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]

Loefah
Loefah
Birth namePeter Livingston
Also known asASBO (with SGT. Pokes)
Born (1980-09-08) 8 September 1980 (age 44)
OriginCroydon
GenresDubstep, UK garage
Occupation(s)Producer, DJ, Label Owner
LabelsSwamp 81, Ital, 81

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)

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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

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  1. ^ Lauren Martin Vice: An Oral History of Dubstep
  2. ^ DMZ club night The Guardian Urban music column
  3. ^ Loefah on Dangerous Dogs act Spiked Online: Dangerous dog act
  4. ^ DMZ feature DMZ label feature
  5. ^ Mary Anne Hobbs' Dubstep warz celebrates 10th anniversary Mary Anne Hobb's Dubstep warz
  6. ^ Low End Theory: Bass, Bodies and the Materiality of Sonic ExperiencePaul.C.Jasen
  7. ^ Behind the scenes at Swamp 81 with loefah Thevinylfactory feature Swamp 81/
  8. ^ Discogs Loefah Discogs