One forteh

Singles (Free DL)

So gassed to finally release this! 

Thanks for being patient with me and huge biggups to @sammyvirji on the original!

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Sammy Virji - Never Let You Go (Hamdi Edit) [Free Download]

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]

It’s been over two years since a 140 Single entered the free download series on the label, as fresh talent T!M joins the ranks with a flip of M.I.K’s ‘Ice Rink’. Cult hero of the Grime scene and the Family Tree member first released the vocal in 2014, and could be heard far and wide from the scenes top selectors, from radios to the dance. Now 9 years later, it’s had the Bristolian treatment with the young producer breathing new life into a classic of the 2010’s Grime era.

21 year old T!M started producing around two years ago and only released for the first time in August this year. Key influences such as Disclosure, MPH and Coki signpost his diverse taste for electronic music, which have lead to an accelerated learning curve and is already helping him carve out his own sound.  

With less than 6 months under his belt of releasing music he’s already played a number of venues around Bristol, released music on the likes of Deeprot, and had his music played at major UK festivals and leading underground radio stations such as Boomtown, Kendal Calling, Rinse FM and Reprezent.  

His debut release amassed 60,000 streams and since then has gone on to gather support from DRIAA, Danny Rankin, Saint Ludo and DJ Jackum leading him to be picked up by 1Forty, making it the perfect way to tee up 2024.

@djmenxce777
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T!M - Ice Rink (M.I.K - Ice Rink Bootleg) [Free DL]

The first release of 2024 sees the return of Sketchi, 18 months after he brought the first official Dubstep single for the label ‘Osami’. He kicks off 1Forty’s year with a high octane Dubstep/Grime hybrid take of Flowdans infamous ‘Shell A Verse’ acapella that the ex Roll Deep member made available on Bandcamp in 2018, and has since seen new heights hit with Sammy Virji’s UKG Remix in 2023.

1Forty has featured a selection of artists on the Label from its home in Leeds and Sketchi is part of those very grassroots. Starting off his journey learning to mix and produce at the age of 14, growing up in the same area of Leeds a musical relationship was born with Mikey B thanks to their shared love for UK Bass music.

Taking inspiration from the early era of Grime and Dubstep along with the artists he follows across the bass music spectrum that have such a strong focus on low end sound design such as My Nu Leng, Taiki Nulight, S.P.Y, Dimension, Joker and Enigma Dubz, it is yet again on show here.

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Sketchi - Shell A Verse (Flowdan - Shell A Verse Bootleg) [Free DL]

Doc Zee returns to the label some 5 years since his last release, to put the cherry on the top of that release back in 2018. A VIP of his funky flip of Wiley’s eski-classic ‘Colder’. The original released back in 2006 as part of the ‘Eskiboy Da 2nd Phaze’ Mixtape. The bootleg in 2018 and subsequent VIP were given a name change ‘They Don’t Know’ due to the additional sampling taken from early Grime raves.

Starting out DJing from a very young age and jumping into production at the age of 16, despite never taking it seriously at the time it set him up for a future in music. Attending university to study music production in 2014 the music artistry started to flow. Since then he has released on a multitude of labels including fellow signee Ali Mck’s label Articulate Sound, My Nu Lengs label Maraki Records, Hyphos label Manuka and the legendary Four40 Records out of Birmingham to name a few. The Suffolk based producer has gathered support from My Nu Leng, Skepsis, Distro, Marcus Nasty, Murder He Wrote, TC4 & loads more.

The original version of bootleg ‘They Don’t Know’ saw huge support and was premiered on BBC Radio 1 on Toddla T's Show back on the 8th November 2018, with the likes of JME spitting over it two years later in 2020.

@DJDocZee
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Doc Zee - They Don't Know VIP (Wiley - Colder Bootleg) [Free DL]

Yancey makes his debut on the label by taking Yizzy back to his 140 roots with a gritty Dubstep flip of his announcement to the Drill & UK Rap scene with ’Blue Freestyle’ that was first released in 2021.

