Digital Mystikz are a British dubstep production duo (consisting of Mala (Mark Lawrence) and Coki (Dean Harris) – 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, whom make up the group ASBO (All Soundbwoy Out), they operate the DMZ record label and host the influential bimonthly nightclub DMZ, held at the Mass club complex in Brixton, London.
Links To Peel[]
Peel was an early fan along with Hermeet Chadha of the genre and started playing it from 2003 until his death in 2004. At the end of 2004, listeners voted some of the dubstep acts in the 2004 Festive Fifty which included artists such as Digital Mystikz, DJ Distance and Plastician (formerly Plasticman). After Peel's death, Mary Anne Hobbs promoted the scene and played it often on her shows.
Mala of Digital Mystikz acknowledged Peel's contribution and visited Peel Acres to pick his favourite records from Peel's record collection as part of the Record Boxes: Mala theme. He also paid tribute to Peel after his death:
"In 2004 the late, great John Peel contacted me, saying he was enjoying my music. So I said I'll send him dubs. I did and true to his word he played them on his Radio 1 show. He would play Digital Mystikz exclusives. He was the first person to champion the sound on national radio, regardless of how underground it was. He also played some Digital Mystikz tunes which to this day have never seen a release. He also played tunes by others like Distance, Vex'd, Mark One as well as few more producers back then....So much was happening in 2004, so much music getting made so much love amongst a unit a producers/dj's and listeners. A community I was pleased to be a part of, it became my life."[1]
Festive Fifty Entries[]
- 2004 Festive Fifty: 'B' #29
Sessions[]
Digital Mystikz - John Peel Tribute show 16 Dec 2004
Session was a DJ set as part of a tribute to John Peel. Recorded: 2004-12-16. Broadcast: 16 December 2004
- Augustus Pablo - Revolution Dub
- Digital Mystikz - Intergalactic
- Digital Mystikz - Give Jah The Glory
- Kode9 - Kingstown Dub (Hyperdub)
- Mala - Changes
- Digital Mystikz - Neverland
- Digital Mystikz - Da Wrath (VIP Mix)
- Digital Mystikz - Crystal Lake
- Digital Mystikz - Stuck
- Digital Mystikz - Save Me
- Digital Mystikz - Mood Dub
- Loefah - Root
- Digital Mystikz - Ital
Other Shows Played[]
Digital Mystikz - B
- 2004
- 21 April 2004: Adults Only (CDR) White Label
- 06 May 2004: 'Adultz Only (CDR)' (White Label)
- 18 May 2004: 'Adultz Only' (CDR) - (White Label)
- 24 August 2004: "Dubstrike VIP" (CDR) - (White Label) (under the name of Pylon)
- 28 October 2004 (with Loefah): Horror Show (7" - Dubsession) DMZ
- 29 December 2004 (Rob Da Bank): 'B (12"-Twisup)' (DMZ) FF #29