Digital Mystikz

Digital Mystikz
Digital Mystikz/DMZ logo
Digital Mystikz/DMZ logo
Background information
OriginNorwood, London, England
GenresDubstep
Labels
  • DMZ (Mala, Coki, Loefah and Sgt. Pokes' label)
  • Deep Medi Musik (Mala's label)
  • Don't Get It Twisted (Coki's label)
  • AWD (Coki's label)
  • Ital (Loefah's label)
  • Swamp 81 (Loefah's label)
  • 81 (Loefah's sub-label)
Members
  • Mala
  • Coki
Websitedmzuk.com

Digital Mystikz are a dubstep production duo consisting of Mala (born Mark Lawrence), and Coki (born Dean Harris, 26 August 1980) from the South London suburb of Norwood.[1][2] Along with Loefah and SGT Pokes, who make up the group ASBO (All Soundbwoy Out), they operate the DMZ record label and host the influential[3] bimonthly[4] nightclub DMZ, held at the Mass club complex in Brixton, London.[3] BBC Radio 1 DJ John Peel was an early supporter of Digital Mystikz, eventually putting them in his annual 2004 top 50 list at number 29.[5] They are among the scene's most famous producers.[6] 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.[7] In April 2011, Mala travelled to Cuba with Gilles Peterson who was returning to Havana to produce the second installment in the Havana Cultura series. While Peterson recorded new material with local musicians, Mala began work on a new album Mala in Cuba,[8] which was released in September 2012.

  1. ^ "Digital Mystikz". Fact Magazine. 28 April 2010. Archived from the original on 30 January 2008. Retrieved 2012-02-27.
  2. ^ Bwoy, Danny (24 July 2006). ""Writing Music Is Like Meditating" – An Interview with Mala (DMZ)". Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Pitch2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Dabrye interview by Tom Churchill". 28 September 2007. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Radio 1 – Keeping It Peel – Festive 50s – 2004". BBC. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference harvell1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ "Radio 1 – Events – Sonar". BBC. Archived from the original on 19 January 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
  8. ^ "Clash Music -Mala working on cuban album – 2012". clash music. 6 January 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2012.