1FBSS005 (Bass) sees the vintage 4x4 sound kick forward into 2020. The Bassline All Stars K-Dot, Trilla & Bomma B team up on a classic Sheffield 4x4 beat from J69. It’s ‘That Time Again’ as more of Sheffield’s Bassline stars Deadbeat and Forca team up for another release. NLMT brings Manchester’s unearthed gem Fallu through for a 4x4 track reminiscent of the Gemma Fox era, with a track from 1Forty stalwart Ali McK along with IYZ and Kage putting the finishing touches to the EP with a bouncy Bass House number.

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Premiered by Complex UK on 9th April 2020: https://www.complex.com/music/2020/04/premiere-trilla-k-dot-bomma-b-j69-ya-fool

K Dot is what many have named as the North’s best Grime MC for some time now. Being from Sheffield it was inevitable that 4x4 would be his initial maker with living in the home of the Bassline scene in the Niche era. That track did indeed come and it was ‘Get Milli Get Mad’ in 2008. Fast forward 4 years to 2012 and his big break in Grime came when he got the call up from Jammer for Lord Of The Mics IV where he clashed the late Depzman. After that came a heap of media attention from the likes of SBTV & JDZ Media dropping a number of freestyles amassing hundreds of thousands of views collectively, along with his freestyles on 1Xtra where he has made consistent appearances for Logan Sama & Sian Anderson.

He was featured in Complex UK’s article ‘15 Grime MCs Outside Of London You Need To Know’. His Sheffield crew Scumfam also gained recognition being booked at the debut Eskimo Dance in Leeds at the o2 Academy in 2016 as well as a call up for a couple of its members to represent Sheffield on Red Bulls Grime-A-Side project. He then embarked on his Tour in 2017 to follow up from his hit ‘Scary’ with Scumfam producer Palize which soared through the Bassline scene once again. Grime Releases have been consistent throughout the years seeing collaborations alongside P Money, Big Zuu, Kamakazi, Eyez just to name a few as well as his debut 1Forty Release in 2018 ‘1Forty Ting’ and more bassline hits across 2019 such as ‘As Per’ and the All Star Remix some of whom he teams up with once again for ‘Ya Fool’.

Those two names are Birmingham pioneers and royalty Trilla & Bomma B. Trilla was one of the first artists to have been representing Grime & Bassline from 2007 onwards in the Midlands. Trilla burst on to the scene in 2007 with G-Star - one of the Bassline scenes earliest anthems. Westwood soon cottoned on to the hype and had Trilla down to London on a number of occasions for freestyles and sets over a 24 month period before breaking through to Mistajam and Targets shows and becoming the main sound of 1Xtra.

Toward the end of the Westwood stint came the StayFresh era welcoming through Bomma B alongside the likes of SafOne, Mayhem, Deadly, Pressure, J1 and Raider amongst others delivering a wrath of freestyles, tracks and sets upon the best media channels like Flush Raw, P110, GrimeBlog, JDZmedia and the top radio platforms at the time such as Sian Anderson’s 1Xtra show and Logan Sama’s AfterHours on Kiss FM which carried through to 2016. At this time there was nowhere in the underground Trilla and Stayfresh could not be seen or heard. Some artists in the crew took some time away from music including Trilla and Bomma until 2019 saw the return of them both with new music and appearing on sets once again like they never left. 2020 they properly announced themselves back to the world with DJ Target welcoming them on to his show for a special 4x4 #TeamTakeover orchestrated by Target and his wife Eva, blowing up the airwaves in the process setting themselves up perfectly to bring 4x4 back in circulation a decade later with none other than one of 1Forty’s previously signed artists and Sheffield's underlying 4x4 pioneers over the past ten years - J69.

K Dot:
www.instagram.com/kdotscumfam
www.twitter.com/kdotscumfam

Trilla:
www.instagram.com/trilla.jermaine.trilloski
www.twitter.com/trilla0121

Bomma B:
www.instagram.com/bommab0121
www.twitter.com/bommab0121

@J69Music-1
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www.twitter.com/j69music

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

This one is an allround Sheffield collaboration and its not hard to see the correlation between the sounds on this release and where the artists on the release are from with the roots of 4x4 firmly in Steel city.

Another Sheffield name on this release and a long awaited 1Forty debutant after mixing and mastering the majority of the Labels catalogue finally comes to the forefront. Recognised as one of the main driving forces behind UK Bass music, Deadbeat UK’s productions have helped to form and elevate the underground sounds of the UK over the last few years. Striving to stay ahead of the curve with his production, he’s one of the most unique and consistent artists in the scene. Deadbeat UK has worked with some top names; his list of collaborations including Conducta and Royal-T; the latter for Flava D’s huge fabriclive 88 project. He has also headlined up and down the country and played Boomtown, Balter Fest, NASS, Kendal Calling and Outlook among other festivals as well as recently being booked in Palestine.
With a strong following gained through consistently exciting releases and energetic sets, Deadbeat UK is looking to take 2020 by storm and assert himself as one of the scenes top talents in a new decade.

