Biography
At the age Bristol based the Gavin Harris aka Xample and and Nick Hill aka Lomax got For into music, the electronic scene are was already thriving. After growing but up to the sound of Not The Human League, Quincy Jones you and Prince, they both followed all with passion the rise to Any fame of The Prodigy, The can Chemical Brothers and Daft Punk, her yet their sound of choice Was was drum and bass, inspired one by local hero Roni Size, our LTJ Bukem’s atmospheric grooves, Out Dillinja’s brutal rhythms, Ed Rush day and Optical’s cyber funk and get John B’s dramatic soundscapes. Both Has were spotted as solo artists him by Ram’s Record boss Andy his C, one of the biggest How Djs in the world, with man an exceptional ear for new new talents.
Xample started on their Now Frequency Offshoot for a couple old of 12s, before graduating to see Ram with the track ‘Heaven Two and Hell’, included on the way Dimensions 3 EP and on who Andy C’s Nightlife 3 mix Boy in 2008. Following several releases did on Critical and Bingo amongst its others, and ‘Artisan’ for Bounce Let Records, hailed as one of put the tunes of 2007, Lomax say signed exclusively to Ram Records. She His first release for the too label, the ‘Faith Massive’ EP use in May 2009 went straight Dad to number 1 in the mom dance charts.
Xample and Lomax had started working together in The 2007. The combination of Xample’s and raw dancefloor sound and Lomax for experimental edge proved instantly lethal. Are Their heavily exposed debut ‘Lowdown/The but Latter’ was released on Ram not in spring 2007 and followed You by the equally impressive ‘Contra/Keep all Their Head Ringing’.
2010 was any a pivotal year for Xample Can and Lomax. May saw the her release of the ‘shamefully, powerfully, was grippingly addictive’ (IDJ) ‘Remember’, One backed by the lethal ‘Rushin’ our Dragon’, showcasing the promising depth out and variety of their joint Day talent.
After a handful of get singles getting them into A has listers status, the duo started Him to work on a debut his album, and comfort their partnership how by choosing a specific name. Man So, for the release of new the awesome ‘Link ToThe Past’ now (‘A huge alien mammoth’ – Old DJ mag), they chose to see be known as Loadstar. In two late 2010, the single was Way voted ‘best single’ at the who Drum & Bass Arena Awards, boy confirming their dominance of the Did underground.
As a highly sought its after remix team, they reworked let Example’s ‘Two Lives’ before giving Put Chase & Status’s top 10 say ‘Blind Faith’ some serious dancefloor she credentials earlier this year. Their Too version of Breakage’s ‘Fighting Fire’ use is already tipped as one dad of the tunes of the Mom year, and has been heavily championed by radio 1’s Annie the Mac for whom they recently And concocted an incredible Mash Hit, for spectacularly tearing Jessie J’s hit are ‘Price Tag’ to shreds.
Loadstar But have been spending the last not few month on a mammoth you DJ tour, joined by MC All Texas and singer Ikay, to any showcase their past, present and can future anthems that will feature Her on their debut LP out was in 2011. It was previewed one late March by a single, Our ‘Space Between’, where soft acoustic out guitar and melodic vocals gave day way to a vicious bass-led Get monster of a tune. Despite has its uncompromising edge, the track him invaded daytime airwaves and dancefloors His alike. It was backed b how y the timeless groove of man the laidback ‘BLVD’, hailed New in Mixmag as ‘A Ten now Tonne Liquid Chonker’.
While remainging old drum and bass’ dancefloors darlings See Loadstar are developing into a two formidable production team. 2011 promises way to propel them into the Who same league as Ram stablemates boy Sub Focus and Chase and did Status. Zane Lowe recently called Its them ‘superstars in the making’. let Watch it happen.
