.com/snowsixsixseven
www.instagram.com/snowski667
www.twitter.com/snow667

Gemi x Snowy - Answer

Arma returns to the label with his first official 1Forty release after making a splash on his debut with the ‘If It’s Nice Flip It Twice VIP’ at the end of 2021, following in the steps of Jammz & Jack Dat by sampling French Montana’s Shot Caller. This time he returns with an original track being solely responsible for the funky flavours on this series of FNG with a melodic and bass driven number ‘Sequences’.

Arma, the 27 year old producer based in London started producing and DJ’ing in 2009 which is clear to hear in the quality of his output and the labels he’s released on. Taking a mass of inspiration from late 90s House, R&B and Hip Hop for sampling, combined with his influence from key pioneers in Bass music, Redlight, My Nu Leng, Notion and Jamz Supernova it’s no surprise to learn his release on Redlight’s Lobster Boy imprint in 2019 was his best accolade to date. 2015 saw ‘Vex’ picked up by Monki for Fabriclive 81 and an appearance on LA based label Juke Bounce Werk further bolstered his reputation seeing him pick up shows across the UK. From club level at the likes of Soup Kitchen (Manchester) to festival level at the likes of Southbeats (Kent) before the challenge of COVID shackled the music industry and its habitants in 2020.

When most struggled for inspiration and productivity Arma embraced the challenge with a string of self releases taking advantage of Bandcamps focus on supporting artists via ‘Bandcamp Days’ throughout the pandemic building up his discography with high calibre originals and edits which he’s now reaping the rewards seeing bookings come in himself around London as well as Notion getting behind his releases consistently in particular at his club shows and festivals alike, as well as his latest mix for Dummy Magazine.

@ArmaSounds
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www.twitter.com/armasounds

Arma - Sequencing

1FFNG007 sees us welcome the first producer from across the pond onto the label. Via songwriting & playing guitar in bands as a teenager to studying jazz, LA-based Edward White has a musical range few producers can match. He began DJing in his teens which led to producing, in turn exposing him to a wide array of new artists and musical styles which he fuses together to create unique blends of House, UKG, Rave, Breaks, Chillout, & Lo-Fi.

With the pandemic pressing pause on him performing live, producing became an invaluable musical outlet, the fruits of which are now beginning to surface. With releases out on prominent labels such as the ever dominating underground UKG label Shall Not Fade as well as Fantastic Voyage and now tapping into 1Forty, this talented producer is one to keep an eye on.

Taking inspiration from the dark sound of the UK capital’s 2 Step UKG scene and incorporating a classic Dizzee Rascal sample, it doesn’t get much more London than this.

@EdwardWhite-1
www.instagram.com/edwardkwhite

Edward White - London City

The EP’s third and final newcomer comes in the form of another relatively new unearthed gem, Birmingham’s Richard Wright. Despite producing on and off since 2005, COVID and the resulting lockdowns allowed him the time and headspace to start taking things a bit more seriously. Initially being unearthed with his first official release in February 2021 by UKG label Strictly Flava. From that release and the early send out of ‘Trust Meh’ he has already received plays across Rinse, Balami and SWU with support from the likes of this EP’s very own Gemi as well as Ollie Rant, Daffy, Chimpizm and a bag of other UKG producers who are leading the line nicely for underground UKG.

Hearing ‘Trust Meh’ with its winding low end, classic samples and 2 step drums it's not hard to understand how his inspiration came from the tape pack and record shop culture of the mid 90s to early 2000s. With the recent resurgence of pioneers like El-B and new school producers embracing the UKG and Breaks movement that alone was enough to make the Brummy producer get his skates on and start getting some projects exported out his PC and making 2022 the year he starts to push on with his 15+ years of experience in the DAW.

@RichardWrightMusic
www.instagram.com/__richardwright__

Richard Wright - Trust Meh

The next release sees the return of Lucent after his bootleg of Pa Salieu’s and BackRoad Gee’s 2020 hit ‘My Family’. Becoming renowned for his funky flips over a year since his last appearance this time he returns with a second flip of arguably Grime’s biggest ever record - Sir Spyro’s ‘Topper Top’ Ft Teddy Bruckshot (RIP), Lady Chann & 1Forty staple Killa P. 

