Oxford, UK
Biography
They call him the Grim Reaper…
Emerging through pirate stations such as Eruption FM and Underground FM, resident at seminal London raves such as Desire and Thunder & Joy, Loxy has been a formidable force in jungle drum & bass since the very beginning.
The north London DJ’s reputation was galvanised in the mid 90s as he became an integral part of two UK D&B institutions; Metalheadz and Renegade Hardware. Resident at both label’s events – at cult venues such as Blue Note and The End – his ability to draw for darker, heavier dubplates than any of his peers was at the heart of the genre and culture’s acceleration. Stepping on after Loxy and 2Shy at The End was one of the gravest challenges any DJ could face during that time.
Thanks to his consistency, blinkered focus on his own sound and his own weapons, Loxy’s reputation remains as fierce as ever. In the years that have passed since his first manoeuvres, he’s launched labels such as Cylon Recordings, he established the The Four Horsemen collective (with Ink, Dylan and Keaton) and created slews of work with long-time sparring partners Ink and Resound who he formed ILR Studios with in 2019… And proceeded to batter down our lockdowns with material throughout 2020.
Now into 2021, that battering will continue. He’s just dropped his debut release on Dispatch (which features the long-awaited Bongo Mania with Skeptical) and a remix single on ILR Studios. They will be quickly followed by a release on Metalheadz with Ink (Irrelevant), a release on Headz sister imprint Razor’s Edge with Ink and Resound (Think) and a Loxy and Ink remix of SKC & Bratwa on Hospital’s 25 years album. And that’s just the tip of his weapon box.