Born and raised in New Zealand & now residing in Bristol, Yancey has built a name for himself in his homeland's underground music scene & beyond, known for his eclectic sound & unique performance style drawing inspiration from the rich history of hip-hop, jungle/drum & bass & their many contemporary offshoots. His music has been released & featured by notable labels including Noisia Radio, Quality Goods Records, & Sony Music NZ, played on Rinse FM, BBC Radio 1 & regularly on GeorgeFM in his home country, & supported by the likes of Tsuruda, Cesco, Klinical & Sepia. This notoriety has led him to perform at renowned showcases for the likes of 1985 Music, SWU:FM & Redbull.

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Yancey - Blue Freestyle (Yizzy - Blue Freestyle Bootleg) [Free DL]

9TRANE makes his return to 1Forty some 4 years after his last release alongside Logan on ‘Evil Side’. Having been part of the Label since Day 1 when he laid down a statement of intent with lead track ‘Compute Riddim’ Ft Killa P & Badness on the debut release when the Label arm was formed - 1FGRM001. We couldn’t be happier to welcome him back with his first track to enter our Single’s Free DL series with a UKG take of Danny Weeds iconic ‘Salt Beef’, one of 9TRANES favourite Grime instrumentals of all time from the producer and member of Roll Deep.

9TRANE’s rich history with 1Forty is woven with his unique trademark sound yet versatile approach including ‘Assault’ on 1FGRM002, and ‘Appletize’ which made ripples throughout the scene. Toddla T latched onto the Norwich talent through these releases and gained regular support on his show on BBC Radio 1 over a number of years before his exit from the station. 1Forty’s mainstay also tinkered with some UK Funky collabing with Arridim now also known as Criticals' Particle for ‘Plazma’ and the follow up ‘Plazma VIP’ both still receiving regular plays some 5 years later.

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9TRANE - Salt Beef Tool (Danny Weed - Salt Beef Bootleg) [Free DL]

Everybody Runs / Lockdown VIP

Everybody Runs ft. D-E-Velopment

The latest Free Download comes from Fork and Knife who comes with a genre-binding single entitled ‘Real Monsters’.

It’s not hard to see why his sound is so original with 10 years of production under his belt. The producer based in North East London has carved out a sound that pays homage to the underground scenes that have shaped him as a person over the past decade. More recently spreading his wings into Grime and Garage 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 a frantic selection of drums.

Having being named ‘One to Watch’ by The Guardian he’s gathered quite a bit of attention since, with support from Zinc, Murlo, Cable, Target, Spooky, Trends, Boylan and more across the likes of 1Xtra, Radar, Rinse, Reprezent, ModeFM and NTS. Recent releases on In:flux Audio and Raw Tactics have seen him achieve number 1 spots in both Juno’s Bass and Garage charts and a 9/10 review in DJMag respectively ready to prop him up for his debut release on 1Forty.

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Real Monsters

Fork And Knife - Real Monsters [Free DL]

Starting out DJing from a very young age and jumping into production at the age of 16, despite never taking it seriously at the time it set him up for a future in music. Attending university to study music production in 2014 the music artistry started to flow. Since then he has released on Articulate Sound (Ali McKs Label) as well as Broken. The Suffolk based producer has gathered support from My Nu Leng, Skepsis, Distro, Marcus Nasty, Murder He Wrote, TC4 & loads more.

His track 'Contagion' taken from his debut EP ‘Feel Free’ was featured by Dummy Mag and reached #1 in the Juno Download Charts and also had a track featured in DJ Mag’s Top 10 by Sheffields ‘Where’s North?’ earlier this year. The 28 year old is now officially represented by Articulate Artists Agency setting him up nicely for his debut 1Forty Release with his Single ‘They Don’t Know’. A Funky flip on Wiley’s Colder. The original going way back to 2006 taken from ‘Eskiboy Da 2nd Phaze’ Mixtape. Premiering on BBC Radio 1 on Toddla T's Show on 08/11/18.