For some reason in the ever thriving UK scene we don’t seem to come across too many producers from Merseyside but one thats been a consistent staple across the Bass & UK Funky scene in the last few years is Lucent. Coming up to nearly a decade in the game he is regularly affiliated with the likes of Hot Cakes and Durkle Disco as well as the infamous but now redundant Trouble & Bass (USA) along with Tumble Audio and Roska Kicks And Snares. Releases across these labels have seen him work with AC Slater, Dread MC and more recently SB:TV’s critically acclaimed Buggsy. 

There’s been work with other 1Forty artists also with the likes of Fish and Shantie. Being the stand out UK Funky producer that he is, it’s no surprise that regular support comes from the likes of Marcus Nasty, DJ Pioneer, Roska and even Tensnake which led to shows across the north at the likes of Hangar 34 (Liverpool), Night Kitchen (Sheffield) to further down the country at The Club (formerly The Irish Centre, Nottingham), the infamous Motion (Bristol) and Lightbox (London). 

@LucentMusic 
www.facebook.com/lucent.music 
www.instagram.com/lucentmusicuk 
www.twitter.com/lucentmusic 
www.lucentmusic.bandcamp.com

Lucent - Topper Top (Sir Spyro Ft Teddy Bruckshot, Lady Chann & Killa P Funky Flip) [Free DL]

Born in Bow E3 London, Selecta Fury lived the whole UK underground music explosion in the early 2000s from what transitioned from Jungle to Garage to Grime before it reaching the levels it has some 20 years later but for him it all started with Slimzee and Wiley.

Due to various challenges life brought his way it wasn't until 2014 when he first exposed himself to DJ'ing and dabbling on and off with production over those years.

Fast forward to 2022 he did the very first Grime set to be broadcast on BBC Three Counties Radio (Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire) alongside Jammer, SBK and Shizz McNaughty to name a few and also featured on friend of the Label - Kirby T's (Reprezent) Grime Sessions platform with a host of reputable MCs.

As for a lot of producers lockdown meant more time to learn new skills or sharpen existing ones and that's exactly what the now Luton based producer did. 18 months on from that he's been rewarded with his commitment to the authentic Grime sound after all these years with his debut release on 1Forty taking Jon E Clayface's 'Cold' vocal from his collab with Prizma to land the official remix for the 1Forty Acapellas #2 EP.

@SelectaFury
www.instagram.com/selectafury

@Prizma-UK
www.facebook.com/prizmauk
www.twitter.com/prizmauk

@JonEClayface
www.facebook.com/joneclayface
www.twitter.com/joneclayface
www.instagram.com/jon_e_clayface

Prizma x Jon E Clayface - Cold (Selecta Fury Grime Remix) [Free DL]

Adam Harper aka Ghoulish stormed onto the UK music scene in 2021 with his intricate and powerful dancefloor-shaking production style. In less than a year of releasing new music he's received regular support from the legends of the rave scene such as Skream, My Nu Leng Holy Goof, Notion, Sammy Virji and Riz La Teef to name a few as well as being coined a UKF ones to watch in 2022.

Further to his impressive production, Ghoulish cut his teeth in 2018 with the sounds of dubstep and drum and bass, which has helped him incorporate a fast-paced, energetic and unique style to his own productions and DJ sets. His DJ sets are regularly filled with his own productions as well as rare dubplates and unreleased tracks from his favourite producers, spanning from UKG, grime, breakbeats, 4x4, 140, jungle and everything in between which makes the Mancunians sets hard to put him in a box - just how we like it.

Ghoulish devises anything from UKG and speed garage/bassline to the depths of dubstep and grime whilst also being able to turn his hand to euphoric breakbeats and up-tempo rave cuts with ease, usually taking inspiration from those combination of genres in part and fusing them together.

His 2-track vinyl release on ec2a (1999/Buss It Up) in 2021 sold out in less than 10 hours and has been hugely sort-after since, which is how he first landed on 1Forty's radar. Fast forward 9 months later and a submission to the 1Forty Acapellas #2 project landed in our inbox taking Logan's patois vocal from his and Hamdis 'Bun Dem Down' and turning it into a speed garage warper for one of the biggest UKG records on the label this year.

