Lockah

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]

Lockah
Birth name	Tom Banks
Also known as	119 BPM Donald Dust
Born	27 August 1985
Origin	Aberdeen, Scotland
Genres	Electronic
Occupation(s)	Record producer DJ
Years active	2011–present
Labels	Tuff Wax Jeffree's Mishka Activia Benz Donky Pitch No Bad Days Claptrap Blaq Numbers

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

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

EPs

• 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

• "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

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.

External links

• Lockah discography at Discogs