Digital Mystikz
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Digital Mystikz are a dubstep
production duo (consisting of Mala and Coki – when the two started making music together as teenagers they were known as Malibu and Coke) from the South London suburb of Norwood
. Along with Loefah and Sgt. Pokes, they operate the DMZ record label
and host the influential bimonthly nightclub DMZ, held at the Mass club complex in Brixton
, London
. BBC Radio 1 DJ
John Peel
, was an early supporter of Digital Mystikz, eventually putting them in his annual 2004 Top 50 list at #29. They are among the scene's most famous producers. Their song "Anti War Dub" appeared in the 2006 film "Children of Men
," although it wasn't included in the soundtrack. In the summer of 2008, Mala was chosen to headline the night portion of the Sónar
Festival in Barcelona.
DJ Mary Anne Hobbs
, whose support of dubstep has increased the music's popularity, discovered it at DMZ. The club is known for the power of its bass, always an important element in dubstep; fliers carry the slogan "come meditate on bass weight." In 2005, an assortment of songs were created specifically to be played on the club's soundsystem.
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Dubstep
Dubstep is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in south London, England. Its overall sound has been described as "tightly coiled productions with overwhelming bass lines and reverberant drum patterns, clipped samples, and occasional vocals"....
production duo (consisting of Mala and Coki – when the two started making music together as teenagers they were known as Malibu and Coke) from the South London suburb of Norwood
South Norwood
South Norwood is an urban town and in south London, England, in the London Borough of Croydon. It is a suburban development 7.8 miles south-east of Charing Cross. South Norwood is an electoral with a resident population in 2001 of just over 14,000...
. Along with Loefah and Sgt. Pokes, they operate the DMZ record label
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
and host the influential bimonthly nightclub DMZ, held at the Mass club complex in Brixton
Brixton
Brixton is a district in the London Borough of Lambeth in south London, England. It is south south-east of Charing Cross. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London....
, London
London
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. BBC Radio 1 DJ
BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1 is a British national radio station operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation which also broadcasts internationally, specialising in current popular music and chart hits throughout the day. Radio 1 provides alternative genres after 7:00pm including electronic dance, hip hop, rock...
John Peel
John Peel
John Robert Parker Ravenscroft, OBE , known professionally as John Peel, was an English disc jockey, radio presenter, record producer and journalist. He was the longest-serving of the original BBC Radio 1 DJs, broadcasting regularly from 1967 until his death in 2004...
, was an early supporter of Digital Mystikz, eventually putting them in his annual 2004 Top 50 list at #29. They are among the scene's most famous producers. Their song "Anti War Dub" appeared in the 2006 film "Children of Men
Children of Men
Children of Men is a 2006 science fiction film loosely adapted from P. D. James's 1992 novel The Children of Men, directed by Alfonso Cuarón. In 2027, two decades of human infertility have left society on the brink of collapse. Illegal immigrants seek sanctuary in England, where the last...
," although it wasn't included in the soundtrack. In the summer of 2008, Mala was chosen to headline the night portion of the Sónar
Sónar
Sónar is an annual three-day music festival held in Barcelona, Spain. It is described officially as a festival of Advanced Music and Multimedia Art. Music is by far the main aspect of the festival....
Festival in Barcelona.
DMZ
DMZ has been described as one of dubstep's two "most influential regular clubnight[s]" (with its predecessor FWD>> the other one) and "central to the scene." Since starting in March 2005, the club's attendance has increased steadily. DMZ's first anniversary, when a queue of 600 people forced the club to move from its regular 400-capacity space to Mass' main room, has been cited as a pivotal moment in dubstep's history. BBC Radio 1BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1 is a British national radio station operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation which also broadcasts internationally, specialising in current popular music and chart hits throughout the day. Radio 1 provides alternative genres after 7:00pm including electronic dance, hip hop, rock...
DJ Mary Anne Hobbs
Mary Anne Hobbs
Mary Anne Hobbs is an English DJ and music journalist from Garstang, Lancashire. She launched a new Primetime show on Xfm on 9 July 2011-Early career:...
