Bill Bak/Step Back In

SWR - Bill Bak / Step Back In

Man better run for the safety

Garage

bassy garagey ones

All Massive - Tail Spin

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Mandolin Man [out now]

Royal Flush
'Skin' EP
(DWN001)

Released 26.01.2018

Downplay is proud to present ‘Skin’, the brand new EP from Birmingham production duo Royal Flush.

Kicking off the imprint in style, ‘Skin’ employs a well-loved vocal set to a skittering 2-step groove, chopping bars against subtly melodic keys and intricately deployed percussion, before then letting the rhythm hit you in a 4x4 switch-up on the second drop to really raise the roof.

‘Got My Self Together’ mines similar soulful material, pitching a diva vocal sample alongside soothing chords and glittering FX to mesmerizing effect.

‘Hold Me Down’ alters the template again with a summertime jam complete with sensual vocals, bubbling basslines and a classic UKG beat that brings the whole track together beautifully.

Skin

Royal Flush - Got My Self Together (DWN001)

For more info on this track, head here: http://www.complex.com/music/2018/02/premiere-gloomy-groves-ep

Gloomy - Groves

Witchdoctor
'6AM' EP
(Downplay / DWN003)

RELEASED 06.04.2018

Witchdoctor is an emerging new talent on the UKG and Bass Music scene. Operating out of London, the DJ & Producer has been steadily carving a name out for himself in both genres, most recently with his wicked debut release on Hausmade.

Downplay is proud to present ‘6AM, the sophomore EP from London producer Witchdoctor.

‘Champagne’ kicks off proceedings with a fully feel-good vibe, staccato rhythms and good-time melodies mixing it up before the groove steps in properly. Sugar-sweet basslines and chopped vocals intersperse the track for a little ray of UKG sunshine that will put a smile on any raver’s face.

Title track ‘6AM’ takes another path entirely, with a low-slung 4X4 rhythm guiding the beat across chord washes and a rolling bassline that gives the production a full-on warehouse bumpy bubbler taste that’ll have the floor full in no time.

‘Wot U R’ mixes the best elements of both proceeding tracks into a perfect UKG concoction, saccharine melodies inter-playing tough beats to mesmerizing effect.

Witchdoctor - 6AM (DWN003)

Italian banger Steve Murphy bringing the word, the wicked f**cking sounds that you never have heard

Release date: June 2018
Genre: House / Techno
Format: 12"
Label: Jupiter4 Records
Cat. number: JPT002

Reckless

Downplay is proud to present the new EP from Bristol producer Gribzy.

‘Milky Pops’ builds a relentless rhythm on shuffling beats and 2-step percussion before backing into a huge, undulating bassline melody that will keep the dancefloor bumping for the duration. Gribzy keeps the vibe interesting across the length of the track by adding extra spice with FX, percussion and keys to proceedings.

‘Hidden Truth’ takes a darker path to the same point with ominous keys and disjointed vocal samples coalescing into a massive 4X4 stomper with meaty bass stabs that will test the biggest and best soundsystems this summer.

Downplay label mates Royal Flush wrap things up with a classic UKG re-fix of the lead track that has a distinct dub flavour that feels deceptively simple, but draws you in as the track progresses.

Milky Pops

Gribzy - Milky Pops (Royal Flush Mix) (DWN004)

Downplay is proud to present the new single from Russian producer Blasta.

‘Vybe’ is pure summertime fun with an incredible lyrical turn from Steps AKA Steppa Style, delivering a pitch perfect salvo of MC nostalgia wrapped up in modern production savvy. The beat switches between 2-step speaker-shaker to 4x4 chest-rattler with ease, running through a whole trick bag of FX and percussive cuts that is 100% sunshine.

Rinse FM’s DJ Dappa delivers an outstanding remix on the digital flip, increasing the summer vibes with a take that includes sweet string samples and orchaestral stabs to devastating eﬀect. No danceﬂoor is going to be safe from this one!

Vybe

Blasta & Steps - Vybe (Dub) (DWN005)

Up next we present a new artist , https://soundcloud.com/druiduk

It’s his debut release and we are super proud to be able to showcase you his music for the first time and hope we can collaborate more with him in the future ! 

