Loefah Loefah | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Peter Livingston |
| Also known as | ASBO (with SGT. Pokes) |
| Born | 8 September 1980 |
| Origin | Croydon |
| Genres | Dubstep, UK garage |
| Occupation(s) | Producer, DJ, Label Owner |
| Labels | Swamp 81, Ital, 81 |
Peter Livingston (born 8 September 1980), known professionally as Loefah, is one of the pioneering founders of dubstep[1][2][3] most notable for his releases on one of the genre's founding labels, DMZ. Loefah started off collaborating with the Digital Mystikz on the DMZ nights run in Brixton[4] and was part of Mary Anne Hobbs' Dubstep Warz radio show that contributed to breaking the genre to the mainstream.[5] He was known for having a dark and minimal style that used powerful basslines and menacing vocal samples in order to create a sense of dread.[6]
In around 2007 Loefah began to fall out of love with the genre. In 2009 he founded the record label Swamp 81 which originally released dubstep records by the likes of Kryptic Minds and Skream. However following the release of Addison Groove's "Footcrab" the label began to focus on an increasingly wider spectrum of Bass music.[7] His label holds a regular show on Rinse FM.
Loefah Discography (Singles and EPs)
| Release[8] | Label | Year | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dubsession (with Digital Mystikz) | DMZ | 2004 | 12"/Digital |
| Jungle Infiltrator | Big Apple Records | 2004 | 12" |
| Twisup/B (with Digital Mystikz) | DMZ | 2004 | 12"/Digital |
| 28g (with Skream) | Tectonic | 2005 | 12"/CD/Digital |
| Da Wrath (Souljahz Vip Mix) / Twisup (Vip) (with Mala) | DMZ | 2005 | 12"/Digital |
| Root/Goat Stare | DMZ | 2005 | 12"/Digital |
| System/Molten (with Digital Mystikz) | DMZ | 2005 | 12"/Digital |
| Mud/Rufage | DMZ | 2006 | 12"/Digital |
| Voodoo | Six6six | 2006 | 12" |
| Disko Rekah/All of a Sudden (with Coki) | Deep Medi Musik | 2007 | 12"/Digital |
| Sukkah/Warrior stance vs.Darqwan | Texture records | 2007 | 12"/Digital |
| Yours | Ringo Records | 2007 | 12"/Digital |
| Broken/Paranormal Activity (with Pinch and Roska) | Tectonic | 2011 | 12"/Digital |
| Western (Did a Skank) | Swamp 81 | 2013 | 12" |
| Midnight/Woman | Berceuse Heroique | 2014 | 12" |
| Natural Charge/Crack Bong Rmx | Version | 2020 | 12”/Digital |
References
- ↑ Lauren Martin Vice: An Oral History of Dubstep
- ↑ DMZ club night The Guardian Urban music column
- ↑ Loefah on Dangerous Dogs act Spiked Online: Dangerous dog act
- ↑ DMZ feature DMZ label feature
- ↑ Mary Anne Hobbs' Dubstep warz celebrates 10th anniversary Mary Anne Hobb's Dubstep warz
- ↑ Low End Theory: Bass, Bodies and the Materiality of Sonic ExperiencePaul.C.Jasen
- ↑ Behind the scenes at Swamp 81 with loefah Thevinylfactory feature Swamp 81/
- ↑ Discogs Loefah Discogs