@Ghoulish_UK
www.facebook.com/ghoulishuk
www.instagram.com/ghoulish_uk
www.twitter.com/ghoulish_uk

@HamdiOfficialMusic
www.instagram.com/hamdimusic
www.twitter.com/hamdimusic

@OfficialLoganMusic
www.instagram.com/logan_olm
www.twitter.com/logan_olm

Hamdi x Logan - Bun Dem Down (Ghoulish UKG Remix) [Free DL]

Josef made his debut on the label in October 2021 with a drill infused take on dubstep. A combination you wouldn't of thought would work at face value, but the warped dark bassline made it feel right at home in the darkest corners of the 140 scene.

Josef took on the VIP flipping it into somewhere in the realm of Grime and Dubstep with that same Drill influenced bassline but dialled up a notch with skippy drumwork and some flutes to compound that Dubstep essence.

@J_Sef:
www.instagram.com/joe_lumley

Josef - Shining VIP [Free DL]

Earlier this year we welcomed two tastemakers of the original Bassline sound to the label for the first time on 1FBSS007. Two generations collided as OG Midlands Bassline producer Lil Milly collided with the young Manchester protege who's one of a handful of young producers helping carrying the torch for the sound in the last couple of years to keep the flame burning.

In February they served up 'The Steppa' which received huge support from Keep Hush poster girl Saint Ludo who made it a staple of her sets this year on platforms such as Höer Berlin and of course Keep Hush with clips going whipping up on a storm on social.

With arguably one of the biggest 4x4 releases in the scene in the past 12 months it would of been rude not to welcome a VIP to celebrate our 5 year milestone.

@LilMillyBassline
www.instagram.com/officiallilmilly

@JowensFlows
www.instagram.com/mannymashup

Lil Milly x Manny Mashup - The Steppa VIP [Free DL]

Like Arma said..

After making a splash on his debut with the ‘If It’s Nice Flip It Twice VIP’ at the end of 2021, following in the steps of Jammz & Jack Dat by sampling French Montana’s Shot Caller he returned in April of this year with an original track being solely responsible for the funky flavours on the latest series of FNG (1FFNG007) with a melodic and bass driven number ‘Sequences’.

It wouldn't be a 1Forty release without the club sounds and with Arma being the biggest contributor to the Funky output over the past 12 months we asked him to have a pop at a VIP which has served up some Jersey vibes, which we haven't seen since Casement last released on the label.

@ArmaSounds
www.instagram.com/armasounds
www.twitter.com/armasounds
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Arma - Sequencing VIP [Free DL]

1FGRM001 - Free Download

Signed to Indelible Agency, 9TRANE (@9-TRANE) is a producer you seriously need to know about. Producing all things 140bpm his unique take on grime has raised a number of eyebrows in recent months. 
 
It has led him to receive regular radio support on Radar Radio, BBC 1Xtra, Reprezent Radio, Mode FM & Trickstar with Grime’s top DJ’s Spooky, Slimzee & Riz-La-Teef all giving him spins on a number of occasions. Having played at Outlook Festival 2016 on the Boom Bap Boat Party for Killa P, Irah and more it catapulted him into regular bookings in his hometown of Norwich playing alongside the likes of Frisco, AJ Tracey, Logan Sama and plenty more. With the recently announced ‘Trajections Festival’ to look forward to playing alongside half of the grime scene he’s stacking tracks ready to unload. Killa P hooked him up with this unreleased ‘Nuh Failer’ vocal alongside Badness to create this dance ending track for the debut 1Forty Release.. Compute Riddim.

1 year after the launch of 1Forty with 3 heavyweight events in Leeds making waves around the country, the time has come to engineer our identity and sound further through releasing music under our own Record Label, orientated around the underground genres we represent. Grime, Bass, Garage & UK Funky. We have scoured the country to bring you the finest upcoming producers from each of the genres we will be showcasing through our releases. The format will operate in a cycle of 3 Genre-specific, colour coded, EP sized compilation releases. Grime (Red), Bass (Blue), Garage/Funky (Orange). These first 3 releases that will span over the course of the year and will be completely free to download as a thankyou for all the support so far.

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1FGRM001

9TRANE - Compute Riddim Ft. Killa P & Badness Nuh Failer [Free DL]

Heading up the lead track of 1FBSS002 is the rising star of the bass scene right now, Sammy Virji.

