Downplay is a subsidiary imprint of Slime Recordings, one of the longest-running bass music labels in the UK.  Since gaining international acclaim for the Future Sound Of Garage series, Slime has now established Downplay to showcase the next generation of Garage superstars.

Focusing on a modern re-imagining of the classic elements of the UKG sound for new and old fans alike, Downplay provides a platform for the best up and coming talent the scene has to offer.

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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 - Hold Me Down (DWN001)

Royal Flush - Got My Self Together (DWN001)

Royal Flush - Skin (DWN001)

Kazumi Anzai
'Beehive' EP
(DWN002)

Released 23.02.2018

Downplay is proud to present ‘Beehive’, the brand new EP from the mysterious producer Kazumi Anzai.

Opening on soft pads and dreamy diva vocals across a skittering 2-step rhythm, ‘Beehive’ quickly makes good on it’s name by dropping a buzzing bassline that cuts through the core of the track, adding a juicy dollop of funk to proceedings.

‘Cinnamon’ drops deeper for a more subtle and soulful affair, with summery keys sprinkled over a bubbling UKG groove and swirling sub-bass.

For the final track, up and coming London-based producer Context flips the title song into much tougher territory, mutating the bassline and beat into a peak-time darkside roller.

Beehive

Kazumi Anzai - Cinnamon (DWN002)

Kazumi Anzai - Beehive (DWN002)

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)

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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!

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Blasta & Steps - Vybe (Dub) (DWN005)

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Tribe (with J. Cole)

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This n That

20 years since we released the original Sovereign mix of 'Truly' and he's back with a brand new remix to mark the occasion.

More to come including 4x4 mix.........

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Black Out

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)

On1 & ZeroFG - Next Up (DWN017)

On1 & ZeroFG - Big Sound (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

Slime Recordings Group is the home of Slime Recordings and it's subsidiary labels Downplay, Boss Mode and Shadowhearts.

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Slime Recordings
"Designed to move minds"

From its inception at the start of this decade, Slime has strived to bring you the very best in forward-thinking electronic music, designed as much for your own headspace as it is for the dancefloor.

We've sought to re-capture the wide-eyed thrill of the first age of rave, that era of experimental sounds and styles which changed the way so many of us listen to music forever, and re-interpret it for a new generation.