MUSIC
reeta loi
Rooted in Brixton’s live scene as a poet and jazz singer in the early 2000’s, Reeta then became front person of LO Freq who following this in 2006 were released by BBE alongside Meshell Ndegeocello, Mark Ronson, Sia, Cinematic Orchestra, and Matthew Herbert and were prolific on the live scene internationally with a tour sponsored by Converse.
As a producer Reeta went on to develop a unique style of London x South Asian Sounds, sampling ’60s and ’70s Bollywood vinyl and distorting perceptions of gender and sexuality and DJing worldwide at venues, festivals and events including Mumbai Pride.
A selection of experimental works were released on debut ep ‘Ek’ in 2018 and playlisted by BBC Asian Network, receiving critical acclaim.
A later body of work entitled ‘Remedy’ was released annually from 2021 centring single ‘Remedy’ with a range of dance remixes from producers including Jeia, Works of Intent and YourBoyKiran.
Reeta toured a new show in 2023 entitled ‘The Remedy’, closing with a headline show at The Barbican, London.
“Powerful, Beautifully Unique, Haunting and Enticing”
-Asian Dub Foundation
Remedy
out now on all platforms
Remedy
(
yourboykiran) remix
Ek
Reeta’s debut self produced solo EP released in 2018 ‘Ek’ under the alias ‘LOIAL’ was received to critical acclaim.
LO Freq
Cinematic band LO Freq performed and released music from 2004-2010 and still have a loyal global following. Reeta was front-person and lead vocalist and was an early adopter of Ableton, incorporating it into their live shows.
“Lo Freq confidently traverse planes of lush and layered sonic landscape. Lilting voices, intricate acoustic guitar and soft sweeping electronics merge to form a full and perfectly finished sound. A beautiful new emergence from East London."
- Millie Ross – CLASH
“Avoiding the howling feedback and over-amped guitars of the original, Lo Freq turn “Blow Out” into a gentle lilting acoustic track, before it blossoms into a gentle house number. Comparable to the best that Morcheeba and Zero 7 had to offer, Reeta's emotive vocals wrap beautifully around Yorke’s “Everything I touch turns to stone”. Only as the tempo increases does the polished production and tasteful guitar of brothers Michael and Jamie Perera come to the fore. Blow Out is Lo Freq’s BBE debut, the only band to choose a track from Radiohead’s own debut, “Blow Out” reveals Lo Freq as a band to watch.”
- Andy Morris – GQ