Germany’s leading dubstep DJs Orson and Hops invite one of the genre’s originators, Loefah, down to OHM for a night of wobbles and chest-rattling sub-bass.
Zuzana Friday Hamm
Loefah has changed UK club music forever – several times. His re-imagination of Jungle marks the transition from upbeat “ongibongi” to the halfstep bass-bin tremblers that people commonly associate with Dubstep’s golden era. Take the classic remix of D1’s “Crack Bong” for example – retrieved by Version from dubplate a couple of years back – and you get the picture. Loefah’s own Swamp 81 label, starting in 2009, paved the way for a new generation of producers on the intersection of Techno, House and what he himself coined as “post-dubstep”. A long-lasting collaboration with Orson and Hops emerged in a series of wild mid-week events at OHM 2015-16, bringing artists like Mala, Chunky or Josey Rebelle to our beloved living room. For this year’s final Version, things come full cycle again: Loefah is back for an exclusive DJ set, his first in Berlin in 6 years.