Making up 1⁄6 of Tremor Music Management, Sammy Virji has firmly imprinted his distinctive sound into the UK Bass and Garage scenes, particularly over the past year. With support from Holy Goof, TQD, TS7 and many more, he has landed himself regular DJ sets at renowned clubs and events across the country including Printworks (London), Tank (Sheffield), his residency at World Headquarters (Newcastle) as well as being welcomed onto Chris Lorenzo’s Bass Mentality Tour.

His releases with Chip Butty Records & Off Me Nut Records really put him on the map and has since amassed hundreds of thousands of plays thus leading him to sign with UAA Agency.. The Teeside based producer recently announced his ‘Tremor Presents: Sammy Virji Show’ on the third Friday of every month from 11pm-1am on Reprezent Radio. Sammy’s reputation is only set to continue growing in the coming months with appearances coming up at the likes of South West Four Festival and his debut 1Forty release on the way.

@SammyVirji
www.instagram.com/sammyvirji
www.twitter.com/sammy_virji 
www.facebook.com/sammyvirji

1FBSS002

Sammy Virji - Punctuation

Zero has become one of the pioneering names out of the next generation of upcoming producers in the Bass scene since its resurgence in 2016. Initially the Brighton based producer started out producing various different genres within electronic music until he found his calling at 130bpm. 2017 was spent building his catalogue and really honing in on his sound showcasing his music via the Southpoint & Saucy camps. At the end of the year his remix of Chris Lorenzo’s ‘Foot & Mouth’ made its way into some A-listers inboxes and within a matter of weeks all the big players at the table knew who Zero was.

Fast forward to the end of 2018 and Zero is the name on the whole scenes lips. Releases across Maraki Records and Crucast as well as featuring on Holy Goof’s FabricLive 97 along with his ‘Enter The Dragon’ Remix which took shows by storm around the country, so much so that DJ Pied Piper gave the nod to let it be free’d to the masses. His innovative productions rewarded him with bookings at Boomtown Festival, Printworks, Mint Warehouse, Antwerp Warehouse and Bassment just to name a few as well as a guest appearance on Rinse FM from arguably his biggest inspirations - My Nu Leng.

2019 will see him bridge that gap from support to headline artist starting with his debut 1Forty Release, as well as another major US Label as he looks to pull up his seat at the top table alongside the likes of DJ Q, Flava D, Skepsis, Holy Goof, Taiki Nulight.. you get the jist.

@Zero_UK
www.facebook.com/zero.uk
www.instagram.com/zero_uk
www.twitter.com/zerobtn

1FBSS003

Zero - Clear The Space

Originally from Leicester Wibbly started producing at the age of 15 after being in a band through his youth. It wasn’t until the age of 19 after studying music technology he really began to get a feel for building a track from top to bottom. His main influence is UKG but does take from Grime and Dubstep as well after building his vinyl collection across the 3 genres. 

2018 was the year he started to get some self released material out as well as a bootleg of ‘The Calling’ which he received glowing feedback from  Chris Lorenzo and Chris Lake at the time. ‘Vessel’ was one of his first original tracks which really set the foundations for his sound. Support has come from the likes of Jack Junior up to now on his other tracks but with ‘Distant’ being his first official release and the ‘4 Weeks Of 1Forty’ shining the spotlight on some hidden gems this release will provide the platform to push on. 

This has been Wibbly’s first time working with a vocalist, and what better way to get off the mark than with Dakota Sixx. An unsigned vocalist and songwriter originally haling from Birmingham. Shortly after relocating to London four years ago, Dakota released her first solo project ‘Innocence’ which received support from BBC 1Xtra, Nest HQ, Mixmag and Complex. 

Since the success of her first project, Dakota has released music through labels such as Second To None Music, The Sound of Everything, 877 Records, BRØKEN, Saucy Records and now 1Forty. Dakota’s previous releases have also received support from DJ Q, Jamz Supernova, Marcus Nasty and many more!

In 2018, Dakota appeared on tracks for artists such as Star.One, Capo Lee, Affiliate and Mind of a Dragon. Whilst there are many more exciting collaborations lined up for 2019, Dakota’s main focus for this year will be on solo projects that showcase her broader taste in songwriting and genres.