@DJDocZee
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Doc Zee - They Don't Know (Wiley - Colder Bootleg) [Free DL]

The next MC to step into a 1Forty Release feels like he has been around the grime scene for a while, yet amazingly is still only a teenager. SBK came to prominence on the now defunct Radar Radio, whilst also being brought through by Novelist on a number of occasions. Funnily enough the scene hasn’t welcomed a shining talent so young since the 2018 Mercury Prize nominee first broke through on to the scene with The Square 5 years ago.

The Stevenage native has already tore down the likes of 1Xtra, Rinse FM, Boiler Room, Kiss, Pyro and more than held his own amongst MCs twice his age at Grime Originals. The past 12 months has seen him light up a ton of sets across the UK biggest platforms, released works with the likes of Mez amongst a number of self releases, and of course featuring on a key moment in the Grime calendar - Lord Of The Mics 8. Clashing T Roadz and then of course all the promotion that came with it, such as coverage on each participant by Sir Spyro, the compilation release alongside the likes of Grime royalty Roll Deep and Wiley, and the launch party with the likes of Skepta showing love.

1Forty being 1Forty.. we paired the standout MC of the next generation of Grime artists, with one of the labels most versatile and original producers in Fork And Knife, and the outcome is a Funky/Grime hybrid Single releasing 19th November.

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Bars

SBK x Fork And Knife - Bars [Free DL]

And another one...Can headland do any wrong?????

RELEASE DATE 13TH APRIL . 10 " VINYL

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SYSTM031 - HEADLAND - GARBO / GRITS

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The Mask

We thought it had been far too long since we released a stand alone UK Funky release.. 15 months to be precise. What better way to pick up where we left off than bringing a funky reboot by Lucent of one of last years biggest tracks ‘My Family’ from the BBC Sound of 2021’s Pa Salieu featuring Backroad Gee.

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 suprise 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). Obviously those times are further away from us than we’d like at the moment allowing Lucent to focus on his output with ‘Family’ being his first release of 2021 making his debut on the 1Forty imprint.

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Lucent - Family (Pa Salieu Ft Backroad Gee - My Family Bootleg) [Free DL]

Karnage - Off Kilter (SWR Remix)(Clip)

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Bandcamp: https://goth-trad.bandcamp.com/album/airbreaker-vip
MEDi store: https://store.deepmedi.com/vinyl/medi116

Two of dubstep's most iconic names – Japanese don, Goth-Trad, and Mala's ever present DEEP MEDi label – join forces once again. Revamping his 2012 release 'Airbreaker', Goth-Trad takes a track which already teetered on the edge of an Assault and Battery charge and ups the ante with a whirlwind of acid and industrial roughness. Where the A-side is pure mechanical nightmare,the flip 'Apes' stands in juxtaposition – its organic, humid palette conjuring up visions of dense tropical forests and the mysteries that lie within.
DJ Mag


Airbreaker VIP / Apes
12" Black label & Digital
05.03.21
(MEDi116 - original press in MEDi black or white printed sleeves)

Airbreaker VIP

Goth-Trad - Apes - 05.03.21 (MEDi116)

Events // 2016 - Present

Record Label // 2017 - 2024

"1Forty have made quite a name for themselves with their genre-themed compilation EPs." - Complex UK

"I find it quite hard to find a lot of modern Grime with that weight it originated with, and its similar with the Funky but 1Forty seem to be finding these records and putting them out, keeping that flame alive." - Toddla T (BBC Radio 1)

Founded by @LOCKT1Forty

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 had nights at a multitude of venues and welcomed the likes of @TheDJOneman, @SpookyBizzle @NotionDJ @HolyGoof_UK @DJSlimzee @Killa-P-Music @Preditah @SwiftaBeater @SammyVirji @NuBassOfficial @HamdiOfficialMusic @TheCocoUK @Snow667 @JokerKapsize @DJSharda @YGG @SicariaSound @DJSirSpyro @Neffa-T @MezYeah President T + 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.