On July 6th Lockah follows up his recent 'And Blue Brindle Too' EP (which picked up support from Fader & Noisey) with a new long player, 'It Gets More Cloudy...', which furthers his stylistic progression, integrating a host of live instruments and vintage synthesizers into his set up - all recorded in a remote Sussex studio featuring guitar by Mount Bank and drums from Lockah himself.
IGMC finds Lockah reaching for pop driven melodies, delivering joyous moments of funked out basslines, ear worm synth lines and beats drawing from a rich palette of electronic music from the past and present creating original music with a unique personality.
Following a series of releases on Mad Decent, Mishka, Activia Benz & Donky Pitch as well as his Tuff Wax imprint, Lockah released his debut album 'Yahoo Or The Highway' via Donky Pitch in 2014, gaining support from Pitchfork, XLR8R, Dummy & Resident Advisor. He has remixed Hundred Waters, Danny Brown, Jaw Jam & Slugabed, provided guest mixes for Diplo on BBC Radio 1 & Dummy Mag and played shows across the UK, Europe and Australia.
Press/Radio etc -
Recent coverage on Noisey, Fact, RA & XLR8R
Multiple plays on Triple J MixUp by Nina Las Vegas (Australia)
Play on Sinden's Kiss FM show
Resident Advisor podcast for July
Fact full album stream confirmed
Pitchfork review confirmed
NME Magazine review confirmed
Live set and interview on BBC Scotland confirmed
HHV Magazine review confirmed
Consequence of Sound review confirmed
DJ Mag review confirmed
Clash Mag review confirmed
Mix for Annie Nightingale on BBC R1 post release
Against The Clock for Fact Magazine date TBC
Mix for RBMA Trainwreck series date TBC
Mix for Plastician on Rinse FM date TBC
Recent praise for Lockah...
"funk-fuelled instrumentals in which vintage keyboards squelch contentedly and breakbeats thud with purpose... a dance sleeper hit in 2015" NME
"Synth heavy sunshine" - Noisey
"Love this!!" - Mweslee
"Lockah is a badman. have been and will be supporting!" - Theft
"80s vibes" - Diplo
Other praise for Lockah (from previous releases)
"Lockah takes that old electro sound and smooths it out-hiding the seams, waxing the hood-resulting in a gleaming, hi-fidelity boogie that feels very modern - 7.7" - Pitchfork
"...effervescent dance music you could get lost in for days" - The Guardian
"Wicked" - Monki (BBC Radio1)
"Lockah opens his arms to us with succulent, bounding and voluminous tunes." - Dummy Mag
"...glowingly playful" - XLR8R
"Presses all my buttons" - Eclair Fi Fi (BBC R1 / LuckyMe)