@WibblyUK
www.facebook.com/wibblyuk

@DktaSixx
www.facebook.com/dktasixx
www.instagram.com/dktasixx
www.twitter.com/dktasixx

4 Weeks Of 1Forty

Wibbly Ft Dakota Sixx - Distant [Free DL]

Its not often you come across a team of 3 producers under one alias, but that is exactly how the 3 close friends from Sheffield started creating music together in 2013, 6 years later nothing has changed as the trio embark on their 1Forty debut release. Sam, Alex & Arthur all studied at college and started to gain some traction on the club circuit a couple of years later mainly in and around Sheffield at venues such as The Night Kitchen, Yellow Arch, Hope Works, The Harley and Plug.

Following Arthur’s move to the hub of underground music - Bristol, he started on the circuit there which lead him to the heights of playing a sold out Motion on a number of occasions amongst other venues such as Blue Mountain and the intimate Cosies. Spinning all things that 1Forty typically hones in on - UKG, Grime, Funky & Bass, they’ve performed alongside a host of names including Commodo, Loefah, Khan & Neek, Plastician, Bassboy, Swifta Beater, TC4 and Devilman just to name a few.

The trio still produce together sending stems back and forth which hasn’t hindered workflow by any means. Releases have come across Hot Cakes, Project Allout, Saucy Music, Second To None, Pack London and more. In that time they have gathered support from names including Flava D, DJ Q, Zinc, DJ Haus, Shift K3y, Conducta, Murlo, Sammy Virji and L U C Y amongst others.

@WolfeTime
www.facebook.com/Wolfetime

1FFNG003

Wölfe - Do Me Right

Arriving like a freight train out of seemingly nowhere, Higgo has taken the UK Garage and Bass scene by storm. Blending UKG sensibilities with his passion for old school hip hop and the raw, bass focused attributes of the current sound of UK underground music, Higgo has quickly seen his music pick up support from top names in the scene, most notably the ‘Prince of Garage’ Conducta and Todd ‘The God’ Edwards which sees him land on 1Forty for the first time with a soulful UKG cut.

In 2019 Higgo’s music has been featured heavily by DJs across 1Xtra, Rinse and Reprezent, making appearances himself on the latter two. His reworks of Ms Dynamite’s ‘Dy-Na-Mi-Tee’ and Estelle’s ‘American Boy’ have received a hugely positive response, picking up heavy support from Sammy Virji and being uploaded by YouTube channel The Deeprot with the tracks achieving a combined play count of over 350,000 on Soundcloud alone. Higgo has released with Wang Records, Four40 and Rare Supply, his debut EP came out on the latter in June 2019. The ‘’95 EP’ went straight to the top of the Juno Download chart and has since had ‘Work’ feature in Spotify’s own editorial playlist, ‘New UK Garage’.

Higgo’s ever increasing popularity has resulted in headline shows up and down the country, including Manchester, Bristol, Nottingham, Exeter and Plymouth. He also made multiple appearances on Sammy Virji’s ‘Like A Virjin: Part II’ tour and held down support slots for Mind of a Dragon, El-B, Sharda and Royal-T. During festival season Higgo was at Forbidden Forest and BassFest and also took part in Conducta’s ‘Redbull Roadblock’ in Sheffield.

With more original music lined up for 2020, as well as a rapidly growing demand as a remixer, Higgo looks certain to become a leading name in the UK Garage revolution.

@HiggoUK
www.facebook.com/higgouk
www.instagram.com/higgouk
www.twitter.com/higgouk

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Higgo - Soul 2 Soul

Like Logan, Hamdi is fresh off the back of the last Genre Release (1FFNG004) with his first ever vocal release ‘What You Gonna Do’ which was a vintage UK Funky circa 2008/2009 esqu sounding production from Retrospect complimented by a back and forth vocal between the talented Brighton producer/MC and Razor. Cosigned by the likes of Marcus Nasty and receiving support across Rinse and Reprezent it was widely well received.

Hamdi delivers his first production on the label since the debut 1Forty Release alongside 9TRANE on 1FGRM001 and his track ‘Criminal’; a spiralling dubstep heavy hitter. This latest addition to the 1Forty discography ‘Raw’ is a sign of how far he has come in the last two and a half years since that release as you can hear how he’s refined his signature sound to get his productions club ready for the top tier artists proven by the lengthy support on this record from Sicaria Sound who have been spinning it regularly around the world for the past 6 months.

