Loadstar

Loadstar is a British electronic production duo from Bristol, England, made up of Gavin Harris (known as Xample) and Nick Hill (known as Lomax). They work primarily within drum and bass and adjacent bass music — the existing record associate them with drum and bass and dubstep — and they operate as producers and performing DJs.

Harris and Hill first collaborated under the billing Xample & Lomax before adopting the Loadstar name. The pair signed to RAM Records and released their debut studio album, Future Perfect, in 2013 on that label. Alongside studio work, they have performed DJ sets, bringing their productions into club and festival contexts.

As producers, Loadstar’s sound is built around precise drum programming and heavyweight low end. Their tracks typically feature tightly edited break patterns and punch-focused kick/snare placement, with careful use of compression and sidechain to carve space for deep sub-bass. They combine the rapid tempo and breakwork of drum and bass with production techniques drawn from dubstep and other bass styles — for example, layered bass timbres and wobble or growl textures sitting beneath cleaner, glossy synth leads and vocal slices. On mixes and in clubs they emphasise clear low-frequency definition and upfront midrange energy so the drums and bass translate on large systems.

Texturally, Loadstar’s work balances atmospheric pads and reverb-treated ambience with sharp transient work on drums. Their approach to breaks often involves tight edits and transient shaping rather than loose, swing-heavy chops; this produces a forward-driving roller feel at DnB tempos while still allowing space for dubstep-style bass moments. Production touches that recur across their output include polished mixdowns, layered synth harmonics to lift the top end, and vocal processing used as rhythmic or melodic elements rather than solely as hooks.

In career terms the clearest public milestones are the duo’s progression from Xample & Lomax into Loadstar, their signing to RAM Records, and the 2013 release of Future Perfect. Those facts anchor their profile: two established producers from Bristol who moved from collaborative singles into a full-length statement on a major drum and bass label, and who translate studio production into DJ performances.

Specific, attributable details about earlier releases, remixes, or named collaborators beyond the facts above are not provided in the supplied source. Public information in the source is focused on the members’ real names and aliases, their RAM Records signing, the 2013 album Future Perfect, their Bristol base, and their work as producers and DJs; those points form the verifiable outline of Loadstar’s role in drum and bass and related bass music.