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Lockah

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Lockah
Birth nameTom Banks
Also known as
  • 119 BPM
  • Donald Dust
Born (1985-08-27) 27 August 1985 (age 39)
OriginAberdeen, Scotland
GenresElectronic
Occupations
Years active2011–present
Labels
  • Tuff Wax
  • Jeffree's
  • Mishka
  • Activia Benz
  • Donky Pitch
  • No Bad Days
  • Claptrap
  • Blaq Numbers

Tom Banks[1] (born 27 August 1985),[2] better known by his stage name Lockah, is a Scottish record producer and DJ from Aberdeen.[3] He is a co-founder of the record label Tuff Wax.[4] He resides in Brighton.[5]

Biography

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In 2012, Lockah released an EP, titled When U Stop Feeling Like a Weirdo & Become a Threat.[6] In that year, he also released an EP, titled Please Lockah, Don't Hurt 'Em.[7] In 2013, he released an EP, titled Only Built 4 Neon Nites,[8] as well as a collaborative EP with Taste Tester, titled Higher Learning.[9] Lockah's first studio album, Yahoo or the Highway, was released in 2014.[10] His second studio album, It Gets More Cloudy..., was released in 2015.[11]

Style and influences

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His musical style has been described by Michael Cragg of The Guardian as "maximal, strangely textured day-glo dance music."[12] Andriana Albert of The Line of Best Fit wrote: "One of the fascinating aspects of Banks' music is his ability to elicit melodies out of heavy-handed synth, sparse techno beats and trembling glistens of effects, all of which create the most strangely fantastic pop ballads."[13]

Discography

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Studio albums

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  • Yahoo or the Highway (2014)
  • It Gets More Cloudy... (2015)

EPs

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  • Aberdeen Truth Vol. 1 (2011)
  • When U Stop Feeling Like a Weirdo & Become a Threat (2012)
  • Please Lockah, Don't Hurt 'Em (2012)
  • Only Built 4 Neon Nites (2013)
  • Higher Learning (2013) (with Taste Tester)
  • And Blue Brindle Too (2015)
  • Checkmate Drums (2016) (as 119 BPM)
  • Dazzle Ship (2017) (as Donald Dust)
  • Fluorescent Music (2019) (as Donald Dust)
  • Mouth Feel (2020) (as Donald Dust)

Singles

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  • "Now U Wanna (Offshore Remix)" (2013)
  • "Aloe Дива" (2013) (with Pixelord)
  • "If Loving U Is Wrong, I Don't Want to Be Wrong" (2014)
  • "Sports Day" (2016)
  • "Bike Tracks" (2016)
  • "Mars R-Trax" (2018) (as Donald Dust)
  • "Surf Domination" (2019) (as Donald Dust)

References

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  1. ^ Brown, Harley (8 August 2014). "Jaust, 'Feel the Smoke Rise' (Lockah Remix): Exclusive Song Premiere". Billboard. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
  2. ^ Lockah (27 August 2015). "Im 30 years old today". Twitter. Archived from the original on 28 August 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  3. ^ Lester, Paul (13 February 2013). "New band of the week - Lockah (No 1,451)". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
  4. ^ Reese, Nathan (10 February 2014). "Bubblin' Up: Lockah". XLR8R. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
  5. ^ Gardner, Constant (15 April 2014). "Scotland's Electronic Music Scene: 10 Acts You Need to Know - Lockah". Complex. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
  6. ^ Cooper, Duncan (15 June 2012). "Stream Lockah's When U Stop Feeling Like a Weirdo & Become a Threat EP". The Fader. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
  7. ^ Ryce, Andrew (9 November 2012). "Lockah - Please Lockah, Don't Hurt 'Em". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
  8. ^ Salzer, Will (20 March 2013). "Lockah – Only Built 4 Neon Nites [EP Stream]". Potholes in My Blog. Archived from the original on 11 October 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  9. ^ Fitzmaurice, Larry (30 May 2013). "Lockah / Taste Tester "U Don't Know Me"". Pitchfork. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  10. ^ Gaerig, Andrew (18 April 2014). "Lockah: Yahoo or the Highway". Pitchfork. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
  11. ^ Gardner, Noel (23 June 2015). "9 Great Albums That May Have Passed You By This Week: Lockah - It Gets More Cloudy..." NME. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
  12. ^ Cragg, Michael (20 March 2014). "Lockah – Heartless Monster: New music". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
  13. ^ Albert, Andriana (8 April 2013). "Lockah (page 1 of 2)". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
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