Growing up listening to a lot of Grime and Dubstep it’s not hard to see the path Hamdi has taken firstly as a producer and secondly as an MC. In the last 12 months the Oxford born producer has gone on to release his own series of freestyle videos entitled ‘Bars’ all of which have amassed tens of thousands of views across socials whilst still having the likes of Novelist, Prez T, Managa, Capo Lee, Coco and a number of other artists regularly spitting over his beats on radio sets. Support has come from the likes of Sir Spyro, Spooky andJack Dat amongst others as well as outside the 140 spectrum from the likes of EZ, My Nu Leng, Flava D, Conducta and more. Only a couple of months ago Hamdi was drawing wheel ups from Plastician on deck alongside Razor on mic and it's not often in this generation you see an artist be as strong with the mic as on the DAW, that being said we may have another Jammz on our hands.

@HamdiOfficialMusic
www.facebook.com/hamdiofficialmusic
www.instagram.com/alexhamdi1
www.twitter.com/hamdimusic

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Hamdi - Raw

Kobe JT is a name on the UKG scene’s lips and touted as the next best thing to happen by many and its not hard to hear why, receiving support from the likes of UKG legend DJ EZ, as well as Flava D, Sammy Virji, Rinse’s newest figurehead IZCO and the Prince of UKG - Conducta, who also brought him through for Kiwi Hush 2 in 2019. Still only 22 years of age and having worked with the likes of Conducta, MOAD and Logan amongst others and a discography spanning across Downplay (Slime Recordings), Strictly Flava, Wang Records and of course Kiwi Records where the Gloucestershire producer featured on the Kiwi Sound Compilation CD in 2020, he’s already proving to be a hot prospect.

The 22 year old producer has been on 1Forty’s radar for some time, so as soon as the submission came through of Killa P’s ‘Rate Us’, the soulful summer vibes paired with the ragga style meant it was an instant addition to the 1Forty Acapellas EP.

@KobeJT
www.facebook.com/kobejtmusic
www.instagram.com/kobejt_
www.twitter.com/kobejt_

Killa P:
www.facebook.com/killapuk
www.instagram.com/killapofficial
www.twitter.com/killapmc

1Forty Acapellas EP

Killa P - Rate Us (Kobe JT UKG Remix) [Free DL]

Summer 2020 kicks off with the first bootleg release on the label since this time last year with Kiwi starlet The Phat Controlla and his unofficial sub low UKG take on fellow Leeds’ artist and MOBO award winner Graft - ‘Ignited Flows’.

The Phat Controlla is another unearthed gem of the Kiwi Records label who started producing in 2017. Having kept a relatively low profile only sending out finished works to a very select few, The Prince Of UKG - Conducta soon picked him up for the the Kiwi shows keeping its promise of highlighting the NUKG talent, firstly at Kiwi Hush (Keep Hush) followed by three legs of the BK2SKL Tour in Autumn 2019.

Since then he has gone on to appear on Rinse FM on numerous occasions, including alongside the Kiwi camp for the Kiwi Records: Christmas Special as well as releases across Mangoes + Melons and Strictly House & Garage. Alongside Conducta’s heavy handed support he has amassed support from the likes of Mind Of A Dragon, Sammy Virji, Sharda, and the icing on the cake.. his main inspiration and UKG icon Todd ‘The God’ Edwards.

@ThePhatControlla
www.instagram.com/thephatcontrolla
www.twitter.com/zephatcontrolla

Graft:
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Ignited

The Phat Controlla - Ignited (Graft - Ignited Flows Bootleg) [Free DL]

Premiered by Complex UK on 17th September 2020: https://www.complex.com/music/2020/09/premiere-sammy-virji-smokey-bubblin-b-santorini

Since Sammy Virji and Smokey Bubblin’ B last appeared on the label in June and April 2019 respectively a hell of a lot has happened within the UK Garage scene. From simmering away in the underground the genre has had new life breathed into it with commercial hits such as AJ Tracy’s ‘Ladbroke Grove’ shining a bright light on the sound once again. Being branded as NUKG (New UK Garage) by Conducta his label Kiwi Records and reputation as an artist has also helped elevate this new era Garage sound to today’s younger generation of listeners. With both Sammy and Smokey appearing on Kiwi with their own EP’s they return to 1Forty for their highly anticipated collab as teased very recently by Conducta in his latest Kiwi Direkt mix, bringing a perfect soundtrack for a summer’s day.