BANDCAMP - https://plasma-abuse.bandcamp.com/album/druid-prism-ep

STREAM & MORE  - https://plasma.fanlink.to/prism

Druid - Frosted (out now)

Elusive Bristol producer @kyo_uk's immersive new four-track EP 'Solar', slated for a 5 February release through Daffy and Thadeous Matthews' Pear Drops imprint, showcases two strings to his bow: wave music and two-step garage. Standout track "Mercury", a serene slice of escapism, finds soulful vocal cuts set against delicate synth arpeggios, a dynamic bassline, and slick percussion. Listen above, and read more here:

http://www.onceuponagrime.com/2019/01/premiere-kyo-shares-slice-of-escapism.html

Solar - EP

Mercury

Premiere: Kyo - Mercury

Why have one of the best up and coming UK Garage artists on an EP when you can have two?

Downplay is proud to welcome producers On1 & ZeroFG to the label for their first collaborative release.

‘Big Sound’ arrives in an ominous atmosphere, brooding chords swirling around a stripped-back 2-Step groove. Bubbling basslines provide the punch as the percussion gets an intensive workout.

‘Next Up’ raises the tempo and delivers a master-class in minimal funk as the rolling bass combines with a killer rhythm to get your head nodding and your feet moving.

‘Conform’ drops soulful vocal samples over an ever-evolving rhythm for an intriguing roll-out that extrapolates the classic UKG template and mutates it into something fresh and new.

On1 & ZeroFG - Conform (DWN017)

Next up is Aversion, an equally eerie introduction in fine On1 style, subtly building sounds and energy pushing towards the climax which is the drop which makes for a bass heavy, head nodding, screw face pulling, gun finger pointing riddim! This track will make any dance floor shake to the foundations making it almost impossible not to skank to it!

Signal

Signal EP

On1 - Aversion

Signal kicks off with a eerie tone, murky spaced out strings sit ontop of a bouncing high hat groove setting the tone. As the intro progresses more elements get introduced continuously pushing the track forward getting the listener more immersed and more curious about what is going to happen next, when almost out of nowhere the real build hammers in and without warning so does the gritty bass and skippy drums making this proper 2-step X grime hybrid making it a track that would sit well in a set with MC's as well on its own.

On1 - Signal

Next in line on fledgling label ESC_ is the 'LUVIN ME' EP from Nottingham wave producer Pholo (@pholouk), out 8 November.

Across four heady tracks, he explores his carefully crafted style of the growing wave sub-genre, including a powerful feature from Rapture 4D. The EP will be out exclusively on vinyl, and limited to 300 copies.

Standout song "Cry" can be exclusively streamed above ahead of its release. The track slowly simmers as it builds, adding layers of drifting, silky instrumentation. The blend of airy textures, echoing melodies and rumbling undercurrent finds a perfect balance, and the resulting cut is intoxicating.

LUVIN' ME

Premiere: Pholo - CRY

@cocobolosound are on a roll at the moment. This time, they’ve drawn for some proper old-school energy from @swrbeats with his 'Bill Bak / Step Back In' double release. 

Listen to our premiere of "Step Back In" here. What begins as a moody 2-step cut quickly gets deeper and more complex. Rough oscillating bass, shifting sub lines and sharp, scattered rhythms are all bound together with clean liquid synths that seep across the whole sound. "Step Back In" is a perfect, nostalgic dark garage soundtrack for soaring in the shadows until the morning light.

Bill Bak / Step Back In

Step Back In

Premiere: SWR - Step Back In

Up next on Cocobolo Sound is a 2 track release from SWR; including this old skool deep, dark style Dubstep heater. 

We had SWR in the GetDarkerTV Studio for a live mix under the alias Widowmaker back in 2012 & 2013, re-watch here: https://getdarker.com/tv/gdtv_sets/widowmaker-getdarkertv-142-080512/

Buy: http://junodownload.com/products/swr-bill-bak-step-back-in/4525194-02/

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