Peter Runge was originally from
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin. He attended
Wauwatosa East High School in
Wauwatosa, Wisconsin and
Oberlin College in
Oberlin, Ohio. He had previously recorded and performed music under various monikers, such as
Birth-Days and
Trail Magic. He was later approached by Robin Carolan to release a full album through his UK/US label
Tri Angle, which resulted in Runge gathering tracks mainly created during 2011 to 2012 to form his 2014 debut album ''
That's Harakiri. This release gained him a wider audience including reviews from Pitchfork, Resident Advisor, and The Quietus. This album covered many different genres, but was described variously as experimental grime and bass music. Dummy'' magazine named it their album of the week. In a rare interview later that year, highly influential electronic producer
Aphex Twin named Sd Laika as one of the newer artists he listened to most. His work was sampled by Aphex Twin on his tour in 2017, by
Björk in her November 2017 mix for
Mixmag, and by Manchester producer Acre in his mix for
Fact in January 2018. In July 2024, it was confirmed that Runge had died in 2023. No explanation for his death was given. ==Discography==