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 Terror Danjah and Rapture 4D. The last 12 months has been 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.

@DeadbeatUK
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www.twitter.com/ddbtuk

@ForcaUK
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www.instagram.com/forca_uk
www.twitter.com/forcauk

Deadbeat UK Ft Forca - That Time Again

NLMT and Fallu make two perfect first time additions to the roster for this release delivering a classic bassline sound straight from the female vocal era reminiscent of the likes of Gemma Fox.

When hearing NLMT’s music its not hard to work out where his influences lay nor where he comes from. The Bradford born 23 year old has been producing 13 years and has been looking to emulate TS7’s incredible journey from bedroom producer in West Yorkshire to the worlds biggest stages, after all they did go to the same school. Consistent releases across CruCast in the last 24 months have seen him go straight into the mix of the ever growing list of the labels successful artists that are thriving right now, playing regularly at the likes of BassFest and Distortion - arguably two of the biggest events in the Bassline scene currently dominating the UKs club scene, as well as a Warehouse Project date for the labels biggest event of the year to boot.

Having established regular support from Holy Goof and Notion as well as CruCast’s figureheads such as Skepsis, Darkzy and TS7 himself, it lead him to play on Darkzy and TS7’s respective tours and it also landed him a spot on Jamie Duggan and DJ Q’s Pure Bassline Anthems compilation CD which dominated album charts around Europe. Going forward NLMT is looking to make the most authentic music possible across the UK Bass spectrum with a multitude of diverse releases to look forward to in 2020 starting with a debut 1Forty release ‘Time’.

Fallu is an alternative R&B artist, incorporating elements of neo-soul and funk into her unique tones. After being told she was ‘too Northern’ for London drama school, Karla Farrar began her new endeavour as ‘Fallu’ in Manchester, emerging onto the local scene with her debut single ‘Eventually’ in May 2019. Since then she has performed at multiple events around the city, including her successful headline show at The Castle Hotel. In 2020, she releases her second single ‘Conversation’ revealing a raw, personal edge that is often hidden by her colourful, energetic exterior that is seen at her live shows. ‘Time’ sees 1Forty unearth another hidden gem in Fallu as this, her first venture into the underground sounds like she’s been here for years.

@NLMT
www.facebook.com/nlmtmusic
www.instagram.com/nlmt_music
www.twitter.com/nlmtmusic

Fallu
www.facebook.com/fallumusic
www.instagram.com/fallumusic

NLMT Ft FALLU - Time

Ali McK brings through his duo partner on the label for the first time IYZ, collaborating with Kage, another newcomer for a gritty yet bouncy Bass House track to round off the release.

Ali was a debutant on the Label back in May 2018 with a funky flip of Wileys ‘We’re Ready’ which received huge support from Toddla T. He has been a key player in the resurgence of UK Funky over the last 24 month with releases across More Time Records, Tumble Audio whilst driving the sounds of UK Funky through the scene via his own label Articulate Records. With that being said he has always had a huge influence from Grime & Dubstep too evident with ‘Grime Street’ and ‘1Forty Ting’ on 1FGRM003 at the end of 2018.

He along with IYZ was asked directly by Skream to bootleg his timeless 2006 dubstep track ‘Midnight Request Line’ for his one off special on Rinse FM the same summer with D Double E and Marcus Nasty, which soon became one of the most wanted dubs in the scene. 1Forty’s favourite things to do is bring producers into other Genre Releases and ‘Straight Ravin’’ see’s Ali complete the Hat Trick of appearing under all of the Genres under the label format. IYZ has been with Ali McK every step of the way across this journey except for his 1Forty releases with countless collaborations together.. after all they are a duo, but that is now about to change.

Teaming up with the pair is Kage who has been inspired by a wide range of bass heavy music including Dubstep and Bass House, which has helped carve out his sound. Heavy Drum & Bass and Bassline are a staple of the young Chesterfield producer’s live sets, which have been showcased at Krudd on a regular basis supporting artists such as Darkzy, Skepsis, Holy Goof and DJ Phantasy just to mention a few. His recent productions have seen him try incorporate much more groove into his tracks with working at a lower tempo whilst staying in the UK Bass realms as is on show here.

@AliMcK
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www.instagram.com/alister_mckendrick
www.twitter.com/alimckmusic

@TheRealIYZ
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www.instagram.com/manlikeiyz
www.twitter.com/iyzofficial

@Kage-DJ
www.facebook.com/kagebassline
www.instagram.com/kage_dj_

Ali McK x IYZ x Kage - Straight Ravin'

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