From Bristol, Loadstar brought together Gavin “Xample” Harris and Nick “Lomax” Hill, who had already made music as Xample & Lomax. The pair released their early Loadstar work through RAM Records, with the single Link to the Past / Rapidas arriving in 2010. “Link to the Past” became an early breakthrough for the duo. Their work also reached beyond their own name: Loadstar produced for Hadouken!, including the track “Parasite” and much of the group’s album Every Weekend. The duo also worked with Noisia on Hadouken!’s “Levitate”, linking their production work to another drum-and-bass act. The name Loadstar came from the spinning star shown on an old E-mu sampler while it loaded samples.
In 2012, Loadstar put out the EP Passenger / Bomber, accompanied by Culprate’s remix of “Passenger”. The following year brought the album Future Perfect on RAM Records, alongside a single from the album, “Black & White”, featuring Benny Banks. A Loadstar track also appeared in the video game Gran Turismo 6 in 2013. That year the duo produced tracks for Dot Rotten, Benny Banks and Scrufizzer, and worked on P Money’s single “Round the Clock”. Their releases also appeared on MTA Records and Digital Soundboy.
Loadstar released the album I Need the Night on RAM Records in 2017. The duo also issued the singles “Give Yourself” and “Run Down (Control)” that year. In 2018, their work with Mefjus appeared as the single If I Could (Loadstar Remix) / If I Could (REBRTH Remix) on Vision Recordings. That release paired Loadstar’s remix with a version by REBRTH, while keeping the original track as the shared starting point.
In 2019, Loadstar joined DC Breaks for the single Opposition / Higher VIP, released through Bassrush Records. The Bristol duo’s later credits also include collaborations with Takura and Reeko Squeeze.