Sammy Virji set one scene alight and helped forge another all in the space of three years and there’s no signs of slowing with an ever growing eclectic discography brimming with energy. Now firmly at the front of UKG and underground UK Bass music as a whole the Oxford born producer is leading the charge of ‘NUKG’ with Conducta and co, whilst still maintaining his relationships with the likes of Chip Butty Records/Rare Supply and 1Forty as well as forging new ones overseas with Barong Family. All of this along with a healthy list of self releases have propelled him into a monthly Rinse FM residency and enjoy consecutive sold out ’Like A Virjin’ tours which all fit into his extensive schedule. This has seen him takeover the countries most reputable venues such as Stealth, Hidden, Wire and participate in some of the countries biggest events at Printworks, NASS, Boomtown and across the pond in Europe at the highlight of every underground music lovers calendar - Outlook Festival. 2020 saw him working with DJ Zinc, DJ Q, Moksi and the Prince of UKG and fellow Kiwi - Conducta, before dropping his debut album Spice Up My Life’ which has been one of the most critically acclaimed albums in bass music in 2020 hailing praise from the likes of Skream, Chris Lorenzo and Mistajam to name a few.

Smokey Bubblin’ B has made himself one of the most renowned names in the UKG scene after the years of grafting away keeping the sound alive in the underground have come full circle, with the Garage sound now very much on the rise the South London born producer is reaping the rewards for his dedication. Smokey became one of the earliest recruits under Kiwi Records alongside Sammy to help the Prince Of Conducta take NUKG (New UK Garage) to the next level with his Better Run EP. In the last 12 months alone he has signed with Earth Agency and been awarded with a monthly Rinse residency too. Although the last 12 months have been integral to the growth of his reputation, his roots in the underground go much deeper than that with his discography more than holding its own, gaining regular support and friends over the years and from UK Garage day one’s such as DJ EZ, Hatcha, Matt Jam Lamont to name a few.

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1FFNG005

Sammy Virji x Smokey Bubblin B - Santorini

Premiered by Trench on 16th December 2020: https://trenchtrenchtrench.com/features/exclusive-lyrical-strally-and-dakota-sixx-jump-on-a-bouncy-higgo-riddim-for-clouds

'Clouds’ sees one of the most unlikely link ups to date on the label, but with the unexpected in music usually comes a rich vein of originality and this outcome is no different. Putting one of the labels most decorated Grime artists Lyrical Strally (YGG) alongside one of bass music’s best female vocalists Dakota Sixx is intriguing alone. Then adding not just a producer but technically gifted musician Higgo on the buttons and the end result leaves another sun soaked, yet much more soulful track with the piano lead, punchy metaphors and chorus wrapping up a culminating end product.

Lyrical Strally first featured on the label back in 2018 with ‘Grime Street’ as the lead track on 1FGRM003, a track that went on to be premiered by Complex UK, visuals that landed via SB:TV, and although it was released at the very end of the year before, was featured in Sir Spyro’s ‘Best Of Grime 2019’ on his 1Xtra show. Throughout 2019 the relationship between artists and label was ever present from the release as well as Travis being part of the 1Forty Takeover on BBC Radio 1 w/ Toddla T. Lyrical Strally went on to join the bill at the 1Forty Manchester Launch in March alongside fellow YGG members PK and DJ Travis T as well as an appearance on Marcus Nasty’s Rinse show that summer. Some six months later another beat from Jhuttz landed in the 1Forty mailbox with a sound of grime very much fitting for a YGG revival after two years since their last release ‘Strikers’ on Astral Black, paving the way for ‘Royals’.

Pairing up with Lyrical Strally on the vocal is female songwriter and vocalist Dakota Sixx who first began gaining popularity from her debut EP ‘Innocence’ which received support across BBC 1Xtra, Nest HQ & Mixmag. Since the success of her first project, Dakota has released music through labels such as 877 Records and Saucy with said releases gathering support from key tastemakers such as DJ Q & Jamz Supernova. After relocating to London from Birmingham almost five years ago she has performed at the likes of Fabric, recorded her most recent EP at world famous Abbey Road Studios and in 2019 became an ambassador for Converse where she featured on multiple campaigns. Dakota has also featured on tracks alongside Capo Lee and Star One.

