# Lockah

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Lockah Also known as 119 BPM Donald Dust Born Tom Banks (1985-08-27) 27 August 1985 (age 40) Origin Aberdeen, Scotland Genres Electronic Occupations Record producer DJ Years active 2011–present Labels Tuff Wax Jeffree's Mishka Activia Benz Donky Pitch No Bad Days Claptrap Blaq Numbers

Musical artist

**Tom Banks**[1] (born 27 August 1985),[2] better known by his stage name **Lockah**, is a Scottish record producer and DJ from [Aberdeen](/source/Aberdeen).[3] He is a co-founder of the record label Tuff Wax.[4] He resides in [Brighton](/source/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](/source/The_Guardian)* as "maximal, strangely textured day-glo dance music."[12] Andriana Albert of *[The Line of Best Fit](/source/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. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Brown, Harley (8 August 2014). ["Jaust, 'Feel the Smoke Rise' (Lockah Remix): Exclusive Song Premiere"](https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6214067/jaust-feel-the-smoke-rise-lockah-remix-exclusive-song-premiere). *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))*. Retrieved 12 August 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Lockah (27 August 2015). ["Im 30 years old today"](https://twitter.com/lockah/status/636812351921127424). *[Twitter](/source/Twitter)*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20150828001011/https://twitter.com/lockah/status/636812351921127424) from the original on 28 August 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Lester, Paul (13 February 2013). ["New band of the week - Lockah (No 1,451)"](https://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/feb/13/new-band-day-lockah). *[The Guardian](/source/The_Guardian)*. Retrieved 12 August 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Reese, Nathan (10 February 2014). ["Bubblin' Up: Lockah"](http://www.xlr8r.com/features/2014/02/bubblin-up-lockah/). *[XLR8R](/source/XLR8R)*. Retrieved 12 August 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Gardner, Constant (15 April 2014). ["Scotland's Electronic Music Scene: 10 Acts You Need to Know - Lockah"](http://www.complex.com/music/2014/04/scotland-electronic-music-scene/lockah-2). *[Complex](/source/Complex_(magazine))*. Retrieved 12 August 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Cooper, Duncan (15 June 2012). ["Stream Lockah's When U Stop Feeling Like a Weirdo & Become a Threat EP"](http://www.thefader.com/2012/06/15/stream-lockahs-when-u-stop-feeling-like-a-weirdo-become-a-threat-ep). *[The Fader](/source/The_Fader)*. Retrieved 12 August 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Ryce, Andrew (9 November 2012). ["Lockah - Please Lockah, Don't Hurt 'Em"](http://www.residentadvisor.net/review-view.aspx?id=14846). *[Resident Advisor](/source/Resident_Advisor)*. Retrieved 12 August 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** Salzer, Will (20 March 2013). ["Lockah – Only Built 4 Neon Nites \[EP Stream\]"](http://potholesinmyblog.com/lockah-only-built-4-neon-nites-ep-stream/). *Potholes in My Blog*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20131011232506/http://potholesinmyblog.com/lockah-only-built-4-neon-nites-ep-stream/) from the original on 11 October 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** Fitzmaurice, Larry (30 May 2013). ["Lockah / Taste Tester "U Don't Know Me""](https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/15549-lockah-taste-tester-u-dont-know-me/). *[Pitchfork](/source/Pitchfork_(website))*. Retrieved 14 July 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** Gaerig, Andrew (18 April 2014). ["Lockah: Yahoo or the Highway"](https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/19216-lockah-yahoo-or-the-highway/). *[Pitchfork](/source/Pitchfork_(website))*. Retrieved 12 August 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** Gardner, Noel (23 June 2015). ["9 Great Albums That May Have Passed You By This Week: Lockah - It Gets More Cloudy..."](https://www.nme.com/reviews/various-artists/16144) *[NME](/source/NME)*. Retrieved 12 August 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** Cragg, Michael (20 March 2014). ["Lockah – Heartless Monster: New music"](https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2014/mar/20/lockah-heartless-monster). *[The Guardian](/source/The_Guardian)*. Retrieved 12 August 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** Albert, Andriana (8 April 2013). ["Lockah (page 1 of 2)"](https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/new-music/introducing/lockah-122149). *[The Line of Best Fit](/source/The_Line_of_Best_Fit)*. Retrieved 13 July 2020.

## External links

- [Lockah](https://www.discogs.com/artist/Lockah) discography at [Discogs](/source/Discogs)

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