{"id":5104,"date":"2020-12-05T11:30:58","date_gmt":"2020-12-05T10:30:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sonicrampage.org\/blog\/?p=5104"},"modified":"2026-03-31T14:11:45","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T13:11:45","slug":"pearsall-presents-voodoo-bass-chronicles-a-loefah-tribute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sonicrampage.org\/blog\/2020\/12\/pearsall-presents-voodoo-bass-chronicles-a-loefah-tribute\/","title":{"rendered":"Pearsall presents Voodoo Bass Chronicles (A Loefah Tribute)"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/sonicrampage.org\/mixes\/loefah\/Pearsall-VoodooBassChronicles(ALoefahTribute).jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mixes-upload.pearsall.workers.dev\/mixes\/loefah\/Pearsall-VoodooBassChronicles(ALoefahTribute).mp3\">Pearsall presents Voodoo Bass Chronicles (A Loefah Tribute)<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><em>right-click, save as to download this free mp3 mix<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" allow=\"autoplay\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/941852641&#038;color=%23ff5500&#038;auto_play=false&#038;hide_related=false&#038;show_comments=true&#038;show_user=true&#038;show_reposts=false&#038;show_teaser=true\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: 10px; color: #cccccc;line-break: anywhere;word-break: normal;overflow: hidden;white-space: nowrap;text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-weight: 100;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/sonicrampage\" title=\"Pearsall\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pearsall<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/sonicrampage\/voodoo-bass-chronicles-a-loefah-tribute\" title=\"Voodoo Bass Chronicles (A Loefah Tribute)\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Voodoo Bass Chronicles (A Loefah Tribute)<\/a><\/div>\n<p>Mixed in Berlin, November 2020<br \/>100% Vinyl<br \/>(51:36, 118 MB, 320 kbps mp3)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sonicrampage.org\/mixes\/loefah\/Pearsall-VoodooBassChronicles(ALoefahTribute)BIG.jpg\">Bigger Cover<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/mixes-upload.pearsall.workers.dev\/mixes\/loefah\/Pearsall-VoodooBassChronicles(ALoefahTribute).cue\">Cue File<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Direct link to the mix:<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/mixes-upload.pearsall.workers.dev\/mixes\/loefah\/Pearsall-VoodooBassChronicles(ALoefahTribute).mp3\">https:\/\/mixes-upload.pearsall.workers.dev\/mixes\/loefah\/Pearsall-VoodooBassChronicles(ALoefahTribute).mp3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Tracklisting:<\/p>\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Loefah &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discogs.com\/Loefah-Root-The-Goat-Stare\/release\/583469\">The Goat Stare<\/a> (DMZ)<\/li>\n<li>Loefah &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discogs.com\/Loefah-Woman-Midnight\/release\/6396100\">Midnight<\/a> (Berceuse Heroique)<\/li>\n<li>Loefah &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discogs.com\/Various-Tectonic-Plates\/release\/8577083\">System<\/a> (Tectonic)<\/li>\n<li>Matty G &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discogs.com\/Matty-G-50000-Watts\/release\/985348\">50,000 Watts (Loefah Remix)<\/a> (Argon)<\/li>\n<li>Loefah &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discogs.com\/Loefah-Yours\/release\/1076288\">It&#8217;s Yours<\/a> (Ringo)<\/li>\n<li>Loefah &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discogs.com\/Loefah-Mud-Rufage\/release\/736707\">Ruffage<\/a> (DMZ)<\/li>\n<li>Loefah &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discogs.com\/Loefah-D1-Natural-Charge-Crack-Bong-Loefah-RMX\/release\/14941791\">Natural Charge<\/a> (Version)<\/li>\n<li>Loefah &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discogs.com\/Loefah-vs-Darqwan-Sukkah-Warrior-Stance\/release\/1061885\">Sukkah<\/a> (Texture)<\/li>\n<li>Skream &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discogs.com\/Skream-Loefah-Remixes\/release\/674583\">Monsoon (Loefah Remix)<\/a> (Tempa)<\/li>\n<li>Search &amp; Destroy &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discogs.com\/Toasty-Search-Destroy-The-Knowledge-Candyfloss-Remixes\/release\/620801\">Candyfloss (Loefah Remix)<\/a> (Hotflush)<\/li>\n<li>Pinch &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discogs.com\/Pinch-Punisher-Remixes\/release\/822806\">Punisher (Loefah&#8217;s SE25 Remix)<\/a> (Planet Mu)<\/li>\n<li>Loefah &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discogs.com\/Loefah-Coki-Disko-Rekah-All-Of-A-Sudden\/release\/886722\">Disko Rekah<\/a> (Deep Medi Musik)<\/li>\n<li>All Soundbwoy Out &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discogs.com\/Various-Scientist-Launches-Dubstep-Into-Outer-Space-Original-Dubstep-Mixes\/release\/2594747\">Dog Money (Lovemix)<\/a> (Tectonic)<\/li>\n<li>Pinch &amp; Loefah &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discogs.com\/Pinch-2-Loefah-Pinch-2-Roska-Broken-Paranormal-Activity\/release\/2812790\">Broken<\/a> (Tectonic)<\/li>\n<li>Loefah &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discogs.com\/Loefah-Mud-Rufage\/release\/736707\">Mud<\/a> (DMZ)<\/li>\n<li>Loefah &amp; Skream &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discogs.com\/Loefah-Skream-28g-Fearless\/release\/568616\">Fearless<\/a> (Tectonic)<\/li>\n<li>Loefah &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discogs.com\/Various-Tempa-Allstars-Vol2\/release\/356284\">Truly Dread<\/a> (Tempa)<\/li>\n<li>Loefah &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discogs.com\/Various-Grime-2\/release\/342908\">Fire Elements<\/a> (Rephlex)<\/li>\n<li>D1 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discogs.com\/Loefah-D1-Natural-Charge-Crack-Bong-Loefah-RMX\/release\/14941791\">Crack Bong (Loefah Remix)<\/a> (Version)<\/li>\n<li>The Bug &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discogs.com\/The-Bug-Ft-Flowdan-Jah-War\/release\/928798\">Jah War ft Flowdan (Loefah Remix)<\/a> (Ninja Tune)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>London is bass.<\/p>\n<p>Vast warm caverns of bass emanating from a dub soundystem in a South London community center. 1980&#8217;s.<\/p>\n<p>Half-time depth charges underlying frantically spiraling jungle breakbeats in a crowded room, horns blaring and lighters flaring. Mid 90&#8217;s.