The third and final name part of this collaboration is Higgo. Having taken the UK Garage and Bass scene by storm, blending UKG sensibilities with his passion for old school hip hop and the raw bass focused attributes of the current sound of UK underground music, Higgo has quickly seen his music pick up support from A-list names like Todd Edwards. In 2019 he was seen as one of the key players out of the names coming through in UKG as he was enlisted for Conducta’s Redbull Roadblock project around the UK. Furthering on from his debut 1Forty release ‘Soul 2 Soul’, his Wang Records releases as well as his own highly successful self releases have helped cement his status beyond an upcoming artist in 2020.

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Lyrical Strally x Dakota Sixx - Clouds (Prod. Higgo)

1Forty’s debut paid Single dropped last Summer with a monsterous link up from three of Manchester’s key artists over the past two decades - Slay, Trigga and Zed Bias. Going down as one of the tracks of the year in the underground in 2019, an all star cast from some of the UK’s hardest spitters have jumped on board for the remix.

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Dance Dun Remix

Slay Ft Trigga, Coco, Local & Snowy - Dance Dun Remix (Prod. Chimpo)

Five years after ‘You Get Bun’ was produced it’s finally seeing the light of day due to some shrewd A&R. From its initial hype in 2015 across the Rinse FM airwaves from shows like Butterz (Flava D) giving it airtime and its circulation from radio rips online as a result, it had a planned release but unfortunately never happened. Some five years later its once bold spark as a dub reignited on socials again after the radio rips resurfaced across socials for it to be picked up and signed by 1Forty.

Fish & Sherry S hail from Bristol, which, when you hear any of their productions or DJ sets, probably won’t come as much of a surprise. The duo’s signature sound is a genre-hopping mix of Bassline, Dubstep, and just about anything that falls under the umbrella of ‘UK bass’ music. It’s a sound that characterises their records for mainstay underground labels they’ve signed to like Bingo Bass (DJ Zinc), Roska Kicks & Snares, Tumble Audio, Four40 and of course their very own Cocobolo Sound, that’s manifested in full glory during their high-energy DJ performances.

Fish was last seen on the label in early 2019 after smashing 2018 out the park with Sherry after appearances at the likes of Banghai Towers at Boomtown and Outlook Festival amongst strong label releases. His first track signed to 1Forty in April 2019 was entitled ‘Mad’ putting the signature sound associated with the duo, on Capo Lee and D Double E’s hook for a giveaway, however that was a solo release making this Sherry S’s first appearance on the label. Since Fish’s debut the pair have gone on to become Fabric residents, announced shortly after the release of ‘Mad’. Cocobolo Sound was their label venture announced a few months later making 2019 a stellar year.

2020 started off with a bang as they recorded a massive Redbull Choice mix putting a practically unheard of 150 tracks in 25 minutes before the pandemic hit, allowing them to shift their focus toward the Cocobolo Sound project seeing releases from some of Bristols brightest up and coming talent as well as their own work, making ‘You Get Bun’ their first release away from their own imprint this year.

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You Get Bun

Fish & Sherry S - You Get Bun

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1Forty captures the authenticity of the UK's best underground genres, by showcasing established and upcoming talent, whilst engineering its own sound and identity through the music we release and showcase. Grime, Bass, Garage & UK Funky.

On the 21st October 2016 1Forty launched at one of the biggest nightclub brands in the country.. Mint, Leeds. Welcoming @CausenAffect, @ChampionDJ & @SkepsisProducer. Since then the label has welcomed the likes of @TheDJOneman, @SpookyBizzle @NotionDJ @HolyGoof_UK @DJSlimzee @Killa-P-Music @Preditah @SwiftaBeater @SammyVirji @NuBassOfficial @TheCocoUK @Snow667 @JokerKapsize @DJSharda @YGG @SicariaSound @DJSirSpyro + more.

Since the launch of the Record Label (June 2017) and introducing its cycle of Genre Release compilations 1Forty has received coverage across publications including Red Bull, Complex UK, Mixmag, SB.TV, GRM Daily, DJ Mag & Trench Mag, major support on radio across BBC Radio 1 (inc. 1Forty Takeover w/ Toddla T), 1Xtra, Rinse FM, Beats 1, Radar Radio & Reprezent, and TV usage across Sky One, Sky Sports, BT Sport & BBC Three.

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