, whose support of dubstep has increased the music's popularity, discovered it at DMZ. The club is known for the power of its bass, always an important element in dubstep; fliers carry the slogan "come meditate on bass weight." In 2005, an assortment of songs were created specifically to be played on the club's soundsystem.
Discography
- Big Apple Records BAM 004: Digital Mystikz – Pathways / Ugly (2004)
- Rephlex CAT 160: Kode9 / Loefah / Digital Mystikz – Grime 2 (2004)
- DMZ 001: Digital Mystikz & Loefah – Twisup (2004)
- DMZ 002: Digital Mystikz & Loefah – Dubsession (2004)
- Tempa 012: Various – Tempa Allstars Vol. 2 (2004)
- DMZ 003: Mala & Loefah – Da Wrath / Twisup (VIP Mixes) (2005)
- DMZ 004: Coki – Officer / Mood Dub (2005)
- DMZ 005: Digital Mystikz – Neverland / Stuck (2005)
- DMZ 006: Loefah – Root / The Goat Stare (2005)
- DMZ 007: Digital Mystikz – Haunted / Anti War Dub (2006)
- DMZ 008: Digital Mystikz – Ancient Memories (2006)
- Soul Jazz RecordsSoul Jazz RecordsSoul Jazz Records is a British-based record label. The label started in the 1990s, releasing compilation albums of predominantly black music, including reggae, soul, ska, Dub and jazz...
SJR 134-12: Digital Mystikz – Misty Winter / Conference (2006) - Soul Jazz Records SJR 135-12: Digital Mystikz – Walkin' With Jah / Earth A Run Red (2006)
- Tectonic TEC008: Loefah / Digital Mystikz – System / Molten (2006)
- DMZ 010: Mala – Left Leg Out / Blue Notez (2006)
- Tempa 024: Coki – Tortured / Shattered (2006)
- DMZ 011: Mala – Bury Da Bwoy / Hunter (2007)
- MEDI-03: Loefah / Coki – Disko Rekah / All Of A Sudden (2007)
- MEDI-04: Mala – Changes / Forgive (2007)
- DMZ 012: Mala – Lean Forward / Learn (2007)
- I&I001: Mala – Alicia (2007)
- I&I002: Mala – In Luv (2007)
- DMZ 013: Coki – Spongebob / The End (2007)
- DMZ 014: Coki – Road Rage / Triple 6 (2008)
- MEDI-10: Mala – Miracles / New Life Baby Paris (2008)
- RNG008: Johnny ClarkJohnny ClarkeJohnny Clarke , Whitfield Town, Kingston, Jamaica) is a reggae musician.-Biography:Clarke grew up in the Kingston ghetto of Whitfield Town. In 1971 he won a talent contest in Bull Bay, his prize a meeting with producer Clancy Eccles, with whom he recorded his first song, "God Made the Sea and the...
vs Mala / Coki – Sinners / Goblin (2009) - DMZLP 001: Digital Mystikz – Return II Space (2010)
- DMZ 021: Digital Mystikz – Education / Horrid Henry (2010)
- DMZLP 002: Digital Mystikz – Urban Ethics (2010)
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- SkreamSkreamSkream is a dubstep producer based in Croydon. One of dubstep's first and most prominent producers, he has played an important role in the genre's development. His debut album Skream! was released in 2006, and was followed up by Outside the Box in 2010...
– Midnight Request Line (Digital Mystikz Remix) (2006) - Fat Freddy's DropFat Freddy's DropFat Freddy’s Drop is a seven-piece band from Wellington, New Zealand, whose musical style has been characterised as any combination of dub, reggae, soul, jazz, rhythm and blues, and techno. Originally a jam band formed in the late 1990s by musicians from other bands in Wellington, Fat Freddy’s Drop...
– Cay's Crays (Digital Mystikz Version) (2006) - Grace JonesGrace JonesGrace Jones is a Jamaican-American singer, model and actress.Jones secured a record deal with Island Records in 1977, which resulted in a string of dance-club hits. In the late 1970s, she adapted the emerging electronic music style and adopted a severe, androgynous look with square-cut hair and...
– Love You To Life (Digital Mystikz Remix) (2010)