Lockah Explained

Lockah
Birth Name:Tom Banks
Birth Date:1985 8, df=yes
Origin:Aberdeen, Scotland
Genre:Electronic
Years Active:2011–present

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

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

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

Studio albums

EPs

Singles

Notes and References

  1. Jaust, 'Feel the Smoke Rise' (Lockah Remix): Exclusive Song Premiere. Billboard. Harley. Brown. 8 August 2014. 12 August 2015.
  2. Web site: Im 30 years old today. Lockah. Twitter. 27 August 2015. 28 August 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150828001011/https://twitter.com/lockah/status/636812351921127424. 28 August 2015. live.
  3. Web site: New band of the week - Lockah (No 1,451). The Guardian. Paul. Lester. 13 February 2013. 12 August 2015.
  4. Web site: Bubblin' Up: Lockah. XLR8R. Nathan. Reese. 10 February 2014. 12 August 2015.
  5. Web site: Scotland's Electronic Music Scene: 10 Acts You Need to Know - Lockah. Complex. Constant. Gardner. 15 April 2014. 12 August 2015.
  6. Web site: Stream Lockah's When U Stop Feeling Like a Weirdo & Become a Threat EP. The Fader. Duncan. Cooper. 15 June 2012. 12 August 2015.
  7. Web site: Lockah - Please Lockah, Don't Hurt 'Em. Resident Advisor. Andrew. Ryce. 9 November 2012. 12 August 2015.
  8. Web site: Lockah – Only Built 4 Neon Nites [EP Stream]]. Potholes in My Blog. Will. Salzer. 20 March 2013. 14 July 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20131011232506/http://potholesinmyblog.com/lockah-only-built-4-neon-nites-ep-stream/. 11 October 2013. live.
  9. Web site: Lockah / Taste Tester "U Don't Know Me". Pitchfork. Larry. Fitzmaurice. 30 May 2013. 14 July 2020.
  10. Web site: Lockah: Yahoo or the Highway. Pitchfork. Andrew. Gaerig. 18 April 2014. 12 August 2015.
  11. Web site: 9 Great Albums That May Have Passed You By This Week: Lockah - It Gets More Cloudy.... NME. Noel. Gardner. 23 June 2015. 12 August 2015.
  12. Web site: Lockah – Heartless Monster: New music. The Guardian. Michael. Cragg. 20 March 2014. 12 August 2015.
  13. Web site: Lockah (page 1 of 2). The Line of Best Fit. Andriana. Albert. 8 April 2013. 13 July 2020.

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