<\/p>\n<p>The soulful sounds of US house music reconstructed, sped up, toughened up, and underlaid with sticky webs of bass. Late 90&#8217;s.<\/p>\n<p>Rough-hewn beats overlaid with frantic lyrics, underpinned with spiky, angular shocks of bass. Beamed from tower block antennas to bedrooms and car radios across London. Mid-00&#8217;s.<\/p>\n<p>Twirling, swirling 808 slides riding under mournful chords and raw tales of London life, exploding on to the world stage via YouTube. Today.<\/p>\n<p>And, of course, there was dubstep, which was and is purely about bass. Vast shockwaves of sub-bass. Giant ice sculptures of bass. Jagged cliffs of mid-range noise underpinned by oceans deep bass.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps the premium exponent of dubstep in its purest form is <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/loefahproductions.bandcamp.com\/\">Loefah<\/a><\/strong> (or Peter Livingston to his parents) from Croydon, South London. One of the scene&#8217;s original creators, part of the legendary DMZ crew, his sound is simple, but effective.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Massive breezeblock beats<\/li>\n<li>Juddering walls of bass<\/li>\n<li>The odd reggae, dancehall or hip-hop vocal sample<\/li>\n<li>Maybe (maybe!) a melody<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It&#8217;s minimal, but it is deeply, deeply effective!<\/p>\n<p>Also it makes it tricky to mix at times, because the tunes are so sparse and the rhythms are sometimes a bit off-kilter. <\/p>\n<p>Listening to his music makes me think of giant lumbering robots slowly stomping their way across a landscape, devastating everything in their way with blasts of pure rumbling sub-bass.<\/p>\n<p>This mix, then, is my summary of his sound, pulling together a whole bunch of his original productions, remixes, and collaborations. There are a few pretty obvious tunes that are missing, of  course, but overall this should give you a flavor of Loefah&#8217;s sound, or at least what he was producing in his early years. More recently he&#8217;s been focused on working as a dj and on his label <a href=\"https:\/\/swamp81.bandcamp.com\/\">Swamp 81<\/a>, which has featured a few of his more recent productions.<\/p>\n<p>He also has a huge back catalogue of dubs that have never been released &#8230; maybe one day!<\/p>\n<p>Here are a few personal favorites:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mFI7gQFN-DA\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Q6eMxfyUoxo\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AuMXfISuUzw\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Man I would happily shell out for a proper vinyl box set of unreleased Loefah dubs!<\/p>\n<p>Obviously listening on a home stereo system does not give the full effect, but I was pretty excited to finally put together this mix after years of wanting to do it. The trigger was getting (at last!) my hands on a copy of the classic double-sider &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/loefahproductions.bandcamp.com\/track\/mud\">Mud<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/loefahproductions.bandcamp.com\/track\/ruffage\">Ruffage<\/a>&#8216; courtesy of my good friend <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discogs.com\/user\/Vinyl.Pimp.London\">The Vinyl Pimp<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>This mix also completes my series of DMZ tribute mixes, having already done mixes dedicated to <a href=\"http:\/\/sonicrampage.org\/blog\/2015\/03\/pearsall-in-berlin-my-tribute-to-mala-dubstep-legend\/\">Mala<\/a> (including <a href=\"http:\/\/sonicrampage.org\/blog\/2020\/02\/pearsall-presents-fenstern-a-second-mala-tribute-mix\/\">a second one<\/a>) and <a href=\"http:\/\/sonicrampage.org\/blog\/2016\/01\/pearsall-presents-a-wrong-turn-in-croydon-a-coki-tribute-the-780-project-part-2\/\">Coki<\/a>. One thing that I&#8217;ve always loved about the DMZ crew is how they each have such a unique personal take on dubstep &#8211; Coki&#8217;s hyped-up midrange madness, Mala&#8217;s throbbing dub energy, and Loefah&#8217;s minimalistic steppers. Given how samey so much electronic music production has become in recent decades, carving out a unique niche is quite an achievement!<\/p>\n<p>To round things off, check out this interview with the man himself:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/u-R0htdSOcY\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Gonna try to push out a lot of music in December, so keep your ears open &#8230;<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pearsall drops an all-vinyl tribute to London dubstep genius Loefah, featuring 20 of his tracks, collaborations and remixes, from obscurities to classics.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5106,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[32],"class_list":["post-5104","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mixes","tag-dubstep"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/sonicrampage.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Pearsall-VoodooBassChroniclesALoefahTributeBIG.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sonicrampage.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5104","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sonicrampage.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sonicrampage.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonicrampage.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonicrampage.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5104"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/sonicrampage.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5104\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5962,"href":"https:\/\/sonicrampage.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5104\/revisions\/5962"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonicrampage.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5106"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sonicrampage.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5104"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonicrampage.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5104"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonicrampage.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5104"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}