Downplay is proud to welcome London-based producer Koi to the label with his debut EP, ‘Conversations’.

‘Conversations’ draws a line from the 1990s era of jazz-infused Liquid Drum & Bass directly to the modern era of UK Garage, with a sophisticated hybrid style that is a perfect soundtrack for smoky summer nights and a stand-out track of the year.

‘Terraced VIP’ takes the laconic groove of the former track and charges up the low end, mixing in techno-style bleeps and FX amongst the deep bass to draw you in to it’s hypnotic rhythm.

‘Wallon’ again showcases the producer’s creative combination style, merging an old school rave aesthetic to a tough breakstep groove, that is simultaneously rooted in the golden age of rave as much as it is a future-proof cut for modern times.

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The second release on Declassified carries on from where I left off with DCLSFD001, once again setting out to merge the UKG / 2-step framework with my influences from Drum & Bass and Dubstep. I originally wrote these four tracks with a view to releasing them as a double pack, but after some thought split the EP into 2 singles. Test presses for DCLSFD003 have just been approved, and I’m currently working on the fourth release for the label. I’d like to thank everyone for their continued support - obviously this wouldn’t be possible without you!

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Downplay is proud to welcome New Zealand DJ & producer MidKnight MooN to the label for his brand new single, “Live & Direct”.

Teaming up with Wellington lyricist Young Gho$t, the track is a jazz-infused 2-step roller with a laid-back summer sunshine feel that compliments the hazy, laconic bars. Perfect in any set to get the crowd percolating nicely.

London-based artist Kells delivers a prodigious remix on the digital flip, mutating the original into a bass-focused percussive bubbler that showcases the producer’s technical proficiency in all it’s inimitable glory.

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Downplay returns for it’s 50th and final release ‘Future Vintage’. The release celebrates some of the label’s highlights over recent years with a fresh remix of each by key artists from the UK Garage scene.

Phonetix brings a dazzling level of technical expertise to his take on D Selektah ‘Be Good’, offering a blueprint for how to make UK Garage sound simultaneously classic and brand new.

BWK Project flexes his production muscle on Kells ‘A Girl’ with a club-focused bump ‘n’ groove refix that showcases why he’s one of the most in-demand artists working in UK Garage today.

Angus Green flips the original 4x4 action of Eximius ‘So Good’ into a sparkling 2-Step rhythm perfect for laid-back sunday sessions.

Earthnut deliver a sense of playfulness in their mutation of Kazumi Anazai’s deep cut ‘Beehive’, creating a rolling percussive monster in the process.

Kells displays his inimitable style on Royal Flush’s fan favourite ‘Need You’, opting for a stripped-back 4x4 banger that will heat up any dance- floor.

Aaron Danks brilliantly flips Angus Green’s discofied original ‘Got To Leave’ into a speed garage warper that is everything you want from that description, and more.

Fork and Knife adds a dash of grime to his take on label-mate Phonetix ‘Lighting Fires’, pulling out all the stops to deliver a refix that packs a sonic punch.

Witchdoctor works his magic on Limita’s classic joint ‘Static’, contorting it into a deep and deadly journey into breaks.

Finally, the immensely talented MKII heats up the club with his melodic rave-inspired take on Nekst’s collaboration with Orla O’Dwyer ‘Connektions’, delivering a perfect closing track.

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Ghoulish returns to the label for his first Genre Release feature bringing with him singer songwriter Lollie for a soothing taste of Summer, which screams sunset from the rooftops.

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 sought-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 in 2022, 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.

Lollie is a singer songwriter from London, who mixes the eerie tones of psychedelic electronics with soulful RnB. Despite her main inspiration from artists such as 070 Shake, Cleo Sol and Yebba, she also has firm interest in the underground music scene. Having only worked on self releases thus far four years into her journey as a vocalist, she was found by Ghoulish who had been scoping out a “dreamy-esque” voice for this project in particular when he came across her music.

Lollie describes her approach to creating music as evoking the listener to relax their mind and get lost in thought, which makes perfect sense as to how Ghoulish arrived at her as the chosen collaborator. With gigs at the likes of Soho House and getting booked for her first festival (which can’t yet be revealed), and her first label release, 2023 is looking like the year the UKG gets to know about Lollie.

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