FACT magazine

DMZ and Swamp81 founder Loefah recording music again, stream audio of a new track

27th February 2013 •

Loefah, co-founder of dubstep's most iconic label in DMZ, has started putting out music again. Not in the sense that he's released anything, of course - we suspect that's still a while off - bu [...]

Swamp81 takes over South London’s fire with Loefah, Skream, Pinch and more

20th February 2013 •

Loefah's Swamp81 label will take over all three rooms at South London club Fire on April 27. The label responsible for sterling releases by Pinch ('Croydon House'), Ramadanman ('Work Them'), Ad [...]

FACT mix 367: Paleman

28th January 2013 •

This week's FACT mix comes from the most promising talents in UK dance music, Paleman. We first started seeing the then-Manchester based Paleman's name crop up in sets in late 2011, specificall [...]

FACT mix 359: Mickey Pearce

3rd December 2012 •

The first FACT mix of December comes from Mickey Pearce, formerly Shortstuff. One third of the team behind the Blunted Robots label, Shortstuff - and his scuzzier alter-ego, the Only Fools a [...]

DMZ and Swamp81 founder Loefah launches new label, School

30th October 2012 •

Peter 'Loefah' Livingston, one third of the team behind seminal dubstep label DMZ and, later in his career, head of the Swamp81 imprint, has launched a new record label. Named School, the label [...]

Trusta – a.k.a. Tes La Rok – makes his debut on Swamp81

8th June 2012 •

The Swamp81 juggernaut rolls on. The latest transmission from DMZ founder Loefah's label comes from Trusta, an alias of Finnish dubstepper Tes la Rok. It's out today, and clips are available on [...]

Loefah on the enduring appeal of vinyl, record shopping in London and becoming a grumpy old man

20th April 2012 •

Loefah loves vinyl. That much quickly became clear when we called him up to have a chat ahead of his appearance at the 2012 Bloc festival. The idea was that this interview would be for an 'On [...]