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Birth name | Tom Banks |
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Born | 27 August 1985 |
Origin | Aberdeen, Scotland |
Genres | Electronic |
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Years active | 2011–present |
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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]
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]
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]
Lockah | |
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Birth name | Tom Banks |
Also known as |
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Born | 27 August 1985 |
Origin | Aberdeen, Scotland |
Genres | Electronic |
Occupation(s) | |
Years active | 2011–present |
Labels |
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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]
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]
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]